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Posted August 19, 2014
50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

A while ago, [url=http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms]we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like &[url=http://www.gog.com/game/flatout_2]Flatout 2, , <a href="http://www.gog.com/game/darklands">Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: [url=http://www.gog.com/game/gods_will_be_watching]Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

Anomaly Warzone Earth
Ascendant
Bionic Dues
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!
Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!
Bloodnet - first time on Linux!
Braveland
CLARC - first time on Linux!
Darklands - first time on Linux!
Darwinia
Defcon
Don't Starve + DLC
Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
FlatOut - first time on Linux!
Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!
Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!
Gemini Rue
Gods Will Be Watching
Hammerwatch
Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last Federation
Legend of Grimrock
Litil Divil - first time on Linux!
Long Live the Queen
MouseCraft
Multiwinia
Normality - first time on Linux!
Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!
Pinball World - first time on Linux!
Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!
Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!
Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!
Shattered Haven
The Shivah HD
Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!
Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!
Space Pirates and Zombies
Spacechem
Stargunner - first time on Linux!
SteamWorld Dig
Super Hexagon
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!
Teslagrad
Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)
Uplink
VVVVVV

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off until Tuesday, 9:59AM GMT. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is [url=http://youtu.be/qBxbPts5tOk" target="_blank]our very first time[/url] with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!
Posted July 24, 2014
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IronArcturus: Does anyone know if the .deb files are 32-bit or 64-bit?
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JudasIscariot: Most of them should be 32-bit but there are 64-bit versions available for those games that have a 64-bit version :)
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jalister: Flatout doesn't have a tarball.
Flatout 2 doesn't have a DEB installer.
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JudasIscariot: They're both tarballs due to them using Wine :)
Will there be a deb installer for either of the Flatout games in the future?
Posted July 24, 2014
The games I tried work perfectly with Fedora 20, once I installed any missing dependencies.


Thanks GOG!
Post edited July 24, 2014 by elendiel7
Posted July 24, 2014
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hedwards: There seem to be a few bad bugs here. Anybody else finding that the games will not start if you're using Mint and a non-English system language? German seems to cause it to fail miserably.

I'm also finding that with English, I'll get it to start, but it changes the resolution and won't change it back after I'm done playing.
I would send a ticket with the games that fail to start when using a non-English language setting :)
Posted July 24, 2014
Yeah, filtering games by OS would be very useful for the owned library. Humble Bundle provide that for example. Wishlist item anyone?-)
Post edited July 24, 2014 by shmerl
Posted July 24, 2014
Hey GOG.com staff,

you've got me. Like many other people i just bought some games, just they are running Linux now.
They run really great and I'm not using Ubuntu/Mint, i switched to Arch.

I'm really happy now. Thank you!
Posted July 24, 2014
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hedwards: There seem to be a few bad bugs here. Anybody else finding that the games will not start if you're using Mint and a non-English system language? German seems to cause it to fail miserably.

I'm also finding that with English, I'll get it to start, but it changes the resolution and won't change it back after I'm done playing.
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JudasIscariot: I would send a ticket with the games that fail to start when using a non-English language setting :)
Indeed, I just got distracted by the games once they started working.
Posted July 24, 2014
Thumbs up, guys, way to go.
Posted July 24, 2014
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shmerl: Yeah, filtering games by OS would be very useful for the owned library. Humble Bundle provide that for example. Wishlist item anyone?-)
For the time being, since there are not too many Linux games here yet, you could just go to Browse Games/Linux Games and look at the ones you own.
I agree, though, that more options to personalize your game shelf are definitely welcome. (How about some more colours or the ability to sort by genre?)
Posted July 24, 2014
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shmerl: Yeah, filtering games by OS would be very useful for the owned library. Humble Bundle provide that for example. Wishlist item anyone?-)
I've made a couple of suggestions that were essentially saying this is how some other site does it. On second thought, I decided to not provide any more examples of how other sites are doing things because almost all sites now support DRM. Even Humble Bundle sells Steam and UPlay only games now. That is one step I pray GOG never takes just because that is how other sites are doing it.

It's a shame that Humble no longer enforces a DRM free policy, especially because I believe they had a helping hand in bringing more games to Linux.

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xeniac: They run really great and I'm not using Ubuntu/Mint, i switched to Arch.
What are some of the games you are running on Arch? I've been planning to install Arch on one of my computers to get more experience with Linux.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by jalister
Posted July 24, 2014
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jalister: What are some of the games you are running on Arch? I've been planning to install Arch on one of my computers to get more experience with Linux.
Yes, that's why I'm so glad that GOG are catching up at last so I don't need to buy Linux games on HB going forward, just because GOG doesn't offer such option.
Posted July 24, 2014
Great! Thank you very much!
Posted July 24, 2014
Oh my, oh my..
This is a fantastic achievement. I can't thank you enough for this one!
Posted July 24, 2014
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niky45: I love you guys. seriously.

but.... PLEASE. *try* to avoid those wine builds. they are better than nothing (of course), but... that is not real linux support. (I know that somethiimes is the only thing that can be done... and that wine is better than nothing... but no real linux user/fan would consider that actual linux support).

or at least, state clearly that it runs through wine. I mean, the first time I saw that a linux port worked under wine, I felt... cheated. Now I only feel sad.
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silviucc: I have not seen any of the Windows users complain about the use of dosbox or scummvm, why do you? For titles that use wine, there is a notice just below the system requirements that says this:

"Notice: game comes with a 32-bit binary only, this is a Wine game Patched to version 1.1"

It's in bold text too. Less whine about wine please.
you can't understand. well, it's alright. (/linux-fan-mode OFF)

I ALREADY said that wine is better than nothing. but a NATIVE port is even better.
wine makes lazy devels, and I think nobody wants that. plus, performance will (almost) always be better when running natively, since you have one layer less to leech resources.

and about the notice, well, I don't yet have any of the linux games, and I didn't look too thoroughly into them... but if it's there, well, its something.

*what I meant was: if GOG itself is porting those games, and they have the chance, PLEEEEAAASEEEE.... avoid wine. there are native ports out there (neverwinter nights, gemRB for the infinity engine games, etc), and they already work, so, don't just wrap a wine install and go.
Posted July 24, 2014
While I am not a Linux user, this is awesome news! GG, GOG.
Posted July 24, 2014
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silviucc: I have not seen any of the Windows users complain about the use of dosbox or scummvm, why do you? For titles that use wine, there is a notice just below the system requirements that says this:

"Notice: game comes with a 32-bit binary only, this is a Wine game Patched to version 1.1"

It's in bold text too. Less whine about wine please.
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niky45: you can't understand. well, it's alright. (/linux-fan-mode OFF)

I ALREADY said that wine is better than nothing. but a NATIVE port is even better.
wine makes lazy devels, and I think nobody wants that. plus, performance will (almost) always be better when running natively, since you have one layer less to leech resources.

and about the notice, well, I don't yet have any of the linux games, and I didn't look too thoroughly into them... but if it's there, well, its something.

*what I meant was: if GOG itself is porting those games, and they have the chance, PLEEEEAAASEEEE.... avoid wine. there are native ports out there (neverwinter nights, gemRB for the infinity engine games, etc), and they already work, so, don't just wrap a wine install and go.
We're not a porting company like Aspyr or Loki so we don't make native ports :) We just work to make games run on the two supported distros :) All the Linux native games come from our partners :)
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