Choose Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Choose Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87% positive across 2,764 reviews.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition vs Rain of Reflections: Set Free
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition and Rain of Reflections: Set Free both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition (2015) is 4 years older than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (2019). Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (87% positive) than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (74.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Rain of Reflections: Set Free
Choose Rain of Reflections: Set Free if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rain of Reflections: Set Free launched in 2019.
Both Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition and Rain of Reflections: Set Free sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition |  Rain of Reflections: Set Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (2,764 reviews) | 74.8% positive (163 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Harebrained Schemes | Lionbite Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition (2015) is 4 years older than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (2019).
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (87% positive) than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (74.8% positive).
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rain of Reflections: Set Free has no Deck rating yet.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition vs Rain of Reflections: Set Free — FAQ
- Which is better, Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition or Rain of Reflections: Set Free?
- On Steam reviews Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition scores higher (87% positive) than Rain of Reflections: Set Free (74.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition or Rain of Reflections: Set Free first?
- If you want chronology, Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition (2015) came out before Rain of Reflections: Set Free (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition and Rain of Reflections: Set Free similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Rain of Reflections: Set Free doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.