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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 25, 2014
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ssokolow: I'd have one, but I missed the in-store copy by a week back in the day and, now, I can't find a place that'll sell them to Canada for a reasonable price.

(Amazon Marketplace sells them to the U.S. for prices in the $7 range but all the places I've seen that sell to Canadian buyers want at least $50)
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JMich: What about a service like Borderlinx?
Doesn't help. They estimate a shipping cost of $45 which, compared to USPS international, is obscene.
Posted July 25, 2014
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ssokolow: Doesn't help. They estimate a shipping cost of $45 which, compared to USPS international, is obscene.
Borderlinx to your place has a shipping cost of $45? Yikes.
I think I recall another similar company which was near the border, but unsure how close you are, to hop over the border to pick up your order in person.
Posted July 25, 2014
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Gunsik: it would be good if it could work with gog downloader or with new gog galaxy. So it would be even easier to manage and istall games on any linux
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ssokolow: You could use lgogdownloader. It's not ideal, but it does do a better job than the browser in my experience.
thanks i will check it out
Posted July 25, 2014
Why did all the games I just bought disappear from my damn collection????????
Posted July 25, 2014
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ssokolow: Doesn't help. They estimate a shipping cost of $45 which, compared to USPS international, is obscene.
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JMich: Borderlinx to your place has a shipping cost of $45? Yikes.
I think I recall another similar company which was near the border, but unsure how close you are, to hop over the border to pick up your order in person.
All the shipping estimator asked for was "What country and province?"

As for where I am, I'm about 2.5 hours from the border and rarely travel more than 30 minutes from home so picking it up isn't really worth it at today's gas prices. I suppose I could look up the USPS cost to ship it at a sane price and then ask my friends in the U.S. if anyone would be willing to act as a shipping relay.
Posted July 25, 2014
Now I'm just waiting for Witcher 2 and other DOS games.. after that I was very happy ^.^
Posted July 25, 2014
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MartynD88: What version of Linux Mint 17 do you guys recommend?
I use MATE with older computers, or computer with low end video. I use Cinnamon on my higher end computers with good video.
Posted July 25, 2014
Thank you.
Posted July 25, 2014
It's been a while since I bought non-promo games but now I did, two of them. YAY for Linux!
Posted July 25, 2014
Since you have tarballs for the linux stuff is there a reason you can't provide them for all the games that use dosbox so that we don't have to find a way to extract the .exe for unsupported games?

I suppose it's an issue with the licensing.
Posted July 25, 2014
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yaster: You need to add filters to the Library (My Games). It's nightmare to navigate and search doesn't works with linux keyword...
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Venom: We've added this option. You can now type "linux", "ubuntu", "mint", "mac" or "osx" in the search field on My Account and the list will be filtered accordingly.
Thanks!
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Starmaker: That box hasn't worked for me since approximately forever (and before that, it'd used to straight up murder my browser, so not working was an improvement). Latest Mozilla (31.0 as of this writing).
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JudasIscariot: Errm, why would that search box murder your browser? Serious question as I've never heard of a search box anywhere doing that :)
Some search boxes are broken because of the HTTPS mess on GOG. For example on the front page (if you use HTTPS everywhere with the GOG rule). Otherwise, I didn't have problem with them.
Post edited July 25, 2014 by shmerl
Posted July 25, 2014
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roberski: Since you have tarballs for the linux stuff is there a reason you can't provide them for all the games that use dosbox so that we don't have to find a way to extract the .exe for unsupported games?

I suppose it's an issue with the licensing.
Pretty much what's been stated in the past few pages. I'm sure they're crop up eventually.
Posted July 25, 2014
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ChrisSD: Just FYi you can read all the GOG staff response to this thread using this link: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1/?staff=yes
That's a neat feature, thanks for pointing it out!
Posted July 25, 2014
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Venom: We've added this option. You can now type "linux", "ubuntu", "mint", "mac" or "osx" in the search field on My Account and the list will be filtered accordingly.
I know I am pressing my luck, but could you add these other keywords:

- native. For all games that are native to linux
- dosbox. For all games that run under dosbox.
- gemrb. For all games that run under gemrb
- scumm. for all games that run under scumm.
- wine. For all games that run under wine.

I wish I could ask for a "uae" keyword, maybe later on? ;)
Posted July 25, 2014
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mangamuscle: I wish I could ask for a "uae" keyword, maybe later on? ;)
Doubtful. From what I've heard, Amiga games were their original goal and GOG's DOSBox stuff came about after the current licensor for Amiga kickstart ROMs wasn't willing to be reasonable.
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roberski: Since you have tarballs for the linux stuff is there a reason you can't provide them for all the games that use dosbox so that we don't have to find a way to extract the .exe for unsupported games?

I suppose it's an issue with the licensing.
Yeah. Licensing issues. In the mean time, you can use innoextract to unpack GOG installers as if they were tarballs.
Post edited July 25, 2014 by ssokolow
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