Epileptic Cyberpunk 2077 players should take extra care when playing

Updated at 08/12/2020 at 13:06 By Milkameluna

A journalist playing Cyberpunk 2077 for a Game Informer review suffered epileptic seizures during her sessions, in particular during the braindance sequences.

Amid battery of Cyberpunk 2077 reviews released yesterday (ours can be found here), a new article bearing an important warning for epileptic players is doing the rounds on social media.

During her playthrough for her review, Game Informer editor Liana Ruppert suffered from several instances that triggered her epilepsy. Certain sequences with Johnny Silverhand, as well as the instigation of braindances, featured repeated high-frequency flashing.

While many studios are already playing the accessibility game, the best recent example being The Last of Us Part 2, CD Projekt Red seems to have stuck with a basic warning message. However, it's clear this isn't sufficient in the case of Cyberpunk 2077.

During my time with Cyberpunk 2077, I suffered one major seizure and felt several moments where I was close to another one. I kept going because I made that decision to, and I feel like that decision helped me sort of slap together a small little guide for players wanting to take part in this game for fear of missing out.

Liana Ruppert, Game Informer (Source)

If you're epileptic or prone to seizures, we highly recommend reading the article.

Cyberpunk 2077 goes live around the world on Thursday, December 10. You can find the launch times linked below.

Cyberpunk 2077: All the info

Original content by Bastien "Lloyd" Dubosq-Luyer.