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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 0.94€ on K4G.


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System requirements

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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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June 2025
I was craving for some cyberpunk and turn based combat. I've got all of that plus some plot craziness on the side. Loved every second of it
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June 2025
I'd give this more of a side thumb. Also, if you play in a higher resolution, make sure to turn on the bigger UI in settings. Good: The base campaign is decently long and interesting enough. The characters have a fair amount of personality. They aren't all snide and full of themselves in the same way as watching a Marvel movie, or playing Baldur's Gate 3. The abridged game rules are fairly close to the tabletop games'. Music is fitting and engaging for the theme. Bad: There are quite a lot of typos in dialogue, inspection screens, and tooltips. Tooltips often don't provide enough information. It's hard to balance a campaign around skills (or reverse); but the base campaign gives heavy incentive to skill into decking, and drone rigging instead of summoning. Melee combat is generally very bad. Guns don't seem to have a penalty in close range, and ammo management isn't too stressful in a game with unlimited ammo. Magic is tricky, and some spells could use a bit more range. Biotech (healing) is underwhelming. Getting 2-3 more healing per skill point for the karma investment is quite bad, but more would be too strong. I think that it needs a secondary effect to give it more utility. The game is fairly old now, so I have to forgive many quality of life issues. If you set a character to overwatch, you can't undo it. You can't end a character's turn without spending all AP; but you can end the whole party's turn/round. Minions aren't able to benefit from info based passives their master has unlocked, such as seeing enemy HP. Turn order and AP values seem to be buggy. This gets worse the further you get into the campaign. Some enemies will bug and continue to attack after dying (not for story reasons or anything). I did have one soft-lock that required me to open the console, do a hard save, and reload the save. I found a vent that is one-way, with no indication of this.
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

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
8.6
11,833
1,549
Game modes
Features
Online players
16
Developer
Harebrained Schemes
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release 25 Jul 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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