Before 2077, There Was Blood Rain: A Return to the Red-Stained Streets of Night City

Daily Games

21/04/2026

The sky over Night City was stained crimson for years. A nuclear blast during the Fourth Corporate War had ripped a hole in the atmosphere, and what fell wasn't just rain, but a thick, crimson slime that coated the streets and the people below. They called it the Time of the Red, a gritty, desperate era of reconstruction where survival was a daily struggle under a perpetually bloody sky. This is the world players are now invited to step back into, 32 years before the events of Cyberpunk 2077.

The City as a Character

For decades, R. Talsorian Games has been the architect of this dark future. Now, they've unearthed a new chapter with Night City 2045, a massive 312-page sourcebook for the Cyberpunk RED tabletop RPG. Where previous guides offered a glimpse, this book throws open the gates to the entire metropolis. It’s a comprehensive guide to a city that feels less like a setting and more like a living, breathing character with a traumatic past.

Exploring the Wounds

The journey through its pages is an exhaustive one. The book details all 24 districts, from the gleaming corporate plazas to the grimiest back alleys, mapping out over 600 specific locations. It’s a deep dive into the city’s very soul, cataloging its history, laws, and the tangled web of power that holds it together. Players can navigate the territories of 44 different gangs, broker deals with 6 major criminal organizations, and try to stay on the right side of 23 different security providers. It’s a world teeming with stories waiting to be told, populated by 99 unique character types a Game Master can bring to life at a moment's notice.

Your Story in the Dark Future

This isn't just a history lesson; it's an invitation. For longtime fans and newcomers alike, Night City 2045 provides the ultimate toolkit to craft new legends in an older, rawer version of the iconic city. The digital PDF is already available for those eager to dive in, with the physical tome arriving in June, first at the Origins Game Fair. It’s the closest anyone has come to a full simulation of Night City on the tabletop.

The neon gleams brighter against the dark, but the memory of the red stains remains. The only question left is, what story will you write on its streets?

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