Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

Steam Deck Playable

Harebrained Schemes · RPG · Aug 20, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.

87%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 231 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There is a large emphasis on freedom in character building and roleplaying, as well as dialogue and characters- but it’s ultimately let down a little by the restrictions of the system being built to work on tablets, as well as just being in the shadow of its predecessor Dragonfall.
231 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This also adds replayability if you want to play the mission with a different approach.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals are fantastic, even most of the character portraits are straight up beautiful.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals, sound effects, and music have definitely been upgraded.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters231 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat114 reviews
86%
Difficulty32 reviews
78%
Interface28 reviews
79%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs21 reviews
71%
Performance7 reviews
57%
Optimization7 reviews
71%
Crashes6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $4.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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