Shadowrun Alternative Systems

Alternative systems for running Shadowrun games

• Shadowrun: Anarchy is an official “lighter rules” version. (Cue)
• Leverage 2072 provides some quick details to run in the setting using Leverage. (Cortex)
• 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)
• Nuyen Stories – a seven-page system based on Dime Stories.
• Pink Mohawks. (Fiasco)
• Runners in the Shadows. (FitD)
• Running in New Orleans. (PbtA)
• Spellrunners. (Tricube Tails)
• 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)
• Shadowrun in the Sprawl. (PbtA)
• 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.