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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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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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Bookwyrm627: 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).
That warning was posted an hour AFTER I didn't receive my freebie. So I'm still holding out hope.
Posted March 24, 2016
The warning that freebies could run out was in the fine print of the sale, yes, but GOG really should have warned people on the sale page. Posting warnings in the forum means absolutely nothing. Most GOG customers probably don't even know we have forums, let alone use them.
Posted March 24, 2016
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jseeley150: That warning was posted an hour AFTER I didn't receive my freebie. So I'm still holding out hope.
Ditto. If I don't receive it some time tonight, I plan to open a support ticket and work with them. If they ran out of freebies before they changed the message, then I'm going to see about getting some of these purchases converted to gift codes, which I'll either give away or trade for something I'm more inclined to want. A few of my most recent stack were mostly (or entirely, with the case of that last $1.50 one) bought to push me over the edge to a new freebie.
Post edited March 24, 2016 by Bookwyrm627
Posted March 24, 2016
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blakstar: 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. :-(
Yes, mixing their two sales, flash and insomnia elements together, you get this "mess". The heart and soul of the Insomnia sale is gone.

EDIT: forgot to proof read *sigh* Not for lack of sleep. Ha!
Post edited March 24, 2016 by foxworks
Posted March 24, 2016
So what were the "games never before seen on GOG.com"? I don't care about freebies or even discounts; I just want to see some new (old) games. I often dread sales here, because they tend to bring releases to a halt.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Lowe0: So what were the "games never before seen on GOG.com"? I don't care about freebies or even discounts; I just want to see some new (old) games. I often dread sales here, because they tend to bring releases to a halt.
I believe there were three:
J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
Jotun
Subterrain

Sadly, none of them were classics

EDIT: fixed broken link
Post edited March 24, 2016 by foxworks
Posted March 24, 2016
Hurm I just noticed that the freebies are gone.

Shows how much attention I was paying.

Even less incentive now though.
Posted March 24, 2016
It may be a stupid question but I don't remember : how long was the previous insomnia sale ?
Could it be finished tomorrow or have we probably still few days ?
Posted March 24, 2016
Its sad they ran out of games, but I love GOG, if it makes everyone feel better I got Hatoful Boyfriend as my free game - easily buyable in the sale for US$2, not really worth buying 10 games for lol!

But nm, I am still keeping an eye out for bargains, and I prefer this site over any other :)
Posted March 24, 2016
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elgils: It may be a stupid question but I don't remember : how long was the previous insomnia sale ?
Could it be finished tomorrow or have we probably still few days ?
11 Days, I seem to remember someone mentioning somewhere.
Posted March 24, 2016
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elgils: It may be a stupid question but I don't remember : how long was the previous insomnia sale ?
Could it be finished tomorrow or have we probably still few days ?
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Tannath: 11 Days, I seem to remember someone mentioning somewhere.
11 days and they have already run out of freebies? smh.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Tannath: 11 Days, I seem to remember someone mentioning somewhere.
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seashells: 11 days and they have already run out of freebies? smh.
This one will run faster than the previous one, in part because we won't have such long KEEEEEEAAAANNNEEEE stretches.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Tannath: 11 Days, I seem to remember someone mentioning somewhere.
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seashells: 11 days and they have already run out of freebies? smh.
Indeed. I wonder if they were targeted by some kind of scam, running out of freebies so fast seems ludicrous.
Posted March 24, 2016
Julliiiiaaaaaaaaaa, my love
Posted March 24, 2016
Star Wars: X-Wing

Is there anyone on the planet who doesn't own it yet? It's been stuck there for what feels like a good 15 minutes now.....
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