Geneforge 1 – Mutagen
Geneforge 1 – Mutagen is a unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. You are one of the Shapers, wizards with the awesome power to create life. Want a tool, a trap, an army? You summon it into existence. You create mighty beasts, and they totally obey you. Usually.
At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be. You have been stranded on a forbidden island, full of the powerful, lost secrets of your people. Invaders are also here, trying to steal and master your knowledge. Race them for the awesome treasures hidden here. And destroy the thieves. Or join them.
Geneforge 1 – Mutagen offers unmatched freedom in how you play. Use magic or your deadly pets to crush your enemies. Or, use trickery, diplomacy, and stealth to win the game without ever attacking a foe. Choose between a host of rival factions or just destroy everything. Defeat the final boss, or switch sides and join him. Fight alone with blades, missiles, or magic, or create your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
Geneforge is an epic fantasy adventure with over eighty zones to explore, 50+ hours of gameplay, and unmatched replayability. Choose from dozens of skills, abilities, and pets to reach a vast array of different endings. The coming rebellion will scorch your continent. Who will win? It will be up to you.
Geneforge 1 – Mutagen is a total remaster of our 2001 cult-classic Geneforge. It contains new areas, quests, characters, and dialogue, a redone interface and systems, and a complete reworking of every single thing to bring it into the modern era of gaming.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
Just a really nice old-school CRPG. But take note, it really is quite old-school, so if that's not your thing, probably best avoid. But if it is, this ticks basically every box. Interesting and original setting, unusual magic/summoning system and (so far at least) a quite intriguing story. If you are old like me, or appreciate older games, particularly CRPGs, this is worth your time and money.
Steam User 8
Geneforge was my introduction to Spiderweb Software, and the series is one of my all time favorites. I was skeptical of a remake, but so far it's 100% an improvement on the original - your creations now have abilities that add to battle strategy, the difficulty is much better balanced, and there's entirely new areas and quests! Highly recommended if old school RPGs are your thing.
Steam User 5
Good old-school fun. I will say, if you're anything like me and can't play a game unless you crank it to the highest difficulty... The balance is waaay off. Level 9 enemies with poison spray and haste are more powerful than level 15 enemies without poison/acid by a longshot. One of those can beat my level 22 summon without even blinking. So I found that a little frustrating. But it is what it is.
Steam User 3
You wont like this game if you dislike difficulty even on Casual (old games were made different?), reading (and a lot of it), potentially having to take notes & figuring things out for yourself (cause the wiki cant save you)
But its good and it fixes so much of the original's issues - mainly being out of date and QoL updates, some nice new visuals but still good!
And theres a brand new area & group just for the remake!
Steam User 2
I played all of the Avernum trilogy and really enjoyed them for their unusual fantasy world (no elves, dwarves, and orcs here!) and great sense of exploration. Geneforge has an even stranger fantasy world that feels just as exciting and mysterious to explore. The atmosphere is mysterious!
The game systems and interface are very streamlined compared to other games by the same dev. The systems for summoning monsters and casting spells are intuitive. This game isn't too hard, so you aren't punished for spending your skill points in experimental ways.
The pacing of this game is good. The areas are small but full of interesting stuff. The NPCs have some interesting dialogue, but you don't have to click through hundreds of words.
Steam User 2
Very well written and fun game, multiple endings and feels like your choices matter. To make the game even more fun name your creations and try to keep them alive.
Steam User 2
A solid 8/10 CRPG! Like Avernum, It's biggest weakness is it's simplistic, minimalist writing, but the story is compelling enough to ensure that this isn't too big of an issue. Look forward to playing Geneforge 2.