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Shadowrun: Dragonfall

Harebrained Schemes · 2014

Shadowrun: Dragonfall

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A tactical RPG set in cyberpunk Berlin where you lead a team of runners through strategic turn-based combat missions with branching story choices."

Heads up: Requires high mental energy for tactical decision-making in combat, but story-driven mission structure allows for natural stopping points between jobs.
Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Play missions in focused sessions rather than fragmented segments to fully appreciate the strategic depth and story narrative between squad members.

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Expansion
Part of Shadowrun Returns

About

BERLIN. The Flux-State: a stable anarchy enforced by an ever-shifting coalition of megacorps, political factions, and savvy power players. A place where almost anything goes and the right connections can be the difference between success and starvation. Dangerous jobs abound and there’s no better place to earn a quick payday – provided you live long enough to spend it. For you and your team of battle-scarred runners, it’s just another day in the Free City of Berlin. But a new threat is rising, one that could mean untold chaos and devastation. The only clue: whispers of the DRAGONFALL, a long-forgotten event from the earliest days of the Awakened world. As you find yourself drawn into a maze of veiled dangers and strange machinations, you will come face-to-face with a grim spectre of the past… and alter the course of Berlin’s future.

In 2012, magic returned to our world, awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Among them was the Great Dragon Feuerschwinge, who emerged without warning from the mountains of Germany, unleashing fire, death, and untold destruction across the countryside. It took German forces nearly four months to finally shoo…

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Shadowrun: Dragonfall take?
The minimum meaningful session for Shadowrun: Dragonfall is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Shadowrun: Dragonfall?
Shadowrun: Dragonfall uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Shadowrun: Dragonfall pressure you to keep playing?
Shadowrun: Dragonfall has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Shadowrun: Dragonfall's Session Respect Score?
Shadowrun: Dragonfall has a Session Respect Score of 7.2/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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