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Revision as of 16:52, 30 September 2021

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Not to be confused with Shadow Run.

Shadowrun
Shadowrun cover
Developers
FASA Interactive
Publishers
Microsoft Studios
Engines
Badger
Release dates
Windows May 29, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 67
IGDB 68
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter
Themes Cyberpunk, Fantasy, South America
Series Shadowrun
Shadowrun on HowLongToBeat
Shadowrun on IGDB
Shadowrun guide on StrategyWiki
Shadowrun on MobyGames
Shadowrun on Wikipedia
Shadowrun
Shadowrun 2007
Shadowrun Returns 2013
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut 2014
Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown 2015
Shadowrun Chronicles: INFECTED Director's Cut 2015
Shadowrun: Hong Kong 2015

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Cross-platform play with Xbox 360 players.
Various issues including mouse accuracy problems and being unable to hear Xbox 360 players' voice chat.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 1] and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
No longer available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Shadowrun Vista Title Update 03 updates the game to the latest version.
Games For Windows Live Redistributable Sometimes difficult to find install of Games for Windows Live

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
16:10 has black borders but, the hud has been moved to fit the aspect ratio. Menus and Videos fit.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
The window can't be changed to an ultrawide resolution. Fullscreen supports remains untested.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Has no options for anisotropic filtering in the menus.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Locks the game to 30 FPS regardless of refresh rate.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Framerates over 60 FPS may introduce glitches.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Requires a Microsoft account.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
16 Cross platform with Xbox 360 players.

Connection types

Issues unresolved

Can't hear Xbox 360 players' voice chat

As of November 15, 2010 Xbox 360 and Windows players cannot hear each other using the in game voice system; voice chat with other Windows players is unaffected.

Issues fixed

Compatibility problems on Windows 7 and later

Run the game in Windows Vista compatibility mode.

Nvidia GPU pink screen

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Dual-core Processor or 3.2 GHz Single-core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB + 1 GB Swap File
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7800
ATI Radeon X1800
256 MB of VRAM
Like with Halo 2, Windows XP can run the game using hacks.


Notes

  1. Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, requires a Microsoft account - local profiles are not supported.

References

  1. Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-30
    Tested with a 144hz display and Vsync disabled. Jumping becomes harder as sometimes it will not register. Also, screen tearing is present.