In case you have troubles getting your games through direct downloads or through the GOG Galaxy client, here is where you can find the (old) official GOG downloader. You can cue your downloads, pause them, and come back to finish the download at your own convenience.


https://www.gog.com/downloader


To anyone else who is just now learning about the old GOG downloader, to add games from your library to the download cue, simply click on desired game in your library, click the "More > " button, then click on the "GOG Downloader Links" option. Choose the appropriate link from the list for your operating system, and the game will be added to your GOG Downloader cue list. You may need to grant your browser permission to open the downloader, but that's as simple as a single mouse click.


Thanks to Martek for pointing this link out to me!

Game on, my friends!

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Weird. I just tested with Xenonauts: I can DL the patch, but not the installer. Then tried with Wasteland 2 Director's Cut. Can't DL the installer. I do have a bunch of other Linux installers backed up though, but can't recall if I fetched them through the DLer or the installer. Probably should toss GOG a heads up on this - although it may be a futile effort...

You're not from around these parts, are you?

Just kidding.


I actually use Windows primarily, but have a Linux box as well. But that aside, I think your faith in GOG fixing this is misplaced. For one thing, they're not exactly known for jumping on fixes that aren't crucial (and this isn't, since you can still use the browser). For another, they don't officially support the DLer anymore, so fixing this issue is likely going to be lower than 'low' priority.