Night City is one of the densest urban sandboxes in gaming history, yet most players rush along waypoint tracks without realizing that CD Projekt Red hid its best content behind locked keypads, unmarked shipping containers, and perilous rooftop climbs. If you play on PC, your high framerates, wide field of view, and precision keyboard movement allow you to scale structures and enter out-of-bounds nooks console players frequently bypass. Whether you want the fastest supercar in the game for zero eddies, a private guitar session with Johnny Silverhand, or heartbreaking memorials tied to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, uncovering these untracked mysteries completely transforms your playthrough.
The Kabuki Developer Tribute Room: Johnny's Private Jam
Tucked into the labyrinthine lower corridors of Watson lies a room that doesn't appear on your minimap, won't trigger an NCPD scanner dispatch, and requires a specific manual passcode to access. Head to the circular roundabout in Kabuki Market, drop down to the northeastern alley near the ripperdoc clinic, and walk toward the neon-lit dead end. You'll encounter a heavy industrial security shutter flanked by a locked keypad. Key in the code 605185—a number originally hidden in the physical game's promotional materials—and the heavy metal door will grind upward.
Step inside, take a seat on the leather sofa, and turn on the television screen. Johnny Silverhand will materialize beside you, pull out his acoustic guitar, and play a melancholic set of original riffs while a continuous slideshow of CD Projekt Red's core developers, engineers, and narrative designers streams across the wall. It’s an atmospheric, quiet interlude that showcases the personal labor poured into the game's reconstruction. Much like searching for off-the-grid caches in our Everspace 2 secret locations and hidden rewards guide, finding this hidden room proves that the most memorable rewards aren't always combat-focused.
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The Rayfield Caliburn is the undisputed king of Night City asphalt, pushing 211 mph with razor-sharp handling and 1,000 raw horsepower. While purchasing one from Dino Dinovic will set you back 157,000 eurodollars, you can claim a sleek, all-matte-black variant completely free if you know where to look in the Badlands.
To spawn the vehicle, you must first complete the main story mission "Ghost Town" alongside Panam Palmer, where you ambush Nash and his Raffen Shiv gang inside an abandoned highway mining tunnel north of Rocky Ridge. Once the mission wraps, do not expect the car to be there immediately. Advance your in-game clock by at least 48 to 72 hours and raise your Street Cred to level 40. Once those conditions are met, cruise back inside the dark tunnel. Roughly halfway through the cavernous route, you’ll discover an unmarked blue shipping container.
Inside rests the Caliburn alongside a loot chest packed with legendary crafting materials and an archival datashard detailing the exploits of "Murk Man"—CD Projekt Red's unsubtle, hilarious parody of Batman. The moment you step into the driver's seat, the vehicle permanently binds to your owned vehicle summon list. Hunting down such top-tier gear mirrors the satisfaction of scouring obscure locations in our Eternal Destiny secret locations and hidden rewards breakdown.
The Blade Runner Rooftop: Roy Batty's Final Tears in Rain
CD Projekt Red wears its cyberpunk lineage openly, and nowhere is that love letter more poignant than atop the Advocet Hotel in the Vista Del Rey sub-district of Heywood. The Advocet Hotel is a condemned, rain-soaked monolithic building marked by flickering neon signs. Enter the ground-floor lobby, bypass the broken barricades, and step inside the central maintenance elevator. Ride it straight to the roof.
The elevator doors part onto a stormy rooftop battered by torrential downpours. Follow the maintenance cat-walk around the western terrace. There, seated on the edge of the roof overlooking the hazy glow of the Heywood district, sits a lifeless synthetic replicant clutching a fluttering white dove. As you approach, the ambient music fades into a haunting, synth-heavy track reminiscent of Vangelis' iconic 1982 film score, and the in-game weather immediately locks into a perpetual, cinematic rainstorm.
Next to the body lies a datashard commemorating Roy Batty's famous "Tears in Rain" monologue. If your PC rig has Ray Tracing Reflections and Path Tracing toggled on via the official Cyberpunk 2077 engine settings, the water puddles and neon bounce-lighting on this roof create one of the most visually stunning photo-mode locations in the entire game.
The North Oak Columbarium: Mourning the Edgerunners Crew
While the North Oak Columbarium in Westbrook serves as the final resting place for key campaign casualties like Jackie Welles, Evelyn Parker, and Alt Cunningham, CD Projekt Red quietly updated the cemetery niches following the release of Studio Trigger’s celebrated anime series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. If you walk along the outdoor marble vaults, you'll find dedicated memorials for every fallen member of David Martinez's crew.
You can locate David Martinez’s niche, inscribed with Lucy's moving promise: "You didn't take me to the moon, but you were there with me." Steps away, you’ll spot memorials for Rebecca ("I miss you, chaotic little firecracker"), Maine, Dorio, Kiwi, and Pilar. Interacting with these niches deepens the narrative tissue connecting the anime directly to the game's timeline. It also provides a somber thematic backdrop before you set off on the "Over the Edge" side quest to secure David's iconic yellow paramedic jacket.
Hidden Weapon Caches and Secret Iconic Gear You Missed
Night City rewards curiosity with devastating firepower. Several of the most lethal weapons in the game do not drop from boss fights or quest markers; they sit locked in environmental puzzles, hidden rooms, and off-path rooftops. If you love building an absurdly strong armory much like ranking the heavy hitters in our Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon weapons ranked guide, you need to track these down.
| Secret Name / Item | District & Coordinates | Reward / Iconic Weapon | Discovery Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Murk Man Stash | Badlands (Mining Cave) | Rayfield Caliburn Supercar | Complete "Ghost Town", 40 Street Cred, wait 72 hours |
| Saburo's Penthouse Airstrip | Arasaka Tower (Konpeki Plaza) | Satori Katana & Nehan Dagger | Revisit roof door during "The Heist" before escaping window |
| Skippy the AI Pistol | Vista Del Rey (Alleyway) | Skippy (Smart Pistol with auto-headshots) | Jump alley fence near College St fast travel terminal |
| Adam Smasher’s Private Armory | Watson (Ebunike Docks) | Ba Xing Chong Smart Shotgun Crafting Spec | Loot Smasher's Keycard after beating the main storyline |
| The Advocet Perch | Vista Del Rey (Advocet Hotel) | Tears in Rain Shard & Legendary Components | Ride lobby maintenance elevator directly to terrace |
The easiest iconic to permanently miss is Satori, Saburo Arasaka’s family katana. During the chaotic climax of "The Heist," after Saburo meets his demise, T-Bug opens the penthouse balcony window. Ninety-nine percent of players immediately hop onto the ledge. If you ignore the prompt and head up the staircase leading to the hotel roof helipad, you will kill two Arasaka guards and discover Saburo’s luxury AV. Inside sits Satori—a blade boasting a massive 500% critical hit damage multiplier—alongside Saburo’s personal diary datashard. In update 2.0, CD Projekt Red also placed the Nehan iconic dagger directly on Saburo's body, creating a devastating bleed/hemorrhage synergy when dual-wielded.
Pop Culture Crossover Vaults: Portal, Kojima, and Terminator 2
Night City is packed with overt, lovingly constructed pop culture Easter eggs that break the fourth wall without shattering the dark atmosphere. These aren't simple graffiti tags; they are fully voiced encounters and tailored set pieces.
During the multi-part Delamain questline ("Epistrophy: Coastview"), you are tasked with recovering an errant AI taxi hiding near the Pacifica stadium. As you corner the vehicle, its synthesized voice modulator morphs into an unmistakable, cold electronic tone: GLaDOS from Valve’s Portal series. Voiced by original voice actress Ellen McLain, the rogue cab mocks your intelligence, drops caustic insults regarding your test performance, and babbles about delivering cake before luring you into a deadly ambush by Scavenger gangers.
Meanwhile, during "The Heist" inside Konpeki Plaza's upscale bar, you can stroll past the cocktail lounge to encounter famed video game director Hideo Kojima himself, credited in-game as "Hideyoshi Oshima." He relaxes on a circular couch surrounded by corporate elites, passionately pitching his theories on sensory-driven braindance filmmaking. If you venture into the NCPD precinct during River Ward’s questline "The Hunt," you can search the back evidence lockers to discover a fully modeled Death Stranding Bridge Baby (BB Pod) resting silently in an incubation pod.
Movie buffs should also head out to the storm drain water canal near Rancho Coronado in Santo Domingo. Underneath the concrete overpass, you will stumble upon the bloody wreckage of an industrial tow-truck crushed against a ruined motorcycle, flanked by the corpses of two men and a destroyed cyborg. Reading the adjacent datashards reveals a word-for-word recap of John Connor and the T-800's drainage canal pursuit from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Scaling Night City's High Rises: Vertical Secrets Unlocked by PC Movement
One of the biggest differences between casual console navigation and enthusiast PC exploration is the fluidity of momentum-based movement. In Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.0, CD Projekt Red completely overhauled the perks tree, introducing Air Dash inside the Reflexes attribute. When combined with mouse sensitivity sweeps and high-framerate physics, PC players can chain dashes, double jumps, and mantles to scale skyscrapers never intended for casual pedestrian foot traffic.
By scaling the maintenance pipes behind Judy Alvarez’s apartment block in Kabuki, you can reach the rooftop air conditioning ducts to discover a cozy, unmarked sleeping bag hideout containing a guitar, braindance headsets, and rare craftable blueprints. Similarly, scaling the monorail tracks that loop through Japantown reveals complete, unreleased NCART station platforms boasting stunning panoramic views of the city center that you can explore without encountering invisible walls.
| Cyberware Piece | Required Ripperdoc Slot | Secret-Hunting Utility | Synergy Benefit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Tendons | Legs | Enables vertical double-jumping across gaps | Essential for accessing fire escapes & roof vents |
| Kerenzikov | Nervous System | Slows time while aiming mid-dash or slide | Allows precision ledge grabbing at high speeds |
| Jenkins' Tendons | Legs (Iconic) | Boosts sprint speed and acceleration after landing | Maintains momentum between rooftop gap leaps |
| Optical Camo | Integumentary System | Grants 90% visual invisibility for up to 7 seconds | Allows bypass of restricted corporate roof turrets |
If you're fine-tuning your PC build to handle the demanding particle density and draw distances of these vertical vantage points, optimizing your hardware settings is critical. Stuttering framerates while jumping between narrow antennas can cause instant death drops. Check our breakdown of performance settings for max FPS and our troubleshooting guide on PC fixes that stop crashes and rescue your framerate to ensure your hardware doesn't hitch when pulling off pixel-perfect leaps above the clouds.
If you prefer a solid combat foundation before tackling these dangerous, gang-patrolled backstreets, pairing vertical mobility with robust survivability is ideal. We highlight similar balanced character-building fundamentals in our best beginner build guide, helping you stay alive when stumbling into high-threat corporate zones.
The Witcher 3 Arcade Game: The Secret Roach Race Reward
Scattered across various bars, diners, and arcades throughout Night City—most notably inside the El Coyote Cojo bar in Heywood and near the Netrunner shop in Pacifica—stand retro arcade cabinets labeled Roach Race. While most players treat these as decorative world assets, the cabinet is a fully playable 2D endless-runner minigame where you pilot Geralt of Rivia’s trusty steed, Roach.
Your objective is to jump over fences, avoid pesky griffins, and collect apples and carrots to keep your stamina bar replenished while dodging falling obstacles. If you master the minigame and claim the number one spot on the global Night City leaderboard by beating the score of 10,000 points, your effort isn't just recorded on the screen. A prompt will pop up congratulating V on the achievement.
Head straight to V's original apartment in Megabuilding H10 and check your wardrobe. Beating the high score unlocks the exclusive Roach Race T-Shirt, a bundle of eurodollars sent to your account via in-game text message, and a unique holographic horse trophy that sits on your apartment desk. For community lore hounds digging deeper into the background files, checking the community archives on the Cyberpunk Fandom Wiki reveals that CD Projekt Red even slipped coded references to The Witcher 3's mysterious Ouroboros symbol into the arcade's high-score initials.
The Underwater Ghost Town: Judy’s Laguna Bend Secrets
During Judy Alvarez’s pivotal personal quest, "Pyramid Song," you dive into Laguna Bend, an entire suburban town submerged beneath the waters of the Badlands reservoir. While the mission guides you through specific landmarks like the flooded church, diner, and gas station, swimming off the designated mission path uncovers hidden environmental details that explain the district's tragic downfall.
Scattered along the lakebed are submerged NCPD squad cars, sunken transport trucks carrying contraband crates, and sealed lockboxes containing rare cyberware crafting specs. If you explore the eastern edge of the reservoir basin during free-roam gameplay outside the questline, you can discover an underwater cave containing the personal belongings of former Laguna Bend residents who refused to evacuate when the dam flooded their homes.
Because underwater rendering can place heavy demands on volumetric fog and water caustics, PC players running the game via Steam will notice that turning Screen Space Reflections to Ultra or activating DLSS Ray Reconstruction provides clean, crystal-clear water transparency, turning what was once a murky swamp into an eerie underwater museum.
How to Track Down Every Last Secret on PC
To ensure you don't walk past another secret in Night City, calibrate your character and your game client specifically for exploration:
- Equip Double Jump Cyberware Early: Reinforced Tendons should be the very first 20,000 eurodollars you spend at Victor Vector's clinic. It transforms exploration from a flat, road-bound grind into a vertical playground.
- Increase Field of View to 90 or Higher: The default console FOV tunnels your vision onto street level. Widening your FOV on PC allows you to spot fire escape ladders, rooftop access doors, and hidden alley alcoves in your peripheral vision.
- Watch for Keypad Prompts: Many doors that appear to be static background geometry actually feature interactive keypads. Always cross-reference the numbers found in adjacent datashards; CDPR rarely leaves a keypad without a readable clue nearby.
- Look for Yellow Ledges and Maintenance Pipes: CD Projekt Red uses subtle yellow paint, yellow tarps, and exposed conduit pipes as subtle visual markers indicating climbable surfaces.
Night City is far more than a backdrop for gunfights and mercenary contracts; it is a meticulously crafted, layered urban puzzle loaded with heart, humor, and brilliant nods to gaming history. Fire up your PC, equip your double jump, step off the main road, and see how much of Night City you've truly been missing.