Genesis/Mega Drive

Shadowrun

Welcome to 2050, chummer. Shadowrun is an action RPG of epic proportions. You take on the role of Joshua, a Shadowrunner out to discover who murdered his brother. Along the way you get into street brawls, deadly gunfights, run the Matrix, slip into and out of the MegaCorps, explore the wild wilderness and deal with every low-life mage and high-tech cyber Street Samurai in Seattle. Shadowrun was based on the FASA RPG of the same name, and while real-time, modeled every rule from the paper system, from character stats to experience to combat to weapons and equipment. The game used an overhead view for physical combat, and a third person POV when on Matrix runs. It allowed two other characters...

Genre: Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Year: 1994
Developer: BlueSky Software, Inc.
Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc.
Players: 1

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

65 achievements · 650 total points

On the Trail Recover Michael's Stuff from Stoker
5 pts
Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the News Tell Dr Haversheen of Michael's Death
5 pts
Tabatha Shale Track down Tabatha
5 pts
Sucker Pay Boris for his story
5 pts
If Kung Lao Was a Pimp Find out what Boris Erascoe knows about Michael
5 pts
The Horse's Mouth Meet Caleb Brightmore and find out what he knows
5 pts
Barfight Hunt down Mako Sochou and make him squeal
5 pts
Early Retirement Find and kill Ito Ogami and his thugs
10 pts
SLOT OFF, FRAG-FACE!! Enter Matchsticks alone and unarmed and defeat Ito Ogami and his thugs using just your bare hands, hand razors or spurs
25 pts
The Lion's Den Obtain the map overlay from Renraku and escape with your hide intact
10 pts
He's One of Them Rangers Meet David Owlfeather and make a deal with him
5 pts
Return of the King Rescue Owlfeather's drek-head brother and return to David
10 pts
I Am Iron Man Find an old friend in need of your help
5 pts
Ya Got Heart, Chummer Steal the cyber-heart and save Stark
10 pts
Horny Obtain a gargoyle horn and return it to the most wise one
5 pts
Sit, Boy! Obtain a hellhound pelt and take it back to the wise guy
5 pts
I Kill Where I Wish and None Dare Resist Befriend a feathered serpent
5 pts
The Face of Your Enemy Return to Spirit Eyes one last time to learn the identity of Michael's killer
10 pts
Making a List, Checking it Twice Complete the Trial of Friendship
5 pts
I'm Telling You, These Walls Are Funny Rescue Ilene Two-Fists to complete the Trial of Fellowship
10 pts
Frosty the Snowelf Complete the "Trial" of Faithfulness and meet Frosty
5 pts
The Puppet Master Meet the man who's been pulling the strings
10 pts
Sniffing Out a Rat Locate the Landmark Map
10 pts
A Crushing Defeat Defeat Thon and avenge your brother
25 pts
This One's Personal Go to Elysia's Tomb alone and unarmed and defeat Thon and his thugs using only your bare hands, hand razors or spurs
50 pts
No Job Is Too Big. No Fee Is Too Big Take a ghoul bounty job for at least 100 nuyen per ghoul and kill at least 20 ghouls and claim your reward
10 pts
Mailman Complete any courier shadowrun
5 pts
And I~I Will Always Love Youuuuu Complete any bodyguard shadowrun
5 pts
Cowboy Diplomacy Complete any enforcement shadowrun
5 pts
Disgruntled Postal Worker Complete any acquisition shadowrun
5 pts
Career Change Complete any extraction shadowrun
5 pts
Tron Complete any matrix shadowrun
5 pts
You and Your Johnson Complete a job for every Johnson in the game in one session
5 pts
Soldiers of Fortune Meet All Shadowrunners
5 pts
My Little Black Book Acquire All Contacts
10 pts
Yer a Wizard, Joshua Learn all spells as Joshua or any Shadowrunner
10 pts
Bad Security Obtain corporate security badges
5 pts
Concealed Carry Obtain a weapon permit
5 pts
The Key To Enlightenment Obtain a level 5 Maglock Passkey
5 pts
The Legends Were True Obtain the best cyberdeck on the game
5 pts
Protection Racket Obtain "protection" from all three gangs
5 pts
I Pledge Allegiance To The Mob... Swear loyalty to either the mafia or the yakuza
5 pts
Clearing Your Name Wipe your criminal record by any means
5 pts
Solidus Snake Complete any Shadowrun in the Mitsuhama Office without raising an alert or using invisibility
10 pts
Naked Snake Complete any Shadowrun in the Fuchi Office without raising an alert or using invisibility
10 pts
Venom Snake Complete any Shadowrun in the Ares Office without raising an alert or using invisibility
10 pts
Liquid Snake Complete any Shadowrun in the Lone Star Office without raising an alert or using invisibility
10 pts
Solid Snake Complete any Shadowrun in the Renraku Office without raising an alert or using invisibility
25 pts
The Day May Come When the Courage of Men Fails Get into the Mitsuhama building, rescue Aragorn and get out without raising an alert or using invisibility
25 pts
Kept You Waiting, Huh? Get into the Fuchi building, get the Cyber-Heart and get out without raising an alert or using invisibility
25 pts
Safe and Sound Get into Renraku Office and get the map without raising an alert or using invisibility and escape in one piece
25 pts
Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying Get into Hollywood Correctional, rescue Ilene and get out without raising an alert or using invisibility
10 pts
Interrogating Him Deck into Ito's matrix, obtain all interesting datafiles then crash the CPU
5 pts
Bar Tabs Deck into Club Penumbra's matrix and crash the CPU
5 pts
I'm An Agent Of Chaos Deck into Seattle General Hospital's matrix and crash the CPU
5 pts
Checkout Time Jack into Gates Undersound's matrix, find Ito's reservation, then crash the CPU
5 pts
If She Could Deck into Hollywood Correctional's matrix, find Vigore's file, then crash the CPU
5 pts
Mitsuhacka Deck into Mitsuhama's matrix, obtain their piece of the passcode, then crash the CPU
10 pts
The Heart of Washington Deck into Fuchi's matrix, obtain their piece of the passcode then crash the CPU
10 pts
Give Them the Raspberry Deck into Lone Star's matrix, obtain Joshua's case file, then crash the CPU
10 pts
Kratos Deck into Ares' matrix, obtain their piece of the passcode, then crash the CPU
10 pts
Kicking Some Aztec Deck into Aztechnology's matrix, obtain their piece of the passcode, then crash the CPU
10 pts
Loose Ends Deck into Renraku's matrix, obtain their piece of the passcode, then crash the CPU
10 pts
Piecing it Together Assemble all pieces of the hidden passcode
10 pts
Savin' the Day Deck into the hidden matrix, find the interesting data file, then crash the CPU
50 pts

Shadowrun leaderboard

Who scored the most on this game's achievements.

1 reiter.jorn 2 achievements 3.000 XP

Shadowrun frequently asked questions

How do I play Shadowrun online with a friend?

Shadowrun (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Shadowrun on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Shadowrun in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Shadowrun netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Shadowrun have achievements?

Yes, Shadowrun has 65 achievements worth 650 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Shadowrun for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Shadowrun on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.