How to Read Shards – Cyberpunk 2077 Guide

ByDanielD
PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
UpdatedSeptember 21, 2022
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There are an incredible amount of shards scattered around Night City, containing everything from little short stories to “Feed teh cat” reminders. In addition to being entertaining, or giving insights into the world of Night City, some shards also unlock quests. Some quests even require that you read shards in order to complete them.

It’s not immediately obvious where to go to read shards you’ve found, so we’ve created this brief guide to show you how to access shards.

To find and read shards in your inventory, you’ll first need to go to the main menu (you can use the H key on PC). From there, hover the “Journal” tab, and you can then select “Shards”.

From the shards menu, you can easily navigate to and read any shard you like. If you want to quickly scan through the shards to unlock quests, you can press the down arrow and enter repeatedly. Careful though, you can only do this within a category, as you’ll open or close a category if you press enter while the category heading is selected.

That’s all you need to know to find and access shards in your inventory! Let us know if you have any questions by leaving a comment.

DanielD

Unabashed FromSoftware fanboy still learning to take his time with games (and everything else, really). The time he doesn't spend on games is spent on music, books, or occasionally going outside.

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Hank

4 years ago

Out of date, downright wrong now.

Last edited 4 years ago by Hank

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4 years ago

It may be the case that the hotkeys have changed (it now appears that the ‘H’ key is the default main menu key), but the method remains the same. If you open the main menu, you can hover the Journal tab to find your shards.