latest version (from dex_setup1432754264o.exe) works correctly, without trying to launch Steam...

Thanks! If GOG won't sort it out any time soon, I'll buy it in the Humble Store.

Well, like I said, this was during it's early access period deal when it was front page on Steam, which was some time ago. But there's been a lot of people getting burnt via early access, but I have no idea what kind of relevance or impact Steam's reviews would have on the people who do GOG's "greenlight" process. That said, I'd sooner see Dex here, than a game like Her Story, but that's just my preference.

Definitely interested in DEX as well. GOG is foolish.

Well .... I hope Dex published here.
Gog will never be a big distribution platform, if they refuse jewels like this.
I played it at a friend and could not find any bug that make the game unplayable.
It was very atmospheric and exciting. One of the Best Games this year.
Cmon Gog, you can do it better.

On the other hand games like Simon the Sorcerer 4 will be published, which is really bad and buggy.
I could list a few more ...

Just a quick bump here, Dex is on sale on Steam. Anybody here have any experience with Dex you'd like to share?

Damn, I wish GOG would be straight and say one or the other "yeahhh, we're working on getting it" or "no, we're never going to get it." Also looking for more Dex experiences.

Keep voting folks: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/dex_cyberpunk_2d_rpg

I've completed it.

Pros & Cons:

+ Writing/Voice Acting is consistently great (IMO)
+ Story is typical cyberpunk but still good.
+ Superb atmosphere
+ Awesome soundtrack, sometimes wonderful and fits the genre very much
+ Interesting but awkward combat. I didn't use any guns as I wanted to sneak as much as possible, only melee if I had to.
+ Even side quests feels genuine and not like soulless fetch quests

- Random, unexplainable performance drops. There's smal stuttering too but it's rare.
- Combat is more or less awkward but serviceable. Sometimes however it's just lame or broken though.*
- Annoying check point system*

*Switching weapons in combat is annoying as enemies with guns just start shooting like crazy as soon as they see you. At least they are powerful enough that if you learn how to aim the game is a cakewalk. If you sneak up on enemies you can perform a silent take down (there's no indication regarding lethal or non-lethal though) which I abused a lot but I had to sneak a lot too so it felt challenging enough.

Fighting in melee was fun though as you have a jump kick (if you are good you can stun lock most enemies), a sweep kick that knocks enemies down, very useful against multiple enemies if you don't want or couldn't perform any silent takedowns. There's a upper jump kick as well that dealt higher damage and as you make progress you can increase your base melee damage so at the end I could perform 2 or 3 of these and they would take out one of the weaker enemies (closer to the end there are armored enemies with more HP and immune to silent take downs). I'm not sure if it was due to poor design or glitching but sometimes combos didn't work but fortunately this wasn't a problem because it's easy to avoid taking damage if you learn how to dodge and jump at the right time.

* Once you unlock the map (make sure to play at least until this or it won't be guaranteed that the game is saved) you save every time you travel to a new destination so everytime I wanted to quit or save, I just travelled. Good enough I guess but I didn't learn this in-game, I found out by reading online. Anyway, if you deep into a mission without a map change and you die, you will lose several minutes. The saving grace here is that the missions aren't that long that this causes an issue.

TL;DR As long as you are aware of how the check point system works, accept and learn the questionable but serviceable combat system and has a decent computer that the performance issues doesn't become an issue you will likely enjoy this game.

I think it's described as a platforming cyberpunk which I suppose is what it is but as I made progress and unlocked implants it felt more like a Cyberpunk metroidvania with light RPG elements.

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As a beginner tips: as soon as you unlock implants, make sure to acquire high jump, gas protection and if you need it, there's a health regeneration booster (there's no resource meter in this game so if you are patient you can survive in situations even if you have no restorative items). There are ways to unlock implant slots as well, make sure to unlock them for some interesting implants.

Thank you for that detailed review! It sounds like a game I would really enjoy, awkward saving system aside.

And GOG doesn't have this because?

Because of reasons ;) GOG didn't explain them. So, vote here for now: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/dex_cyberpunk_2d_rpg

Kind of irritating how GOG rejects so many indies. I've honestly kind of given up on that front and just buy them on deep discount on Humble/Groupees. If they come to GOG great, but I don't expect it anymore.

I understand that GOG have a high selection bar, and in general it's not a bad thing. But I guess tastes differ, and while for me Dex looks pretty interesting, GOG staff for some reason didn't find it worthy. It's not really a fully objective thing.

I've heard from reliable sources that GOG decide what games to release by consulting a magic 8 ball.