How to Get the Secret Ending in Cyberpunk 2077

The secret ending in Cyberpunk 2077 is not as elusive as one might think, but it is entirely dependent on one specific dialogue chain within one pivotal mission. Obtaining the secret ending in Cyberpunk 2077 relies on the words spoken to Johnny Silverhand at the Oil Fields in the Chippin' In mission, and to aid players in their quest for the secret ending that they might have missed, each step will be provided below.

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It might not be hard to obtain the requirements for Cyberpunk 2077’s secret ending, but it might be hard to complete it. Once players have entered into the secret ending of (Don’t Fear) the Reaper, there’s no going back, and dying will force players to return to an old save before they met Hanako at Embers. So, here’s exactly how to get Cyberpunk 2077’s secret ending.

Select the Correct Dialogue Options in Chippin’ In

The only requirement to obtain the secret ending in Cyberpunk 2077 is to select the correct dialogue during Chippin’ In. There are no other requirements, and the relationship with Johnny Silverhand does not matter. It can be 70%, 50%, or even lower. What is required, is the correct dialogue found in the Chippin' In once V and Johnny reach the Oil Fields. To obtain Chippin' In, players must agree to Johnny Silverhand’s request to talk to Rogue at the Afterlife. This request is made in the third part of the Tapeworm quest after Search and Destroy, at the start of Act Three.

Listed below are the correct dialogue options during Chippin' In to obtain the secret ending:

[Sit] D’ya expect a headstone?
[Inscribe Johnny’s initials] Let’s do something about that.
“The Guy who Saved My Life.”
Nah, f####ed that up too.
What do you want from me?
OK. But as second chances go, this is your last.
You were a real d### in the beginning.
When you said you let down your friends…
Smasher biz really got to her.
Yeah, I’ll call Rogue.

These are all the dialogue options in order to correctly respond to Johnny during the Oil Fields segment of Chippin' In. Once completed, players can either continue with Johnny’s quest chain starting with Blistering Love, or they can instead head straight to the finish line with Nocturne op55N1 to meet with Hanako at Embers. Committing to this mission will lock players into a point of no return, but they will be returned to a save directly before entering Embers if they choose this path.

How to Unlock (Don’t Fear) the Reaper Secret Ending in Cyberpunk 2077

With the correct dialogue selected in Chippin’ In, it’s time to meet Hanako at Embers and complete the Nocturne Op55N1 main job. This places players into a point of no return, so simply follow through until Misty takes V to the rooftop of her Esoterica. Once on the rooftop, players can speak to Johnny about their options going forward, but regardless of who they can call, l eave the controller alone and remain on this dialogue tree for five minutes.

After five minutes of waiting with these dialogue options on screen, Johnny should talk and say “Kinda tough deciding which of your friends get to die, isn’t it?” Johnny will then propose his plan for a suicide run. In order, V will want to select these dialogue options:

Let’s hear this plan.
[Attack Arasaka Tower] Means goin’ out with a bang – I like it.

Selecting these options will lock players into the (Don’t Fear) the Reaper quest, which will have V and Johnny barge through the front doors of Arasaka Tower armed with their wit and their weapons, without the backing of Rogue, the Aldecaldos, or Hanako. It’s worth noting a few things that make this secret ending rather difficult:

Manual save is disabled, so players must rely on checkpoints or their strength
V's health is lowered by 25% and will gradually decrease throughout the mission, indicated through Relic Malfunction Detected notifications, so try and be fast and bring great healing items to counter this health loss, like the Blood Pump cyberware.
Dying during (Don’t Fear) the Reaper results in an abrupt ending and the credits will roll, forcing players to retry this mission.
There are no allies to draw enemies off of V’s back, including in the epic Adam Smasher fight.

The (Don’t Fear) the Reaper mission in Cyberpunk 2077 is a secret ending to the game, but it does not change the fate of V and Johnny. Once players reach Mikoshi and connect Alt, they will still have to choose between giving their body to Johnny Silverhand to complete the Temperance ending or keeping the body to complete The Sun ending. The only true modification through the (Don’t Fear) the Reaper ending is the fact that Rogue Amendiares and Saul Bright will both still be alive.

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