New Open-World Cyberpunk Game With Jaw-Dropping Graphics Coming Soon

Open-world cyberpunk game No Law received a new development update, suggesting that work on the project is progressing well. The update includes fresh footage from the upcoming title, along with a breakdown of several Unreal Engine 5 technologies powering No Law under the hood.

A tech noir first-person RPG developed by Swedish studio Neon Giant, No Law was originally announced during the December 2025 edition of The Game Awards. No availability details were shared at the time, though the reveal suggested the project was already fairly far along in development. Further reinforcing that impression is a No Law tech demo that Neon Giant showcased during Unreal Fest Chicago in mid-June 2026.

8 Best Cyberpunk Open-World Games

Looking for a cyberpunk title full of immersive exploration? These ttiles are the perfect choice.

The six-minute demo was presented by Neon Giant creative director Tor Frick, who used the occasion to discuss the technology behind the upcoming title, as well as the broader design philosophy shaping the project. His remarks indicate that while No Law is an open-world game, its setting, Port Desire, will not strive to compete with the sheer scale of Cyberpunk 2077‘s Night City. “We didn’t want the largest world, but the densest,” Frick said. “A city that feels lived-in at every scale; where every corner carries history and every surface tells a story.”

No Law’s Detailed Environments Don’t Use Procedural Generation

No Law’s striking visuals have been one of its defining features since its reveal, and Frick said that fidelity comes from a deliberately hands-on approach to world-building. The developer prioritized dense, hand-crafted environments rather than relying on procedural generation to any degree. That approach would normally force a small studio like Neon Giant to constantly balance visual detail against performance, as new assets would need to be optimized. However, Frick credited Unreal Engine 5’s Nanite technology with making that pipeline viable for a team of only a couple dozen people. In simple terms, Nanite allows the engine to handle highly detailed geometry more efficiently, reducing the need for artists to manually simplify every surface, prop, and environmental asset just to keep the game running smoothly.

We didn’t want the largest world, but the densest.

No Law Promises Realistic Cyberpunk City Crowds Powered by Unreal Engine’s Mass

Frick also identified Unreal Engine 5’s Mass framework as central to making No Law’s city feel crowded and reactive. According to the developer, the system allows it to simulate more than 3,000 characters at once, exceeding the total number of NPCs used in Neon Giant’s last (and first) title, the layered cyberpunk action RPG The Ascent. Used alongside MetaHuman, MetaHuman Animator, and the developer’s proprietary character-randomization tools, Mass helps populate Port Desire with thousands of distinct characters. Therefore, while the game’s environments don’t use procedural generation, some similar solutions are behind its vast network of NPCs, ensuring every single character is unique.

Guess the games from the emojis.

Easy (120s)Medium (90s)Hard (60s)

Making matters more impressive, No Law will aim to pair its graphical fidelity with a dynamic population by using Mass to generate different types of crowds based on the location, weather, and time of day. One example Frick gave was a thunderstorm, which could clear out a street in the slums but have little effect on other, “more sinful” parts of the city. That reactivity is central to the game’s core goal of offering “player-driven chaos.” As a result, No Law could become one of the strongest showcases of Unreal Engine 5 technology in years. Given that the game has already been in development for around half a decade, a 2027 launch may be possible, though Neon Giant has yet to announce anything resembling a release window.