Cyberpunk 2077: The Beast In Me walkthrough Cyberpunk 2077 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 28 January 2021

On this page of the Cyberpunk 2077 game guide you will find a description of the series of side quests - The Beast in Me. These are side jobs related to car racing. From our walkthrough you will learn how to prepare for the races, how to win and what important choices you will have to make during the final race.

• Unlocking the car racing quests
• The Beast in Me - the general objectives of the task
• The Beast in Me - bugs and issues in the PS4 and Xbox One versions
• 1st Qualifying Race - City Center
• 2nd Qualifying Race - The Badlands
• 3rd Qualifying Race - Santo Domingo
• The Big Race - Watson

Unlocking the car racing quests

How to start a quest: The series of car racing related quests is unavailable at the start of the game. You must first complete the main job titled Double Life.

Shortly after completing this main mission, Claire Russell will phone V. You will find out from her that she needs a driver for street racing. If you show interest at the prospect, the related side job will be added to your journal.

You need to visit Claire's garage located in the Arroyo district of Santo Domingo. Talk to Claire and she will explain the general rules of car racing in Night City - one person drives the car and the passenger tries to attack the competitors.

The Beast in Me - the general objectives of the task

1. You will take part in a total of 4 races, starting with 3 qualifying races. In order to complete each of these races, you have to stand on the podium (by reaching the top three), and winning the races is additionally rewarded with eurodollars.
2. Claire will let you know the locations where the qualifying races will take place. You should receive a message from her after you reach the corresponding district or area. There is no need to rush to the race. You can participate in it at your leisure, not necessarily immediately after receiving the text from Claire.
3. In the races you can use your own car or Claire's vehicle - The Beast. Claire's car works well, but if you have unlocked or purchased one of the faster cars in the game, you might as well use it. We recommend taking The Beast to the race in the Badlands, because it involves driving off the asphalt roads.
4. Your task is only to drive the car. Claire can fire on other cars participating in the race, but her actions are out of your control. You also cannot stop your competitors from potentially attacking you. You should not attempt to ram their cars, because your car may flip over or skid, making it more difficult to win the race.
5. You must go through the oncoming checkpoints. Missing one will automatically return your car on the race track, but you will end up losing a lot of time. Watch the arrows and listen to Claire's comments, who will warn you about upcoming sharp turns. Ideally, avoid skidding on the rear wheels and do not miss turns. Instead, try to take them at optimal speed.
6. The races are best played using the chase camera, which will make it easier for you to notice turns and obstacles. You can also additionally use the right analog stick to position the camera a bit higher. This can make it easier for you to follow the arrows that appear on the ground.

The Beast in Me - bugs and issues in the PS4 and Xbox One versions

You may experience bugs and technical problems while racing if you are playing on the PS4 / Xbox One or a weaker PC. These mainly appear in races held in the city and may involve:

1. FPS drops / lag and stuttering of the game.
2. Huge delays in loading game assets.
3. Missing textures (including ground textures - this may make it difficult or impossible to see the racetrack).
4. Errors displaying the position of competitors' cars.

Unfortunately, there is no single tested solution for these errors, as they are simply due to the substandard state of the game. Make sure to install the latest version of Cyberpunk 2077 and try to occasionally pause the race. Pausing the race for a few seconds will give your PC more time to load game assets. You can also try to lower the resolution and graphics quality (on PC) and disable all visual filters (on consoles). This should improve game performance.

1st Qualifying Race - City Center

Drive into the City Center district and wait for Claire to contact you. The location of the race is shown in the attached image.

The race itself is nothing special. While turning sharp corners, make sure you avoid hitting the street lights and guard rails, which sometimes requires getting off the road. This can slow you down, stop you completely or result in skidding. Also bear in mind the traffic, although it should not be too dense. The race ends in the docks. After winning you can talk to Claire about the races and share your opinion about them (this will not affect anything).

2nd Qualifying Race - The Badlands

Go to The Badlands and wait for Claire to contact you. The location of the race is shown in the attached image. This is the southeastern part of Badlands, right next to the dam.

For this race, you should choose Claire's vehicle (The Beast) or your own vehicle that does well off-road, such as the Thorton Colby CX410 Butte, whose location can be found in the Free Vehicles page. This is motivated by the fact that a large part of the race takes place in the wilderness. You have to drive a car that does well off-road.

During the race, you should avoid making big jumps, which can cause unnecessary trouble, and colliding with large boulders. In the later stages of the Badlands race there will be a sandstorm, but the guiding arrows will still be visible on the ground.

3rd Qualifying Race - Santo Domingo

Enter the Santo Domingo district and wait for Claire to contact you. The location of the race is shown in the attached image.

The race itself has no significant features. Just like the first race, it is held in the city and requires you to avoid the traffic, street lamps and other obstacles.

It is crucial to talk to Claire after the race, because you will need to make an important choice that will influence Claire's behavior during the final stages of this task. From this conversation with Claire you will learn about the death of her husband Dean in last year's final race. Claire blames another player, Peter Sampson, for Dean's death. In her opinion, he deliberately caused the fatal accident. Claire seeks revenge on Sampson and wants V to help her murder him. The important choice is shown in the attached image:

1. If you agree to murder Sampson , he will die in the next quest (if you catch up to him).
2. Focusing on the race will make V try to get Claire to give up her plan to murder Sampson. This is potentially the best choice, as it guarantees the possibility of getting a unique car after the final race.
3. Refusing Claire is the worst option, as this prematurely ends this series of quests.

The Big Race - Watson

After completing three qualifying races you have to wait a full day. In the meantime, Claire might send you messages. You can reply however you like.

The final race takes place in the Charter Hill sub-district of Westbrook. Before the race you will witness Claire and Sampson arguing. You get to choose from several timed dialogue options, but you can no longer influence the confrontation.

The main race predominantly takes place on highways. Later stages of the quest may focus on the pursuit of Sampson. We recommend choosing your own fast car for the race, although the Beast will do the job in the end.

In the initial part of the race, try not to make any mistakes while driving and do not let Sampson get too far ahead of you.

After going through 25 of the 33 checkpoints you will have to make an important choice on how to complete the quest. You have two main choices:

1. Option number 1 - Concentrate on the race and ignore Sampson - This is a choice which, for obvious reasons, makes Claire angry. If you manage to win the race, you will get eurodollars. However, Claire will be furious and you will not get any of the free vehicles associated with this quest.
2. Option number 2 - Ignore the race and chase Sampson - This is definitely a better solution as it will allow you to pick up at least one unique car and will not spoil your relationship with Claire.

If you chose the second option, go after Sampson. Do not try to stop his vehicle by colliding with it, but focus again on flawless driving and avoiding civil vehicles and "indestructible" obstacles. The chase will end in a predetermined location - Sampson will have an accident at one of the intersections.

The scene with the crashed car has two possible outcomes:

1. Claire will murder Sampson - This will happen if you don't try to stop her or if you fail.
2. Claire will refrain from murdering Sampson - This is only possible if you have not agreed to kill Sampson after completing the third qualifying race (Santo Domingo). You need to convince her by selecting timed dialogue options associated with saving Sampson.

Completing this quest may result in obtaining one or two different free vehicles:

1. Thorton Mackinaw "Beast" - also known as Claire's "The Beast". You will get it if you decided not to finish the race and instead followed Sampson. You will obtain the vehicle regardless of how you have behaved towards wounded Sampson.
2. Quadra Type-66 Cthulhu - This is the vehicle that Sampson used in the final race. You will only get this car for free if Sampson survived the confrontation with Claire. In case you failed this scene and Claire shot Sampson, you will be able to buy the vehicle for 76000 eurodollars later.