In Cyberpunk 2077, you play as a mercenary-criminal named V, seeking glamor and adventure on your own terms to become a recognizable figure within Night City. However, initially, you have the opportunity to choose between three storylines to determine your starting point in the game, as well as your interactions and dialogues with the inhabitants of Night City.

CORPORATE LIFEPATH

"Only a few leave the corporation alive, and an even smaller number leave with their soul intact. You've been there, and you've broken the rules - it will forever change your life. For a corporation, there is no fair game, only winners and losers."

Like any corporate member, you're only interested in wealth and fame. The only important person is you, and there's no respect left for the poor in the night city. However, life in a mega-corporation is not easy, as everyone tries to push you out of your position or become your successor. Only the bold and audacious can climb the corporate ladder and assert themselves as true leaders.

This storyline throws you into the game as a focused and tense individual, primarily with experience in the corporate world of Cyberpunk. The prologue begins with the RAT Corporate Quest.

Your character and Jackie have the following conversation about corporate life:

Jackie: You can't ever have too much of it, can you? More wealth and fame, I mean.

V.: If you work for Arasaka counterintelligence, you're always in the danger zone.

Jackie: Hey, you're gonna tell me you don't miss this? The excitement of the chase? Running from Arasaka drones? Avoiding Arasaka's wrath?

V.: Rules are rules, Jackie. The very same that got you a cushy prison sentence.

Jackie: Deal with it. You get used to it, but someday, someday, but not today, I'll climb atop their corpses.

NOMAD LIFEPATH

"Wandering through unpopulated lands, raiding scrapyards, hitting fuel depots - yes, the nomad life isn't the easiest. But growing up in a nomad clan has its advantages. Honesty, integrity, and a love for freedom - qualities few possess in Night City. You can't buy them for any amount of eddies."

As a nomad, nothing comes easy to you. You know the barren wastelands and their clans, but you cherish the freedom of movement. You have to work hard to get what you want.

Beginning of the storyline: You enter the game with a broken-down car. Your character seeks to escape their past life and find solace in Night City. Then the prologue for the Nomad quest begins.

STREET KID LIFEPATH

"If you want to understand the streets, you gotta live 'em. Gangs, fixers, small-time pushers - you were raised by them all. Down here, the law of the jungle dictates the weak serve the strong - the only law in Night City you have yet to break."

Being a street kid, you were born and raised in the streets of Night City, consumed by power, glamour, and vice. You know the city inside out and can name the best bars, shops, and food stalls to visit, as well as the gang zones and shady alleys to avoid.

Beginning of the storyline: You enter the game with a broken nose. A little reminder that any trouble can find you in Night City. The prologue for the Street Kid quest begins.

"I grew up in Heywood. Whole street was my family. Neighbors helped each other, no questions asked. Iron taste of blood from split lip. My blood. Me and the streets - we'd talk. I'd talk back. It's how we communicated."