Geneforge 2 - Infestation

Geneforge 2 - Infestation is Spiderweb Software's total remaster of their 2003 cult-classic Geneforge 2, the second entry in Jeff Vogel's Geneforge series of open-ended fantasy CRPGs. The remaster includes new areas, quests, characters, dialogue, a redone interface, and a complete mechanical reworking.

You are a Shaper — a wizard who creates living creatures through magic. Tools, traps, armies — whatever you need, you summon into existence. Your creations obey you completely. Usually. The catch is that the rebellion in this volume of the series is precisely the creations refusing to play along anymore.

The game's signature is openness. You can fight alone with blades, missiles, and magic, or raise an army of mutant creations to do the fighting for you. Alternatively, you can win the entire game without raising a single weapon — diplomacy, trickery, and stealth are first-class solutions to most encounters.

Nearly 90 zones to explore, 50+ hours of gameplay, dozens of spells and weapon skills, and multiple branching factions with their own ideologies and victory paths. There's no designated villain; you choose which factions to support or destroy. The series is famous for letting the player's choices actually matter, and this remaster preserves that depth in modernised packaging.