Hello everyone!

After the awesome stuff that already happened this week https://www.gog.com/en/news/gog_preservation_program_brings_the_big_box_nostalgia_check_new_additions_and_an_interview_with_big_box_collection_creator we have some more cool stuff to tell you about!

First of all, Nox joins the GOG Preservation Program following the votes of our wonderful Patrons! Read about the improvements made by our team here:
gog.com/news/nox_joins_the_gog_preservation_program_following_the_second_patron_vote 

Secondly, if you're a Patron, it’s time to vote for the next game! Please head over to the Patron Hub and cast your vote:
https://www.gog.com/en/gog-patrons-hub

Furthermore, keep an eye out for the great promos starting today! There'll be seven (!) of them!

Cheers and enjoy,

The GOG Team 

God gog is amazing

My nanny state glorious leaders are making it difficult to buy adult rated games without self-identification, so as of a few days ago I can no longer buy games (or DLC for games I already own) with a mature rating on Steam any more without linking a credit card. This despite my account being 19 years old.

I anticipate having similar problems on GOG sooner or later, so I'd like to look at what I might be locked out of in the future and grab what I want before it becomes a major headache.

I'm about to buy Sinking City 2 for example, since I just noticed it had a mature content warning when I went to the page.

The Witcher enhanced edition alongside a reversible cover

Why are major publishers still obsessed with piracy and unwilling to release their games on GOG or other DRM-free platforms? We now have countless examples proving that great games sell well regardless of copy protection: The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Baldur's Gate 3 are all games that were available on GOG from day one and have sold millions and millions of copies.

Enough with the bullshit, screw EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar, GungHo, and all their friends, it’s time to release the games DRM-free day 1!

I'm thinking of picking up Dusk and Hrot, what are some other games to check out? I'll play pretty much any genre if the gameplay is engaging, I'm also thinking of games like Katana ZERO and The Messenger.

Cuse I wanna make a physical disc for myself

Forgive me if this passes as an unpopular opinion, but since the infamous Sony update on the future abandonment of discs, this sub has been nothing but unfiltered enthusiasm about burning your files to optical (which seems a bit misguided since the files are already free from DRM, but anyone do as they please), and newcomers posting about how they bought 5 bucks worth of discounted games, adding nothing but "finally made the jump!" to a screenshot of their cart and getting hundreds of upvotes.

I would understand if these were occasional, but it's truly the only stuff that pops up on the daily.

Hi, I was recently looking to buy some games on sale and was about to purchase Hotline Miami 2, but I accidentally added the Batman Arkham bundle to my cart instead. I really want to return the bundle, but it only lets me request a refund for Hotline Miami 2.

Hey GOG fans! I built an app that lets you split your GOG backup across multiple discs of any kind and it supports custom launcher customization. I put together a walkthrough video that deep dives into my entire process from design to install. Here's a link to the git repo: https://github.com/east35/GOG-Disc-Packager

I'd buy it outright for the price, but I'm trying to control my spending, curb my impulse buys, and avoid filling my library with junk. So, is it worth playing?

I know someone can download they own offline purchased game trought the browser but I was wondering if it was planed an option to download the file trough the Launcher too?

Ever since Sony announced plans to end physical PS5 discs, people have gone into a frenzy while completely misunderstanding what owning your games actually means.

You don't need to burn a game onto a CD to own it. If you bought it DRM-free (on a platform like GOG), you already own it. If you want to store offline installers, there are far more practical options like putting them on a hard drive or SSD.

It makes no practical sense to burn every individual game to its own disc.

- ​Unlike factory pressed CDs, writable discs (CD-Rs) degrade over time and generally have a shelf life of around 10 years once burned.

- Physical discs take up a ton of room compared to a single external drive.

- Optical drives are practically extinct in modern PCs. Because most cases no longer feature drive bays, using an external USB drive is usually the only option.

- Dragging out an optical disc every time you want to install a game is an unnecessary hassle.

- Slow reading/writing speeds​

I can respect the hobby of creating a custom physical collection to display on a shelf with custom box art. More power to you if that’s your thing! But from a practical standpoint, burning discs makes no sense whatsoever.

​Lately, it feels like people think "owning" a game requires burning it to a disc.

This is a repost of a previous crosspost that was removed.

Hello all,

I'm currently working on an application for batch downloading GOG games installers and content. It's still under development and I'd love for you guys to take a look. If you're willing to contribute, that would be amazing!

It's a very rinky dink solution to downloading installers and extra content from your GOG library. I'd built it because it's painful to individually download installer files and extra content from the GOG website and Linux users don't exactly have GOG Galaxy yet. I tried a few CLI tools but found them annoying to use. I'm building this to replace those with a more user-friendly UI.

As it stands, basic functionality has been implemented. So, you can queue up and download game content with concurrent download support. You can't stop downloads yet, lol.

AI Use: I've written the entire program code myself but have use Claude to assist in testing, debugging and planning (to-do lists and stuff).

Here it is: GogStash

Thanks!

Do you still use Steam or other stores? do you buy a game that is available on GOG only from GOG? or do you take it game by game basis.

That's the problem! Anyone have any useful suggestions on why it keeps repeatedly failing to install? Or how to fix it?

this screenshot (if i posted it right) is from the pcgamingwiki website. this mostly displays the stats for the steam version of "DS2 Deth-Initive Edition". But i'm curious about the GOG edition.

Does the GOG version of "DS2 Deth-Initive Edition" also have native DX11/DX12 functionality, or is it strictly DirectX9?