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Posted April 22, 2016
Extended support for our expanding catalog of Linux games



A happy day for all worshipers of the mighty penguin! Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been released and is fully supported by GOG.com, making your Linux gaming experience smoother and more stable than ever before.

Alongside the 16.04 release GOG.com will of course continue to support 14.04, although we suggest keeping your system updated to minimize the risk of running into any issues. Our support also extends to any future non-LTS releases, official Ubuntu flavors (like Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.), and derivatives (e.g. Linux Mint, elementaryOS etc.), so as long as your operating system is part of the Ubuntu family, you have nothing to worry about. Naturally, our technical support and refund policy apply to all these versions.

Our brave QA team has been tirelessly testing the games in our Linux catalog and we're happy to report that nearly all of them are already fully compatible with Ubuntu 16.04. The very few temperamental ones are getting fixed soon, so keep an eye out for patches.

AMD Radeon users should remember that the fglrx driver is removed from this release and they should use the opensource driver that is included in 16.04 by default. Read more about it <span class="bold">here</span>.

If you find yourself in need of technical support or more details regarding Linux matters, head to this <span class="bold">FAQ</span>. All the information in it will be updated soon.


Happy upgrades!
Posted April 22, 2016
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luxon00: Can we get an update on when the Galaxy client is expected to release on Linux?
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linuxvangog: No ETA for now, sorry.
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Matruchus: Great news but it would be better if you brought the missing native Linux versions for Metro, Dying Light and other AAA titles. This is where you are most lacking.
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linuxvangog: It's not that we don't want to have them, it's that sometimes it's just beyond our capabilities.

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park_84: This is good, GOG, but it would be much better if you could add more titles to the Linux catalogue.
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linuxvangog: We're working on it! We might have something good for our dear penguins in stash :)
Thanks for your answers, it's been a long time (kinda never) since we got them.
Posted April 22, 2016
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park_84: This is good, GOG, but it would be much better if you could add more titles to the Linux catalogue.
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linuxvangog: We're working on it! We might have something good for our dear penguins in stash :)
What? Let the hype begin!!! \o/
Posted April 22, 2016
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linuxvangog: It's not that we don't want to have them, it's that sometimes it's just beyond our capabilities.
Thanks for the answer though it would be nice if you released at least one AAA game. What is the status of Dying Light native version? Also is some Steam specific linux programming/api/whatever the issue why some games can't be released on gog in the linux version.

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linuxvangog: We're working on it! We might have something good for our dear penguins in stash :)
Ashes of Singularity linux version confirmed :)
Post edited April 22, 2016 by Matruchus
Posted April 22, 2016
Thanks GOG, much appreciated (since I've moved penguinside exclusively)!
Posted April 22, 2016
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GOG.com: so as long as your operating system is part of the Ubuntu family, you have nothing to worry about.
:(
My GNU/Linux distro doesn't belong to Ubuntu family. I guess i should start worrying. :/
Posted April 22, 2016
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GOG.com: so as long as your operating system is part of the Ubuntu family, you have nothing to worry about.
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vsr: :(
My GNU/Linux distro doesn't belong to Ubuntu family. I guess i should start worrying. :/
Well, you know we cannot guarantee that the game will work on every distro out there. But you are always welcome to write to us and our lovely support team will try to help you :)
Posted April 22, 2016
Thank you for the Linux support, with the remaining OS choices out there we need a good alternative : )
Posted April 22, 2016
Many thanks for the support, i'm waiting for more Dosbox / ScummVM games on GOG :)
Posted April 22, 2016
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te_lanus: wonder if GOG would support this release: http://i.imgur.com/OwR1l7c.jpg


Ok I'll go sitt in the naughty corner
Och you had me refreshing the page as I hadn't scrolled down further I just amused the page hadn't loaded properly when I didn't see the next comment section. Very tricky with the enter key.
Posted April 22, 2016
I have AMD graphic card and APU, is it safe for me to get this if I want to play games? I read here that it was okay for normal things but bad for games because no catalyst drivers.
Posted April 22, 2016
It would be really great if more games have Linux binaries on GOG.

Dying Light, for example, was recently released without Linux binaries even though Steam has them and they work very well. :(
Post edited April 22, 2016 by devland
Posted April 22, 2016
Hail to the Tux
Posted April 22, 2016
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Crosmando: I'm sure GOG's Linux fanbase (all 10 of them) will be pleased.
Write down your comment somewhere and read it again when Microsoft makes you turn to Linux someday... Cheers! ;)
Posted April 22, 2016
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Hunter65536: I have AMD graphic card and APU, is it safe for me to get this if I want to play games? I read here that it was okay for normal things but bad for games because no catalyst drivers.
At this point its better not to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04LTS or Linux Mint 18 if you are a Linux user since the amd drivers are being totally rebuilt. When the drivers get to stable state you can then upgrade. Don't forget that you have support for 14.04LTS till 2019.
Post edited April 22, 2016 by Matruchus
Posted April 22, 2016
>making your Linux gaming experience smoother and more stable than ever before.

How can it be smother? I still need to download a whole installer after every minor patch, since GOG fails to deliver incremental patches or that vaporware client. In fact Linux + GOG is a No-Go! even Gamejolt or Itch.io have linux clients..
Post edited April 22, 2016 by sixsixfive
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