

GOG.com
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GOG.com, or Good Old Games, is a digital platform selling PC games. It offers a wide variety of classic and new titles, all free from Digital Rights Management (DRM) and updated to be compatible with current operating systems.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Features
GOG.com News & Activities
Highlights • All activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about GOG.comGOG launches preservation program to keep classic PC games alive on modern systems forever
GOG.com has launched a new Preservation Program designed to keep classic PC games playable on moder...
- Maoholguin published news article about Heroic Games LauncherHeroic Games Launcher update brings initial GOG Galaxy support for Linux users
The Heroic Games Launcher is set to release a new update that will introduce initial support for GO...
- Maoholguin published news article about GOG.comGOG partners with Amazon Luna to offer Cloud Gaming support across multiple devices
Digital distributor GOG.com has partnered with Amazon Luna to offer cloud gaming support. This will...
Comments and Reviews
Sad thing that so many people still stick to Steam/Origin/etc, when there's such a great alternative available. The main strong point of GoG is that all games they sell lack any kind of DRM systems implemented, which is a cancer and often a violation of user's privacy in almost any other digital distribution platform today. This is something diametrically opposite, though - every GoG game works without any internet connection, nor client required, just like majority of pre-2005 physically-sold titles would (there's optional downloadable client, called GoG Galaxy for those who like such things, but i haven't tested it). You can redownload everything you have purchased as many times as you like, and even if the shop goes out of bussines at some point in future (which i REALLY hope won't be the case anytime soon) all the installers you keep locally will remain fully usable, just like physical copies back in the day. Moreover, there's no legal limit in the number of physical workstations you are allowed to install your games on, according to the official website:
Can I enjoy my purchases both on my laptop and desktop computer at home? Yes. We do not limit the number of installations or reinstallations, as long as you install your purchased games on computers in your household. So yeah, if you've got a render-farm in the basement, you might actually break the world record for the number of legal Witcher installations in one household. However, if you think about installing your game on a friend's machine or sharing it with others then please don't do it, okay?
The only thing some people may complain about is the fact, that despite numerous newly released titles are available on GoG, there will always be many AAA games that you won't be able to buy there, since some publishers won't agree to strip the games off DRMs. I personally don't care, and deliberately boycott Steam and others. If majority of people did the same DRM stores would have gone extinct sooner or later, i believe.
No longer DRM-free: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/drm_on_gog_list_of_singleplayer_games_with_drm/page1
Because it's DRM-free and they launched the Games Preservation Program.
Have bought a few games through GOG, have been pretty good to date
In a way, it's a simpler Steam. I just hope they maintain the DRM-free option.
Far less inadequate content than on Steam.
You can play games without GOG Galaxy and without DRM if games allow that.
https://www.gog.com/account
Best Steam Alternative. On whose community and support I had to put an end to, as harmful to mental health. More expensive, and no longer allows you to download offline distributions of purchased games from your personal account, as it was before the appearance of GOG Galaxy. On the other hand, the launcher has limited integration of clients from other publishers, and you don't need to remember exactly which store you bought this or that game.
I can download nearly everything in https://www.gog.com/account.