Shadowrun Returns Released

It looks like Harebrained Schemes’ website is being hammered right now, so I haven’t been able to check if the DRM-free version of the title for backers is already available, but the the game has unlocked on Steam and is available for purchase at full price for €13.99/£14.99/$19.99, which means we can officially consider it released. If you don’t like purchasing on Steam, the title is also available on GamersGate.

Here’s a brief overview text, in case you haven’t follow the Kickstarter campaign and its post-funding coverage, or you just learned about Shadowrun Returns with this piece of news:

MAN MEETS MAGIC & MACHINE. The year is 2054. Magic has returned to the world, awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Technology merges with flesh and consciousness. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among us, while ruthless corporations bleed the world dry. You are a shadowrunner – a mercenary living on the fringes of society, in the shadows of massive corporate arcologies, surviving day-by-day on skill and instinct alone. When the powerful or the desperate need a job done, you get it done… by any means necessary.

In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slums to the city’s most powerful megacorps. You will need to tread carefully, enlist the aid of other runners, and master powerful forces of technology and magic in order to emerge from the shadows of Seattle unscathed.

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

Update: Apparently the game costs €18.99 in Region 1 European countries, which would be, according to Steamprices.com: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland.