Cyberpunk 2077 Endings Guide (All Endings)

This Cyberpunk 2077 (CP77) Endings Guide shows how to get all Endings in the game. All required choices and dialogues for the Endings are included. There are also 4 trophies and achievements for some of the endings: The Devil, The Star, The Sun, Temperance.

How Endings in Cyberpunk 2077 are decided: The way Endings work is that one single set of dialogues during the final mission “Nocturne Op55N1” decides what Ending you get. Misty (girl from Viktor the Ripperdoc) will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. The dialogue you pick here determines what Ending Mission you are put on. For 3 Endings you must have completed Panam’s & Rogue’s Side Questlines. That’s all there is to it, relatively simple and straightforward.

Missables Warning: To get the trophy / achievement “The Devil” you must have saved Takemura in Main Mission “Search and Destroy“. This is highly missable. Keep a Manual Save at the start of “Search and Destroy”. It is just after Main Mission “Play It Safe” and before the final story mission. While you can still trigger that ending regardless, the trophy / achievement only unlocks if Takemura has been saved. Refer to that ending for the details.

For “The Star”, “Temperance”, “The Sun” Endings you must have completed the entire Side Questlines of Rogue & Panam. Their Questlines can be failed, see those Endings for details.

For the Secret Ending (not needed for any trophy or achievement) you must pick some specific dialogues during Rogue’s Side Job “Chippin’ In“. See the Secret Ending for detailed instructions. This leads to the same outcomes as “Temperance” and “The Sun” Ending, it’s just a different variation of combat encounters leading to those Epilogues. The Secret Ending is not needed for any trophy or achievement.

All other story choices leading up to the final mission are completely irrelevant and have no impact whatsoever. So don’t worry about what you choose during the story, it doesn’t matter and you can’t choose a “wrong” thing during the story. With the exception of the missable warnings above, it doesn’t matter how you played the game until this point. Takemura should be alive for “The Devil” trophy and you shouldn’t fail Rogue’s & Panam’s Side Quests but other than that it doesn’t matter. Your Lifepath and Gender also have no impact.

After the Credits you can choose the “One More Gig” option. It will put you back before the Point of No Return (before starting the final mission “Nocturne Op55N1”). Then you can replay this mission to go through all the different Endings. To save some time on replays, it’s recommended to keep a Manual Save before you talk to Misty on the balcony. Then you can reload this for future replays. Just follow the instructions below exactly and don’t worry about other choices throughout the story.

The Devil Ending (Where is My Mind? Epilogue)

Ending Description: In the Devil Ending you will help Takemura avenge the death of Saburo Arasaka. You will end up on a space station where doctors are doing an experimental operation on you, because you sustained serious head injuries. Then you can choose to join their medical program and have them archive your mind, or return to earth but die from your injuries within months. V will also break open a rubik’s cube at the end and find the picture of a devil inside, which is what ‘The Devil’ ending refers to.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked:  The Devil

Ending Requirements:

1. During Main Mission “Search and Destroy” you have to save Takemura to get this trophy. It’s the mission after “Play It Safe” and just before the final story mission. This is very easy to miss because there is no objective for it and no indication that Takemura can be saved at all. You will go into a building, knock on the door 4 times, talk to Takemura and Hanako. After that police storms the building and you get separated from Takemura. Some enemies will now spawn in the building. Instead of following the objective out of the building, you’ll have to turn left at the first possible point and crouch under some rubble, then head upstairs to find Takemura holed up in a room with enemies. Defeat the enemies and escort Takemura out of the building. In the cutscene when leaping out of the building’s exit door Takemura has to show up. Then you have done everything right and can get the trophy. While you can still get ‘The Devil’ Ending if you left Takemura behind to die, it only unlocks this trophy / achievement specifically if he is alive. Goro Takemura will then show up during Epilogue. If Takemura wasn’t saved then Hellman can show up in the Epilogue instead.
2. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. Pick the following dialogues: “Think trusting Arasaka’s risky but worth it” > “Take Omega Blockers”.
   
3. This will lead to the Ending Missions “Last Caress” > “Totalimmortal” > “Where is My Mind?”.
4. During “Where is My Mind?” you have 2 sub-endings. You will be in a space station after doctors do a procedure on you. Just go through the daily routine until Hellman comes into your room. He offers you a contract and there are two choices that decide the ending: “[Sign Contract] I want to live” > “[Refuse to Sign] I’m going back to Earth”. If you sign, you agree to have your mind virtually archived. If you don’t sign, you will get to leave the space station and return to earth but will die within a few months from your head injuries. (The trophy ‘The Devil’ refers to the Rubik’s Cube you break open in a cutscene and it contains the picture of a screaming devil inside). The Devil trophy / achievement requires Takemura to be alive and it will unlock at the end of “Totalimmortal”, after you talked to Yorinobu and entered the elevator.

The Star Ending (All Along The Watchtower Epilogue)

Ending Description: In the Star Ending you will leave Night City with the Aldecaldos and Panam. The Aldecaldos are the Nomad Gang that Panam belongs to (Nomad girl you meet during story). They will help with your final battle (you will launch an assault in a military tank). In this Ending Johnny Silverhand is deleted from your memory and he won’t take control of your body. You will get to live happily with the Nomads and Panam. This is the best ending in the game.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked:  The Star

Ending Requirements:

1. You must complete Panam’s Side Questline to forge an alliance with the Aldecaldos (Nomads). This can still be done before going through the Point of No Return. You can also still do it after the Story, when you select the “One More Gig” option after the Credits it will put you back before the Point of No Return. Below are all of Panam’s Side Quests:
   1. Riders on the Storm (unlocks over the course of the story, added to your quest log automatically) –> don’t fail this quest (after you take the SuperJet from Mitch, drive with Panam to the enemy camp right away. If you were to drive with her in the wrong direction she’d kick you out of the car and if you’d then skip time it would fail the quest).
   2. With a Little Help From My Friends (a day or two after the previous quest you will receive a call from Panam that starts this)
   3. Queen of the Highway (starts automatically after doing the previous quest, must travel out of camp and skip time by 24 hours, then go back to Panam to proceed)
2. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. Pick the following dialogues: “[Call] Panam” > “Just need a minute” > “Somethin’… I gotta do today” > “Gonna ask Panam for help” > “Take Omega Blockers”.
   
3. This will lead to the Ending Missions “We Gotta Live Together” > “Forward to Death” > “Belly of the Beast”.
4. During “Belly of the Beast” (Ending Mission), after defeating Adam Smasher you will interact with the Alt AI and enter the Cyberspace. Here Johnny and Alt will talk to you. Pick dialogue “Wanna live out whatever life I got left“. Then enter the Well to return to your body (do not cross the Bridge to the Cyberspace). Now The Star Ending will trigger.
   
   –> Keep a Manual Save after defeating Adam Smasher. You can reload this to quickly do the Temperance Ending.

Temperance Ending (New Dawn Fades Epilogue)

Ending Description: In the Temperance Ending you will let Johnny Silverhand keep your body. You basically give him full control of your body and your mind gets stuck in the Cyberspace forever. During the Epilogue you will experience Johnny enjoying your body and going about his everyday life. You have effectively traded in your life to let Johnny Silverhand live in your body.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked:  Temperance

Ending Requirements:

1. You must complete Panam’s Side Questline to forge an alliance with the Aldecaldos (Nomads). This can still be done before going through the Point of No Return. You can also still do it after the Story, when you select the “One More Gig” option after the Credits it will put you back before the Point of No Return. Below are all of Panam’s Side Quests:
   1. Riders on the Storm (unlocks over the course of the story, added to your quest log automatically) –> don’t fail this quest (after you take the SuperJet from Mitch, drive with Panam to the enemy camp right away. If you were to drive with her in the wrong direction she’d kick you out of the car and if you’d then skip time it would fail the quest).
   2. With a Little Help From My Friends (a day or two after the previous quest you will receive a call from Panam that starts this)
   3. Queen of the Highway (starts automatically after doing the previous quest, must travel out of camp and skip time by 24 hours, then go back to Panam to proceed)
2. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. Pick the following dialogues: “[Call] Panam” > “Just need a minute” > “Somethin’… I gotta do today” > “Gonna ask Panam for help” > “Take Omega Blockers”.
   
3. This will lead to the Ending Missions “We Gotta Live Together” > “Forward to Death” > “Belly of the Beast”.
4. During “Belly of the Beast” (Ending Mission), after defeating Adam Smasher you will interact with the Alt AI and enter the Cyberspace. Here Johnny and Alt will talk to you. Pick dialogue “Body’s Johnny’s. I’ll go“. Then cross the bridge and enter the Cyberspace forever (do not enter the Well to return to your body). Now The Temperance Ending will trigger.
   
   –> Keep a Manual Save after defeating Adam Smasher. You can reload this to quickly do the Star Ending.

The Sun Ending (Path of Glory Epilogue)

Ending Description: In the Sun Ending you become a legend of the Afterlife. Johnny will stay trapped in the Cyberspace forever.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked:  The Sun

Ending Requirements:

1. You must complete Rogue’s Side Questline to forge an alliance between her and Johnny Silverhand. This can still be done before going through the Point of No Return. You can also still do it after the Story, when you select the “One More Gig” option after the Credits it will put you back before the Point of No Return. Below are all of Rogue’s required Side Quests:
   1. Chippin’ In (unlocks over the course of the story, added to your quest log automatically) –> At the end of “Chippin’ In“, you will visit Johnny Silverhand’s Grave. When talking to Johnny here be nice to him to befriend him. Only then you can get the next quest. The following are the recommended dialogues for best results (these exact dialogues also unlock the Secret Ending): “The Guy who Saved My Life” > “Nah, fucked that up too” > “What do you want from me?” > “OK. But as second chances go, this is your last.” > “You were a real dick in the beginning” > “When you said you let down your friends…” > “Smasher biz really got to her.” > “Yeah, I’ll call Rogue.”
   2. Blistering Love (after the previous quest, call Rogue over the phone to take her out on a date).
2. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. Pick the following dialogues: “Think you and Rogue should go” > “Take Pseudoendotrizine”.
   
3. This will lead to the Ending Missions “For Whom The Bell Tolls” > “Changes” > “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”. You will be playing these as Johnny Silverhand.
4. During “Changes” (Ending Mission), after defeating Adam Smasher you will enter the Cyberspace and talk to Alt and V. Pick dialogue “Goin’ with Alt, you live on.“. Then cross the bridge and enter the Cyberspace forever (do not enter the well). This will make Johnny stay in the Cyberspace with Alt and triggers the Sun Ending where V becomes the Legend of Night City.

Worst Ending

Ending Description: V commits suicide on the balcony where Misty led you. The game ends right there.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked: None

Ending Requirements:

1. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. Pick the following dialogues: “Could also just put all this to rest” > “[Toss Pills] I know, exactly what we’re gonna do”. V commits suicide. All friends will call during the Credits, the saddest and worst outcome.
   

Secret Ending

Ending Description: V will go on a suicide mission and try to storm Arasaka Tower alone. This is the most difficult option. There are multiple ways this can turn out, if V dies during this attempt then it’s game over which is the secret ending. If you reach the end of Arasaka Tower you can either enter the Well to get the “Temperance Ending“, or cross the bridge and enter the Cyberspace to get the “The Sun” ending. It’s just a different set of combat encounters compared to those other ending paths.

Trophy / Achievement Unlocked: None

Ending Requirements:

1. During Side Job “Chippin’ In” (Rogue’s Questline, automatically added to journal over course of the story): When you talk to Johnny at his grave you must pick some very specific dialogues, follow all these choices exactly:
   • “[Inscribe Johnny’s Initials] Let’s do something about that.”
   • “The Guy who Saved My Life” –> this seems to be the first actual trigger for the secret ending, out of all choices this is the one that matters the most
   • “Nah, fucked that up too” –> this seems to be the second actual trigger that is mandatory
   • “What do you want from me?”
   • “OK. But as second chances go, this is your last.”
   • “You were a real dick in the beginning”
   • “When you said you let down your friends…”
   • “Smasher biz really got to her.”
   • “Yeah, I’ll call Rogue.”
2. Complete Rogue’s next Side Job “Blistering Love” (after “Chippin’ In“, call her over the phone and take her out to a date).
3. During “Nocturne Op55N1” (Final Story Mission), Misty will walk you to a balcony. On the balcony you will talk to Johnny Silverhand. When the dialogue choice “Think trusting Arasaka’s risky but worth it” comes up, simply don’t say anything. Instead, alternate between looking at your gun and looking at Johnny once a minute. After 5 minutes, Johnny will offer you the option to do a Suicide Run. Choose “Let’s hear this plan” > “[Attack Arasaka Tower] Means goin’ out with a bang – I like it“.
4. This will make you go to Arasaka Tower by yourself without the help of your friends. Be warned, this is quite challenging as there are many elite enemies on the way. Furthermore, if you die you can’t restart from checkpoint so it’s one try only (but you can of course reload a save from the balcony before triggering this ending).
5. There are multiple ways this can turn out: If V dies during this attempt then it’s game over which is the secret ending. If you reach the end of Arasaka Tower you can either enter the Well to get the “Temperance” Ending, or cross the bridge to get the “The Sun” ending.

Phantom Liberty DLC Endings

Phantom Liberty Ending #1 – King of Wands

1. In Main Job 10: Firestarter, when you are in the lab with Songbird pick the TOP choice “HELP SONGBIRD ESCAPE” to upload the access codes.
2. At the end of Main Job 11: The Killing Moon, after the train ride you must KILL REED. (Dialogues: PICK UP SONGBIRD > LAY SONGBIRD DOWN > CAN’T LET YOU TAKE HER > DRAW WEAPON > SHOOT).

Phantom Liberty Ending #2 – King of Swords

1. In Main Job 10: Firestarter, when you are in the lab with Songbird pick the TOP choice “HELP SONGBIRD ESCAPE” to upload the access codes.
2. At the end of Main Job 11: The Killing Moon, after the train ride you must GIVE SONGBIRD TO REED ALIVE. (Dialogues: in train pick CALL REED > WANNA LIVE ON > DEAL > PICK UP SONGBIRD > walk to Reed at the Rocket and pick LAY SONGBIRD DOWN > TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER).

Phantom Liberty Ending #3 – The Tower (New “Main Game Ending”)

1. Finish the steps for “Ending #2 – King of Swords”
2. After the Credits, Reed will call you to start “Main Job: Through Pain to Heaven” (if he doesn’t call simply press Touchpad, in bottom left click “Skip Time”, advance for 24 hours a few times and then drive around until he calls). This trigger a secret ending questline.
3. Complete the ending questline: “Through Pain to Heaven” > “Who Wants to Live Forever” > “Things Done Changed” > The Tower ending unlocks automatically in this scenario, can’t miss it

Phantom Liberty Ending #4 – King of Cups

1. In Main Job 10: Firestarter, when you are in the lab with Songbird pick the BOTTOM choice “HELP REED CAPTURE SONGBIRD” to arm the Icebreaker.
2. Continue playing until you reach the end of “Main Job: Somewhat Damaged”. At the end in the core choose to KILL SONGBIRD. (Dialogue: KILL SO MI | OK I’LL DO IT)

Phantom Liberty Ending #5 – King of Pentacles

1. In Main Job 10: Firestarter, when you are in the lab with Songbird pick the BOTTOM choice “HELP REED CAPTURE SONGBIRD” to arm the Icebreaker.
2. Continue playing until you reach the end of “Main Job: Somewhat Damaged”. At the end in the core choose to SPARE SONGBIRD. (Dialogues: AIN’T OVER YET > THAT’S NOT A SOLUTION > SPARE SO MI | WON’T DO IT)