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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
A little apprehensive about this. I like that GoG addressed the bloat that can accompany this stuff, but what happens if a game in development stalls/stops/crashes? Are we left with the bill and an unfinished game?
Posted January 28, 2016
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You're seriously standing behind a game like Starbound, which has been in early access for ages without a release date in sight and at times horrible communication from the developers?

Well, that's a good start... /sarcasm
Posted January 28, 2016
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Post edited January 28, 2016 by Pyrofox
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Project Zomboid was abandoned by the devs on Desura back then, they patched mostly the steam version. And to all the people who asked in the comments "When is the new version coming?" it was basically said: "Get a steam key."

I watched the game on Desura for about a year from time to time as I was on the fence on buying it. But having seen that patches did need ages to arrive there or did not arrive at all I decided against it.

To Early Access: Who in the GOG Team thought: "Well unfinished games for years, why not sell them here !!!"? Step forward GOG employee.

Grabs a bass, slaps his cheek with it.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by MaGo72
Posted January 28, 2016
And next month gog introduce GoG Greenlight:)
Posted January 28, 2016
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Crosmando: And what happens if one of these games in development is abandoned by the dev, like "The Dead Linger"?
That's the risk you take with early access. I would recommend for everyone to only buy games that are already in a good and playable state. If you get your money's worth and then the developer abandons or screws up the game, well, that isn't the end of the world. Judge each game and developer individually. If they've got a good attitude publicly, if they're listening to the community, if the game has a lot of potential, that's a decent sign. It's still a risk though, no matter what.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Pyrofox
Posted January 28, 2016
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Reaper9988: Generally people get paid for testing stuff hehe, but if someones into that oh well.
Depends on whether you are testing what they give you to test or if you wish to also have input on the outcome. One is paid, other is paying.
Posted January 28, 2016
Absolutely no problem with Early Access on GOG... after all we'll know a lot sooner about games that will be released here and that will help folks buy them on GOG - no more "damn, I bought it elsewhere" posts.

But this system asks to be exploited. How will GOG deal with it?

I wish all the best and hope the new feature work flawlessly. But GOG, please, handpick the games so your library won't turn into a shovelware heaven! :)
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fronzelneekburm: Just read the description. I'm obviously missing something here, because it sounds like you get to pay for the great privilege of being a beta tester.
See above. But you didn't comment on the "pay to test unreleased content", you commented on "regional priced DLC before the game is released". Two very different things.
Posted January 28, 2016
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So GOG follows the path of Steam instead of following it's own path. Steam influence remains strong, even here.
I'm not a guinea pig, I like complete games, so it's not for me !
Posted January 28, 2016
Really hoping here this will not turn into Steam's Early Access. Wouldn't want GOG to become littered in unfinished, abandoned projects. Still, if Valve hasn't learned anything from its mistakes (no QA or supervision), I sincerely hope GOG will take action in problematic situation, should any appear.
Posted January 28, 2016
I don't like unfinished games, but if other members like "early access games", then this new feature is suitable for them. They can support their favorite games and developers. I may do it too.
Posted January 28, 2016
It's great that you include something like this on GOG.com, and it's even better that you curate what you include in this segment.

This should seriously cut down on "failed investements"

+1 to GOG.com
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Crosmando: And what happens if one of these games in development is abandoned by the dev, like "The Dead Linger"?
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Pyrofox: That's the risk you take with early access.
The real question I am asking is; do we get refunds if one of these games is abandoned.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Crosmando
Posted January 28, 2016
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Well, gonna stick with "No Early-Access Games" (or Games in Development, if that's what you ganna call it here) either way. Just not gonna buy anything that isn't even remotely close to finishing...

But can't deny I'd rather see more older classics or finished newer games. So hope this was not the "flood of games" Judas mentioned on this thread, as that'd be frankly just disappointing.

Either way, just hope this is really gonna stay most highly curated, and not turn into the mess that is Steam's Early-Access with lots of Shovelware and never-finished cash-ins over time.
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