Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Eggs

has numerous easter eggs and cultural references to various books, movies, music compositions, and other games are common throughout the Cyberpunk series.

Music
Every main and side job after the prologue in Cyberpunk 2077 are named after classic rock, indie, punk and metal songs that Johnny Silverhand would have been influenced by.

AC/DC

 * The side job Shoot To Thrill is named after a song of the same name by AC/DC.

Aerosmith

 * The side job Dream On is named after a song of the same name by Aerosmith.

AFI

 * The Totalimmortal job is named after a song of the same name by American punk rock band AFI.

Anthrax

 * The Belly of the Beast job is named after a song of the same name by Anthrax.

Archive

 * The side job Bullets is named after a song of the same name by Archive. The mission also features the cameo of Melisa Rory, the cyberpsycho-turned-MaxTAC from the first (2013) teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, in which the song was prominently featured.

Armand Amar

 * The Poem Of The Atoms job is named after a song of the same name by Armand Amar.

Black Flag

 * The side job Spray Paint is named after a song of the same name by Black Flag.

Black Sabbath

 * The side job War Pigs is named after a song of the same name by English rock band Black Sabbath.

Blue Öyster Cult

 * One of the ending jobs, (Don't Fear) The Reaper, is named after a song of the same name by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult.

Bob Dylan

 * The All Along the Watchtower and Knockin' on Heaven's Door jobs are named after Bob Dylan's song of the same name.

Bob Seger

 * The Night Moves job is named after a song of the same name by Bob Seger.

Buzzcocks

 * The Playing for Time job is named after a song of the same name by Buzzcocks.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

 * The side job Fortunate Son is named after a song of the same name by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

David Bowie

 * The jobs Heroes, Space Oddity, Changes and Rebel! Rebel! are named after David Bowie songs Heroes, Space Oddity, Changes and Rebel Rebel.

Dead Kennedys

 * The Forward to Death job is named after a song of the same name by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys.

Deep Purple

 * The job "Cyberpsycho Sighting: Smoke on the Water" is most likely named after the popular song by Deep Purple.

Die Form

 * The jobs Automatic Love and Double Life are named after the songs of the same name by Die Form.

Drake

 * The music video for Drake's song Hotline Bling is referenced by the Photo Mode pose "Hard Pass" and "Now You're Talking".

Drowning Pool

 * The side job Where the Bodies Hit the Floor is most likely a reference to the song Bodies by Drowning Pool, which contains the line "Let the bodies hit the floor."

Eric B. & Rakim

 * The Paid in Full job is named after a song of the same name by Eric B. & Rakim.

Eurythmics

 * The side job Sweet Dreams is named after the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

Frédéric Chopin

 * The Nocturne Op55N1 job is named after Chopin's Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1. When entering Embers, Hanako Arasaka plays this song.

Fugazi

 * The side job Full Disclosure is named after a song of the same name by Fugazi.

Generation X

 * The job Love Like Fire is named after a song of the same name by Generation X.

Gojira

 * The job Only Pain is named after the song of the same name from Gojira's 6th album Magma.

Grimes

 * The side job Violence is named after the song of the same name by Grimes, who is the voice actor of Lizzy Wizzy.

Hank Williams

 * The I'll Fly Away job is named after the song of the same name by Hank Williams.

How To Destroy Angels

 * The Space in Between job is named after the song of the same name by How To Destroy Angels.

Iggy Pop

 * The Play It Safe job is named after Iggy Pop's song of the same name.

Jimi Hendrix

 * The jobs We Gotta Live Together, Burning Desire and Machine Gun are named after the songs of the same names from Jimi Hendrix's albums.

Jimmy Buffett

 * The side job Boat Drinks is named after a popular song of the same name by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

Jimmy Cliff

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

Jinjer

 * The side job Pisces is named after a song of the same name by Jinjer.

John Lennon

 * The side job Imagine is named after John Lennon's famous song of the same name.

Johnny Cash

 * The jobs The Beast in Me and I Walk the Line are named after Johnny Cash's songs of the same name.

Joni Mitchell

 * The Both Sides, Now job is named after Joni Mitchell's song Both Sides Now, which has a verse about clouds.

Joy Division

 * One of the endings, New Dawn Fades, and the job Transmission are named after the songs of the same name by English rock band Joy Division.

Judy Collins

 * The side job Send in the Clowns is named after a song of the same name by Judy Collins.

Led Zeppelin

 * The side job Stairway To Heaven is named after a song of the same name by Led Zeppelin.

Lorn

 * The KOLD MIRAGE job is named after a song of the same name by Lorn.

Metallica

 * The For Whom the Bell Tolls job is named after a song of the same name by Metallica.

Metric

 * The side job Stadium Love is named after a song of the same name by Canadian indie rock band Metric.

Miles Davis

 * The jobs Human Nature, Tune Up and Don't Lose Your Mind are named after the songs of the same name by Miles Davis.

Minor Threat

 * The side jobs Small Man, Big Mouth and I Don't Wanna Hear It are named after the songs of the same names by American hardcore punk band Minor Threat.

Misfits

 * The Last Caress job is named after a song of the same name by American punk rock band Misfits.

Ms.Lauryn Hill

 * The Ex-Factor job is named after Ms.Lauryn Hill's songs of the same name.

Nancy Sinatra

 * The side job These Boots Are Made for Walkin' is named after Nancy Sinatra's hit song of the same name.

New Model Army

 * The side job The Hunt is probably named after the song by New Model Army or the cover of it by Sepultura.

Nina Simone

 * The side job Sinnerman is named after Nina Simone's famous song of the same name.

Ohio Players

 * The Love Rollercoaster job is named after a song of the same name by Ohio Players.

Phil Ochs

 * The Highwayman job is named after a song of the same name by Phil Ochs.

Pigface

 * The Tapeworm job is named after a song of the same name by Pigface.

Pixies

 * One of the endings, Where is My Mind?, is named after the Pixies' signature song of the same name.

Plasmatics

 * One of the endings, Path of Glory, and the job Lightning Breaks are named after songs of the same name by Plasmatics.

Queen

 * The Prophet's Song job is named after a song of the same name by Queen.

Radiohead

 * The side job Pyramid Song given by Judy Alvarez is named after a song by Radiohead. Judy also has a tattoo on her left arm with a line from this song, "There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt".

Ravi Shankar

 * The Meetings Along The Edge is named after a song of the same name by Ravi Shankar.

Rage Against the Machine

 * The side job Killing in the Name is named after a song by Rage Against the Machine.

R.E.M.

 * The side job Losing My Religion is named after a song of the same name by R.E.M.

Ramones

 * The side job Beat on the Brat is named after a song of the same name by the Ramones.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

 * Judy Alvarez has a tattoo on her right forearm which says "Under water where thoughts can breathe easily". This is a line from Parallel Universe, a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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.

Run the Jewels

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

Sacrum Profanum Festival

 * The side job Sacrum Profanum is named after the annual Sacrum Profanum music festival that takes place in Kraków in September.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

 * The side job Spellbound is named after a song of the same name by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Slipknot

 * The Disasterpiece job is named after a song of the same name by American heavy metal band Slipknot.

Stevie Wonder

 * The They Won't Go When I Go job is named after a song of the same name by Stevie Wonder.

Suzanne Vega

 * Tom's Diner, a restaurant in the Watson District (and whose takeout packaging is seen all over the city), is named after a song of the same name by Suzanne Vega.

Talking Heads

 * The side jobs Life During Wartime and Psycho Killer are named after the songs of the same names by Talking Heads.

The Beatles

 * The side jobs A Day In The Life, With a Little Help from My Friends and Fool on the Hill are named after songs of the same names by The Beatles.

The Crickets

 * The side job I Fought the Law is named after a song by the same name by The Crickets.

The Doors

 * The side jobs Queen of the Highway and Riders on the Storm are named after the songs of the same names by The Doors.

The Dresden Dolls

 * The side job Coin Operated Boy is named after a song by the same name by the American indie band, The Dresden Dolls.

The Police

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

The Prodigy

 * During the Chippin' In side job, some scenes in the sequence where Johnny Silverhand takes over V's body resemble scenes from The Prodigy's video for Smack My Bitch Up.

The Rolling Stones

 * The Following the River is named after the song of the same name by The Rolling Stones.

The Smiths

 * The side job There Is A Light That Never Goes Out is named after the song of the same name by the English rock band The Smiths.

The Specials

 * The job Ghost Town is named after the song of the same name by The Specials.

The Stooges

 * The Gimme Danger, Down on the Street and Search and Destroy jobs are named after songs of the same name by the Stooges.

The Turtles

 * The Happy Together job is named after the song of the same name by The Turtles.

The Velvet Underground

 * The Venus in Furs job is named after the song of the same name by The Velvet Underground.

Thelonious Monk

 * The Epistrophy job is named after the song of the same name by Thelonious Monk.

Tracy Chapman

 * The side job Talkin' 'bout a Revolution is named after a song of the same name by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman.



Viktor Tsoi

 * North of the Fast Travel Point "Oil Fields" is a large tank with the Hanged Man tarot graffiti on it. On top of that tank you can find an abandoned hangout place with an old guitar and a graffiti that says "цой жив" ("tsoi lives"). Viktor Tsoi was a singer-songwriter and leader of the Soviet rock band Kino.

Woody Guthrie

 * The side job Ezekiel Saw the Wheel is named after a song of the same name by Woody Guthrie.