Cyberpunk fans now have a clearer look at cyberpunk world-building in Night City 2045, a new 312-page sourcebook tied to the Cyberpunk RED tabletop game. The book has been officially revealed as a prequel set 32 years before Cyberpunk 2077, with pre-orders now open and the physical release scheduled for June 2026. It is designed to map Night City in detail during the Time of the Red, when the city is still shaped by the aftermath of the Fourth Corporate War.
Night City 2045 pushes the timeline back
The new sourcebook places players and game masters in 2045, a period that comes more than three decades before V’s story in Cyberpunk 2077. It focuses on the city at the end of the Time of the Red, a setting defined by a nuclear blast in Night City during the Fourth Corporate War and the red-stained skies that followed.
Night City 2045 is being positioned as a dense reference book rather than a narrow supplement. The volume covers the city’s geography, government, history, laws, transportation, utilities, services, and media, along with a complete breakdown of 24 districts. It also details more than 600 locations, including stores, clinics, gang headquarters, corporate fortresses, and megabuildings.
What the book contains
The scale of the release is unusually broad for a tabletop sourcebook. It includes 44 gangs, 6 criminal organizations, and 23 security providers, plus 99 stat blocks for characters ranging from gang members to corporate security. The stated aim is to show who controls each district, who lives there, and what events have shaped the area recently.
For the tabletop audience, that means Night City 2045 is built to function as a practical guide as much as a lore expansion. The city is treated almost like a living system, with maps and faction detail meant to help players navigate it in play. The 312-page count reinforces that scope.
Immediate reaction from the official announcement
R. Talsorian Games said the physical copies of Night City 2045 will officially release at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, which runs from June 17 to 21, 2026. The company added that pre-orders for physical copies are already live, and shipping on those orders begins June 24, 2026. The digital PDF is already available, and pre-orders of the physical edition include a discounted PDF option.
The official framing is clear: this is meant to be a comprehensive city sourcebook, not just a backdrop supplement. Its focus on Night City’s power structures, district identities, and street-level factions makes it one of the most detailed tabletop looks at the setting to date.
Why this matters for Cyberpunk fans
Night City has always been the core of the franchise’s identity, and this book stretches that idea into a full citywide reference for the 2045 era. It also lands while interest in the wider Cyberpunk timeline remains active, giving fans a new way to explore the world before the events of Cyberpunk 2077.
For now, the key dates are set: pre-orders are open, the digital version is available, and the physical release is due in June 2026. For anyone following cyberpunk tabletop releases, Night City 2045 is now the next major checkpoint.
