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Alternative systems for running Shadowrun games

Shadowrun: Anarchy is an official “lighter rules” version. (Cue)
Dragons Cast a Long Shadow¤ attempts to adapt the system of Technoir for use in a Shadowrun-like setting. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Runners in the Shadows. (FitD)
Nuyen Stories – a seven-page system based on Dime Stories.
Spellrunners. (Tricube Tails)
Leverage 2072 provides some quick details to run in the setting using Leverage. (Cortex)
Shadowrun in the Sprawl. (PbtA)
Pink Mohawks. (Fiasco)
Running in New Orleans. (PbtA)
Shadow Runner hacks the rules of the Blade Runner RPG to support the Shadowrun setting. (Year Zero Engine)
Sprawlrunners. (Savage Worlds)
The Savage World of Shadowrun. (Savage Worlds)
shadow-hack. (Old School Hack)
ShadowCore – in German. (Fate)
ShadowFate. (Fate)
ShadowGuard – John Harper’s never-to-be-finished light hack of Mouse Guard.
Shadowrun Genesys v2. (Genesys)
Shadowrun in Cypher System. (Cypher)
Sixth World. (PbtA)
SR4E – using the tactical approach of D&D 4e with the premises of Shadowrun.
World of Shadows – a minimalist approach. (PbtA)
A blog post discusses how to use the setting with InSpectres.

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 * [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/194759/Shadowrun-Anarchy Shadowrun: Anarchy] is an official “lighter rules” version. ([https://rpggeek.com/rpgsystem/25150/cue-system Cue])
-* [http://www.savevsdm.com/?p=343 Leverage 2072] provides some quick details to run in the setting using [https://rpggeek.com/rpg/4883/leverage-roleplaying-game Leverage]. ([https://www.cortexrpg.com Cortex])
 * [https://wordmanward.itch.io/dcals Dragons Cast a Long Shadow]¤ attempts to adapt the system of [http://www.technoirrpg.com/ Technoir] for use in a ''Shadowrun''-like setting. ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0])
+* [https://markcleveland.itch.io/runners-in-the-shadows Runners in the Shadows]. ([https://bladesinthedark.com/licensing FitD])
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/118PBUsFeRFvlhBMYG8nUgqyDfgXnQTMS/view Nuyen Stories] – a seven-page system based on [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/119422/Dime-Stories-Aint-Nothin-for-Free Dime Stories].
+* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417495/Spellrunners-Tricube-Tales-OnePage-RPG Spellrunners]. ([https://fari.games/en/srds/zadmargames/tricube-tales/genre-rules Tricube Tails])
+* [http://www.savevsdm.com/?p=343 Leverage 2072] provides some quick details to run in the setting using [https://rpggeek.com/rpg/4883/leverage-roleplaying-game Leverage]. ([https://www.cortexrpg.com Cortex])
+* [https://stuh42l.itch.io/shadowrun-in-the-sprawl Shadowrun in the Sprawl]. ([http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy PbtA])
 * [http://fiascoplaysets.com/home/pink-mohawks Pink Mohawks]. ([https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ Fiasco])
-* [https://markcleveland.itch.io/runners-in-the-shadows Runners in the Shadows]. ([https://bladesinthedark.com/licensing FitD])
 * [https://feyhaven.com/running-in-new-orleans/ Running in New Orleans]. ([http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy PbtA])
-* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417495/Spellrunners-Tricube-Tales-OnePage-RPG Spellrunners]. ([https://fari.games/en/srds/zadmargames/tricube-tales/genre-rules Tricube Tails])
 * [https://tothedicecave.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/shadow-runner-a-shadowrun-hack-of-blade-runner/ Shadow Runner] hacks the rules of the [https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/blade-runner-rpg/ Blade Runner RPG] to support the Shadowrun setting. ([https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YZE-Standard-Reference-Document.pdf Year Zero Engine])
 * [https://peginc.com/savage-worlds-guild-highlight-sprawlrunners/ Sprawlrunners]. ([https://www.peginc.com/licensing/ Savage Worlds])
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 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZFpVXyUmmIlPmmJY8E7oWzLaUZebfzqX/view Shadowrun Genesys v2]. ([https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/genesys/ Genesys])
 * [https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LEenppv79c9p_PuriLg/-LHUgojKsAWbu0ENP1DX Shadowrun in Cypher System]. ([http://cypher-system.com Cypher])
-* [https://stuh42l.itch.io/shadowrun-in-the-sprawl Shadowrun in the Sprawl]. ([http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy PbtA])
 * [https://swse.neocities.org/#sixth-world Sixth World]. ([http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy PbtA])
 * [https://sr4e.wordpress.com SR4E] – using the tactical approach of ''D&D 4e'' with the premises of ''Shadowrun''.
 * [https://sentientgames.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/world-of-shadows/ World of Shadows] – a minimalist approach. ([http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/policy PbtA])
 * A [https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/shadowrun-via-inspectres/ blog post] discusses how to use the setting with [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=17891&manufacturers_id=548&it=1& InSpectres].