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Geneforge

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First release
Dec 21, 2001
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Fantasy, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline. You have the freedom to choose your own path and decide how the story will turn out. You can fight the evil overlord or you can join him. You can help the peasants or you can torment them. You can be the bold hero or you can just try to get away. No matter what you choose, Geneforge offers an enormous adventure with plenty of replay value.

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Storyline
Players assume the role of an apprentice Shaper, a sect of mages who can create living creatures through force of will. The apprentice is cast away on Sucia, an island abandoned by the sect 200 years prior. The island contains groups of the Shapers' creations, who have formed their own ideologies regarding their creators in the intervening years. The primary motivation of the player is to escape the island and, in the process, deal with the forces working to steal the Shaper secrets abandoned on Sucia Isle.Read more

Players assume the role of an apprentice Shaper, a sect of mages who can create living creatures through force of will. The apprentice is cast away on Sucia, an island abandoned by the sect 200 years prior. The island contains groups of the Shapers' creations, who have formed their own ideologies regarding their creators in the intervening years. The primary motivation of the player is to escape the island and, in the process, deal with the forces working to steal the Shaper secrets abandoned on Sucia Isle.

Release dates
Mac
Dec 21, 2001
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 19, 2002
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
magic, genetic experiment, steam, multiple endings, artificial intelligence
… All 21, explorable world, talking animals, boss fight, digital distribution, single-player only, attributes, customizable characters, customization, character select screen, skill points in game, active ability, moral decisions, spellcaster, bread, indie royale, negotiation
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IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026