What platforms is Shadowrun on?

Shadowrun was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Shadowrun release?

Shadowrun was first released on March 25, 1993.

Shadowrun

Mar 25, 1993Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Shadowrun — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Shadowrun on?: Shadowrun was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Shadowrun release?: Shadowrun was first released on March 25, 1993.

About Shadowrun

Shadowrun is an action role-playing game.It was adapted from the cyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun.The game is the second video game adapted from Shadowrun, and has a more open ended style of gameplay than its 1993 Super NES counterpart, Shadowrun by Beam Software. The game is set in the Shadowrun universe, in the 2050s. A time where the blending of technology and human flesh is common; it is around the time the Matrix, a huge computer network, came online, with the ability to jack into its cyberspace directly. It was also a time of magic renewal: a phenomenon known as The Awakening occurred, where magic returned into the world. Sorcery was once again possible, and slowly and seemingly at random humans began to mutate into orcs, dwarves, elves or trolls. This time of upheaval was not without political conflicts: mega-corporations began to control the world. But with their magic, native shamans threatened them and the world geography came to a complete change. The Amerindians and Elves reclaimed an area called Salish-Shidhe, close to the free city of Seattle, a major city in the newly formed United Canadian and American States.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: BlueSky Software
Publisher: Sega
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Sandbox, Open world
Series: Shadowrun

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

87/100

from 18 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1994	$53	$129	$349	7 reviews	Medium

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$53

Complete

$129

Sealed

$349

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about 2 times a week
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $14.98 in Oct 2007, $57 five years ago, and $53 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$14.95	—
Jan 2009	$10.39	—
Jan 2010	$10.00	—
Jan 2011	$12.76	—
Jan 2012	$15.30	—
Jan 2013	$14.73	—
Jan 2014	$21	$35
Jan 2015	$28	$27
Jan 2016	$26	$52
Jan 2017	$35	$60
Jan 2018	$27	$53
Jan 2019	$26	$55
Jan 2020	$30	$65
Jan 2021	$36	$72
Jan 2022	$49	$100
Jan 2023	$45	$90
Jan 2024	$49	$95
Jan 2025	$40	$106
Jan 2026	$45	$95
Oct 2026	$53	$129

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1994	1352	010086013528

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A moody cyberpunk action-RPG from BlueSky with a battery to check.

Shadowrun is an action role-playing game adapted from FASA's cyberpunk tabletop game and developed by BlueSky Software, released for the Genesis in North America in 1994. It is set in Seattle and is more open-ended than Beam Software's separate Super NES game of the same name.

Electronic Games reviewing the Genesis game liked the music, with its own tune for each bar and dive, and called the cyberspace sequences the best graphics and sound in the game. It called it a big game with a lot of play value that would take many hours to solve.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 30	June 1994	95%
MegaTech Issue 29	May 1994	95%
MegaTech Issue 33	September 1994	95%
MegaTech Issue 34	October 1994	95%
GameRankings (aggregate)		76%
Electronic Gaming Monthly		40 / 50
GamePro		13 / 20

“Sound and graphics aren't too great, but if it's gameplay and value for money that you're after, this is the game you've been waiting for.”
— MegaTech, June 1994

“What an absolutely smart RPG this is! Based on the text RPG of the same name, the Mega Drive game takes”
— MegaTech, May 1994

“The graphics are a bit samey and grainy to boot, but the complex and absorbing gameplay makes up for any flaws. This is what the Mega Drive has been lacking.”
— MegaTech, September 1994

“Superb RPG based upon the text-book games. The graphics are a bit samey and grainy to boot, but the complex and absorbing gameplay makes up for any flaws.”
— MegaTech, October 1994

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

Before you buy

Among US carts this is one of the pricier ones, well above the middle. A fake with squashed label art has been documented in one listing, so look closely at the label and ask for a photo of the board. It saves to a battery inside the cartridge, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.