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Posted March 21, 2016
Limited-quantity deals round-the-clock | Tired-looking sheep.



UPDATE: Time to go to bed, everyone! It's been a fun, intense, coffee-fueled week but the sheep has finally saled on this Insomnia sale so everyone can now get their (hardly needed) beauty sleep. Or go try out those fine-looking games they snagged moments before stocks disappeared. So long and don't let the bedbugs bite. Slay them for precious XP, instead.
Remember to check your email for your unlocked freebies, and you can always contact <span class="bold">Support</span> if there is anthing you're missing.



Don't fall asleep, don't look away… heck, just give up blinking.
Prepare yourselves a cauldron of hot coffee and stock up on eyedrops! Our infamous Insomnia Sale returns with a relentless stream of limited-quantity deals, one game after the other, nonstop until the games run out. Or the sheep doze off.

We've been studying your valuable feedback on this annual event, including comments like "AAAAARRRRGHHHHHH!!!" and "Please, why won't you let me sleep?!". We took them to heart and decided that what you guys are saying is that you need more gaming stimulants to fight away sleepiness. Worry not, we're here to help.

You lucky Insomniacs will also be treated to a number of games never before seen on GOG.com as well as the best-ever deal on our crowning jewel - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (-50% after the recent price drop, that's $24.99 in the USA).


If you want to learn more about the intricacies behind this whole science of non-sleep, check out the promo <span class="bold">FAQ</span>. But don't dally there too long, because games will start disappearing before your bloodshot eyes!

The GOG.com Insomnia Sale starts Monday, March 21, 2:00 PM GMT and will run until the limited-quantity deals run out.

While counting sheep and game deals, make sure to also drop by our <span class="bold">imgur</span> page and grab your Insomnia wallpapers.

Twitch Insomnia Marathon

We won't let you fall asleep while you're waiting for your favorite game to go on sale! Tune in at any time of day or night to twitch.tv/GOGcom for the best games being played by our mighty team of streamers, joined by special guests. 20 streamers. 100 hours of gameplay. Lots of empty coffee mugs.
Post edited March 26, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted March 24, 2016
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justanoldgamer: I was not in the running to get a freebie but I think it is unethical (and probably illegal in many countries) to stop giving them away for every 10 buy without letting us, the clients, know in advance that quantities were limited.
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The_Blog: I think they definitly should have written on the main page once they get into the critical area. I mean I can understand when they run out, but let us know. Don't pull the rug beneath out feet.
Not only would that have been useful, but I'm pretty sure it would have triggered an even greater slew of impulsive purchases by people close to getting their freebie.

Edit: dang.. 2 rockstars hasn't done me very well. I'm having serious troubles with grammar
Post edited March 24, 2016 by jseeley150
Posted March 24, 2016
I just hope the sale isn't winding down already. My paycheck hits sometime tonight, then I can hopefully grab up a few more of these great deals. But, if not, I already got 7 games at incredibly low prices, so I'll survive. ;)
Posted March 24, 2016
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angel7000: its ok. the freebies were pretty bad either way I'm in for the savings.
also now we get a free shitstorm :D

Pretty unnecessary one from gogs point of view, but we can enjoy.
Posted March 24, 2016
"Buy 10 games to get freebies"

i.e. no freebies for people who already own a large segment of the catalogue as it is less likely they will even be offered 10 games they don't already own..

Oh, and then they ran out, making it even more biased against those who have sizeable collections because meeting the requirements would naturally take longer for them.

Thanks GOG!
Posted March 24, 2016
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The_Blog: They did. But they did not tell they get into the critical area. Unless ofcourse I missed something. It is more about the people who bought games expecting a freebie and then stared at the We are out of games text.
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flammenbringer: They did say they were almost out of stock in this thread.
Then I missed that, but even then not everybody checks out this thread. The mainpage would have been a safer bet.
Posted March 24, 2016
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The_Blog: They did. But they did not tell they get into the critical area. Unless ofcourse I missed something. It is more about the people who bought games expecting a freebie and then stared at the We are out of games text.
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flammenbringer: They did say they were almost out of stock in this thread.
Yes... AFTER I had already qualified for my free game... that I never got.

So it seems they weren't "almost" out, they were out, but didn't tell anyone.
Posted March 24, 2016
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xyem: "Buy 10 games to get freebies"

i.e. no freebies for people who already own a large segment of the catalogue as it is less likely they will even be offered 10 games they don't already own..

Oh, and then they ran out, making it even more biased against those who have sizeable collections because meeting the requirements would naturally take longer for them.

Thanks GOG!
Yeah, if we wanted to get all excited with a huge letdown, we'd be on Groupees.
Posted March 24, 2016
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flammenbringer: They did say they were almost out of stock in this thread.
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yogsloth: Yes... AFTER I had already qualified for my free game... that I never got.

So it seems they weren't "almost" out, they were out, but didn't tell anyone.
yep same here, didn't get the freebie either and I qualified long before they were officially out...
Posted March 24, 2016
Was 1 game short to get a free extra. Shame but the last games I was looking for didn't show up again in time.

I agree that it would have been nice to indicate the amount of free extras available on the store where they were teasing oh just 1 ore to get a game... :D I mean if they can track the sales of individual game packs for the sale they should be able to track their own free games stack.

The funny thing is without a free game teased and so closed I wouldn't even feel cheated, its just that I was so close.

But still I regret nothing since they even had games (Subterrain) in the rotation and that is otherwise only listed as "comming soon" so we got it early.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Funreaver: But still I regret nothing since they even had games (Subterrain) in the rotation and that is otherwise only listed as "comming soon" so we got it early.
Not really early, you can also just buy it normally:
https://www.gog.com/game/subterrain

It is just missing the official release, but it is already here.
Posted March 24, 2016
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j0ekerr: Hurm. World in conflict at keast looks pretty.
What is it actually like?
It's great. If you're an RTS vet however you might find it rather easy but it's very atmospheric and certainly brings back '80's nostalgia especially the movie Red Dawn.

I loved carpet bombing runs and of course the gorgeous 'nuclear option'.

My favourite thing about it though is that Alec Baldwin narrates the campaign mode.
Posted March 24, 2016
youd think theyed gift ya a freebie or 2 up to 9.99 .............
Posted March 24, 2016
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nightshade2013: youd think theyed gift ya a freebie or 2 up to 9.99 .............
now that would be something. The twitch channel gift codes :D I'd like one of those as a freebie ... (there are no raffles during the insomnia though, I think)
Posted March 24, 2016
I think I just twigged what was different for me this sale -- there was no real "insomnia" bit, despite the title.

Everything was repeating so often that I managed to sleep each night, and still buy everything I wanted.

I guess The_Blog was right -- the sense of "comradeship" seemed have been lost. :-(
Post edited March 24, 2016 by blakstar
Posted March 24, 2016
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kohlrak: But.. they did tell us. Scroll ↑ and read
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The_Blog: They did. But they did not tell they get into the critical area. Unless ofcourse I missed something. It is more about the people who bought games expecting a freebie and then stared at the We are out of games text.
There was a little bit of warning in at least 2 different threads (this one, and some french thread I someone had linked). Granted, it wasn't a precise warning, more like "Looks like we're running out of freebies in the next several hours. If you're close, better start looking to get over the line".

We'll see what happens if freebies don't roll out to those who made the mark before the "Oh noez, freebies are all gone!" text was up. I beat the mark for my last freebie by maybe an hour (went for a 30 minute walk, and the message was up when I came back), though I haven't seen it yet.

I'm wondering if some of the delay is because we're dipping into the next day's stock of not-yet-in-rotation freebie titles (assuming there is a next day).
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