Why are players posting nudes in Cyberpunk 2077 on Reddit?

In response to Reddit's pressure to reverse the NSFW designation, Cyberpunk 2077's rebellious fanbase has launched a digital rebellion, flooding the subreddit with NSFW content. The torrent of nudity and explicit fan art is not merely an act of trolling or brazen insolence—it's a form of protest.

Through this rebellious behavior, the community seeks to validate the subreddit's NSFW status, wielding the game's explicit content as their ammunition.

A handful of fan-created explicit images of in-game characters and mature content from the anime spin-off, Edgerunners are all part of this audacious protest. As one user humorously observed, the day the NSFW tag is removed should officially become "free the tits and dicks day", marking a spectacular finale to an equally wondrous conflict.

Of course, the protest hasn't gone without its fair share of controversy and suspicion. As noted by users and moderators, numerous unfamiliar accounts, never before seen on the subreddit, have suddenly become active, offering their support for Reddit's administration. The sudden appearance of these accounts and their shared language of disruption has raised questions about their legitimacy and motives.

Scenes of decapitation, self-inflicted harm induced by a hacking skill, and unsettling narratives involving child exploitation and murder are all hard-hitting realities in Cyberpunk 2077, mirroring the explicit content that have always been in the subreddit.

This Reddit rebellion might be off-putting to some, seen as merely an excessive show of explicit content. However, for the participants, it's a demonstration of defiance against a corporation they perceive as stifling community autonomy - a fitting strategy for a game built on the premise of fighting the powers that be, or so to speak.

The moderators remain adamant in their position, even in the face of possible removal from Reddit. If the subreddit reverts from its NSFW designation, the community will know that their platform has been usurped, that they've lost control. If this happens, at least they'd go out in a blaze of glory, a "fantastically fun flair event," as Tabnam eloquently puts it.

As the Cyberpunk 2077 subreddit battles to maintain its NSFW designation, one question remains: what's next? A ban is in the cards. Regardless of the outcome, this brouhaha will be remembered as a notable chapter in the history of Reddit and its relationship with its user communities.

Speaking of Cyberpunk 2077, the upcoming sequel just got a new director and it'll be someone who will prove their mettle once the first game's expansion, Phantom Liberty, comes out in late September. The incoming expansion will introduce new endings to the base game, giving players a new reason to start from the ground up.