Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut similar games & best alternatives

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Android, Xbox Series X|S, iOS • 2014

Should you play it?

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

What works
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Deep roleplaying and choice impact
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Strong cyberpunk-fantasy setting
  • Free upgrade from dlc to standalone
Things to keep in mind
  • Some technical bugs and crashes reported
  • Combat can be repetitive or easy
  • Limited exploration and open world
  • Lack of voice acting
  • Inventory and ui limitations

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

  • Wandering Sword

  • Wildermyth

  • Look Outside

  • Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Battle Suit Aces

  • Dark Quest 2

  • A House of Many Doors

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Intimacy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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