Cyberpunk 2077 Player Finds Hidden Message in the Game

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One Cyberpunk 2077 player has discovered a hidden message about an «evil government» that ties into the game's overarching themes while exploring Pacifica. Their observant discovery serves as yet another reminder that Cyberpunk 2077 absolutely oozes attention to detail.

CD Projekt Red's dystopian RPG was never short on Easter eggs. But the developer also never really stopped adding more hidden content to the game throughout its three-year support cycle. As a result, Cyberpunk 2077 is nowadays still full of secrets that many are yet to discover, even if they have already spent hundreds of hours playing the game.

The latest example of such an Easter egg was unearthed by Reddit user CommercialLeg2439, who found out that one of the game's most recognizable landmarks contains a message hiding in plain sight. They happened upon that realization while exploring Cyberpunk 2077's Pacifica district at night, which is when the giant «Grand Imperial Mall» sign mounted at the top of the eponymous building caught their attention due to its selectively lit letters. The illuminated letters spelled out the term «gra d imperi l mali,» which the player suspected was Latin.

Although their initial attempt at a translation may not have been entirely successful, the hunch itself appears to have been correct; taking out the stray single letters from the lit sign produces the term «gra imperi mali,» which most online translation apps interpret as Latin for «thanks to the evil empire» or «by the grace of the evil empire.» An alternative translation would be that of an instruction to «wray»—i.e., denounce or betray—the said empire. Since the Grand Imperial Mall was built with the blessing of some of the most powerful organizations in Cyberpunk 2077's lore and the game itself is all about raging against the machine, all three translations tie into the RPG's overarching themes.

Given how this obscure detail has only now emerged online, over three years since Cyberpunk 2077 hit the market, it is