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What does Overheat mean in Cyberpunk 2077?

Tired of seeing Overheat appear on your screen and not knowing what it means in Cyberpunk 2077? Let's break it down.

Josh Hawkins

December 13, 2020 6:30 PM

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Overheat is a common problem that players will get used to seeing during combat in Cyberpunk 2077. Like many of the Quickhacks are your disposal, knowing what Overheat means and how to stop it is going to be vital to making sure you survive the various combat encounters you come across.

What does Overheat mean in Cyberpunk 2077?

Overheat is a technical term for a type of cyberware attack in Cyberpunk 2077. The attack can be initiated on the player, or by the player on enemies. Players will most likely be acquainted with this term due to them coming under the Overheat attack during combat.

Basically, when Overheat appears on your screen it means that an enemy is trying to hack you. If successful, the attack will cause you to catch on fire for a short time, lowering the amount of health that you have. While you can simply let the enemy finish the attack and heal the damage away, you can also stop the attack completely.

How to stop Overheat

To stop Overheat, players are going to want to focus their attacks on any cameras in the area, or any enemy netrunners in the immediate vicinity of their current position. You can pick up the passive skill I Spy under the Quickhacking subcategory in the Intelligence attributes to reveal enemy netrunners when they are attempting to hack you. This comes in very handy during later missions where netrunners are far more common.

If you manage to kill the enemy that is attacking you—or the camera that is angled on you—then you’ll cancel out the hack. All you really need to do is be vigilante and keep an eye out for enemies looking to break through your defenses.

Now that you know what Overheat means and how to stop it, you can check out our romance guide for more in-depth help with Cyberpunk 2077. Those looking for more pointers can also head back over to our Cyberpunk 2077 guide for the latest information and content about the game.

Josh Hawkins

Guides Editor

Joshua holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has been exploring the world of video games for as long as he can remember. He enjoys everything from large-scale RPGs to small, bite-size indie gems and everything in between.