CD Projekt Red, the developer of the much-hyped video game Cyberpunk 2077, has lost billion in value since the launch of the marquee title, stock market figures on Monday showed. 

The dystopian-themed video game has received a torrent of backlash since its global release on December 10, with gamers complaining of an array of bugs and glitches, its poor performance on previous-generation consoles and the risks of triggering seizures, AFP reported. 

The Poland-based CD Projekt Red plunged 15.6% in early trading on Monday on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) before creeping back up marginally. 

The firm’s stock value plummeted to 32.3 billion zloty ($8.8 billion, €7.2 billion) on Monday, down from  42.7 billion zloty prior to the release of Cyberpunk 2077, reported to be one of the most expensive games ever made. 

The company issued apology on Monday vowing to “fix bugs and crashes” with patches in January and February and offered refunds to gamers who are not willing to wait.

The game’s release had been delayed twice this year and CD Projekt RED was forced to add health warnings last week after one reviewer complained it had caused an epileptic seizure.

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Last week, the company said it was looking into a “more permanent solution” to tackle the health risk “as soon as possible”.

Despite the problems, entertainment rating website Metacritic has given Cyberpunk 2077 a score of 90 out of 100 based on 54 reviews, describing it as “an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour and body modification.”

Ratings by gamers posted on the site were, however, less upbeat, with Cyberpunk 2077 earning a score of 6.9 out of 10 as of Monday based on reviews from 14,819 users.

CD Projekt RED spent an estimated 1.2 billion zloty ($328 million) to make Cyberpunk 2077, according to analysts at Polish bank BOS, which would make it one of the most expensive games ever made.