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Shadowrun Returns

Harebrained Schemes · Paradox Interactive · 2013-07-25

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Franchise: Shadowrun · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 30, 2013 (Linux), Jun 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jun 21, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jun 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 21, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 26, 2013 (Android)

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.

33
playing now
88%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (189 ratings)
9.1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadowrun Returns is a 2013 tactical role-playing game developed and published by Harebrained Schemes. It takes place in the science fantasy setting of the Shadowrun tabletop role-playing game. The game was crowd funded through Kickstarter and released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android in 2013.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 148 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 548k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,690 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2014-12-01) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 45 of 82 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
989820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6402026-08-06 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 31 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 54 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 23 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 37 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 37 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.542015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-09-11 — best price $2.542016-09-30 — best price $5.992017-09-14 — best price $2.992018-08-02 — best price $14.992018-12-01 — best price $14.992019-02-22 — best price $3.742019-04-24 — best price $14.992019-07-23 — best price $14.992019-10-22 — best price $11.722019-12-18 — best price $3.742020-02-14 — best price $14.622020-04-20 — best price $3.742020-08-09 — best price $14.992020-10-12 — best price $3.742020-12-07 — best price $12.632021-02-19 — best price $3.172021-04-26 — best price $13.492021-07-03 — best price $2.692021-11-03 — best price $14.992022-01-24 — best price $3.292022-05-01 — best price $3.232022-07-28 — best price $14.992022-10-14 — best price $3.742023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-04-13 — best price $3.442023-07-18 — best price $3.742023-12-13 — best price $3.742024-04-10 — best price $3.742024-07-25 — best price $13.492024-11-03 — best price $12.592025-01-26 — best price $13.492025-06-17 — best price $13.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-05-30 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

169532026-05-31 — 72 pageviews2026-06-03 — 76 pageviews2026-06-06 — 86 pageviews2026-06-09 — 83 pageviews2026-06-12 — 65 pageviews2026-06-15 — 86 pageviews2026-06-18 — 64 pageviews2026-06-21 — 100 pageviews2026-06-24 — 73 pageviews2026-06-27 — 95 pageviews2026-06-30 — 94 pageviews2026-07-03 — 97 pageviews2026-07-06 — 78 pageviews2026-07-09 — 146 pageviews2026-07-12 — 94 pageviews2026-07-15 — 94 pageviews2026-07-18 — 91 pageviews2026-07-21 — 108 pageviews2026-07-24 — 91 pageviews2026-07-27 — 116 pageviews2026-07-30 — 87 pageviews2026-08-02 — 116 pageviews2026-08-05 — 99 pageviews2026-08-08 — 107 pageviews2026-08-11 — 77 pageviews2026-08-14 — 88 pageviews2026-08-17 — 104 pageviews2026-08-20 — 113 pageviews2026-08-23 — 94 pageviews2026-08-26 — 102 pageviews2026-08-28 — 68 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,0464%40
PS5 (PlayStation)97716%41
PS4 (PlayStation)39020%41
Switch (Nintendo)250%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCRPGIndieSci-fiFantasyModdableStrategyTacticalAdventureCyberpunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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