2025-02-27

how to bypass cyberpunk 2077 redlauncher on lutris

open lutris
right click on cyberpunk 2077
select "Configure"
go to the "Game options" tab
edit the value in Executable according to the table below

os	path
linux	$GAME_DIR/cyberpunk-2077/drive_c/GOG Games/Cyberpunk 2077/bin/x64/Cyberpunk2077.exe
windows	$GAME_DIR/GOG Games/Cyberpunk 2077/bin/x64/Cyberpunk2077.exe
macos	wat?

the $GAME_DIR refer to the absolute path to the folder that contains the cyberpunk-2077 folder.

for me, it would be set like this:

game executable path

note:

i'm only guessing the game path on windows, please use some common sense and exercise with caution.

optional: delete red launcher

note:

the real reason why red launcher was added to the game was because the launcher can be used as an ad platform to provide links to other products & services, such as different games, game dlc, etc.

since players already own the game, there is no reason to allow red launcher to exist and interrupt the experience of the player to advertise the game that palyer already owns.

another concern is that allowing the red launcher to intercept the launch sequence every time player tries to play the game, it leaves a backdoor to the company to inject unsafe code or invoke unprovisioned url & links in the launcher. this backdoor launcher will become a lingering high risk item in player computers. hence, removing it entirely is recommended. otherwise, the red launcher will trigger the following network requests.

after setting the executable path correctly to the game's executable Cyberpunk2077.exe, it's safe to ignore the red launcher or completely delete the red launcher.

to delete:

right click on the file named REDprelauncher.exe
select the "Delete" or "Move to Trash" option
go to "Trash"
permanently delete the REDprelauncher.exe

all the techniques in this article will work on "witcher 3" too!