Best Cyberpunk 2077 Mods

Although Cyberpunk 2077 may have launched without any mod support, the PC gaming community is not one to back down from a trial, resulting in some genuinely impressive Cyberpunk 2077 mods.

Initially, modders focused on enhancing the game’s frame rate, visuals, and overall performance before moving on to more innovative endeavors such as enhanced character creation, alternate NPC behaviors, and new world areas.

In this catalog, we’ll highlight the top mods for Cyberpunk 2077 on PC and walk you through each one’s features and how to employ them.

We’ll continue to update this list in the future as new mods attract our attention, so make sure to check back and let us know if we miss any of your favorite Cyberpunk 2077 PC mods!

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To get started, we recommend first installing Cyber Engine Tweaks, which acts as a foundation for more complex script-based mods down the road while also giving you a multitude of options to fiddle with.

This includes being able to turn off TAA, access the debug menu, and skip the initial menu entirely; you can also use it to remove pedestrians and traffic from Night City to enhance performance.

It pairs well with the CP77 Tools mod, which is also crucial to run some of the other mods we’ve included in this list.

For a game with such comprehensive and extensive menu settings, Cyberpunk 2077 still keeps some options hidden from the player.

With the Config Overhaul mod, you can access some of these settings in order to extract a few additional frames and make the game run smoother.

The way it operates is by generating configuration files separate from the game’s executable, meaning it will still work even after new patches.

The ultimate performance-based mod we recommend installing is srgamerio’s Unlock Global Illumination Settings, which actually does a bit more than just that.

In addition, you’re able to adjust the FOV slider to greater values, toggle resolution scaling on or off, and set both mouse and zoom sensitivity to higher figures than the game lets you by default.

It’s a great companion to the Better Controls Menu mod listed below, allowing you to adjust Cyberpunk’s controls and settings at the same time.

Cyberpunk 2077’s ambitiously designed open-world can be quite taxing on a lot of machines and so to compensate and save memory, CDPR programmed the game to have relatively low draw distances.

For those unfamiliar, this means the distances at which objects like buildings, NPCs, and vehicles are rendered far off into the distance.

With the Draw Distance Boost mod, you can increase the range at which objects get rendered in the world; be cautioned though, this will undoubtedly impact the game’s performance.

Reshade mods are an excellent way to enhance a game’s visual presentation without having to upgrade your graphics card.

One of the best reshades for Cyberpunk 2077 is Phil’s HDR Reshade, which makes some minor tonal changes that result in more prominent blacks and less red tint.

The end result is a grittier-looking Night City with enhanced image quality and precise depth that doesn’t require you to buy an actual premium HDR monitor.

You’re probably asking yourself, “Why would anyone want to reduce the visual quality of such a magnificent game like Cyberpunk 2077?” One word: DOOM.

Jokes aside, fionncroke’s DOOM Reshade is an awesome way to give the game a 90s-inspired appearance by turning the screen into an S-VGA compatible CRT monitor that even includes scan lines.

The end outcome is a fuzzy mess that may not be ideal for enjoying the complete game but creates an amazing novelty with plenty of screenshot possibilities.

As substantial as Cyberpunk 2077’s character creation tool is, it lacks the ability to go back and modify certain aspects of V’s appearance after you begin the story.

With the Arasaka Appearance Updater mod, you can go back and make additional changes without having to edit your save file or start a fresh game.

While it’s currently limited to just a handful of facial features and hairstyles, the mod’s creator homes432 is constantly improving it based on user feedback.

If you fancy yourself something of a video game photographer or simply enjoy modifying NPC’s clothing, then you’ll love MaximiliumM and CtrlAltDaz’s Appearance Menu mod for Cyberpunk 2077.

With it installed, you’ll be able to readily swap out NPC outfits as well as alter the appearance of vehicles that appear throughout the game.

Additionally, you can combine this mod with scripts that allow you to plan out tailored routes or fights to occur as you make your way around Night City.

If you spend some time wandering around Night City, you’ll quickly realize that the crowds and NPCs in general, are rather basic-minded by design.

However, with the Alternate Crowd Behavior and Other Tweaks mod, you can adjust how rapidly NPCs despawn, increase the amount of traffic, and improve the AI’s intelligence.

This makes for an overall more immersive experience at the cost of diminished performance depending on how you set it up.

Speaking of dumb NPCs, the cops in Night City aren’t too intelligent either and often respond to your actions in such an unrealistic manner that it completely breaks any sense of immersion.

You can remedy this somewhat with the Enhanced Police mod, which spawns in diverse police vehicle responders depending on how ‘Notorious’ you are.

There are four threat levels to cycle through, and each one has its own criteria for determining which and how many vehicles will be crucial to stop your illegal activity.

Driving is another area in Cyberpunk 2077 that could use some improvement seeing as it’s not as smooth and responsive as other open-world games like Grand Theft Auto.

With the Better Vehicle Handling mod, you get a configuration file that lets you modify the steering for every vehicle in the game, including motorcycles.

The end result is overall more reactive vehicle handling that substantially benefits mouse and keyboard players the most.

Another minor complaint some players have with Cyberpunk 2077 is the game’s default minimap, which doesn’t always do a good job of conveying your location in the world visually.

For some, it’s a matter of the default hue, dimensions, or zoom that simply rubs them the wrong way; thankfully, modder WillyJL has created the Better Minimap mod to provide players with more options.

This includes letting you adjust the map’s dimensions and zoom level as well as make it transparent, remove its borders entirely, or swap it out for a compass instead.

Like most PC games, Cyberpunk 2077 lets you access the controls settings and rebind particular actions to different keys or buttons.

However, some actions aren’t alterable by default, meaning you’ll need a mod like Nibrodooh’s Better Controls Menu to change them.

With it installed, you’ll be able to alter the controls for V’s Dodge, Slow Walk, Primary and Secondary Actions, and a few UI navigation inputs.

Cyberpunk 2077 is brimming with fascinating, well-crafted locations that become locked-off outside of certain missions and vital moments in the story.

If you’re trying to revisit these areas later in the game, you’ll need to use a modification like 3nvy’s Unlock Night City, which lets you explore a multitude of locations at your leisure.

This includes typically gated areas like the Peralez Penthouse, Voodoo Boys’ Underground Base, Delamain HQ, and many more.

Considering how prevalent hacking is in the Cyberpunk world, we appreciate that CDPR made sure to include a genuine hacking mini-game.

However, frankly speaking, it’s just not that engrossing after the first few times you do it and the rewards for completing it in a certain amount of time or number of guesses is quite ambiguous.

With the Breach Protocol Auto Hacker, you can bypass this system entirely by having it solve each puzzle for you, ensuring you get the optimal outcome no matter what.

For a game that places a substantial emphasis on character customization and equipment, Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t give you a lot of opportunities to see V inhabiting the world.

Of course, this makes sense considering it was designed as a first-person game, though you can always alter that with an experimental Third Person POV mod created by sarunama.

It features four separate camera angles to select from and expect to encounter some optical glitches and missing animations; to get it to work, you’ll first need to have Cyber Engine Tweaks installed.

For whatever reason, there’s a handful of discourse that didn’t make its way into the ultimate version of Cyberpunk 2077.

One of the most substantial instances is a scenario in which Male V romances the character Judy, who normally can only be romanced by Female V.

With the Romanceable Judy for Male V mod, you can uncover these formerly hidden lines of dialogue and have the exchange play out in-game; there’s also a mod that lets you romance Panam as Female V.

There was a time when the internet was inundated with rumors claiming that The Witcher 3’s Ciri would appear in Cyberpunk 2077 in some form or another.

And like most digital rumors, this turned out to be false, or at least, not something CDPR intended to incorporate in the game.

However, with this Ciri 2077 Presets mod, you can make it a reality by recreating Ciri’s likeness using the in-game character creator; you’ll also need the White Hair for V and Custom Eye Colors mods to get the complete look.