Key Takeaways
- Cyberpunk 2077 continues to be hugely popular with fans, with many fans finding new ways to have fun in Night City.
- An ambitious game maker has released a “realistic map” mod for the game, turning Night City into a Google Earth-quality map.
- This mod, found on Nexus Mods, gives us a glimpse into the next cyberpunk future and what could happen in the future.
Nearly four years after its release in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 is still going strong among fans. Part of that has to do with the fact that the game only recently wrapped up post-launch support with the Phantom Liberty DLC after a largely disastrous debut. The other half has to do with how fun Cyberpunk is.

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While CD Projekt Red is actively developing its next Cyberpunk title, codenamed Orion, along with other games including The Witcher 4, fans are working hard to make the current version even better than the original.
Insert, SvenVH_Games has developed a realistic map mod for Cyberpunk that turns the world of Night City into an explorable in-game version of Google Earth. It's a wickedly cool mod that shows off just how much effort was put into realizing the various buildings and boroughs that make up a fictional California town.
V, zoom in on that part over there.
Taking to Reddit, the designer showed off his creation, the first ever mod for Cyberpunk. If so, then it really is a debut.
This mod, which can be found on Nexus Mods, “replaces the base map with a high-resolution 2D rendered texture of the real map,” according to its description. Unfortunately, like many mods, it's currently only accessible on PC, so console players are left out.
That said, it's a fantastic look at what could have been, and what could come in the next entry. The mode allows you to zoom in and out on various points of interest, and the deeper you dive, the more details become apparent.
Sure, there's an “illusion” of how huge Night City is compared to how big it really is, but it's still an incredible proof of concept. The creators are currently pursuing a degree in game programming, and their future looks very bright if they are willing to take the risk.

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