Cyberpunk 2077 Hits 40 Million Sales, Cracks Top 20 Best-Selling Games of All Time

CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 has officially surpassed 40 million copies sold, cementing its place among the best-selling video games in history. The milestone, announced on July 3, 2026, places the open-world RPG firmly within the top 20 best-selling games of all time — a stunning turnaround for a title that launched in December 2020 to widespread technical chaos and a barrage of criticism. CD Projekt hailed the achievement as a reflection of "the incredible, lasting strength" of the game, with industry observers echoing the sentiment, calling it "a testament to what CD Projekt does best."

The road to 40 million was anything but straightforward. Cyberpunk 2077's rocky debut — marked by bugs, performance issues, and a high-profile removal from the PlayStation Store — once seemed like it might define the game's legacy. Instead, years of post-launch patches, expansions like Phantom Liberty, and high-profile ports including a launch title release on the Nintendo Switch 2 as Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition breathed continued life into Night City. The Switch 2 release, noted as one of the platform's most high-profile launch titles, introduced the game to an entirely new audience and contributed meaningfully to the game's sustained sales momentum. What was once a cautionary tale has become one of gaming's great redemption stories.

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