Geneforge 1: Mutagen Update #8

This month’s Kickstarter update for Spiderweb Software’s remake of their first Geneforge game lets us know that the remake is almost ready to launch into beta, and get its own Steam page and an official announcement. Along with that, we also get a few sentences for the backers and a couple of concept art samples. Here are the text parts:

Progress on Geneforge 1 – Mutagen is continuing at a healthy rate. The world is almost halfway done, which means it’s time to think about starting beta testing. This is a big step, though, and we’re working on doing a bit more in-house testing first. We want to make sure the game feels right.

We are also getting together the resources to make a Steam page and announce the game officially. This takes a lot of work. Screenshots and descriptions need to be made. A trailer needs to be generated. We must navigate the labyrinth of Steam. It’ll take a few days, but announcing the game is always exciting. It makes things feel a lot more real. This will happen soon.

Also, we have been putting in the magic items, characters, and quests made by our Kickstarter backers. As with Queen’s Wish, we’re having a lot of fun doing this. Your ideas have been really good, and they’re doing a lot to flesh out the world. People who already played the original Geneforge will find a bunch of surprises.

Lastly, we’ve put in a lot of new graphics. A bunch of the old Geneforge item and creature art has been entirely redone. The world of Geneforge has a lot of weird, organic, alien stuff, and our artists have done a great job of keeping it weird.

Kickstarter Backers

All of the map souvenirs have been sent out. We are working on sending out the Certificates of Absolution now. We won’t be surveying the first 3 backer tiers until we’re a bit closer to release.

Short update this month. Just letting you know that everything is going well. Enjoy a bit of new art below. See you next month!

– Jeff Vogel