Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Eggs

Numerous easter eggs and references to various books, movies and other games are common throughout the Cyberpunk series. These are instances where something or someone from pop culture or the real world is referenced in the game itself.

Death Stranding

 * A capsule containing a human infant, identical to Bridge Baby in Death Stranding, can be found in the side mission The Hunt.

Half-Life

 * The Crowbar's description "The favorite tool of burglars and theoretical physicists from MIT." is a reference to Gordon Freeman, the silent protagonist from the Half-Life franchise, and his iconic first weapon: a Crowbar.

Hideo Kojima

 * Hideo Kojima makes a cameo during the Act 1 mission The Heist. He can be seen in the bar of Konpeki Plaza.

Monster Hunter

 * The gig Monster Hunt has V go to the Ho-Oh bar to kill Jotaro Shobo. This gig's name is a reference to the Monster Hunter franchise, with the bar and target's names also being references to other Japanese franchises Pokémon and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Pokémon

 * The gig Monster Hunt has V go to the Ho-Oh bar to kill Jotaro Shobo. The name of the bar is a reference to the legendary rainbow pokémon Ho-Oh.

Portal

 * Epistrophy: Coastview involves chasing down a rogue Delamain Taxi with a personality that matches GLaDOS from the Portal franchise. The lines this AI says are exactly as they appear in the Portal franchise.

The Witcher 3

 * A Retro Gaming magazine features the studio's The Witcher III: Wild Hunt as its game of the month in the Corporate Lifepath prologue.
 * Several Arcade stands feature the game "Roach Race" featuring roach dodging several obstacles, such as a flying griffin and a house's rooftop. It plays a shortened version of "Geralt of Rivia" by Marcin Przybyłowicz.

Batman

 * The mission Ghost Town passes through an unmarked tunnel in the Badlands. After completing the mission and waiting for two days, the player can return to the tunnel to find a shipping container holding a black Rayfield Caliburn. The player can enter the car to permanently add it to their inventory. The shard "Read This Every Day. Never Give Up. Remember Your Purpose." inside the container contains the manifesto of "Murk Man", a reference to the Batman franchise.

Breaking Bad

 * The gig The Heisenberg Principle is named after the alias of Walter White, anti-hero, drug manufacturer/dealer, and protagonist of Breaking Bad. The gig has V hunt down the manufacturers of the drug Glitter, an homage Breaking Bad.

Dark Souls

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V for Victory".

Demolition Man

 * In V's apartment, three seashells are sat on a shelf next to the toilet, a reference to Demolition Man, where three seashells are described as the future replacement of traditional toilet paper, but their specific use and function is never elaborated upon.

James Bond

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "My Name is V. Just V".

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V's Bizarre Pose".
 * The gig Monster Hunt has V go to the Ho-Oh bar to kill Jotaro Shobo, a reference to the protagonist of season 3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Joker (2019)

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Joker Stairs".

Pulp Fiction

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Be Cool, This is a Robbery!".

The Office

 * In the Shard, Chemicals: The Invisible Killer, one of the illnesses caused by AV-released chemicals is "spontaneous dental hydroplosion", a fictional disease made up in an episode of the show, described as "A disease that makes your teeth turn into liquid and then drip down your throat."

Trailer Park Boys

 * The side-job Space Oddity begins by meeting three homeless men named Josh, Rick, and Brandon. Their names, appearances, and behaviors mimic the three main characters of Trailer Park Boys, Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles. The name of the side-job is also a reference to David Bowie's famous song Space Oddity.

Sailor Moon

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "In the Name of the Moon, I'll Punish You!"

South Park

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Oh My God! They Killed V!".

Star Trek

 * The Hand in Bartmoss' Legacy Perk in the Quickhacking tree found in Intelligence does the Vulcan Salute which has been popularized by the television series Star Trek. It is a gesture used to wish another person to "live long and prosper".

Star Wars

 * The side-job Reported Crime: I Don't Like Sand references a quote by Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

Titanic

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Like One of Your French Girls".

Waiting for Godot

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Waiting for Godot".

Disturbia - Rihanna

 * The smart pistol named Skippy found in a side-job in Heywood sings the tune "Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum" from Rihanna's Disturbia.

Every Breath You Take - The Police

 * The side-job Every Breath You Take is named after the famous song by The Police of the same name.

Hotline Bling - Drake

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Hard Pass" and "Now You're Talking".

I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff

 * The side-job I Can See Clearly Now is named after Jimmy Cliff's famous song I Can See Clearly Now. This mission is picked up in Japantown near Megabuilding H8.

Run the Jewels

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Run the Jewels".

Space Oddity - David Bowie

 * The side-job Space Oddity is named after David Bowie's famous song Space Oddity.

Raymond Chandler

 * The side-job Raymond Chandler Evening is named after Raymond Chandler, a famous American-British detective novelist. The mission follows V investigating a pulpy cheating scandal while Johnny Silverhand narrates in classic detective noir style.

Chuck Norris

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Roundhouse 'Shot to the Face'".

Galaxy Brain

 * The Master Ram Liberator Perk in the Quickhacking tree found in Intelligence features the Galaxy Brain Meme.

Han Shot First

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "V Shot First".

Microsoft Office Assistant, aka Clippy

 * A side-job in Heywood has V find a man beside a dumpster with an epic iconic smart pistol named Skippy. When V picks up the gun, Skippy appears as a hologram from the gun's barrel. Skippy is a bullet with large cartoony eyes, resembling Microsoft's Office Assistant, also known widely as Clippy.

You're Breathtaking

 * Referenced by the Photo Mode pose "You're Breathtaking".