Excellent writing and story
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“The writing in this game is fantastic.”
Steam review · 37 h played ↗
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Harebrained Schemes2014CRPG · RPG · Strategy
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A text-heavy cyberpunk-fantasy tactical CRPG with excellent writing and companions, held back by miss-prone combat and a notorious late-game freeze bug. Skip it if you want deep combat or hate reading.
Great for
Story-driven RPG fans and Shadowrun or cyberpunk lovers who enjoy lots of reading and choices
Main risk
A late-game (Apex) freeze or save bug can make the game unfinishable, and hit-chance RNG frustrates.
What changed in the last 30 days
30 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews protest Paradox's handling of an Atatürk controversy rather than the game itself; some even call it a good game. Fairly confident.
30 recent reviews
What players love
Memorable companions with personal quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“you have a team of runners with personalities (who join you on missions for free) instead of having to put a team of blank slates together”
Steam review · 50 h played ↗
Great cyberpunk-fantasy Berlin atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is oozing soul. Genuinely peak writing, atmossphere and soundtrack.”
Steam review · 51.4 h played ↗
Fun tactical combat, tight length
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A (relative to most) short, tight, and extremely enjoyable CRPG.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Big upgrade over Shadowrun Returns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A frankly perfect sequel to Shadowrun Returns.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Meaningful choices and multiple endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the choices you make feel more impactful and you have more of them to make”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I quicksaved. I clicked. Nothing happened. I couldn't move. I was stuck.”
Steam review · 63 h played ↗
Hit chances feel rigged
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“an attack that is displayed as having a 78% hit chance only to see you miss that target 7 times in a row”
Steam review · 69.2 h played ↗
Clunky UI and inventory
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Can’t even give items from 1 character to another?”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
Dull, repetitive, shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Every combat is an absolute slog.”
Steam review · 21.4 h played ↗
Paradox publisher boycott review bombing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“But it is published by a greedy and anti-consumer publisher.”
Steam review · 26.6 h played ↗
Too much text, slow, more like a visual novel
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“This isn't an RPG, folks! It's a visual novel”
Steam review · translated · 38.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7
Processorx86-compatible 1.4GHz or faster processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX compatible 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7
Processorx86-compatible 1.4GHz or faster processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX compatible 3D graphics card with at least 256MB of addressable memory
Storage2 GB available space
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