I tried to contact Nicalis via their website, via email and on Steam. I tried to inform GoG as well. Crickets from both, though that may just be company policy. In any case, as much as I love GoG and really appreciate the work they do in preserving old classics, I do wish they could hold developers to a higher standard as far as updates on GoG are concerned. I would think it would be no big deal to issue the same patch here that they currently have on Steam. It does seem to just be general apathy at best towards the GoG customer base at this point from Nicalis, and that's hard to take lightly.
I can only speak for myself here, but I don't even care about the achievements. I don't use Galaxy and prefer to play 100% offline. I just want the balance changes that the Steam version presently has. As a fan of both Steam and GoG for different reasons (though much more favorable towards GoG), it does bother me that those who buy on GoG - especially those of us who bought on multiple storefronts to show support - are essentially being considered an afterthought. It's worth remembering, even if the update does get released in the future.
From what I've read, it seems what was left of Nicalis burned out on Isaac after almost a decade, which is understandable. They had some ambitious plans for a Delirium rework and some other stuff that never panned out. As disappointed as I was initially by the news that the final update is (supposedly) upon us, I would be completely fine with them stepping away from the game permanently at this point *if they could just give GoG customers the most up to date patch*.
Nicalis, put a ribbon on it and call it a day. Give your loyal fans on GoG the final update that Steam got, and then fade into the sunset as heroes if you must. I completely understand.
EDIT: I should clarify - the update needs to happen on all applicable platforms, not just GoG's storefront. However, as a PC gamer and not a console player, that didn't occur to me right away. For those of you on console however who feel you should have the latest patch available and all that entails, I agree with you.
Post edited August 12, 2023 by VirgilTheMad