Cyberpunk 2077 Tarot Cards

Polish cartoonist Jakub Rebelka created this set of tarot cards for the CD PROJEKT RED video game Cyberpunk 2077.

The artwork is futuristic, dystopian and bleak, yet well-thought-out. Tarot symbolism and the concepts of the cyberpunk fiction mesh well. Some of the conventional Rider-Waite tarot iconography can be seen in the artwork. For instance, the High Priestess is positioned between two pillars identified by the letters B and J.

The artwork solely appears in the video game's story; there are no official printed copies available. The bootleg deck reviewed here was produced by an unidentified Chinese producer to resemble genuine game merchandise.

Above: The World, The Fool and the booklet which contains a quote from the film Blade Runner (1982) "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain", and features an origami unicorn also from the film. As one of the early pioneers of the cyberpunk genre, Blade Runner is now frequently cited in cyberpunk pop culture.

The cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction typically depicts a dystopian and chaotic future in which computer technology has completely taken over society and oppresses its citizens.

This tarot deck is woven into the quest "The Fool on the Hill", with the exception of Judgement and The Devil, which are not part of the game's plot. If you're interested in a more thorough explanation of how the tarot cards relate to the game's plot, I suggest reading ScreenRant's piece Cyberpunk 2077 Tarot Cards Explained.

Players can also get tarot readings from Misty within the game. Tarot readings are used as a form of divination in the story, providing insight into the future and helping the characters make difficult choices. Misty's tarot divination foreshadows and forecasts what the player's character will experience within the game's narrative. Misty seems to offer a three-card spread so that the player can predict how their life will pan out at the end of the game.

Three more cards and a tiny booklet are also included in the box. There is a "Misty" card and two art cards.

Each card used in the game is explained in the pamphlet, along with interpretations which also appear in the game, written in Chinese and English. The back of the box has the following statement:

Tarot cards, like demons, are made of desire and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.

The cards are made of sturdy, black paper with a solid cardstock. The paper is described as 400g coated paper on the back of the box.