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Off the Leash

A dialogue-focused side mission in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty that brings V to Heavy Hearts for a private meeting with Mr. Hands.

RoleSide mission
Statusreleased
Importancesupporting
RewardMission completion reward; exact reward details require verification.
TimeShort; primarily dialogue and exploration.
  • Mission typeSide mission
  • Primary locationHeavy Hearts
  • Primary contactMr. Hands
  • Combat focusLow
  • Mission styleDialogue and exploration
  • Spoiler sensitivityCharacter-focused

Exact unlock conditions, reward details, duration, and missability status are not verified in the supplied source material.

Key takeaways

Keep these points in mind before starting Off the Leash.

  • Expect a dialogue mission The mission is primarily built around reaching and speaking with Mr. Hands, not clearing a combat arena.
  • Follow the club route Use the objective marker inside Heavy Hearts and continue toward the designated meeting area rather than searching Dogtown for a separate outdoor objective.
  • Listen before leaving The conversation is the mission's main content, so do not rush out of the club as soon as the meeting begins.
  • Prepare for character context The job expands Mr. Hands's role beyond that of a remote fixer and contains information best experienced without spoilers.

Off the Leash

Off the Leash is a supporting side mission in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty that centers on a private meeting with Mr. Hands at Heavy Hearts.

Off the Leash is one of the more conversation-driven missions associated with Dogtown and Mr. Hands. Rather than presenting a conventional combat gauntlet, it sends V to Heavy Hearts for a private meeting, making the club's interior and the conversation itself the focus of the mission. The job is best approached as a character and story sequence rather than as a gear check.

The mission's structure is comparatively compact: V travels to Heavy Hearts, reaches the area where Mr. Hands is waiting, and speaks with him. The important progression comes from listening to the dialogue and allowing the meeting to play out. Players looking for a large enemy encounter, a boss fight, or a long sequence of objectives should not expect those elements to define this job.

Because Off the Leash is tied to Mr. Hands, it adds context to a fixer who otherwise tends to communicate with V through contracts and instructions. The meeting gives the player a more personal view of the relationship between V and Mr. Hands, while keeping the mission grounded in the social and political atmosphere of Dogtown. Major details of the conversation are kept out of this overview to preserve the mission's character revelations.

The safest way to complete the mission is to follow the objective marker into Heavy Hearts, use the club's interior route to reach the meeting area, and exhaust the available dialogue before leaving. Exact dialogue branches, the full background revealed by Mr. Hands, and the post-conversation outcome should be treated as spoiler material.

Where this sits

Expansion contentPhantom Liberty
Fixer storylineMr. Hands
Current missionOff the Leash
  1. 1Phantom Libertyexpansion
  2. 2Dogtownregion
  3. 3Mr. Hands's missionsmission group
  4. ●Off the Leashside mission

Off the Leash is a Dogtown side mission connected to Mr. Hands. Its exact position relative to every other Mr. Hands mission is not verified.

Requirements

Advance through Phantom Liberty until Mr. Hands makes Off the Leash available, then travel to .

  • RequiredAccess to Phantom LibertyThe mission takes place in Dogtown and is associated with the Phantom Liberty content.
  • RequiredMission availabilityOff the Leash must first be offered through Mr. Hands's mission progression. The precise prerequisite mission is not verified.
  • RequiredTravel to Heavy HeartsThe meeting objective directs V to Heavy Hearts. No special weapon, cyberware, vehicle, or skill requirement is verified.
  • RecommendedDialogue readinessThe mission's progression is centered on a conversation, so completing the available dialogue is recommended before leaving.

Objectives

  1. Meet Mr. Hands at Heavy HeartsTravel to the club in Dogtown and use the active objective marker to find the meeting route.
  2. Speak with Mr. HandsReach the private meeting area and continue the conversation that drives the mission forward.
  3. Complete the meetingFollow the final objective after the conversation; the mission is not structured around a separately verified boss or combat encounter.

Walkthrough

  1. 01

    Meet Mr. Hands at Heavy Hearts

    Travel to Heavy Hearts

    Open the map and follow the mission marker to Heavy Hearts in Dogtown. The job's first meaningful destination is the club, so do not spend time looking for a separate meeting point elsewhere in the district.

    Location: Dogtown

    TipSet Off the Leash as the tracked mission so the route and active objective remain visible.

  2. 02

    Reach the meeting area

    Enter the club and follow the interior route

    Go inside Heavy Hearts and use the marked path through the club. The route leads toward the area reserved for the meeting; if the objective appears to stop advancing, check the interior doors and continue toward the marker rather than returning outside.

    Location: Heavy Hearts

    Watch outThe exact access route and any entrance interaction are not fully verified in the available source material.

  3. 03

    Speak with Mr. Hands

    Meet Mr. Hands

    Continue to the designated meeting area and approach Mr. Hands to begin the central conversation. The mission's progression is tied to this interaction, so remain near the objective marker until the dialogue prompt appears.

    Location: Heavy Hearts

    TipIf the interaction does not trigger immediately, reposition near Mr. Hands and check that Off the Leash is still the active job.

  4. 04

    Continue the meeting

    Let the conversation play out

    Work through the meeting with Mr. Hands and listen to the available dialogue. The exchange supplies the mission's principal character context, so leaving before the conversation has concluded can make the sequence feel incomplete.

    Location: Heavy Hearts

    Watch outThe full subject of the conversation contains character information and is omitted here to keep the walkthrough only lightly spoilery.

  5. 05

    Complete Off the Leash

    Follow the concluding objective

    After the conversation, follow the updated objective and complete the instruction that appears on screen. No separately verified combat arena, boss phase, or collection route is required for the core completion of this mission.

    Location: Heavy Hearts

    TipWait for the mission-complete notification or objective update before fast-traveling away from the club.

Mission mechanics

Off the Leash uses a compact social-mission structure. The player moves through a defined location, reaches a contact, and advances the job through dialogue rather than through a chain of combat encounters. This makes objective tracking and interaction prompts more important than weapon selection.

Heavy Hearts functions as both the destination and the main playable space. Once inside, the player should treat the objective marker as a navigation aid through the club and avoid assuming that every accessible room is part of the mission route. The mission does not require a verified puzzle solution or a specialized traversal ability.

The central conversation is also the mission's main narrative mechanic. Dialogue choices may affect the tone of the exchange, but the exact branch outcomes are not verified here. For that reason, this page describes the meeting's role without assigning unsupported consequences to individual responses.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • Provides additional characterization for Mr. Hands.
  • Uses Heavy Hearts as a focused social setting rather than sending the player through another extended combat zone.
  • Can be completed without a verified build-specific combat requirement.

Weaknesses

  • The mission offers less action than a combat-heavy contract or main-story operation.
  • Its value depends heavily on the player's interest in dialogue and fixer background.
  • The exact reward and prerequisite details are not verified in the available source material.

Best uses

  • Play it when you want a short narrative break from combat.
  • Complete it while working through Mr. Hands's Dogtown content.
  • Use it to learn more about the fixer relationship without treating the mission as a loot-focused activity.

Checklist

  • Track Off the Leash before traveling to Heavy HeartsThis keeps the correct club objective active.
  • Enter Heavy HeartsThe mission's meeting takes place inside the club.
  • Reach the marked meeting areaFollow the interior objective marker.
  • Speak with Mr. HandsThis conversation is the central progression event.
  • Finish the available dialogueDo not leave before the meeting has concluded.
  • Confirm the mission completion stateCheck for the completion notification or objective update before departing.

Characters in this mission

AftermathSpoilers

The meeting changes the context around Mr. Hands

Off the Leash is primarily valuable for what it reveals about Mr. Hands as a person rather than for a new combat challenge. The precise character revelations and any downstream implications are omitted here because they require verification and fall under the mission's spoiler-sensitive material.

Trivia

  • The mission's title distinguishes it from Mr. Hands's usual role as a remote fixer who assigns work through calls and messages.
  • Heavy Hearts is used as the mission's principal setting, keeping the encounter concentrated in a single social location.
  • Off the Leash is better understood as a character-focused side mission than as a gear or combat milestone.

Relationships

setting

content

  • Phantom LibertyExpansionOff the Leash is part of the Phantom Liberty content.