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Posted April 02, 2015
The DRM-free initiative.

We've always been on a mission to offer you games with no DRM protection whatsoever. Today, we want to start taking things a step further, help out people who bought a retail game with DRM, then ended up stuck with something rather unplayable. We can help you enjoy your favorites once again, and this time around, enjoy them DRM-free!

There are countless retail games out there that don’t work for various reasons: unsupported types of DRM, system incompatibilities, broken features. There's too many too count. Starting today, owners of several retail titles originally sold with DRM can get a digital copy of their game completely free at GOG.com: with no DRM as always, compatible with modern operating systems, and with plenty of goodies to boot.
<span class="bold">Reclaim these games, DRM-FREE:</span>




Editions released worldwide:
-S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
-S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
-S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Editions released only in CIS & Russian territories:
-Mount & Blade: Warband
-Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
-Eador: Genesis




To reclaim your game, just use one of the keys that came with your box. You can find more detailed information on the Reclaim your games, DRM-FREE! page to see if your key is compatible and just where to go from there.

This is just the start of something much bigger. We plan to add more titles to the list in the future - it's a long and complicated process that involves negotiating with multiple parties and a scavenger hunt to retrieve forgotten key-databases - but then, we are on a mission here, we'll do whatever it takes.
Post edited April 02, 2015 by Konrad
Posted June 02, 2016
A little bit of resurrecting the thread: any news on adding new games to Reclaim program? I'm asking due to GOG Connect premiere - it states that more titles will come. 'More titles coming soon' - states Reclaim as well.

Anyway, 14 months have passed since launch of Reclaim and no new titles have showed up, any news on that? :-)
Post edited June 02, 2016 by zeffyr
Posted June 03, 2016
its a bummer that for M&B Warband only the RU/CIS cd key works
Post edited June 03, 2016 by Zetikla
Posted June 12, 2016
Just wanted to inform you:
It worked!!!!! :-)
Posted April 01, 2017
NECRRRRRRRRRRO !!!!!!!!

2 years ago and no new games added :(
Posted April 01, 2017
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MaxFulvus: NECRRRRRRRRRRO !!!!!!!!

2 years ago and no new games added :(
That's because they introduced GoG Connect.
Posted April 01, 2017
Look mommy, a necromancer... *runs away to assemble an angry mob of clerics, paladins and priests*
Post edited April 01, 2017 by WinterSnowfall
Posted April 01, 2017
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mechmouse: That's because they introduced GoG Connect.
But both systems may coexisted !
Post edited April 01, 2017 by MaxFulvus
Posted April 01, 2017
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mechmouse: That's because they introduced GoG Connect.
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MaxFulvus: But both systems may coexisted !
True, But the CD Key reclaim system can only work if
1) the publisher wants to sell via GoG
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2) The publisher still has the database of created keys or the key validation algorithm
and
3) The publisher is happy for the Physical Media license to include a GoG digital licence.

Given Steam Keys replaced propriety CD Key about 10 years ago, the chances of a company have easy access to their old CD Kay system is very low.
Posted June 02, 2017
Unfortunately, Clear Sky didn't work for me. The other two Stalker games worked just fine.
Posted June 14, 2017
What key do I have to put in? I have all of the STALKER games..
Posted June 14, 2017
The CD key found on your manual/disc (sorry, am not at home to check where it was found). It worked just fine for my copy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
Posted June 11, 2019
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zeffyr: A little bit of resurrecting the thread: any news on adding new games to Reclaim program? I'm asking due to GOG Connect premiere - it states that more titles will come. 'More titles coming soon' - states Reclaim as well.

Anyway, 14 months have passed since launch of Reclaim and no new titles have showed up, any news on that? :-)
I'm very curious too. It's now June 2019 and I only see 5 games and 2 expansions available for reclaim. I have hundreds of games and If I have to repurchase these for $10-$15, in some cases $3-$6, it would be very expensive. I believe the idea was “all your games and friends in one place” but so far I just see one more game library service, no different than Steam, Origin, UPlay, etc.
Posted June 11, 2019
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hegersk: I'm very curious too. It's now June 2019 and I only see 5 games and 2 expansions available for reclaim. I have hundreds of games and If I have to repurchase these for $10-$15, in some cases $3-$6, it would be very expensive. I believe the idea was “all your games and friends in one place” but so far I just see one more game library service, no different than Steam, Origin, UPlay, etc.
Different in that every offering here is DRM-Free. They're not going to give you a library full of games for free just because you supported their competition for all this time.
Posted June 11, 2019
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hegersk: I'm very curious too. It's now June 2019 and I only see 5 games and 2 expansions available for reclaim. I have hundreds of games and If I have to repurchase these for $10-$15, in some cases $3-$6, it would be very expensive. I believe the idea was “all your games and friends in one place” but so far I just see one more game library service, no different than Steam, Origin, UPlay, etc.
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paladin181: Different in that every offering here is DRM-Free. They're not going to give you a library full of games for free just because you supported their competition for all this time.
Point being, feature release 2015 then to have no added content 4 years later. DRM or not, not a big deal if one paid for the game you can play it. Yes, there could be issues if the DRM holder goes out of business but likely someone else would buy them out.

There could be a number of pay structures in place to handle something like that with the game developers as opposed to their competitors, as you pointed out. Could have a low reclaim fee, say $.99 per game or an annual amount allowing you to reclaim many games, up to xx perhaps. Ideas are many and probably should have been vetted prior to releasing this as a feature of GOG to ensure it was even feasible.
Posted June 11, 2019
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hegersk: Point being, feature release 2015 then to have no added content 4 years later. DRM or not, not a big deal if one paid for the game you can play it. Yes, there could be issues if the DRM holder goes out of business but likely someone else would buy them out.

There could be a number of pay structures in place to handle something like that with the game developers as opposed to their competitors, as you pointed out. Could have a low reclaim fee, say $.99 per game or an annual amount allowing you to reclaim many games, up to xx perhaps. Ideas are many and probably should have been vetted prior to releasing this as a feature of GOG to ensure it was even feasible.
Problem is, publishers have to agree to it. And, as can be surmised by the lack of games available to reclaim, it would appear the vast majority of publishers aren't willing to give away a free copy to people that have bought elsewhere. They probably view it as lost revenue.
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