You can do a lot in Cyberpunk 2077 – from main story missions and deep character builds to open-world chaos, hacking, and nightlife – so here’s a structured “Quick Scoop” that hits all the big areas.

What kind of game is it?

Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person RPG set in the open world of Night City where you play as V, a mercenary with customizable background, body, and playstyle.

You can progress the main story, take on side gigs, explore districts, and shape your character through attributes, perks, cyberware, and gear.

Build your own V

You can heavily customize who V is, both mechanically and narratively.

  • Choose life path (Nomad, Street Kid, Corpo) affecting intro, dialogue options, and flavor.
  • Allocate attributes like Body, Intelligence, Reflexes, Technical Ability, Cool, plus Relic with Phantom Liberty.
  • Unlock perks tied to your attributes (melee, guns, stealth, hacking, crafting, etc.).
  • Install cyberware at ripperdocs: arm blades, double-jump legs, smart-targeting implants, defensive armor mods, hacking decks, and more.
  • Experiment with many viable builds: netrunner hacker, stealth assassin, katana samurai, heavy gunner, tech weapons specialist, etc.

Combat: guns, blades, hacking

Fights are flexible and support stealth, loud gunplay, or pure hacking.

  • Use melee weapons (katanas, machetes, bats) or ranged weapons (pistols, rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles).
  • Weapon types:
    • Power weapons (bullets can ricochet off surfaces).
* Tech weapons (charge shots that penetrate cover and walls).

* Smart weapons (homing bullets that track enemies with the right cyberware).
  • Apply elemental damage (shock, poison, thermal) and status effects like bleed.
  • Move dynamically in combat with sprinting, sliding, taking cover, and optional double-jump via cyberware.
  • Hack enemies and devices as a netrunner: overload cyberware, blind foes, detonate grenades, spread viruses, or disable cameras and turrets.

Open world: Night City life

Night City is dense with activities beyond the main quest.

  • Accept gigs and side jobs from fixers, involving heists, rescues, assassinations, and corporate intrigue.
  • Respond to crimes in progress and help the NCPD for rewards, or cause trouble and get hunted by the police.
  • Explore vertical spaces, alleys, markets, and corporate zones across multiple districts (Watson, Westbrook, Heywood, Pacifica, Santo Domingo, City Center, Dogtown with Phantom Liberty).
  • Discover hidden side quests and memorable character storylines scattered throughout the map.
  • Find and complete mini-activities like boxing matches, shooting ranges, racing, and more.

Story, choices, and relationships

The game leans hard into storytelling, branching choices, and character interactions.

  • Follow the main narrative involving V, Johnny Silverhand, megacorps, and powerful relic tech.
  • Make dialogue and quest decisions that can change quest outcomes, character fates, and available endings.
  • Pursue romance and close friendships with key characters depending on your choices and body type.
  • Experience multi-part side stories and “hidden” side quests that often feel like mini-episodes of their own.

Cyberware and progression systems

Progression is deep, and experimenting is part of the fun.

  • Gain XP from main missions, gigs, and other core activities to level up and earn attribute points.
  • Level separate skill progressions by using them (guns, stealth, hacking, etc.), improving related bonuses.
  • Install and upgrade cyberware:
    • Arms (Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Projectile Launch System).
* Legs (double-jump, charge jump).

* Operating Systems (cyberdecks for hacking, Sandevistan for time-slowing builds).

* Defensive and utility implants for armor, health, stamina, and accuracy.
  • Upgrade and craft weapons and gear if you invest in the relevant perks.

Vehicles and getting around

Movement is not just on foot.

  • Drive a wide range of cars and bikes, from cheap beaters to luxury hypercars.
  • Use vehicles in missions, races, or just free-roam cruising through districts and highways.
  • Unlock new rides through quests, fixers, or purchases.

Atmosphere, fashion, and role-play

A big part of “what you can do” is simply existing in Night City’s style.

  • Customize V’s clothing for both stats and style: streetwear, corpo chic, combat armor, cyber-ninja looks, and more.
  • Soak in the neon-lit cityscapes, billboards, and radio stations as you drive or walk around.
  • Visit bars, clubs, and seedy spots, interact with NPCs, and role-play your version of a merc.

Key things you can do (at a glance)

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      <th>What You Actually Do</th>
      <th>Playstyle Impact</th>
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      <td>Main story missions</td>
      <td>Follow V's core narrative with Johnny Silverhand and the Relic.</td>
      <td>Choices can affect endings and character relationships.</td>
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      <td>Side jobs & gigs</td>
      <td>Take missions from fixers and characters across Night City.</td>
      <td>Earn money, gear, and unlock new storylines or options.</td>
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      <td>Combat</td>
      <td>Use guns, melee, cyberware, and hacking in first-person fights.</td>
      <td>Builds can favor stealth, brute force, or netrunning.</td>
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      <td>Hacking</td>
      <td>Control cameras, disable enemies, overload systems.</td>
      <td>Enables low-violence or remote-control playstyles.</td>
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      <td>Exploration</td>
      <td>Roam districts, find gigs, loot, and hidden quests.</td>
      <td>Curious players discover more powerful gear and stories.</td>
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      <td>Cyberware upgrades</td>
      <td>Install implants like Mantis Blades, Sandevistan, double-jump legs.</td>
      <td>Transforms mobility and combat options dramatically.</td>
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      <td>Vehicles</td>
      <td>Drive cars and bikes, sometimes in races or combat.</td>
      <td>Faster traversal, style choice, some mission options.</td>
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      <td>Romance & relationships</td>
      <td>Pursue deeper connections with select characters.</td>
      <td>Provides unique scenes, quests, and emotional outcomes.</td>
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      <td>Character building</td>
      <td>Distribute attributes, perks, and skill investments.</td>
      <td>Defines your effectiveness with weapons, hacking, stealth, etc.</td>
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Trending & “latest news” angle

In recent years, Cyberpunk 2077’s reputation has shifted as updates and the Phantom Liberty expansion improved systems and added new content, making “what you can do” feel richer than at launch.

Current forum and video discussions often focus on build experiments, hidden side quests, and “things you didn’t know you could do” like advanced ricochet use, creative netrunning, and secret quest chains.

“So… what can you do in Cyberpunk 2077?” Pretty much any power fantasy of being a cyber-enhanced merc: hack the world, slice with blades, snipe through walls, cruise neon highways, and make messy choices that actually come back around.

TL;DR: You can run story and side missions, experiment with deep builds and cyberware, explore Night City’s open world, hack and fight in multiple styles, build relationships, and lean into the game’s highly stylized cyberpunk role-play.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.