... I'm OK with this.

This is getting ridiculous. Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Norway and Australia get a discount while people from Poland and Czech Republic have to pay more than the base price? And Italy has to pay the highest price in the world? Germany (which not only consist of rich regions) has to pay 500% more than Russia?

I'm sure it is all about fairnes...

Or maybe this is how they decide the prices for each country.

Not only Italy, but also Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Spain. You know, those economic juggernauts... :\


Anyway, I got curious and I wondered whether this 25.5% surcharge for the Vikings pre-order was the highest relative regional price ever. MaGog doesn't seem to be able to produce this list, so I did it myself from the raw data. Turns out Vikings takes only the 15th place.


Here's the Top-100 (out of 418 games with at least one regional price higher than the base price):


1 - "STASIS: Deluxe Edition Upgrade [DLC]" is 166.3% more expensive in NL

2 - "Ronin: Digital Special Edition Upgrade [DLC]" is 118.7% more expensive in AU, NZ

3 - "Shelter 2 Special Edition Upgrade [DLC]" is 88.4% more expensive in BR

4 - "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People" is 58.0% more expensive in NO

5 - "Darksiders II - Complete DLC Pack [DLC] [removed on Nov 5, 2015]" is 54.0% more expensive in GB

6 - "Cossacks Anthology" is 33.4% more expensive in regAR, BR, CL, CO, MX, PE, PR

7 - "Stealth Bastard Deluxe Complete Edition" is 30.0% more expensive in AU, NZ

8 - "Pan-Pan" is 29.3% more expensive in DK

9 - "Sorcerer King" is 29.0% more expensive in PL

10 - "Darksiders" is 29.0% more expensive in GB

11 - "Skyshine's BEDLAM Deluxe Edition [Premium]" is 28.8% more expensive in GB

12 - "Darksiders II [removed on Nov 5, 2015]" is 28.3% more expensive in GB

13 - "Prison Architect Aficionado [DLC]" is 28.1% more expensive in GB

14 - "Grim Dawn - Crucible [DLC]" is 28.1% more expensive in NO

15 - "Vikings - Wolves of Midgard [Upcoming]" is 25.5% more expensive in regDE, regIT, MC, MT, NL

16 - "Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages" is 25.5% more expensive in regAR, BR, CL, CO, MX, PE, PR

17 - "Tex Murphy: Mean Streets + Martian Memorandum" is 25.0% more expensive in regAR, BR, CL, CO, MX, PE, PR

18 - "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Game of the Year Edition [Premium]" is 20.8% more expensive in AU, NZ

19 - "This Is the Police" is 20.0% more expensive in GB

20 - "No Man's Sky" is 19.7% more expensive in CH

21 - "Worms W.M.D" is 18.7% more expensive in SE

22 - "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The" is 18.5% more expensive in SE

23 - "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Expansion Pass [DLC]" is 18.0% more expensive in regCZ, SK

24 - "Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, The [removed on Jun 1, 2016]" is 16.7% more expensive in GB

25 - "Shadow Warrior 2 Deluxe [Premium] [Upcoming]" is 16.2% more expensive in GB

26 - "Stronghold Crusader 2: Delivering Justice mini-campaign [DLC]" is 16.2% more expensive in NO, PL

27 - "Escapists: Fhurst Peak Correctional Facility, The [DLC]" is 16.2% more expensive in NO, PL

28 - "Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - Scrub Abe [DLC]" is 16.2% more expensive in NO

29 - "No Pineapple Left Behind Soundtrack [DLC]" is 16.2% more expensive in NO

30 - "Stronghold Crusader 2: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign [DLC]" is 16.2% more expensive in NO, PL

31 - "Spacecom" is 16.0% more expensive in GB

32 - "SKYHILL" is 16.0% more expensive in CH

33 - "Book Of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles, The" is 16.0% more expensive in GB

34 - "Book of Unwritten Tales, The" is 16.0% more expensive in GB

35 - "Legend of Kay: Anniversary" is 16.0% more expensive in GB

36 - "Titan Quest Anniversary Edition" is 16.0% more expensive in GB

37 - "Level22 Gary's Misadventures" is 15.7% more expensive in GB

38 - "Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Almanac Edition, The [Premium]" is 15.7% more expensive in DK

39 - "Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II - Complete Pack, The [removed on Jun 1, 2016]" is 15.4% more expensive in CH, DK, SE

40 - "Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack, The [removed on Jun 1, 2016]" is 15.4% more expensive in CH, DK, SE

41 - "SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited" is 15.0% more expensive in AU, NZ

42 - "Valhalla Hills: Two-Horned Helmet Edition [Premium]" is 14.8% more expensive in AU, NZ

43 - "Valhalla Hills" is 14.7% more expensive in AU, NZ

44 - "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Blood and Wine [DLC]" is 14.5% more expensive in AU, NZ

45 - "Dead Space™" is 14.5% more expensive in AU, NZ

46 - "Dragon Age™: Origins - Ultimate Edition" is 14.5% more expensive in AU, NZ

47 - "Valhalla Hills: Two-Horned Helmet Edition Upgrade [DLC]" is 14.0% more expensive in AU, NZ

48 - "Divinity: Original Sin [removed on Oct 27, 2015]" is 13.8% more expensive in GB

49 - "Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - Alf's Escape [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in NO

50 - "Dying Light: Volatile Hunter Bundle [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in AU, NO, NZ

51 - "Dying Light: Gun Psycho Bundle [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in AU, NO, NZ

52 - "Hard West: Scars of Freedom [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in NO

53 - "Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in NO

54 - "Dying Light: Harran Ranger Bundle [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in AU, NO, NZ

55 - "Frozen Cortex Soundtrack [DLC]" is 13.4% more expensive in NO

56 - "Jotun: Valhalla Edition" is 13.3% more expensive in AU, NO, NZ

57 - "Obscuritas" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

58 - "Tropico 4 - Complete DLC Pack [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

59 - "Tropico 4" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

60 - "Neverending Nightmares" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

61 - "Minecraft Story Mode - Adventure Pass [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

62 - "Mother Russia Bleeds" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

63 - "Day of the Tentacle Remastered" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

64 - "Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

65 - "Corpse Party" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

66 - "Swindle, The" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

67 - "Guild of Dungeoneering" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

68 - "Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

69 - "Way, The" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

70 - "Supreme League of Patriots" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

71 - "Crypt of the NecroDancer" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

72 - "Enter the Gungeon" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

73 - "Braid" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

74 - "8-bit Armies" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

75 - "Paws: A Shelter 2 Game" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

76 - "Titan Souls" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

77 - "Overfall" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

78 - "Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries, The" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

79 - "Kingdom: New Lands" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

80 - "Fossil Echo" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

81 - "Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part II [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

82 - "Mount & Blade: Warband - Viking Conquest Reforged Edition [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

83 - "Gnomoria" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

84 - "OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

85 - "Fear Equation" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

86 - "Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition, The" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

87 - "Infested Planet" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

88 - "Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy®, The" is 13.3% more expensive in NO

89 - "Banner Saga 2, The - Soundtrack [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO, SE

90 - "Gomo" is 13.3% more expensive in NO, SE

91 - "Guild of Dungeoneering Soundtrack [DLC]" is 13.3% more expensive in NO, SE

92 - "Homeworld® Remastered Soundtrack [DLC]" is 13.1% more expensive in NO

93 - "Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - DLC pack [DLC]" is 13.1% more expensive in DK, NO, PL, SE

94 - "1979 Revolution: Black Friday" is 13.1% more expensive in NO, SE

95 - "Escapists: The Walking Dead, The - Deluxe Edition Upgrade [DLC]" is 13.1% more expensive in DK, PL, SE

96 - "Escapists: Alcatraz, The [DLC]" is 13.1% more expensive in DK, PL, SE

97 - "Crypt of the NecroDancer - Extras [DLC]" is 13.1% more expensive in DK, SE

98 - "Guild of Dungeoneering Deluxe Edition [Premium]" is 13.0% more expensive in NO

99 - "Okhlos Olympus Edition [Premium]" is 13.0% more expensive in NO

100 - "Kingdom [removed on Aug 9, 2016]" is 13.0% more expensive in CH



Edit: Fixed the percentages.

BTW, I'm pretty sure most of the top places in that list are errors. For instance, the top 3 are DLC upgrades with ridiculous top prices which cannot be anything else than a bug.

Also, those games which are more expensive in Lating America than anywhere else also smell buggy...

Those top ones sure look like bugs though. Some seem to be discounts based on higher prices, the Ronin upgrade has the same price for AU/NZ as the actual package... no idea what's going on with that Stasis upgrade...

Edit: Ninja'd :)

I'm surprised that there are so many games on the list that are more expensive in Australia and New Zealand. I thought those countries get a discount most of the times.

Take into account that the list only displays the top price region for each game, so AU & NZ probably also get a surcharge in other of those games. But there must be more games for which they get a discount, resulting in the average ~10.6% discount listed in "The Matrix".

Nah, I have no interest in the game. I was really just being a bit silly since I've vocally opposed regional pricing on GOG in the past.

More like depressing... cheers for the bittersweet chuckle.

I am not surprised we get charged more....

Wow, this is just depressing. Because of there probably being bugs and because of the ridiculous pricing schemes :-(
I really miss the old times.

Add me to that list. These pricing schemes are ridiculous indeed :-/
Didn't they introduce regional prices to be able to offer new releases, particularly AAA titles?
Sad to see all critics were right from the word go.

They also introduced it because it wasn't fair for GOG customers getting preferential pricing compared to other stores, Steam was mentioned in particular. But apparently it's more than fair for GOG customers getting the shaft. *points at latest EA releases*

A wild regionally priced game appears! At least it only includes the usual discounts and isn't more expensive than the base price anywhere...

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The newly added game Cossacks II Anthology is regionally priced:

>>> It is $5.29 instead of $9.99 in regAR, BR, CL, CO, MX, PE
>>> It is $4.49 instead of $9.99 in RU, UA, regUZ