Night City is one of the densest worlds ever built in a video game, and the numbers back it up: the narrative ranks ahead of 99% of games, gameplay ahead of 98%. That's not nothing.

The community's emotional profile is unambiguous: Cyberpunk 2077 dominates on everything related to story and the pleasure of playing. The world ranks ahead of 95% of games, the sound design ahead of 96%, and if you're looking for a game that makes hours disappear without noticing, it lands ahead of 93% of titles on that front. Where it's more modest is visual style (ahead of 77%) and immediate fun (76%), which suggests the experience takes time to click.

For an open-world RPG, these scores put it firmly in the upper tier. Games in this genre often struggle to deliver on their narrative promises. Here, that's the strongest hand it plays.

If you like stories that keep you hooked, richly built worlds, and games where every hour feels too short, this is for you. If you want something to boot up for five minutes between other things, look elsewhere.