Fantastic game setting and totally like that it uses the 5e rules which means its compatible with just about any 5e rules out there. My only little gripe is being a US citizen, even though I'm familiar with the metric system and use it frequently for many sci-fi based RPGs that implement it.

The use of the metric system here makes conversions a little clumsy in this game. Average D&D square is 5ft, while here its 1.5 m (roughly the same). But the implementation of 1.5 m square kinda throws things off and you end up doing a lot of needless multiplication to figure out range.

Using 1.5 m grid maps make any 5ft grid map compatible from any 5e game. But then you are pausing momentarily to figure out a distance like Traumatize (36 m) to how many 1.5 m squares (which is 24). Its not difficult and just basic math. But can slow down some sessions

I would of preferred either using English measurements, or just sticking to 1 m or 2 m grid squares. I felt the 1.5 m was to shoehorn compatibility with other 5e products. A minor gripe, for a majority of a great game.

loved this, i backed the kickstarter originally, for digital, and had to buy physical when they were at my local con. loved the idea, the art, everything!

I wanted to really like this book, but for a setting built entirely around genetic alterations, the options were shockingly limited. Every character idea seemed to be thwarted by either thr necessary options not being available, or options that should have been genetic options, were mechanical upgrades. While this may get resolved someday in a supplement (Shadows of Korea did not), it was very unfortunate nonetheless.

This is one of THE best DD5E conversion i have ever seen.

It's fast to learn, has a lot of options, an engaging lore and the mechanics go well with the cyberpunk/transhuman setting the game has.

If you can get a playtest of it, do it. You won't be disapointed.

I love this setting! my players are really enjoying the very diverse creations they come up with due to the mods to themselves. the classes are fantastic as well, even without magic, the Hacks are pretty dang powerful when used right! or just punch your way though!

It feels lighter than say shadowrun, but still has that undercurent of needing to do things in the shadows. its a great setting, and am vastly looking forward to campaign modules that come out for it.

This book has been moving around my house since it arrived. It goes from hand to hand, rarely sitting on the shelf unconsulted. We expect we'll play more games in the intended setting, and we're convinced that the mechanics and creative opportunity is strong enough we'll create our own locations and run the GeneFunk classes in them.

There have been some strong 5e publications from independent publishers. This holds up next to any of them. Nice work, CRISPR Monkey.

Backed the kickstarter on this and a few similar ones looking to see how to bridge Cyberpunk genre with 5e rulesets.

In my opinion GeneFunk 2090 so far seems to be the best example of this.

Things I really like: The step beyond basic cyberpunk into gene editing and transhumanism. In that regard it seems much more mature a genre than simple cybernetics.

The classes seem nicely thought out and less 'cartoonish' than what you sometimes get when shoe-horning sci-fi into 5e.

The flavor the the hacks for the two hacker classes - simple little things like wording how your Alarm 'hack' works in the world of 2090 helps the story telling vibe of hacking vs magic.

Overall just a great attention to detail and making the ruleset feel natural and less forced. It may be one of the best SciFi adaptations to the 5e system I've personally seen.

Genefunk 2090 is brimming with creativity. The production values are gorgeous. The setting is a brilliant madhouse.

This game takes the familiar rules of 5e and smoothly adapt them in the dystopian world where you may battle corporate assassins, syndicate grunts or genetic monstrosities. The player options are powerful and interesting without being tedious or overwhelming.

The game’s influences are many and weaved together until the lines between them disappear.

The GM support is effective at giving you tools to construct your own adventures, without being a slog or involving mini-games. Plot hooks, guidance, details about how to handle and grow the campaign.

I appreciate the level of detail the world lore that is given. The history of how we got here fits in two pages. There’s a more well developed cast of corporations to work for and sabotage. It’s the right size of world lore. Too many books pad the first 100 pages with setting and histories. This book delivers its setting where you can easily take what you need from it and move on.

The power curve seems very high, but it’s balanced that the options are all generous. It sets up an ecosystem where characters are less generalists which blends well into the setting of high powered cyborgs and genetic mutts.

Overall, Genefunk 2090 is a very fun, very accessible bio/cyberpunk setting with functional design and huge amounts of creativity. Highly recommended.

Had a great time reading this. Even though I'm not usually a 5e guy the subject caught my attention and the text and art held it. Despire the plethora of cyberpunk games out there this one feel like its own thing.

Had a great time playing this! Recommend it to any Sci Fi nerds looking for an RPG to really sink their teeth into. a very interesting setting with lots of thought provoking ideas, and deep inner workings that help the world feel alive. And super fun, fresh game mechanics to boot. Great stuff!

Super fun to play, solid mechanics and character options, and a setting that really pulls you into full immersion. My players love it have even been preferring it over our other campaign.

Full Disclosure: I have helped fund this product on Kickstarter and have been given a "Creative Consultant" credit for helping during the playtesting period. I do not financially benefit from the sale this product.

GeneFunk 2090 is a "biopunk" (think cyberpunk with an emphasis on genetic engineering and its consequences) TTRPG using a modified form of the D&D 5th Edition rules set (all rules are included in this book, no need to own any D&D rulebooks).

What's the Setting? You play as a group of deniable asset mercenaries known as a "cadre" doing dubiously legal tasks for the various corporate and criminal syndicates that form the power structures of this cyberpunk future. Your reputation and pay scale is mediated by "Mosaic", a social media app / job board connecting cadre mercs to clients who need dirty deeds done discreetly. Nine megacorporations own nearly everything in this world, and the "Second Corporate War" is well under way as covert and not-so-covert warfare is the only way for these syndicates to gain superiority over each other.

What's the Technology?

• For over 50 years genetically engineered humans have been created, designed for a myriad of purposes. As of the year 2090, a quarter of the worlds population were born with transgenic traits.
• The overwhelming majority of the population have a nanotechnological colony in their bodies called a "daemon", an internal computer and medical nanobot system revolutionizing nearly every aspect of life.
• Cybernetic, biological and daemon software upgrades are available to those who can afford them to push far past the limits of what is humanly possible.
• One of the major corporations has developed "Phoenix Unlimited", a system that creates backup copies of a client's consciousness so that in the event of their death, that copy can be given a new body and a kind of functional immortality can be achieved.
• Despite all the incredible things daemon technology can do, there is a hidden price. It is possible for criminals and government agents to hack into someone's daemon and affect their target's brain and body. Memories can be altered or erased and bodies can be puppeteered. Codehackers are essentially techno-psychics in this world, and the havoc they can wreak is terrifying.
• Ranged weapon technology is primarily projectile based with specialized ammunition available. Melee weapons can be enhanced with electrical charges or especially sharp nanoblades. Armor can grant physical damage reduction on top of the normal AC boost. No laser pistols or energy shields, flying cars exist with turbofan VTOL, and there's a permanent base on the moon.

How's Character Creation? You have a choice of over 18 different "Genomes" (think D&D races), each very powerful in their own right (a level 1 GF2090 character will be equivalent to a level 3 D&D character). You also have the option to create your own custom genome (GM willing), or play a "Mutt" who rolls completely randomly what traits they inherited from their transgenically engineered parents. There are 11 prewritten Backgrounds to choose from, with the option to write you own. There are 8 classes, ranging from your standard D&D analogues (Fighter, Rogue and Monk players will recognize archetypes) to the Suit (an agent of a corporation/government/mafia who wields money and influence as their weapon) and hackers.

What's this about Hackers? There is no magic or psionics in this world; but bioengineering, nanotechnology and daemons can be used to create effects normally reserved for spell casters in other games. Simply: Hackers are spellcasters, using D&D-like spells as "Hacks". BioHackers can use hacks to affect biological bodies, either to harm or heal. Codehackers can use hacks to affect computers and brains (remember daemons can be hacked), making them truly terrifying techno-psychics. Engineers are masters of machines, their hacks either being crafting blueprints or representing the exact gadget you needed amd just happened to be carrying with you. If you like playing a spell caster in other 5E games and are worried there's nothing for you in this SciFi game, trust me, this game has got you covered.

Is it Good? As stated in the beginning, I am clearly biased. I love this game. The book is gorgeous, the character build options endless, and the setting is perfect for cyberpunk skullduggery. And at this price ($19 US from where I sit) for a 314 page rules complete TTRPG this well made, I think its a steal.

Fantastic quality -can't wait to run a biopunk campaign!