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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Spiderweb Software}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 28, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 28, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 30, 2005}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-rendered graphics }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Geneforge }}
 
|steam appid  = 200990
 
|steam appid  = 200990
 
|gogcom id    = 1207662953
 
|gogcom id    = 1207662953
 
|gogcom id side = 1207659067
 
|gogcom id side = 1207659067
 
|strategywiki =  
 
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|wikipedia    = Geneforge 3
 
|wikipedia    = Geneforge 3
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Geneforge}}
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/geneforge3/index.html | unknown | Humble Widget. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | geneforge_15 | DRM-free | Includes entire series. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | geneforge_15 | DRM-free | Includes entire series. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 200990 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 200990 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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}}
 
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Geneforge - launcher.png|Launcher}}
 
{{Image|Geneforge - launcher.png|Launcher}}
 
{{Image|Geneforge 3 - general settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Geneforge 3 - general settings.png|General settings.}}
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|wsgf link                  =  
 
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}}
 
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==Input settings==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
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|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
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|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.gog.com/game/geneforge_15|title=Geneforge Saga on GOG.com|date=2019-12-10|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.gog.com/game/geneforge_15|title=Geneforge Saga on GOG.com|date=2019-12-10|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 27 March 2024

Geneforge 3
Geneforge 3 cover
Developers
Spiderweb Software
Release dates
macOS (OS X) March 28, 2005
Windows May 30, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres RPG
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics
Themes Fantasy
Series Geneforge
Geneforge 3 on MobyGames
Geneforge 3 on Wikipedia
Geneforge
Geneforge 2001
Geneforge 2 2003
Geneforge 3 2005
Geneforge 4: Rebellion 2006
Geneforge 5: Overthrow 2008
Geneforge 1 - Mutagen 2021
Geneforge 2 - Infestation 2024

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Geneforge 3 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RPG game in the Geneforge series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Humble Widget.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes entire series.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Spiderweb Software\Geneforge 3 Saved Games\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200990/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Spiderweb Software\Geneforge 3 Saved Games\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200990/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher
Launcher
General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Native resolution is 800x600. The launcher provides the option to change the monitor resolution to 800x600, or to use a windowboxed display at the current resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use DxWnd, instructions here.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[1]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compliant graphics card
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Geneforge Saga on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-10
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."