Cyberpunk 2077 Endings: All Endings and How to Get Them
November 9, 2026 · 7 min read
On this page
- All endings at a glance
- The point of no return
- Ending 1: Trust Hanako and Arasaka
- Ending 2: Ask Panam and the Aldecaldos for help
- Ending 3: Let Johnny take over and go with Rogue
- How to build your relationship with Johnny
- Ending 4: The secret ending (V and Johnny alone)
- Ending 5: Give up
- Ending 6: The Phantom Liberty cure ending
- How the cure ending plays out
- How to see every ending
- Frequently asked questions
- How many endings does Cyberpunk 2077 have?
- What is the best ending in Cyberpunk 2077?
- How do you unlock the secret ending?
- Why can't I choose Panam's ending?
- Can you keep playing after the ending?
- How do you get the Phantom Liberty ending?
Cyberpunk 2077's main endings are decided in the final main job, Nocturne Op55N1, when V sits on the roof above Misty's shop and picks who to trust with the attack on Arasaka. Some options are always there, and others only appear if you've finished certain side stories. Phantom Liberty adds one more ending, which is reached a different way.
Spoiler warning: this guide describes how every ending plays out.
All endings at a glance
| Ending path | How to unlock it | What V can choose at the end |
|---|---|---|
| Hanako and Arasaka | Always available | Sign with Arasaka or go back to Earth |
| Panam and the Aldecaldos | Finish Panam's side story | Return to your body or let Johnny keep it |
| Johnny and Rogue | Good relationship with Johnny | Return to your body or let Johnny keep it |
| Secret ending (V and Johnny alone) | Good relationship with Johnny, then wait | Return to your body or let Johnny keep it |
| Give up | Always available | Ends the story right away |
| Phantom Liberty cure ending | Finish Phantom Liberty with Songbird alive in FIA custody | The Relic is removed |
The point of no return
When you start Nocturne Op55N1 and commit to a plan on the rooftop, you're locked out of unfinished side jobs until the story is over. Make a manual save before Nocturne Op55N1. After the credits for most endings, the game puts you back just before that mission, with some ending-based rewards, so you can wrap up side content or reload and try a different ending.
The Phantom Liberty ending works differently. CD PROJEKT RED confirms that after its epilogue you can't go back to the point of no return. The game and V's story end there.
Ending 1: Trust Hanako and Arasaka
Requirement: none. You can always pick this one.
V calls Hanako Arasaka and takes her deal. Johnny hates the idea, and V takes pills that suppress him for the rest of the mission. With Arasaka's help, V deals with Yorinobu, fights through the tower and enters Mikoshi, where V says goodbye to Johnny.
V then wakes up on an Arasaka space station for treatment. At the end, Arasaka offers a final choice:
- Sign the contract. V joins Arasaka's Secure Your Soul program. Their mind is saved as an engram in Mikoshi to wait for a new body.
- Refuse. V goes back to Earth with only months to live.
Neither choice gives V a normal life back.
Ending 2: Ask Panam and the Aldecaldos for help
Requirement: finish Panam Palmer's side story. If you haven't completed her side jobs, the option won't be there.
Panam and the Aldecaldos nomads plan a full assault on Arasaka Tower and make V part of the clan. The attack is costly, and not everyone who joins it survives. At the end, V reaches Mikoshi with Johnny and gets a final choice:
- Return to your body. V leaves Night City with the Aldecaldos, still sick but looking for a cure out in the world. GamesRadar calls this path probably the best option, since it's the closest V gets to a happy ending in the base game.
- Let Johnny keep the body. V crosses beyond the Blackwall with the AI Alt, and Johnny lives on in V's body and leaves Night City.
Ending 3: Let Johnny take over and go with Rogue
Requirement: a strong relationship with Johnny Silverhand.
Johnny takes control of V's body and asks Rogue, Night City's top fixer and his old friend, to help storm Arasaka Tower. You play this ending as Johnny. It ends with the same Mikoshi choice as the Panam path: V can return to the body, or Johnny can keep it.
How to build your relationship with Johnny
This option, and the secret ending below, depend on how you've treated Johnny over the game:
- Do the side jobs with Rogue and Johnny, especially the ones about Johnny's past.
- Agree with Johnny and show him respect in key conversations, including a quiet scene at a grave.
- Go along with what Johnny wants where you can during those side jobs.
If the Rogue option is missing from the rooftop, you probably haven't done enough of Johnny's side story with Rogue, or your relationship with him is too low on that save.
Ending 4: The secret ending (V and Johnny alone)
Requirement: the same strong relationship with Johnny as Ending 3.
On the rooftop, steer toward the option of letting Johnny and Rogue handle it, but don't confirm the final choice. Instead, wait. After a few minutes, Johnny brings up a different plan: you and he go into Arasaka Tower alone so no one else has to die. Accept it and you'll take on the tower with just the two of you.
You fight through the tower without any allies, so go in with a strong build and plenty of healing. It ends with the same body choice at Mikoshi.
Ending 5: Give up
Requirement: none.
Whichever path you pick, the game gives you one more option on the rooftop to put an end to everything. V's friends react badly in their final messages. It's the quickest way to reach the credits, but it gives no real closure.
Ending 6: The Phantom Liberty cure ending
Phantom Liberty adds an ending where V survives and the Relic is removed. To unlock it, you have to finish the expansion with Songbird alive and taken into FIA custody. There are two ways to do that:
| Phantom Liberty choice | Final decision | Cure ending? |
|---|---|---|
| Help Songbird escape | Hand her over to Reed at the spaceport | Yes |
| Help Songbird escape | Help her board the shuttle to the Moon | No |
| Side with Reed | Spare Songbird in the Militech bunker | Yes |
| Side with Reed | Kill Songbird in the bunker | No |
The big decision comes in the Phantom Liberty job Firestarter, about two-thirds of the way through the expansion, when you choose between helping Songbird and helping Reed.
How the cure ending plays out
After the Phantom Liberty credits, you get a job to wait for Reed, called Through Pain to Heaven or Who Wants to Live Forever depending on your route. When Reed calls back, he has the surgery ready. You head to the same rooftop above Misty's shop and call Reed, which is its own point of no return, no matter how far you've gotten in the main story.
V wakes up after the surgery in the job Things Done Changed. V survives, but there's a price:
- Johnny is gone, deleted with the Relic.
- V spent two years in a coma.
- V's body can no longer handle most cyberware.
V goes back to a very different Night City, where many old friends have moved on. CD PROJEKT RED's support team calls this ending The Tower and confirms the game ends there, with no return to the point of no return.
If you want to see Phantom Liberty first, read how to start Phantom Liberty.
How to see every ending
- Finish Panam's side story and the Rogue and Johnny side jobs before the final mission, so every rooftop option is open.
- Make a manual save right before you start Nocturne Op55N1.
- Play an ending, then reload that save and pick another.
- Leave the Phantom Liberty cure ending for last. You can't return to the main game afterward on that save.
Frequently asked questions
How many endings does Cyberpunk 2077 have?
The base game has five main ending paths (Arasaka, Panam, Rogue, the secret solo run with Johnny, and giving up), several of which end with a further choice. Phantom Liberty adds a sixth main ending, plus four endings of its own.
What is the best ending in Cyberpunk 2077?
It depends on what you want for V. The Panam ending, where V returns to their body and leaves with the Aldecaldos, is the most hopeful of the base game's endings. The Phantom Liberty ending is the only one where V is cured, but it costs Johnny and most of V's cyberware.
How do you unlock the secret ending?
Build a strong relationship with Johnny, then on the rooftop in Nocturne Op55N1, move toward the Johnny and Rogue option but don't confirm it. Wait a few minutes, and Johnny suggests going into Arasaka Tower alone.
Why can't I choose Panam's ending?
You haven't finished Panam's side story. Complete her side jobs before starting the final mission, and the Aldecaldos option appears on the rooftop.
Can you keep playing after the ending?
For the main endings, yes. The game sends you back to just before Nocturne Op55N1 so you can keep playing. After the Phantom Liberty cure ending you can't go back, because the story ends there.
How do you get the Phantom Liberty ending?
Finish Phantom Liberty with Songbird alive and in FIA custody, then accept Reed's surgery offer. Calling Reed from Misty's rooftop starts the ending sequence.
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