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Posted January 28, 2016
Excellent hand-picked games, 14-day refund policy, always DRM-free.

We want GOG.com to be the home of games that are both excellent and really worth your time.
In today's gaming world, we're seeing more and more titles that become hits before development dwindles down. We want to give you a way to enjoy what these games have to offer, a way that's comfortable and fair to you — the GOG.com way: that means evaluating each and every game, a 14-day no-questions-asked refund policy, and more.




That's why today, we're introducing the first five games in development:
Starbound (-33%)
Ashes of the Singularity (-25%)
Project Zomboid (-40%)
TerraTech (-30%)
The Curious Expedition (-15%)







The GOG.com way.
First and foremost: we're hand-picking only the games we can truly stand behind. Offering a selection of the most promising titles, and those most highly requested on the Community Wishlist, is our way of avoiding bloat and ensuring that every game will be worth your time.

It takes some confidence to discover games that are still being shaped — and to build that trust, every game in development comes with a simple refund policy: 14 days, no questions asked. It doesn't matter if you're having technical issues, if you don't think the game is sufficiently fleshed out, or if it simply doesn't click with you — all games in development can be returned for any reason within 14 days of purchase.

The GOG Galaxy client should also come in handy for games in development. It lets you control updates manually if you want, while the rollback feature allows you to easily restore any earlier version of your game if an update breaks something or makes unwanted changes. For games in development, rollback will also track and create historical snapshots throughout a game's development. That means you can always revisit any point in a game's history — for fun, or for science.






It's your call.
For those of you who prefer to wait for the final release, nothing will change. Once a game leaves active development, we will be making the announcement and giving the newest release proper exposure. Basically, business as usual.






More info.
Surely you have questions. You'll find many of the answers in the <span class="bold">games in development FAQ, including more details on the new refund policy. Our User Agreement has also been expanded to accommodate games in development — check out sections 6.12, 6.13, and 6.14 to find all the new information.




Enjoy your time with games in development!
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Konrad
Posted January 28, 2016
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dirtyharry50: Are people in this digital age really hurting for finished, quality games to play such that they will beta test for free various games in various stages of development being sold as, "Early Access" titles as if getting to access unfinished software early is some sort of privilege worth paying for?
Yes, and nearly all new games are beta on release, these here are just more honest about it. So keep your pants on, it is just an offer.
Posted January 28, 2016
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dirtyharry50: Are people in this digital age really hurting for finished, quality games to play such that they will beta test for free various games in various stages of development being sold as, "Early Access" titles as if getting to access unfinished software early is some sort of privilege worth paying for?

Really?

What is wrong with people? Does their hard earned money have no value to them?

I cannot for the life of me understand this and I certainly do not approve of it. It just clutters the store (like Steam) with a lot of crap I would not touch with a ten foot pole for free, never mind pay for it.

Give me games that are good and are finished. I will gladly pay for those.

Bad move GOG. Be different from Steam, not like it.
This. I was too annoyed before (and busy dealing with some technical issues) to properly put how I feel about this into words, so I'm glad someone else pretty much did so for me. I don't like the ongoing "steamification" of GOG, and I greatly dislike everything about Early Access, no matter what it happens to be called. Buying unfinished games is bad for gaming. How hard is that to understand?
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Breja
Posted January 28, 2016
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Reaper9988: Well to be fair since I'm paying I won't give bug reports nor send any information. I purely would use early access to see if the game in it's current state is fun/bug free enough for me to play.
The 14 day money back guarantee should be good enough for that, and if it's fun no loss either way.

Well except I still need to get rid of a huge backlog.
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shmerl: Well, why would you buy an unfinished game if not for the fun of testing it and helping developers to finish it?
Same reason I'd buy any game, to play it for fun. Some early access games seem pretty good even if they are not finished. No Need to buy in on a Pre Alpha ;D.
At the Moment I wouldn't buy any though seeing as I haven't even played half of my full games.

Well and I meant bug free enough as in good playable. That there will be bugs no doubt, but so are in the so called AAA Releases lol.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Reaper9988
Posted January 28, 2016
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op2016: So, Steam has Greenlight and GOG has Games in Development (GiD?)

Interesting.
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Matruchus: Correction, Steam has Early access and gog has Games in Development :)

Essentially the same with addition of 14 days refund + curration on gogs side. Otherwise they are essentially the same thing.

Though still no refund quarantee in case the game fails.
Thanks for correcting me. Yes I did mean "early access" not Greelinght.
Posted January 28, 2016
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Reaper9988: Same reason I'd buy any game, to play it for fun. Some early access games seem pretty good even if they are not finished. No Need to buy in on a Pre Alpha ;D
Nah, it's like buying a half baked pizza for the fun of eating it ;) Or may be a better comparison would be buying an unfinished book for the fun of reading. Doesn't sound convincing. But if you are helping the author to proofread it - it makes more sense to me. But then you spoil the whole story of course.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by shmerl
Posted January 28, 2016
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dirtyharry50: Are people in this digital age really hurting for finished, quality games to play such that they will beta test for free various games in various stages of development being sold as, "Early Access" titles as if getting to access unfinished software early is some sort of privilege worth paying for?

Really?

What is wrong with people? Does their hard earned money have no value to them?

I cannot for the life of me understand this and I certainly do not approve of it. It just clutters the store (like Steam) with a lot of crap I would not touch with a ten foot pole for free, never mind pay for it.

Give me games that are good and are finished. I will gladly pay for those.

Bad move GOG. Be different from Steam, not like it.
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Breja: This. I was too annoyed before (and busy dealing with some technical issues) to properly put how I feel about this into words, so I'm glad someone else pretty much did so for me. I don't like the ongoing "steamification" of GOG, and I greatly dislike everything about Early Access, no matter what it happens to be called.
Well, you have to admit, that you have become a test pet (rat, rabbit etc.), like in the labors.

And not to speak with todays "industry", the consumer actually had transformed into an alpha (if you have luck, than beta) tester ... look at products like Windows 10, some Apple products etc.
Posted January 28, 2016
Where's the Linux version of TerraTech?

Personally, I have no problem with this. I'm not going to buy early access games, I already learned that lesson. This is good knowing that TerraTech and Project Zomboid are going to be on GOG when they are complete - these are both games I'm interested in.
Posted January 28, 2016
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Vainamoinen: ...
Okay, now I know what you meant with "risky"... But I still don't think that it's really THAT risky. GOG's way to reject developers with "Your game is too niche for GOG.com - come back when it sold a lot of copies on Steam" sounds a lot riskier to me ;)

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Vainamoinen: What's the point of selling your game in an unfinished state if all the revenue could go poof less than two weeks later?
I think people have better things to do than to ask for refunds all the time. And developers know this... What happened on Steam when they introduced their "You'll get a refund if you haven't played the game for more than two hours" policy? Nothing! People buy games because they want to play them (or because they love their backlogs) and not because they want to ask for refunds.
Posted January 28, 2016
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hummer010: Where's the Linux version of TerraTech?

Personally, I have no problem with this. I'm not going to buy early access games, I already learned that lesson. This is good knowing that TerraTech and Project Zomboid are going to be on GOG when they are complete - these are both games I'm interested in.
Yeah, this.

I certainly understand the need for this. But I certainly won't partake. It's like a more robust "upcoming" tab to me. :)
Posted January 28, 2016
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MBiL_248: "Excellent hand-picked games" - now, that's definitely a matter of taste ...

Really, I would prefer the declined Nordic games. :(
Wait, what Nordic games did GOG reject?

Also purchasing incomplete games? No. No thank you. I have enough of a problem with the state many games are released in, no way in hell I'd support something like this. How about some of those completed games you rejected GOG hm? You know, the good, finished, highly rated stuff you said no to?

If you really want to be like Steam that badly, how about start by sacking who ever is currently in charge of curation?

Oh and where the hell is BlazBlue and Raiden IV? You signed that dev months ago dammit.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by ReynardFox
Posted January 28, 2016
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Reaper9988: Same reason I'd buy any game, to play it for fun. Some early access games seem pretty good even if they are not finished. No Need to buy in on a Pre Alpha ;D
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shmerl: Nah, it's like buying a half baked pizza for the fun of eating it ;) Or may be a better comparison would be buying an unfinished book for the fun of reading. Doesn't sound convincing. But if you helping the author to proofread it - it makes more sense to me. But then you spoil the whole story of course.
I guess it really depends how far the game is. If the book is basically finished and just needs refinining and proof reading why should I not enjoy it ? And I'd still not need to proof read it.
But the point about spoiling the story is true I wouldn't expect to read the fully finished version in that case.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Reaper9988
Posted January 28, 2016
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dirtyharry50: Are people in this digital age really hurting for finished, quality games to play such that they will beta test for free various games in various stages of development being sold as, "Early Access" titles as if getting to access unfinished software early is some sort of privilege worth paying for?
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jamotide: Yes, and nearly all new games are beta on release, these here are just more honest about it. So keep your pants on, it is just an offer.
Well, there's a sucker born every minute as they say so have fun buying software that isn't done. :D
Posted January 28, 2016
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JudasIscariot: 2) Achievements - if a game has them, then it will be listed in the "Features" section :)
Some games with achievements still don't have the actual achievements -- for example, Deponia.
Posted January 28, 2016
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jamotide: Yes, and nearly all new games are beta on release, these here are just more honest about it. So keep your pants on, it is just an offer.
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dirtyharry50: Well, there's a sucker born every minute as they say so have fun buying software that isn't done. :D
I like being a sucker, it is a lot of fun :)
Posted January 28, 2016
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dirtyharry50: Well, there's a sucker born every minute as they say so have fun buying software that isn't done. :D
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amok: I like being a sucker, it is a lot of fun :)
Well, by all means then enjoy yourself. :D
Post edited January 28, 2016 by dirtyharry50
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