I'm new to gog, looking for a few good games to play over the holidays. The drm free thing looks nice. I gave up using steam earlier this year. Looking at The Witcher, Stalker Chernobyl, Risen 2. The last two games that I really liked were Fallout 3 and Risen. I'm reading that Risen 2 isn't so great. Any suggestions?

Also, how does trading/gifting/giveaways work? I saw some of these threads while browsing the forum, but I don't know the details of how they work.

Btw, I'm enjoying the free game, Treasure Adventure Game, that I found in my library. Stuck in Somora at the moment. Thank you, to the maker and gog.

I just started trying the forums here so I will let a more experienced user answer your questions about the forums but

gamewise, If you like post apocalyptic then Wasteland games are awesome. I always recommend Planescape Torment

since I am in love with it right now and anything by Larian studios!

Do you have The Witcher 2?

I haven't played Witcher 2. It looks good, but I want play the first one before the second. I don't know why really. I never played fallout 1 and 2, and 3 was still alot of fun.

Hi! Welcome to the community, my friend! :)
Unfortunately, I can't help you in regards to Stalker Chernobyl Stalker or Risen 2, as I haven't played them, however, the Witcher is great!

So, in regards to trading/giveaways, basically, when you purchase a game, you have the option to 'gift it'.
Very often, members will hold giveaways (usually because they're generous souls) where members can enter for the chance to win a game. Once someone has been chosen, you can then send or 'gift' the game to that person.
With trading, usually people seem to do this with codes that they might already have and so they trade it in the hopes of getting a game they don't already own, or something along those lines.

I hope you enjoy your time here!

Today is the last day of the Fall Sale promotion. As you can see on the main page, there are a number of excellent bundles on discount. There is bound to be a bundle or two that will catch your fancy. Beyond that, there are also hundreds of games currently on a 50% discount that is good until tomorrow morning as well. You might want to give all of these a look while you can. Of course, there will be another big sale in about three weeks when GOG has their Winter Sale promotion, so no need to rush.

Trading is typically something arranged between two people via Private Message. In a trade, the person with the lowers Reputation score will PM the gift code for their item first and then the recipient will send their exchange second.

The rules for giveaways will vary depending on the particular giveaway. Refer to the first post in any giveaway thread for all of the details for participation. If you yourself are hosting a giveaway, you can make your own rules. One preferred rule, although not required, is to at least Make A Human Answer You (MAHAYO for short), meaning that a recipient should at least have to post SOMETHING in order to get a gift. While you can just paste gift codes into a post/thread, this is usually not preferred as there is no guarantee that the recipient has any intention of playing or keeping the game.

Welcome to GOG! I'm sure you'll like it here! :D

Kerchatin and Tekkaman-James above have already answered the question about trading/giveaways. However here is some extra info, with regards to trading, that you'll find helpful:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/known_scammers

Enjoy your stay. :)

EDIT: Also check out this thread: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_forums_for_beginners

Good idea, as the stories are connected and you can carry over your character from Witcher 1 to Witcher 2.

But do you have it?

Also, there are actually 12 free games here on GOG for new users to try out, not just the ones you automatically got.

Here's the full list of free stuff:

http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=free&page=1

Now you do, either you like it or not!!!

Woah....thanks Cyraxpt! Very cool of you. It will get played, for sure.

No. You buy it, it's yours, it goes to your account and you can't gift it. You can however buy any game as a gift and send it to whoever you want, doesn't matter if you have it or not.
Oooh, you are going to love it here. ;)