Gamescom 2025: The Successor to Cyberpunk 2077 Steals the Show With an Explosive New Trailer
Gamescom 2025 delivered a huge surprise for fans of dystopian worlds: Neo Berlin 2087 is back in the spotlight with a jaw-dropping gameplay trailer. A mix of action, tension, and neo-futuristic style that could make it the worthy heir to Cyberpunk 2077.
Gamescom 2025 is in full swing in Cologne, with announcements coming thick and fast—and the new Neo Berlin 2087 trailer is already standing out as one of the most memorable moments of this year’s event.
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New Faces and Rising Tensions in a Cyberpunk Berlin
For the past three years, Neo Berlin 2087 has become a regular presence at Gamescom showcases. The 2023 edition made waves with its first gameplay footage, while 2024 helped refine our understanding of the game’s universe. This year, Elysium Game Studio is raising the bar once again with a particularly polished presentation.
This new trailer doesn’t just pull us back into the unique atmosphere of its futuristic Berlin. It also introduces Bryan and Phoenix, two new characters who seem destined to play key roles in the story. They join an already promising cast led by Nolan, the troubled detective we play, and Natalie, the daughter of the murdered police chief.
The arrival of these new characters hints at a significant narrative scope for Neo Berlin 2087. The studio appears to be aiming for a gallery of complex personalities, each offering their own perspective on a dystopian society where corruption, technology, and survival intertwine.
The trailer doesn’t just deepen the narrative side—it also cranks up the adrenaline with sharp, visceral combat. High-tech gadgets, futuristic weapons, and precise movements blend into a fluid, explosive, and visually spectacular combat system. Every gunfight, every close-quarters clash unfolds like a brutal dance where style and tension work hand in hand.
The Spiritual Successor to Cyberpunk 2077
While CD Projekt RED continues to expand Cyberpunk 2077 with major updates (such as the recent 2.3 patch), its official sequel—Project Orion—is still a long way off. The Polish studio is currently focusing on The Witcher 4, revealed with great fanfare at the Game Awards 2024. It will be several more years before Project Orion hits the shelves. But if you’ve already explored every corner of Night City and are craving a fresh futuristic dystopia, Neo Berlin 2087 might just fill that void. Backed by a gripping thriller atmosphere and ambitious gameplay that blends action, stealth, and investigation, it has all the makings of Cyberpunk 2077’s worthy successor.
A Multi-Platform Launch on the Horizon
Neo Berlin 2087 will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. This multi-platform approach shows the studio’s ambition to reach the widest possible audience for its cyberpunk RPG.
While this new trailer still doesn’t come with a firm release date, the signs are increasingly positive. The level of polish on display and the steady pace of reveals suggest a launch in the not-too-distant future—well before we get our hands on Project Orion, the official sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.
While we wait to roam the shadowy streets of this futuristic Berlin, this new trailer makes it clear that Neo Berlin 2087 deserves a place among the most anticipated RPGs of the coming months. The blend of ambitious storytelling, versatile gameplay, and meticulous worldbuilding could very well make it the cyberpunk surprise of the year.
