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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
wow! this looks like an interesting concept, I am most intrigued
Posted January 28, 2016
As long this early access gets well curated as the rest I won't mind.
Posted January 28, 2016
My biggest concern with these in development games is will they get the same attention to updates as the Steam versions do. It would be very frustrating if the GOG version was running three updates behind the Steam version.

I'm speaking specifically about Project Zomboid since that is the one title I'm thinking about getting now.
Posted January 28, 2016
I understand the move here [getting games on GOG before the stupids in the world spend money on Steam], but I doubt I'll be patronizing it myself, just as I don't buy episodic games until they're all out. Hell, I haven't even started playing Pillars of Eternity yet because they're still doing major updates for it and releasing more large blocks of content.

So next, put more effort into getting some more day-1 releases and big releases. Where the hell's Cities Skylines? You're touting Galaxy for its ease of updating -- get Skylines, which updates incessantly.

EDIT: I do have a bunch of Kickstarter projects that are doing "Early Access" BS, I wonder if they'll be doing that multi-platform now. Bloodstained, Numenera... I ask, because, if they do, it'll help actually get games same-day-release on GOG, instead of the weeks-to-months delayed as usual.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by mqstout
Posted January 28, 2016
I'm generally against the idea of having to pay to beta test a game before it's finished, but if gog can keep their Early Access under more control than Steam's, it would be a step in the right direction that Early Access needs to go.

That said, Starbound's Terraria-like gameplay has me tempted to break my rule.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by haydenaurion
Posted January 28, 2016
Nicely done, GOG. Early Access done right. I saw the feature on the front page and got nervous, but 14 days no questions asked refunds + Galaxy rollback feature makes this a win for me.
Posted January 28, 2016
Really enjoying the air of positivity and faith, especially from those who have been here for many years. You guessed it; sarcasm.
Ah well, can't make everyone happy. I am, and that's all I'm worried about.
Time to sleep.
Posted January 28, 2016
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Lurtz: 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
That was my first reaction, too. Their development team has shown disrespect to players and the gaming community in general. It's a very dubious choice.
Posted January 28, 2016
Unfortunately, those of you who are saying they wish to wait for games to be released,
and think early access is bad are missing the current state of gaming.

For instance I give you Heroes of might and Magic VII, a fully released game. Multiple patches,
andy many still cannot even run it.

So the question is, anymore whats the difference? What is finished?

All these games released today are more stable and have more game play,
than many games that are called finished by the developers and sold as version 1.0.
Posted January 28, 2016
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Narakir: As long this early access gets well curated as the rest I won't mind.
Same here.
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Lurtz: 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
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Ragnarblackmane: That was my first reaction, too. Their development team has shown disrespect to players and the gaming community in general. It's a very dubious choice.
What's the story behind this? Got any links?
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froggygraphics: Unfortunately, those of you who are saying they wish to wait for games to be released,
and think early access is bad are missing the current state of gaming.

For instance I give you Heroes of might and Magic VII, a fully released game. Multiple patches,
andy many still cannot even run it.

So the question is, anymore whats the difference? What is finished?

All these games released today are more stable and have more game play,
than many games that are called finished by the developers and sold as version 1.0.
A good point considering the state of AAA releases these days.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by haydenaurion
Posted January 28, 2016
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One of the biggest problems with Steam's Early Access is that it provides no protection for customers when rogue developers simply abandon their titles with little announcement. GOG's approach goes a little way to remedying this problem, but it's still really not good enough.

The 14-day refund is honestly not enough, and while it's good that GOG is being a little more discerning than Steam's "let in any of kind of shovelware shit" policy, we're still reliant on their judgment. What's needed is a legal assurance that the game will be completed to release (which in turn is defined as being a reasonable and merchantable standard - many devs have sidestepped allegations of EA abandonment by simply using a glorified beta as a release version).
Posted January 28, 2016
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look gog, i get that it sucks that valve get all the early-access dosh since they have zero scruples about what unfinished trash they clutter their storefront with, but i really thought you guys were better than this

it's a slippery slope and no amount of careful curation can guarantee favorable results
Posted January 28, 2016
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Narakir: As long this early access gets well curated as the rest I won't mind.
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haydenaurion: Same here.
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Ragnarblackmane: That was my first reaction, too. Their development team has shown disrespect to players and the gaming community in general. It's a very dubious choice.
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haydenaurion: What's the story behind this? Got any links?
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froggygraphics: Unfortunately, those of you who are saying they wish to wait for games to be released,
and think early access is bad are missing the current state of gaming.

For instance I give you Heroes of might and Magic VII, a fully released game. Multiple patches,
andy many still cannot even run it.

So the question is, anymore whats the difference? What is finished?

All these games released today are more stable and have more game play,
than many games that are called finished by the developers and sold as version 1.0.
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haydenaurion: A good point considering the state of AAA releases these days.
Oh I'd be interested too, I haven't followed Starbound but on the Homepage there seem to be regular updates lately.
But on the Forums some complain that it is basically dead, game Looks interesting but I'm not sure.
Posted January 28, 2016
Interesting idea. Hope this will turn out well :-)
Posted January 28, 2016
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While I might not buy them in development, it at least lets me know they will be here on GOG when (and if) they finish. So for that, I'm pleased.
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