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Game
Cyber Punk 2077 Fan game
2020
0Score
Low Cash-Grab RiskThe sourced concerns are substantially offset by delivered value.
What counts as a cash grab?
Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.
Why?
Cyber Punk 2077 Fan game is a 2020 fan-made Windows action shooter hosted on itch.io by author ScrewHead2077. The itch.io page states it was made with Unity and 'using some assets from store', and provides a free 371 MB ZIP download. Community presence is minimal, with one rating and a couple of comments praising shaders and asking for updates. In the consulted sources there is no evidence of paid storefront listings, paywalls, donations required to download, or public takedown or enforcement actions.
- Itch.io page lists the project as free with a direct 371 MB download.
- Author explicitly states Unity and asset store assets were used, which is declared reuse.
- Small number of user comments praise shaders and request updates, indicating some original work.
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- No evidence found of paid monetization, storefront sales pages, or public takedown notices for this release.
Score factors
| Direction | Factor | Evidence | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against | Downloadable build and feedback | A downloadable 371 MB build is provided and community comments (one praising shaders and another asking for updates) suggest some bespoke coding or iteration beyond mere repackaging.[1] | -10 |
| For | Declared asset reuse | The author text on the itch.io page explicitly says 'Made with unity, using some assets from store', showing the project reused Unity Asset Store packages.[1] | +8 |
| Against | No external monetization or takedown evidence | Searches of available sources turned up no press coverage, store sales pages, payment links, or public takedown notices related to this specific fan game.[1][2] | -6 |
| For | Use of franchise name | The project title and tags use the Cyber Punk 2077 name and the page is labeled 'Fangame', indicating explicit reference to a prominent IP though no commercial exploitation is shown in the sources.[1] | +5 |
Confidence: Medium · The assessment relies primarily on the game's official itch.io page which shows declared asset use and free distribution, there is limited community feedback and no independent press or enforcement records were found, leaving gaps in third party verification. · Researched 2026-08-04
Sources reviewed
- [1]screwhead2077.itch.io
- [2]itch.io
- [3]itch.io
- [4]discussions.unity.com
- [5]amyroyce.itch.io
- [6]tkkoi.itch.io
- [7]osu.ppy.sh
- [8]www.modland.net
- [9]docs.unity3d.com
- [10]devforum.roblox.com
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