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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 30, 2016
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Lodium: Yes its acceptable, gog are not making those games.
If you want to complain about the lack of lan or private servers then complain to the makers of the game.
Gog have nothing to do with those games
Its just a platform/service that is offering up the games.
The thing you are asking for here is either gog have to exlude those games or they have to buy the game ip.
Both doesnt make sense at all.
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Woolytoes: It is not if GOG claims the Game is DRM-Free which it is obviously not!
If they can't sell it DRM-Free then they should not.
Gog have never promised or advertised multiplayer drm free games.
They have advertised singleplayer games and good old games.
Multiplayer games was something voted forward by the userbase here much later and on that occasion gog didnt promise anything about the multiplayer part being drm free and they never have claimed the multiplayer games was going to
be drm free either so where you get that from i have no idea.

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Lodium: If you want to complain about the lack of lan or private servers then complain to the makers of the game.
Gog have nothing to do with those games
Its just a platform/service that is offering up the games.
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Pheace: Absolutely not true since GOG is the one offering the multiplayer service to the devs. They're the ones who developed it.
Yes, they are providing a an API or a kind of filter
its still up to devs to make use of it though.
But fine
be my guest and show me a game that have multiplayer made by a 3d party that doesnt require a client
exluding lan and private servers.
Web based play does not count either.

Both argument is kind of void annyway since one can argue that any form of online even withouth a client is still DRM infested since the host usally is the one controlling the game.
The host can shut down just saying.
Post edited January 30, 2016 by Lodium
Posted January 30, 2016
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Woolytoes: It is not if GOG claims the Game is DRM-Free which it is obviously not!
If they can't sell it DRM-Free then they should not.
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Lodium: Gog have never promised or advertised multiplayer drm free games.
"We believe that a DRM-free world would be a better place and that's why you won't find any DRMs or other intrusive copy protection in items available at GOG.com."
Post edited January 30, 2016 by Breja
Posted January 30, 2016
Early access in GOG, facepalm at this business "principles" thrown under the bus for $$$ one after another, seriously...
Posted January 30, 2016
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karnak1: like Dotemu is now.
In some parallel dimension, there is a "par for the course" mobile version of Might and Magic Worlds of Xeen with a shoddy touch interface and filtered sprites. It runs in DOSBox because they can't find the source code, and has GOG's name on it.

And everyone on the topic of announcement broods about what GOG could have been and how crap the port is.
Posted January 30, 2016
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Ophelium: Also, before GOG can become another Steam clone, they have to release Hatred here :P
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Grargar: I'll make sure to keep some pop-corn handy for the occasion. I wouldn't want to miss all the delicious drama that would be unfolding. :P
I would. I could do with a bit less in the way of drama and histrionics in these forums.
Posted January 30, 2016
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HunchBluntley: I would. I could do with a bit less in the way of drama and histrionics in these forums.
In general, yes, me too. But for Hatred, it would be a special exception. :P
Posted January 30, 2016
Please, add Torment: Tides of Numenera. I was backer on Kickstarter and it's in Early Access on Steam now. I want to play it on GOG, like people who choose Steam can do it.

P.D: Or at least be ready for The Bard's Tale IV.
Posted January 30, 2016
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Lodium: Gog have never promised or advertised multiplayer drm free games.
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Breja: "We believe that a DRM-free world would be a better place and that's why you won't find any DRMs or other intrusive copy protection in items available at GOG.com."
Did you read the part about its up to the game devs if they use the client or not?
Also, asking for drm free multiplayer games is simply impossible
id like you to show me one if you mean it exist.

Remember what i said
The host that are hosting the game can simply shut down
the ones that have joined are then screwed having lost all progression and items.
Post edited January 30, 2016 by Lodium
Posted January 30, 2016
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Breja: "We believe that a DRM-free world would be a better place and that's why you won't find any DRMs or other intrusive copy protection in items available at GOG.com."
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Lodium: Did you read the part about its up to the game devs if they use the client or not?
Also, asking for drm free multiplayer games is simply impossible
id like you to show me one if you mean it exist.

Remember what i said
The host that are hosting the game can simply shut down
the ones that have joined are then screwed having lost all progression and items.
I'm not going to argue this (again). I was just pointing out that, unlike what you said, GOG promises absolutely no DRM, of any kind, in anything.
Posted January 30, 2016
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Lodium: Did you read the part about its up to the game devs if they use the client or not?
Also, asking for drm free multiplayer games is simply impossible
id like you to show me one if you mean it exist.

Remember what i said
The host that are hosting the game can simply shut down
the ones that have joined are then screwed having lost all progression and items.
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Breja: I'm not going to argue this (again). I was just pointing out that, unlike what you said, GOG promises absolutely no DRM, of any kind, in anything.
Are you actually saying that they shoud remove multiplayer games becuse having them here is making gog not drm free?
It was voted forward by the userbase here, and as i said there simply does not exist any multiplayer games that are drm free as far as i know.
Posted January 30, 2016
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Breja: I'm not going to argue this (again). I was just pointing out that, unlike what you said, GOG promises absolutely no DRM, of any kind, in anything.
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Lodium: Are you actually saying that they shoud remove multiplayer games becuse having them here is making gog not drm free?
It was voted forward by the userbase here, and as i said there simply does not exist any multiplayer games that are drm free as far as i know.
No. Was it really so complicated?

I am not arguing this issue. I am not saying that GOG should do this, or that. I am not saying here what's bad, or good. I have long since given up on arguing the issue.

I have only pointed out, that GOG promises absolutely no DRM, of any kind, in anything, becuase you claimed they never made such a promise. That is all. That is all I am saying.

You can draw your own conclusion. Maybe they should remove games with such DRM, maybe they should only rephrase the way they explain "what is GOG". Maybe they should make a new layout all pink with flaming unicorn skulls. I am not making any judgements here, I am just pointing out what GOG is, in fact, promising it's customers.
Post edited January 30, 2016 by Breja
Posted January 31, 2016
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real.geizterfahr: Early Access never was about testing games. Early Access always was about selling games before they're even finished.
Never say never. :)

At least this game card tells something different. But maybe it's also only a plea to make more money before the game is finished.
Posted January 31, 2016
Does this mean there will be no separate gog links (non galaxy) to download the game builds ?
Posted January 31, 2016
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real.geizterfahr: Early Access never was about testing games. Early Access always was about selling games before they're even finished.
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eiii: Never say never. :)

At least this game card tells something different. But maybe it's also only a plea to make more money before the game is finished.
Honestly, I think the fact that this thing costs 10 $ in addition to the 21$ the base game is the best possible proof that it's about making more money with an unfinished product.

I mean Jeebus Crust, this is basically DLC to an Early Access game. People get mad over Day 1 DLC, and this is Day -456 DLC.
Post edited January 31, 2016 by Breja
Posted January 31, 2016
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Breja: I'm not going to argue this (again). I was just pointing out that, unlike what you said, GOG promises absolutely no DRM, of any kind, in anything.
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Lodium: Are you actually saying that they shoud remove multiplayer games becuse having them here is making gog not drm free?
As long they claim to be DRM-Free then yes, then they should remove it. Stop this lies and I have no problem with it.
They just have to truly stand behind their decision.

But as you can see in their post to Tropico 5 they are don't. They keep telling lies:
"Tropico 5 is now available, DRM-free on GOG.com."

Selling DRM-Free is one of their characterstics, why people buy here. That is what makes them unique. If they give that up then I don't see a reason why I should continue to support them. Then I also can buy my Stuff from Steam which has a better client already, tons of more games and is cross platform.

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Lodium: It was voted forward by the userbase here, and as i said there simply does not exist any multiplayer games that are drm free as far as i know.
Open your eyes.There are many on GOG already.
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Lodium: The host can shut down just saying.
Yes, but the difference is that I'm controlling the host and don't have to rely on someone else.
Post edited January 31, 2016 by Woolytoes
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