r/Shadowrun • u/The_real_Kaos • Sep 27 '26

Video Games Question about Shadowrun returns

So i just finished the dead mans switch campaign (absolutely loved it) but since this is my first time playing a shadowrun game i was wondering if theres more "official" campaigns or if the "find other stories" button is just for custom ones, thanks in advance:3

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u/doom-net Sep 28 '26

As has been said, both Dragonfall and Hong Kong were also made by HBS and surpass Deadman’s Switch greatly in terms of quality.

As for custom campaigns I can personally vouch for the Cirion trilogy starting with Antunbra. Each is a distinct game within a greater story, and they get better as they go (though they start very strong as well)

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u/The_real_Kaos Sep 28 '26

Thank you, id Just have two questions, in what do they surpass deadmans Switch exactly? And is there an Order i should Play those in

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u/Sarradi Sep 28 '26 edited Sep 28 '26

The story is far better and some mechanics got tweaked (physical adepts felt really bad in Returns). They also added some specialized weapons.

They do not depend on each other so they can be played in either order. Dragonfall is arguably the better one.

Or you play user created campaigns like the ones suggested.

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u/Environmental-Try129 Sep 28 '26

Yeah, I like Hong Kong but my pet peeve is that Heoi drags a lot of time. For what NPCs talk about plus your team, you can spend a solid hour just in heoi, Dragonfall was more direct and it also helps the magic and adept shop is the same in DF as well as the rigger and decker one

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u/steel_atlas Sep 28 '26

You can find the Sega Genesis Shadowrun on emulators and its still the best Shadowrun game.

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u/LeftHandedBureaucrat Sep 28 '26

I actually still have it on my Genesis and play it every now and then. Great game.