There are many ways to tackle any situation in Cyberpunk 2077, and there are occasions where stealth (or not being seen) is the way forward. You’ll need to observe an enemy’s movement for opportunities to take them down, clearing the path between you and your objective.
This is easier said than done though. With all sorts of technology at their fingertips, from security cameras, cyber enhancements, and even robots, it may be more difficult than you would expect to infiltrate whatever the enemy is guarding. If you’re speccing into one of the Cyberpunk 2077 builds that’s focused on stealth (the Cyber ninja build is particularly attuned to this style of play), then you’ll have your own tricks up your sleeve when enemies get too close to finding you.
However, just having the right gear and perks does not make you completely invisible to the enemy. It’s vital that you know exactly how stealth works, what any character can do in order to not be seen, and the best places to hide any bodies that you’ve knocked out.
First things first, you can’t possibly be stealthy if you’re walking around casually. You need to be as low as possible, so you should be crouching at all times (the default key for this is C). There are also various Cyberpunk 2077 perks that can help you, including specific perks in the Stealth tab of the Cool Attribute. Crouching Tiger increases your movement speed while crouched by 20%, while throwing knives provide a silent way to take down enemies.
Sometimes, there’s no obvious way around an enemy so you’ll have to get a little creative. The first thing you should do is observe any enemies that are patrolling for moments where you can sneak past them, but if there’s little wiggle room you can use gadgets or devices to divert them from their patrol (more on this in our Cyberpunk 2077 quickhacking guide). If an enemy is distracted, they will have a white outline.
One of the advantages of sneaking around is that you can grapple with enemies who are oblivious to your presence. You can do this by creeping up behind them and pressing the F key. While you are grappling the enemy, you will still be able to move around with them for a short time, but you’ll also have the option to either kill that enemy by pressing F, or knock them unconscious by pressing R.
