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Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most played games, despite its rocky launch. There has been much talk about the game's development and storyline, as well as its unexpected star, Keanu Reeves. However, something often not taken into account when discussing and reviewing new releases is their accessibility.

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For those who need certain features to be able to play, as well as anyone who wishes to avoid specific subjects, it can be devastating to discover that a game might be unplayable for you. To avoid that kind of experience, here's everything you need to know about Cyberpunk 2077 accessibility features, content that may be distressing, and potentially problematic effects.

Updated March 6, 2023, by Santi Leguiza.

Accessibility Features In Cyberpunk 2077

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Cyberpunk 2077 has a solid range of accessibility options, mostly comprising common options but also including some extras. Here's what you can expect:

Difficulty Settings

The game offers easy, normal, hard, and very hard difficulty levels. You can change these at any point in the game, allowing you to adjust to your preferred level as you play.

Subtitles

Dialogue is presented as audible speech and subtitles. Both of these options can be enabled or disabled independently, although some images show the subtitles may be difficult to read.

Aim Assist

The aim assist option includes the ability to tune the settings for both ranged and melee combat, as well as a snap-to-target setting.

Colorblind Modes

The setting for colorblind modes can be found under the interface menu and has options for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia.

Camera Controls

Camera control options for Cyberpunk 2077

In order to reduce motion sickness there's a setting to adjust weapon sway and additive camera motions. You'll also find a large number of settings to control the sensitivity, zoom, response, and turning delay of the camera, allowing for a large amount of fine-tuning.

HUD Settings

The HUD is customizable, allowing you to choose which information you require; including an option to keep hints and action buttons visible. Although unfortunately the size cannot be changed.

Epilepsy Warning

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GameInformer's Liana Ruppert encountered issues with the game in relation to several low-level seizure triggers, including red and blue flickering and glitching effects. She also struggled with the effects used during the Braindance sequences, a frequent feature of the game. The presence of such triggers is mentioned in the user agreement but no specific details are given. It simply states:

"Cyberpunk 2077 may contain flashing lights and images, which may induce epileptic seizures. If you or anyone in your household has an epileptic condition, please consult your doctor before playing Cyberpunk 2077. If you experience dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions while playing, immediately discontinue use and consult your doctor."

If you're Epileptic we recommend Ruppert's PSA Guide, where she discusses the triggers in more detail and offers help and advice about how she navigated them. Huge thanks to her for this advice.

Triggering Warning

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The game's user agreement also states that:

"Cyberpunk 2077 contains scenes and images of violence, sexuality, and drug use that some may find disturbing. If you are sensitive to such content or such content is a trigger for you, please be aware of this before you begin playing the game."

According to the ERSB rating the "intense violence" includes "mutilated corpses with open chest cavities" as well as a quest that requires you to "assist a character by hammering nails through his hands and feet." There is also a large amount of explicit sexual content and nudity, frequent use of strong curse words, and use of drugs and alcohol.

Something else not stated above but also discussed by Liana Ruppert is the inclusion of frequent scenes of sexual assault, sexual violence in general, and potentially problematic transgender representation. If any of this content is a trigger for you, we recommend some research before purchase.

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