Cyberpunk 2077 Board Game Hits Kickstarter and Immediately Blows Through Funding Goal

Despite the controversies surrounding the launch ofCyberpunk 2077in late 2020, excitement surrounding the brand remains high. Not only is CD Projekt Red still working on an expansion forCyberpunk 2077, but the animeCyberpunk: Edgerunnersis currently in production for Netflix. Now a new addition to theCyberpunk 2077family has been confirmed.Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityis a new board game from CD Projekt Red and CMON, and it’s already a success on Kickstarter.As is standard practice for most major board game announcements,Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City’s announcement coincided with the launch of a crowdfunding effort. As is also standard practice,publisher CMONset a surprisingly modest goal for its Kickstarter campaign: $100,000. The result is thatCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityhas already blown past its $100,000 goal in the first few hours of the campaign, passing $250,000 with over two weeks left to raise funds.RELATED:New Cyberpunk Red Board Game Will Take Place in 2045Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityis a competitive board game intended to be played with 1-4 players. Players will be able to choose a story for how the game progresses, a unique gang for each individual player, and will then use units from the gang to spread their influence acrossNight City. TheCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityboard itself will represent Night City, split up into multiple regions. Players' units will be represented by full mini-figurines.

Those interested in funding theCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Citycampaign, securing a pre-purchase of the board game if it’s successfully completed, can do so for a pledge of $110. A $110 pledge will secure a copy of theCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Citycore box, plus all additional stretch goal rewards including exclusive character profile cards andEdgerunnerfigures. Shipping is an added cost on top of the $110 pledge.

Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityis tentatively scheduled to be delivered in July 2023. While it may not be intuitive, sinceCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Cityhas already completed itsKickstarter goal, it’s always possible thatCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City’s campaign doesn’t meet behind-the-scenes expectations and is canceled, so backers should keep that in mind.

ForCyberpunk 2077fans hoping for a new type of experience in Night City and forboard game fanslooking to explore a cyberpunk universe without delving into pen and paper, Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Citymay offer just that kind of opportunity. Expect further updates on theCyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night Citycampaign as it continues to pull in pledges in the weeks to come.