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The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

Shadowrun Returns is a rpg, cyberpunk and turn-based game developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on July 25th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, German and Russian.

It has received 13,382 reviews of which 11,833 were positive and 1,549 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.44€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Shadowrun Returns into these genres:

RPG Cyberpunk Turn-Based Isometric Sci-fi Indie Strategy Singleplayer Tactical Adventure Moddable Kickstarter CRPG Story Rich Fantasy Atmospheric Dystopian Crowdfunded Turn-Based Strategy Female Protagonist

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7
  • Processor: x86-compatible 1.4GHz or faster processor
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:DirectX compatible 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
  • DirectX®:9.0
  • Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.6
  • Processor: Intel-based Macs only (x86-compatible, 1.4GHz or better)
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard disk space: 2 GB HD space
Linux
  • Processor: x86-compatible 1.4GHz or faster processor
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Modern 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
  • Hard Drive:2 GB HD space

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May 2025
Turn-based strategy games are having somewhat of a revival the past few years and Shadowrun is a MUST-HAVE for anyone who enjoys turn-based strategic combat. The original comes with one campaign, but to buy the game for the campaign is to miss it's true value: it comes with an editor that allows you to create your own campaigns and it's fairly simple to use. It ships with highly detailed documentation so even if you don't know how to use it out of the box, it only takes 5 minutes of reading the wiki until you're making your own game. When you buy this you're not just buying the box, but a community of game designers with dozens of excellent campaigns and stories to experience. Shadowrun is about immersing yourself in the dark world of a cyberpunk future. It relies heavily on storytelling and it does an excellent job. Expect a wonderful original story, a tool to craft your own, and an opportunity to be part of a community of brilliant writers who make even more campaigns for you to enjoy. With Shadowrun, what you're getting is a community.
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March 2025
I got this game for cheap in a bundle. It's worth what I paid for it. If you want a tactic's RPG it's good enough I guess. There's some interesting set pieces and ideas in the story, and Shadowrun deserves some praise for combining fantasy elements with a more modern sci-fi setting regardless of this game. Honestly, I only bought it because everyone hated the first person shooter of Shadowrun on 360 and that was one of my favorite games, so I figured this would be way better. It's not. But I don't play competitive shooters anymore so that's fine. It's good enough for what it is. Some of the writing is pure trash. Whoever wrote the script thought repeating statements was a good way to end conversations. And they end every conversation that way. Every fraggin one.
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Nov. 2024
A fine crpg with a somewhat linear story. Well worth it despite that
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Aug. 2024
Having never played anything tied to Shadowrun prior to this, Shadowrun Returns was a very fun introduction to the licence. Scenario is very good and the theme mix (cyberpunk + fantasy) is quite unique, but in a good way. I'd like to test out the TTRPG someday!
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June 2024
A bare bone CRPG. You have almost all the elements you expect from the genre, but in a very simplified way. A rigid, self-contained structure and story instead of a great and liberating adventure, full of choices. In other words: The game is a canned and on rails experience. But it doesn't drag on for more hours than necessary. Which is good. The only "new thing" here may be the turn-based combat inspired by X-COM, but without half the dynamism and customization. You have a serviceable variety of builds to explore, but nothing that is very noteworthy or replayable. The music is cool, though. The writing is reasonable and the story is passable, without many complex characters or crazy twists or dramatic and thematic density, but it serves as a solid introduction to the Shadowrun universe, which is more than reasonable to expect for such a short title. When it comes to mediocre stories told in a cyberpunk universe, a murder mystery with dystopian touches is actually quite interesting. Just don't expect a very memorable execution. The game presents flaccid technical competence and production values, without much personality or aesthetic value and deep mechanics, letting almost all of its charms appear through the text and some sporadically used concept art (Which is no big deal). Sure, at the time, it seemed more acceptable, but today, it seems like some kind of old cell phone game. I never thought I'd use that term to refer to an indie game, but Shadowrun Returns has aged a little poorly. It seems like a game that is too simple and shallow for its own good. It feels like a solid and versatile base for building more complex games (Which is exactly the case, given that Dragonfall and Chinatown are much better games). A techdemo if you will. If it were released today, perhaps its reception wouldn't be the best. But I think it's still worth it, even if it's just to play once. For better or worse, at least it's short and it's simple enough to function as a gateway to the genre, even if it's a somewhat crooked and unpainted gateway. And the interface is at least good and readable... Better than nothing, I guess.
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Shadowrun Returns is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Shadowrun Returns is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Shadowrun Returns received 11,833 positive votes out of a total of 13,382 achieving a rating of 8.62.
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Shadowrun Returns was developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive.

Shadowrun Returns is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Shadowrun Returns is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Shadowrun Returns is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Shadowrun Returns is a single-player game.

Shadowrun Returns does not currently offer any DLC.

Shadowrun Returns is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Shadowrun Returns supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Shadowrun Returns is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Shadowrun Returns
14.99€ -98% 14.99€ 0.44€
8.6
11,833
1,549
Game modes
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Online players
25
Developer
Harebrained Schemes
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release 25 Jul 2013
Platforms
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