Aside from the main storyline of Cyberpunk 2077‘s spy thriller DLC Phantom Liberty, the expansion also has several new gigs that V can choose to take on along the way. Gigs are entirely optional but often can provide some good rewards and experience, in addition to providing some colorful backstory and lore for the game. They can often be triggered by entering an area or through story advancement, and are frequently started with a phone call, but they do not need to be completed immediately, so V can circle back when ready.
[Warning: The following article contains mild spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.]
The DLC Phantom Liberty adds a substantial amount of new content to Cyberpunk 2077 through both its main story of political intrigue and spy escapades, and also the many side jobs and gigs available that are crafted to enlarge the experience. Most of these gigs offer just as much depth of morality and philosophy in their choices, except possibly the gig “Waiting For Dodger,” and provide valuable insights into the lore of Dogtown. Below are a few of the best examples of gigs that V can take on in Phantom Liberty.
5 Gig: Dogtown Saints
“Dogtown Saints” is a gig in Phantom Liberty where players have to rescue Dr. Anthony Anderson, and gives players the first real opportunity to work with Mr. Hands in this expansion. Mr. Hands was previously a large part of Cyberpunk 2077 and continues his role as a fixer in Dogtown, and also becomes a bit more important to the overall plot than he was previously. In “Dogtown Saints,” Dr. Anderson is a ripperdoc who works pro bono to help the downtrodden people of Dogtown who don’t have anywhere else to turn. His life is in danger, and Mr. Hands and Odell Blanco want V’s help to save him. This is a gig that can be done early on in the DLC, as soon as V leaves the Dogtown hideout.
To get the result that makes Mr. Hands the happiest, it’s best to try to keep everyone alive. The quest has a lot of moral ambiguity, however, which can lead to some thoughtful and philosophical pondering. Naturally, helping save the doctor to be able to reopen the clinic for the citizens of Dogtown is a good thing, but it’s also interesting to think about who has the right to make certain choices. The immediate rewards are nothing extra special: 8,000 eddies, 1,300 EXP, and 167 street cred, but players should be sure to loot the clinic as some of the containers and fallen enemies in the area can drop worthwhile loot.
4 Gig: Prototype In The Scraper
“Prototype in the Scraper” is a gig that V receives from Mr. Hands in Phantom Liberty, which has some moral and ethical decisions for players to make. Essentially, it sounds like a fetch quest at first, being asked to retrieve a prototype implant and the schematics for it. Unfortunately, that prototype is already implanted in someone named Hasan.
Hasan is a thief who V has to track down from a scav den in a Dogtown scraper jail cell. After breaking Hasan out, V has a decision to make about whether to give Hasan and the schematics to Mr. Hands, who will turn them all over to Zetatech, and likely torture and kill Hasan, or V can free Hasan and send the schematics to Mr. Hands. Rewards for either choice are the same, although if V lets Hasan go, then they will get a future side job from him that can lead to an Iconic Tech Pistol reward.
3 Gig: Waiting For Dodger
Phantom Liberty‘s gig “Waiting for Dodger” adds a lot of humor to an otherwise very emotionally-heavy game. Any fan of Cyberpunk Edgerunners will also be interested to see that the main NPC that V works with in this gig is a new Phantom Liberty character, Stella Ramos, who is the sister of Sasha Yakovleva from Edgerunners. Stella’s fiancée is an officer who looks to be in trouble at first. The entire situation is filled with sarcasm and humor, which is a fun contrast to the fact that it is involving drug dealing. Particularly if players choose to tell Dodger that the two cops are lying, its consequences are surprisingly light-hearted. The best reward, however, will come from killing Dodger, which provides a Tier 4 Iconic revolver named Rosco.
2 Gig: Treating Symptoms
“Treating Symptoms” is a gig in Phantom Liberty where players get to infiltrate the Voodoo Boys hideout, fight killer robots from NetWatch, and deal with a strange problem of someone threatening to hack into a woman’s lungs. It is an incredible story to play through, with options for either stealth or heavy combat, and V gets to deal with some unique characters who epitomize the feeling of cyberpunk.
Ultimately, the choice becomes even more complicated when V runs into another undercover agent who is also in the process of completing a mission. The “Treating Symptoms” gig provides a lot of opportunities to have some fun roleplay and will pay out 8,000 eddies as a reward, with possibly an extra 8,000 much later on if V chose to help Alan.
1 Gig: Talent Academy
The gig “Talent Academy” is one of the most deep and thought-provoking quests that are offered as an optional side gig, as the consequences for any possible solution can not only be difficult but for some may even hit close to home in real life. It can be emotional, but is also a very interesting commentary on the real world. In “Talent Academy,” Mr. Hands asks V to check out a strange Biotechnica sports facility in Dogtown and steal their data. Eventually coming to the computer of a woman named Fiona, V is caught by Fiona and offered a deal. Either Fiona will give them specific, controlled information to bring back to Mr. Hands in a way that won’t hurt her company, or refuse, take all the data, and V can fight their way out. The rewards are the same for either option.
The tricky part is that this isn’t just a normal company. In Phantom Liberty, Fiona is in charge of a sports academy which is taking advantage of children. Sports teams come there to scout out future star athletes, but the Biotechnica sports facility is not simply training kids but is putting cyberware in the children to improve their performance. The entire gig is written very well with dialogue that can make a person think, and the options presented can affect many lives, including a lot of the children in Cyberpunk 2077.
