A recent leak that surfaced on social media suggests that Cyberpunk 2077 may have an expansion set on the moon, complete with an off-map experience the size of Night City (excluding the Badlands) itself.
Cyberpunk 2077 – Cancelled Moon DLC Leaks + Moon Lore!
The leak, which surfaced on June 15th, shows us a scrapped expansion set on the moon. The leaks consist of images of a lunar base, along with maps and file details for what was supposed to be an off-map expansion. The moon, according to the Cyberpunk 2077 wiki lore, is heavily colonized and dotted with resource-mining, corporate-run cities with a population of around 58,000, which would have made for a unique location and vastly different from the bustling Night City on Earth.
According to the leak, the Moon was originally planned for the base game, with developers CD Projekt RED envisioning players venturing beyond Night City, but was scrapped during development due to how ambitious it seemed at the time. Instead, the developers opted to double down on the Night City experience with the release of Phantom Liberty.
Cyberpunk 2077’s story is one of redemption. Launched in December 2020 in a laughable state, riddled with bugs and glitches, the game went from highly anticipated to a title that broke fans worldwide. Yet it bounced back with a series of major updates, the Phantom Liberty DLC, and a critically acclaimed anime adaptation of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
