Read this Cyberpunk 2077 guide on Lifepaths. Find all choices explained, best lifepath, differences between lifepaths, can you change lifepaths, a poll, & background choices.
Check Out Our Beginner's Guide HereWhat Are Lifepaths?
Decides Your Character's Background
Lifepath is an archetype that you will choose at the start of the game during character creation. It determines the background of the character that you are going to play as.
Check Out Character Creation Guide From HereThree Lifepaths To Choose From
| Street Kid: The Denizen Of Night City |
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| Born and bred in Night City, you have ample pre-existing connections with other people on the street and know the ins and outs of the darkest corners of this technological metropolis. Choosing this path is likely to affect your interactions with many people in the city. |
| Nomad: The Wandering Lone Wolf |
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| Hailing from a group of people outside the city, the Nomad, as their name suggests, roams the wilderness of southern California at will, refusing to be tied down by anything. It seems something occurs to the main character to turn their family "to pieces", leading them to head for Night City. |
| Corpo: The Disillusioned Elite Agent |
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| You entered the domineering Arasaka corporation with aspirations of climbing up the corporate ladder. Though ambitious and cunning, it seems that something goes wrong along the way and you leave the corporation. Perhaps having insider knowledge of their affairs will present some sort of advantage when trying to take them down? |
At the very outset of Cyberpunk 2077, you will be faced with an extremely important decision: which Lifepath will you go down? The game will present you with 3 very different choices which will fundamentally shape your story and gameplay experience.
Which Lifepath Will You Choose?
Lifepaths Official Trailer
A trailer was released showing the overview of the different Lifepaths you can choose. Check it out to get a feel of the different choices you have.
Lifepath Differences
Overview Of Differences
| Factors Affected By Lifepath | |
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| 1 | Prologue |
| 2 | Dialogue options with characters |
| 3 | Game ending (Epilogue) |
Your Lifepath is an important factor to the story of the game. It will have an effect on your character's background, dialogue choices during quests, and the ending of the game.
Changes Prologue And Conversation Choices
The effect a Lifepath has on your playthrough is straightforward: It will affect your character's backstory and thus the opening prologue, and it will also affect the choices you make in conversations during the game. This will allow you to to further customize the story you experience in Cyberpunk 2077!
Check Out More On Dialogue Choices & Differences From HereBest Lifepath - What Lifepath Should I Pick?
Pick According To Preference
| Nomad | Best for those who like to work alone Assume the role of a Badlands-wandering lone wolf. |
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| Street Kid | For those who like the rough-and-tumble gang life. Become a character raised by Gang Members. |
| Corpo | For people who prefer espionage. Become a well-off, corporate agent. |
Since the Lifepath you choose is mostly there to provide flavor to your game's story, we strongly recommend that you pick a Lifepath according to the personality type that you identify with most!
No Difference In Stats
Since there's no player power associated with this choice, feel free to choose the type of lifepath you think you can have most fun playing as.
Is It Possible To Change Lifepaths?
Lifepaths have an effect on the story flow of the game. This basically means it can't be changed in the middle of the game. If you want to experience different Lifepaths, you can opt to create multiple save files and play the game several times.
Check Out Other Things You Can't Change Here
