Night City just got a lot more crowded. CD Projekt Red announced today that Cyberpunk 2077 has crossed 40 million copies sold, marking a milestone the studio celebrated with a fitting line on social media: “Night City population: 40 million dreamers.”
From 35 million to 40 million in seven months
The numbers tell a story that would have seemed far-fetched back at launch. Just seven months ago, the game sat at 35 million copies. Adding 5 million more in that window, on a title released in late 2020, is not something many games manage at this stage of their life cycle.
Here's the thing: this kind of sustained momentum is rare. Most open-world RPGs see their sales curve flatten sharply after the first year or two. Cyberpunk 2077 keeps defying that pattern, and the trajectory shows no signs of reversing.
The $100 million turnaround that actually worked
The launch in December 2020 is well-documented history. Performance on last-gen consoles was bad enough that the game was pulled from the PlayStation Store entirely. CD Projekt Red spent over $100 million in post-launch fixes, updates, and the eventual Phantom Liberty expansion to bring the game up to the standard players expected.
The 2.0 update in 2023 overhauled core systems including the perk tree, police AI, and cyberware mechanics. Phantom Liberty added a full new district and storyline. Together, they gave lapsed players a genuine reason to return and new buyers a much more complete product to pick up.
What 40 million actually means for CDPR
For context, CD Projekt Red's previous flagship, The Witcher 3, took years to reach comparable numbers before becoming one of the best-selling RPGs of all time. Cyberpunk 2077 is now firmly in that conversation, and it got there despite one of the roughest launches in recent memory.
The milestone also matters for what comes next. CD Projekt Red has Project Orion in development, the next game set in the Cyberpunk universe. A player base of 40 million is a substantial foundation to build audience anticipation from, and the studio will know exactly how many people are already invested in Night City.
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