Spiderweb Software is remastering another classic RPG

pcgamer.com:

Spiderweb Software's latest foray onto Kickstarter(opens in new tab) is another runaway success, which means that a remastered version of the «epic cult classic» RPG Geneforge 2 will soon be on the way.

Spiderweb makes a very particular type of RPG: Light on eye candy (very light) and other effects, but very deep, flexible, and open-ended. The studio—basically a two-person operation, Jeff Vogel and his wife Marian Krizsan—has been making RPGs like this for years(opens in new tab), and it's found a small but committed audience. I jokingly (and very affectionately) called Queen's Wish: The Conqueror Spiderweb's "latest crappy-looking RPG(opens in new tab)" when it came out in 2019, but despite the 1980s-style visuals it holds a very positive user rating on Steam.

Like a lot of small developers, Spiderweb took to Kickstarter in 2018, seeking $30,000 for Queen's Wish: The Conqueror(opens in new tab). The campaign was a huge success, as eager fans more than tripled that goal; Kickstarters for a Geneforge remaster(opens in new tab) and Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor(opens in new tab) followed, and enjoyed similar results. Now the studio is deep into a Kickstarter campaign for a remaster of Geneforge 2, and with more than two weeks to go it's already doubled its goal.

We gave the original Geneforge 2, released in 2003, an 80% score in our review(opens in new tab), saying that aside from its graphics (which weren't much to look at even back then), it was a «a terrific game to start with if you're fairly new to the RPG genre.» The new version won't mess with that formula: The main goal of the remaster is to get it running properly on modern hardware, including mobile devices. 

But Spiderweb does aim to expand on it, with «new