mrkgnao: #4 GOG Needs to Keep the Offline Installers as Up to Date as the Galaxy Builds

This is not currently the case and has been getting worse recently. I have supplied GOG with a list of discrepancies and was kindly rewarded by a stony silence.

#5 GOG Would Do Well to Identify Which Games Have Single-Player Elements That Require Client Authentication or Online Connection

For example, Absolver or CP2077.

samuraigaiden: GOG definitely needs to clean up the game pages and the store search and sorting features. Information is not up to date (ex: games which added controller support after release do not get the game page updated). You can't search for genre, developer or anything other than game name. It's super underdeveloped.

Plus, sorting for older or newer games isn't useful when the release dates are a jumbled mess.

mrkgnao: #4 GOG Needs to Keep the Offline Installers as Up to Date as the Galaxy Builds

This is not currently the case and has been getting worse recently. I have supplied GOG with a list of discrepancies and was kindly rewarded by a stony silence.

#5 GOG Would Do Well to Identify Which Games Have Single-Player Elements That Require Client Authentication or Online Connection

For example, Absolver or CP2077.

samuraigaiden: GOG definitely needs to clean up the game pages and the store search and sorting features. Information is not up to date (ex: games which added controller support after release do not get the game page updated). You can't search for genre, developer or anything other than game name. It's super underdeveloped.

Plus, sorting for older or newer games isn't useful when the release dates are a jumbled mess.

aCyborg: I completely agree, but even if it stays the same at least the games are DRM free.

fr33kSh0w2012: The problem is mrkgnao is they simply don't care anymore!

mrkgnao: Of course they don't, but it's important to have these kinds of threads, so that GOG always has a more up-to-date and relevant set of issues to ignore. We don't want GOG not to care about things that we don't care about.

mrkgnao: #4 GOG Needs to Keep the Offline Installers as Up to Date as the Galaxy Builds

This is not currently the case and has been getting worse recently. I have supplied GOG with a list of discrepancies and was kindly rewarded by a stony silence.

#5 GOG Would Do Well to Identify Which Games Have Single-Player Elements That Require Client Authentication or Online Connection

For example, Absolver or CP2077.

joelandsonja: I've been a massive fan of GOG for nearly a decade, so believe me when I say that I really want them to succeed, but I can't help thinking that GOG has been in somewhat of a decline in quality over the last few years. Keep in mind that this is only one man's opinion, but I thought it was worth outlining a few areas where I think GOG needs improvement.

#1. GOG Needs Better Linux Support

#2. CD Projekt Should Stop Stealing GOG Developers

#3. The Website Needs Improvement

joelandsonja: I've been a massive fan of GOG for nearly a decade, so believe me when I say that I really want them to succeed, but I can't help thinking that GOG has been in somewhat of a decline in quality over the last few years. Keep in mind that this is only one man's opinion, but I thought it was worth outlining a few areas where I think GOG needs improvement.

Feel free to add your own suggestions to the list, but I'll get the ball rolling with my top three.

#1. GOG Needs Better Linux Support

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I would much rather be using Linux as my primary operating system, but GOG support on Linux is virtually non-existent and I find that extremely frustrating (to say the least). I have to admit that I've recently been having a conflict in my mind when it comes to choosing between a platform that's DRM-Free (GOG), or a platform that has more Linux support (Steam), and I'm not entirely sure which direction I plan to go. It would make my decision a lot easier if GOG said that they're planning to make Linux support a priority, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I could be wrong, but I really think that Linux is going to be the future of gaming, especially with the recent success of the Steam Deck and Proton software/Steam OS.

#2. CD Projekt Should Stop Stealing GOG Developers

I think it's safe to say that most of the developers at GOG have been recruited by CD Projekt to help patch Cyberpunk, but I can't help thinking that this was a huge mistake. I can't prove that Cd Projekt are stealing developers, but it's pretty obvious that they are. I realize that they can do whatever they want, because it's their company, but It's painfully obvious that the developers at GOG have virtually abandoned Galaxy since the release of Cyberpunk, because there have only been a handful updates over the last 10 months and support has slowed down to a crawl. Needless to say this is likely putting future development of Galaxy behind schedule, and GOG is going to continue losing ground to other platforms if they're not able to improve their own software.

#3. The Website Needs Improvement

I want to start by saying that I actually think that the GOG storefront is much better than Steam, Epic or Humble, but I can't help thinking that GOG needs to make better choices when it comes to the overall design. I realize that opinions on this issue may vary, but I wanted to point out three problems that I think should be addressed. #1. The main banner at the top of the page should not be overlapping the image below (see image marked 'Banner'). I'm not sure why GOG chose to make these images overlap, but it just doesn't look right. #2. GOG recently changed the game images near the bottom of the screen to a really strange square shape, and this also doesn't look right (see image marked 'Square'). #3. The website loads like absolutely garbage on tablets. I'm not sure if this is a universal problem, but every time I try to view GOG's storefront from a tablet, it never works properly. Obviously I'm not running my games from a tablet, but sometimes I just want to see what's new, and I can't get the website to work. I also realize that some of these issues may seem minor on the surface, but it does lend itself to the idea that GOG's quality is in decline.

Normally I don't like to be so negative when it comes to criticizing GOG, but I can't help feeling a little disappointed by GOG's direction over the last few years. That being said, let me know what you guys (and gals) think. Do you think GOG has been losing focus (a decline in quality)? Or do you think they're doing a good job overall? Share your thoughts below.

* Obviously all comments are welcome, but please try to keep your suggestions constructive.