There are many systems and features in Cyberpunk 2077 that have sleek and intuitive designs, but playing Braindances is simply not one of them. Sweet Dreams is a side job centered around purchasing “very special” BD, and figuring out how to play the thing is genuinely the hardest part of the job.
I wouldn’t even be surprised to learn that many players think they’ve encountered a bug in this quest and never received the BD they paid for. It’s strange, but Cyberpunk seems to have not settled on a BD playing method—it’s liable to be slightly different in each job that has V watching Braindances. Depending on the Braindance-related job, you’ll either need to:
- Let them play automatically without a worry and get down to editing if necessary.
- Look for and activate a wreath that is marked with a tracker in your inventory.
In Sweet Dreams, all you know is that you have to play a BD—you don’t get any indication of how or where. Read on to learn how you can play Stefan’s BD in Sweet Dreams and complete the job once and for all.
How to start the Sweet Dreams job and buy Stefan’s BD in Cyberpunk 2077
To start the Sweet Dreams job in Cyberpunk 2077, you’ll simply have to walk past Stefan, a shady virtu salesman (for those that don’t know, a virtu is an unrefined and usually black market BD).There is no prerequisite to start this job. Here’s where you can find Stefan:
| Stefan’s location | Japantown, Westbrook |
| Nearest fast travel point | Cherry Blossom Market |
You’ll find this not-at-all-suspicious gonk on the corner of a market in Westbrook, and he will automatically try to flag V down if you get anywhere near him, which in turn will begin the Sweet Dreams job.
How to purchase Stefan’s BD for the Sweet Dreams job
Speak to Stefan, and he will inform you that he has the greatest, most exciting, and most unhinged Braindance imaginable for sale…however, he cannot give you any information other than that. Seems legit, right?
At this point, you have some inquisitive dialogue options, but all ultimately lead to telling Stefan whether you are interested in checking it out or not. To complete the Sweet Dreams quest, you must choose to purchase the BD from Stefan—which costs a whopping 16,000 eddies.
How to play Stefan’s BD in Sweet Dreams in Cyberpunk 2077
This next step is far and away the hardest part of Sweet Dreams, and I don’t think that is intentional. Stefan will talk some nonsense about needing a special wreath to view the BD, but you have the option to try your own first. This is where it gets confusing—how exactly DO you try your own wreath first?
There is no set mechanic for playing BDs in Cyberpunk. In the case of Stefan’s BD in Sweet Dreams, you need to:
- Open your inventory.
- Go to “All Items.”
- Sort your items by name for easier access.
- Click on the item named Unlabeled Braindance.
The item is really easy to miss because it simply has the icon of a recording. After having so many Braindances play automatically for you in the game thus far, this moment will surely feel totally out of place.
Activating Unlabeled Braindance inside your inventory will “play” Stefan’s BD. There is a reason that I’ve emphasized the word play, as Stefan’s BD cannot actually be played by V.
These are the steps you must take to attempt to play the BD and progress the job to its next stage, but after you activate the Unlabeled Braindance, your wreath will warn you that the file is corrupted. At this point, speak with Stefan again.
- Purchase the BD from Stefan for 16,000 eddies.
- Find and activate “Unlabeled Braindance” in the All Items tab of your Inventory.
- Return to Stefan to ask about the corrupted BD
Should you pay Stefan to borrow his wreath in the Sweet Dreams job in Cyberpunk 2077?
There are two answers to the question of whether or not you should pay Stefan to borrow his wreath:
- If you want to progress the job, borrow his wreath.
- In a practical and street-smart sense, borrowing his wreath is a terrible idea.
You see, Stefan is a scammer, and hopefully, that is pretty clear at this point, especially with the fact that he asks for another 4,000 eddies for you to borrow his wreath. If it isn’t, you just might be a little bit too trusting of strangers.
If you want to see this quest to the end, you need to pay to borrow Stefan’s wreath, play the BD, and face the consequences. You will black out and wake up in a Scav den, where you’re next in line to have your organs and Cyberware harvested.
How to escape the Scav Den and get your money back
Escaping the Scav den in Cyberpunk 2077 is the next course of action after you’ve fallen for Stefan’s scam. After you black out from “watching” the BD, you’ll find yourself in a bathroom with no clothes on and all your inventory items stolen from you. It’s time to get back what’s yours!
When you exit the bathroom, you can sneak up to the Scav hanging by the wall and take him out. There’s one more in the room to your left. When you go back to the previous room, you can find two Scavs hanging out on the balcony. Taking care of them will enable you to get a pistol.
Now that you’re armed, you can continue to the next room and either take out Scavs there or sneak past them. You’ll find all your stolen gear in a nicely labeled locker on the west side of the room. Once you’ve grabbed your gear and left the den, you’ll automatically get the objective to confront Stefan and get your eddies back. He is only a few blocks away, and he won’t even try to fight you.
Equip your stuff and keep pushing forward, with only two more Scavs left to deal with. When you reach the elevator, Johnny will be there waiting for you with his usual mockery:
- “Well, well…Looks like fortune favors the stupid, too.
Confronting Stefan and completing the Sweet Dreams job in Cyberpunk 2077
When you go back to the market in Westbrook to confront Stefan, he’ll be quite surprised to see you.
The good news is that you’ll be able to get your eddies back, and even dish out some revenge if you’d like. When talking to him, you have two options:
- Say “I’ll let you go this time” to just leave him be
- Tell him “Leave Night City and don’t come back” to banish him for good
Neither of these options stops you from going after him to show him how you really feel about what he’s done.
Ultimately, there are no lasting repercussions to borrowing Stefan’s BD, other than the wounded pride that comes from how viciously Johnny mocks you for falling for such an obvious scam.
If you don’t want to pay to rent Stefan’s BD, you can just get your eddies back on the spot by selecting the clearly marked dialogue option. Doing this will avoid the entire Scav Den fiasco, and Sweet Dreams will be completed here and now.
| Paying to rent Stefan’s BD will get you kidnapped, but you can escape and get your money back. |
| You can refuse to rent Stefan’s BD and get your money back from the first purchase. |
| There is no secret “good ending” to this job, Stefan will attempt to scam you no matter what. |
There are no different endings or rewards dependent upon killing or sparing Stefan—you can simply decide based on how forgiving and kind you’re feeling.
