Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (2014)

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut offers a compelling cyberpunk RPG experience, taking players on a 20+ hour journey through a richly detailed dystopian future. The standalone release, featuring five new missions, a revamped combat system, and a redesigned interface, elevates the original Dragonfall campaign. This deep, story-driven experience, with its intricate character development and branching narrative, provides a compelling and engaging gameplay experience. The game's unique blend of magic and technology, combined with customizable team members and skill-based progression, offers a substantial amount of replayability, making it a strong contender in the cyberpunk genre. While not published by Paradox Interactive, the game shares several characteristics of games on their list, namely, deep narratives and rich character development. The focus on exploration, strategic combat, and team customization mirrors the intricate storytelling and character-driven gameplay often associated with Paradox Interactive’s RPGs. However, given the focus on cyberpunk, magic, and technology, and its origins as an expansion, it's difficult to definitively place it among Paradox's best, primarily due to differences in gameplay mechanics.