A card game built on one of gaming's biggest licenses is about to show up on local game store shelves for the first time.
Cyberpunk TCG, developed by WeirdCo and licensed by CD Projekt Red, spent most of 2026 as a Kickstarter phenomenon rather than a retail product.
That changes this fall, with two distinct dates collectors need on their calendar before they ever see a pack on a shelf.
Here is the full timeline, from the record-breaking campaign through backer shipments to the two retail dates that matter most.
Cyberpunk TCG is a licensed two-player trading card game set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, pulling characters like V, Jackie Welles, Judy Alvarez, and Johnny Silverhand into a dice-and-card format built around Night City's gig economy.
The debut set is called Welcome to Night City, and it is the first retail product most collectors will ever get their hands on, since the entire development cycle up to this point happened through a crowdfunding campaign rather than a normal pre-release cycle.
Cyberpunk TCG's Kickstarter closed as the most-funded tabletop game campaign in the platform's history, pulling in roughly $28.3 million from 50,773 backers.
WeirdCo began shipping Beta boxes to those backers starting in September 2026, months ahead of any retail availability, which is part of why secondhand chatter about the game existed well before most collectors could actually buy it.
Local game stores get first crack at the retail version during the Welcome to Night City Retail Prerelease Weekend on October 30, 2026.
Prerelease events are the usual mix of early product access, in-store play, and a chance to meet other local players before the set is in general circulation, and they are typically where a store's limited early allocation moves first.
The full retail launch lands exactly seven days after the prerelease weekend, on November 6, 2026, when booster packs, booster boxes, and starter decks become broadly available everywhere that stocks the game.
That one-week gap between prerelease and full launch is a fairly standard trading card game pattern, giving stores and distributors a short runway to restock before wider demand hits.
Welcome to Night City ships with four card colors, three headline Legends in V, Jackie Welles, and Judy Alvarez, and a rarity ladder that runs all the way up to an ultra-rare Nova Rare tier reserved for promotional releases.
Collectors who backed the Kickstarter are also working with a meaningfully different product, since Beta boxes carry exclusive art variants that never show up in the retail print run.
A license this size, combined with a Kickstarter record this large, means Welcome to Night City is launching with more built-in collector attention than most brand-new trading card games ever get on day one.
That attention tends to translate into early sellouts and inflated secondary prices on anything resembling a chase card, which makes the first few weeks after November 6 a genuinely different buying environment than a typical month two or three.
Licensed trading card games built on major entertainment properties have a mixed track record, with some fading quickly once the initial wave of fan interest cools off.
Cyberpunk TCG's combination of a strong existing license, a design team with real card game pedigree, and a Kickstarter campaign this large gives it a stronger starting position than most licensed games get on day one. Early sellouts at prerelease weekend events would be the clearest sign that advantage is translating into real demand.
A second set bringing in the Edgerunners anime cast has been reported by hobby outlets, but WeirdCo has not published an official name or date for it as of this writing.
Treat that follow-up set as a reasonable expectation rather than a locked date, and watch WeirdCo's own channels directly rather than a secondhand release calendar for the actual confirmation.
October 30, 2026, one week before the full retail launch.
November 6, 2026, nationwide at participating stores.
Only through the prerelease weekend event at a participating local store, or by having backed the Kickstarter.
No, Beta boxes carry exclusive art variants not found in the retail print run.
However you plan to collect Welcome to Night City, the smartest prep happens before launch day, not after the shelves empty out. Start with a reliable EVORETRO deck box so your first pulls have somewhere safe to live.
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