Cyberpunk 2077
Polish developer CD Projekt Red might be behind Cyberpunk 2077, but the game has American ethos running through its veins. The cyberpunk genre is marked by capitalistic greed in dystopian futures, which can be applied throughout the world. Still, the U.S., with its for-profit healthcare and Silicon Valley worship, always feels directly in the crosshairs of the genre’s commentary. Cyberpunk 2077 is no exception, and its Night City is situated in California. But beyond the in-game corpro greed is a larger story existing in the real world. CD Projekt Red’s hubris leading to a disastrous launch is quintessentially American. —Lisa Marie Segarra
