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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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I'm excited and scared for this.

I'm excited because some games I'd truly love to play early and I hate buying them elsewhere... Those games are few and far between. They are ones I'm happy with even if they stopped all development right there... Gnomoria for example.

I'm excited because of the 14 day refund policy. That is great. This prevents me from feeling robbed or screwed over. I've got plenty of time to figure out if the game is something I'm happy with in its current state.

I'm scared because so much crap exists out there and its become a norm on Steam. During each sale the big features contain incomplete games... which is abysmal. They contain broken or cash grab games. It is just awful. I truly hope that GoG doesn't go that way.

I am scared that there is potential for GoG's quality to decrease because of this. I wish I knew more of how they vetted these games... Some of these I haven't heard of. Starbound I thought had basically been abandoned. Project Zomboid and Ashes of the Singularity seem like great choices to me. PZ was one I purchased on Steam and its great fun and AoS is one I've had my eye on.

I'm excited over the Rollback feature, I think that is great. Bad update comes out? Roll back until a new patch. Want to see development? Roll back. That is awesome.

Overall GoG, I like this and it seems you've taken a GoG approach to it. The 14 day return policy is great... maybe even longer if possible... Get a few updates in. Also, read somewhere about longer return policies netting less returns.

I'd like to see more about the vetting process. I'd also like to have crystal clear categories for Games In Development so they don't get mixed in the Completed games list.... and during sales, have them explicitly marked or categorized... I don't spend much if any money on steam anymore because they've failed at this miserably.

Thanks GoG for bringing this to us, as I said, overall I am excited. We all have high expectations and I'd be surprised if you don't meet or exceed them. I'd love to see some Gnomoria on here. It would be an instant buy!
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Specop564
Posted January 28, 2016
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Pyrofox: That's the risk you take with early access.
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Crosmando: The real question I am asking is; do we get refunds if one of these games is abandoned.
I seriously doubt it.
Posted January 28, 2016
Greatly in favor of Games in Development!

The games I hope most to make it to GOG trough it are as follows:

-The Long Dark (you can support that notion and on the [url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/the_long_dark]wishlist)
-The Forest (wishlist)
-DayZ (wishlist, even if pretty unlikely due to Bohemias Steam-only-mentality at the moment)
-Stranded Deep (wishlist)
Post edited January 28, 2016 by KILLA-CONNI
Posted January 28, 2016
So... Early Access Elite Edition? Interesting; very interesting.
Posted January 28, 2016
So Crawl will come sooner than later, huh? :P
Posted January 28, 2016
I'm not against this development at all. I have played many Early access games on Steam (though generally, as you can imagine, they've offered various levels of satisfaction).

My main issue is actually just with time-related refunds anywhere: they assume you buy a game and play it then. The truth is, I have games in my GOG and Steam lists that I bought up to 5 years ago. I will play them eventually. Some of them may not work at all. It would be nice if it was from the time you downloaded the game (which is easily trackable). Game sites want you to buy buy buy – understandably – and reinforce this with regular sales, but don’t want to recognise that it means most gamers won’t even look at a game they’ve bought until a long time later.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by kdgog
Posted January 28, 2016
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Pyrofox: That's the risk you take with early access.
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Crosmando: The real question I am asking is; do we get refunds if one of these games is abandoned.
I would say it is blindingly obvious that you will not.

You have 14 days to decide if the game is worth your money or not, make that decision based on where it is in the development cycle, not where you think it will be. People need to start to take a little responsibility for their actions.
Posted January 28, 2016
Doh! Duplicate post.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by kdgog
Posted January 28, 2016
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Pyrofox: That's the risk you take with early access.
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Crosmando: The real question I am asking is; do we get refunds if one of these games is abandoned.
What do you care, you're done with GOG. Besides, I'm sure you can pirate it easily enough.
Posted January 28, 2016
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Meanwhile, GOG rejects many finished games......

Oh well, my wallet is once more safe....
Posted January 28, 2016
Doh! Duplicate post.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by kdgog
Posted January 28, 2016
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vicklemos: So Crawl will come sooner than later, huh? :P
LOL, I remember when it was featured at the "GOG party" in Köln/Cologne :o)
Posted January 28, 2016
Doh! Duplicate post.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by kdgog
Posted January 28, 2016
To be honest, this seems like a risky move from GOG to add games in development to their catalogue considering we once had a poll where people could vote what sort of games would they like to see, and as far as I can remember games in development and online-required games were a no-go. It was during the time Uber Entertainment made the round with the Planetary Annihilation Kickstarter, which was September 2012 I believe.

Anyway, regardless of this is a risky move or not, I still wish the GOG.com much success with it. Going to get Starbound soonish, that game sees major improvements every few months.
Posted January 28, 2016
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I'm glad to see this here. Why? I don't buy early access games and I don't pre-order games. However, I have been watching and wanting some early access games that are available only on steam. It looked like if the game ever finished I'd have to get a steam account which is not going to happen, meaning I miss out.

Now GOG is hosting these early access games, while I still might not buy them unfinished, I can wishlist them for when/if they are ever finished. This will also give those people who like early access DRM free a place to get them.

Good job GOG listening to your customers.

And for those who don't want it, just like me not signing up for Steam, buying early access or preordering games. I am not forced to and neither are you. GOG has to try and cater to a large group of gamers with different expectations and keep current. I think they are doing a good job and actually seem to be going about in a cautious manner rather then a headlong rush into SteamLand.


I'd like to see RimWorld and Sheltered here.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by madeaj
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