The first major supplementary book for the Gaia Complex introduces a number of new hardware pieces and the black market structure. The item catalog makes up only about half of the volume. More extensive and, in my opinion, even more interesting is the background section, which deals with the black market. In addition to Neomunich, the various black markets for weapons, blood, sex, data and more are covered here. In addition, we find 15 new corporations which, like the the rest of the book, provide many ideas for your game sessions. I was particularly convinced by the clear connection to actual gameplay. It's almost impossible not to come up with new ideas for missions when reading the supplement. I would like to emphasize the once again high-quality illustrations as well as the aspect of sex work and fetish products. With the latter, the authors treat a topic that is often left out or only depicted in a very clichéd way in cyberpunk settings. Perhaps a bit too explicit for some game groups, the erotic and sex work scene is convincingly and sensitively presented here and neither idealized nor demonized. While it can easily be kept out of any game round, there is a consistent and thoroughly enriching perspective to be found here.

All in all, I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the variety of ideas, which I think can also be integrated into other settings. The Gaia Complex is a cyberpunk setting in its own right, but it can also be used to invigorate other game worlds. Not least because of the clear relevance to gameplay and the simple rules.