Despite receiving multiple delays and criticism for perpetuating a workplace crunch culture, CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most anticipated games of fall 2020. Thus, it makes sense that a few different games have now used references to Cyberpunk 2077 in their marketing, most recently DoubleMoose Games' "old people mayhem" sandbox title Just Die Already.
In a new Just Die Already trailer released today for Gamescom 2020, the narrator makes a tongue-and-cheek comment that it will have "almost as many things to pick up and interact with as that cybergoth 007 game." However, that's just one part of the overall experience, with Just Die Already's cartoonish graphics and over-the-top violence cut like a cinematic trailer that opens similarly to Cyberpunk 2077's E3 2019 trailer.
This style of ridicule and homage is to be expected of a game made by the creators of Goat Simulator, itself a parody of open-world games like Grand Theft Auto. The Cyberpunk-styled trailer is not the only time DoubleMoose has poked fun at other games, as a previous Just Die Already trailer parodied Death Stranding. In fact, today's video cites violence, showing of elderly genitals, and "making fun of the legendary Hideo Kojima" as reasons why Just Die Already will be voted "the worst game of 2020."
As previously mentioned, DoubleMoose is not the only developer that has name checked Cyberpunk 2077 as a hallmark title which many people are looking forward to playing. During July's Xbox Series X games showcase, Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded referenced Cyberpunk 2077 as "the biggest game of the year," and Cyberpunk's official Twitter account responded with appreciation.
That being said, not every joke in the new Just Die Already trailer is directed only at Cyberpunk 2077, as it clearly aims to lampoon the gaming industry as a whole. There is no official release date given at the end; rather it displays a $599 and $649 price tag for the "Standard" and "Collector's" editions of Just Die Already respectively, alongside the promise that, "It is going to be worth it."
As of this writing there is no official price tag listed on the game's Steam page, and it still has a vague "summer 2020" release date. However, there is a free demo for the game available until September 2 to celebrate Gamescom 2020, which has also showcased games like Dirt 5 and Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual.
Just Die Already is scheduled to release this Summer on PC.
Source: Cyberpunk 2077 Trailer, Steam