Is Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition worth it in 2026?
Three years of patches, one massive expansion, a new ending. The question isn't 'is it good' anymore — it's 'at what price is it a no-brainer.'
Cyberpunk 2077 launched in December 2020 as one of the most infamous broken-game stories of the decade. In May 2026, the Ultimate Edition (base game + Phantom Liberty + all updates) sits at $21.49 on Eneba, down from $59.99. Is it worth that today? Yes. Here's why.
What 'Ultimate' includes
Base game + Phantom Liberty expansion + every patch up through 2.5 (the most recent at writing). Phantom Liberty alone is a 25-30 hour spy-thriller arc starring Idris Elba, with its own city zone (Dogtown). It's better than 80% of the base game's content.
What three years of patches fixed
- Police AI — used to be a meme; now actually pursues you in vehicles, calls reinforcements, escalates
- Vehicle handling — feels weighted and tunable instead of skating on ice
- Skill trees — the 2.0 rework made build variety actually meaningful
- Crowd AI and pedestrian density — still not GTA-level but no longer embarrassingly thin
- Performance — runs cleanly on PS5/Xbox Series and at high settings on a 3060+
What still isn't great
Some side-content remains shallow. The 'gigs' (side quests) are still mostly 'enter building, kill X people, leave' with thin narrative. The world is beautiful but the simulation feels less alive than RDR2's. AI street life still has glitches if you stare too long. None of these are dealbreakers — they're 'this isn't Rockstar' issues.
Phantom Liberty is the killer feature
If you played Cyberpunk at launch and bounced off, the reason to come back isn't the patched base game — it's Phantom Liberty. It's tighter, the writing is sharper, the moral choices actually matter. It's the best expansion CDPR has shipped, including the Witcher 3 DLCs. (Hot take.)
The price question
MSRP is $59.99 — Ultimate Edition at $21.49 is roughly 64% off, which is about as low as it goes outside Steam summer sale. If you've never played, buy now. If you played at launch and disliked it, the Ultimate Edition is genuinely a new experience — buy for the expansion alone.
What about waiting for $14.99? Possible in a future Steam sale, but the gap is small and you'd be waiting 6+ months. At $21.49 you're already in 'cheaper than dinner' territory for a 100+ hour game. Just buy it.