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Cyberpunk 2077 Can Now Be Played in Third-Person on PC

The work-in-progress mod is available now complete with four different camera views.

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While CD Projekt Red continues to work on fixing all the bugs Cyberpunk 2077 shipped with, modders are spending their time adding new features to the game on PC. One of the first? A third-person mod.

As PCGamer reports, the third-person viewpoint mod was created by Jelle Bakker and first made available on Jan. 2. In order to work, you need to have the Cyber Engine Tweaks mod installed as well as the game. The video below covers how to install the mod as well as showing off what to expect when moving around in this new mode.

Once installed, you'll have access to four different camera views of your character and can easily switch between them by tapping the B button. Movement in this mode is easy enough, but combat leaves a lot to be desired and the character animations certainly need some work. However, this is a work-in-progress mod so it's sure to improve over time.

It's unlikely we'll see an official third-person mode appearing for the game as it wasn't designed to be played in this way. That's just going to add fuel to the fire for the modders to get an unoffical version working well, though.

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