Cyberpunk 2077 Fan Art Imagines the Game as a Side-Scroller

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Since its initial problematic release, Cyberpunk 2077 has been updated to fix many of its glaring issues, and many CD Projekt RED fans have returned to the game that initially turned them away. OneCyberpunk 2077 fan has decided to imagine what the game would look like as a side-scroller in incredible fan art that has garnered the attention of the Cyberpunk community.

Twitter user RealShortGuy13 recently shared an image of their interpretation of what Cyberpunk 2077 would be like if it were a pixel art side-scrolling title. RealShortGuy13 is known for doing pixel art projects that include Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042, and Hades fan art, among unique creations that highlight their ability to create from scratch as well. Just like with the fan art surrounding the aforementioned games, the side-scrollerCyberpunk 2077 piece shines a different light on the CD Projekt RED title.

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RealShortGuy13's Cyberpunk 2077 fan art shows the protagonist V in a dialogue with Jackie Welles, one of the memorable side characters from the futuristic RPG. The Male V and Jackie portraits are shown on either side of their chat bubble, which is seemingly how this side-scrolling Cyberpunk 2077 will notify players which character they're talking to, as the area in the screenshot is full of NPCs. The faceless sprites representing the citizens of Night City take various shapes and sizes, like in Cyberpunk 2077, but only Jackie features dialogue options in the fan art when countless Cyberpunk 2077 characters have voice lines.

Night City's sense of scale remains intact in RealShortGuy13's Cyberpunk 2077 fan art as buildings in the background tower above the character sprites and out of view. This pixel