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Posted August 19, 2014
50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

A while ago, [url=http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms]we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like &[url=http://www.gog.com/game/flatout_2]Flatout 2, , <a href="http://www.gog.com/game/darklands">Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: [url=http://www.gog.com/game/gods_will_be_watching]Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

Anomaly Warzone Earth
Ascendant
Bionic Dues
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!
Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!
Bloodnet - first time on Linux!
Braveland
CLARC - first time on Linux!
Darklands - first time on Linux!
Darwinia
Defcon
Don't Starve + DLC
Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
FlatOut - first time on Linux!
Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!
Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!
Gemini Rue
Gods Will Be Watching
Hammerwatch
Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last Federation
Legend of Grimrock
Litil Divil - first time on Linux!
Long Live the Queen
MouseCraft
Multiwinia
Normality - first time on Linux!
Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!
Pinball World - first time on Linux!
Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!
Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!
Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!
Shattered Haven
The Shivah HD
Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!
Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!
Space Pirates and Zombies
Spacechem
Stargunner - first time on Linux!
SteamWorld Dig
Super Hexagon
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!
Teslagrad
Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)
Uplink
VVVVVV

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off until Tuesday, 9:59AM GMT. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is [url=http://youtu.be/qBxbPts5tOk" target="_blank]our very first time[/url] with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!
Posted July 24, 2014
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Ovocean: Oh and it would be nice to see you contribute to Wine, Dosbox and ScummVM a bit since you will profit from it.
Always thought this as well.
Posted July 24, 2014
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jalister: Thanks. Now I know what to look for.
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JudasIscariot: Always read through the Linux system requirements as we make sure to state within them whether a game has only a 32-bit .deb or whether it uses Wine :)
Just so you are aware, the download link for Flatout is listed as Linux Installer. Someone may want to correct that.
Posted July 24, 2014
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ramiera: As a thank you for GOG, here is a little promo for their games:
Witcher 1 - NY5N-J2YB-GVVG-JAZE
Witcher 2 - 5U7B-3XE4-RE8P-FEMF
I picked up the Witcher 2. Thank you so much kind person!
Posted July 24, 2014
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Klumpen0815: @all people using a 64bit distro:
Remember installing "ia32-libs" for 32bit applications.
Your repo should have them.
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shmerl: I also strongly recommend installing libc6-i386. Note that's a different package from libc6:i386! Without it Wine wouldn't run most applications properly anyway.
Yep, but they usually are automatically installed with WINE, Synaptic did it for me.
ia32-libs are more important for native ports (not WINE).
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Always read through the Linux system requirements as we make sure to state within them whether a game has only a 32-bit .deb or whether it uses Wine :)
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jalister: Just so you are aware, the download link for Flatout is listed as Linux Installer. Someone may want to correct that.
1. extract here
2. sudo ./start.sh --install

Yes, I know it's not as fancy as a deb but I count it as an installer :D Seriously speaking though, all non-DB games will have their tarballs listed as an installer for now, unless something changes in the future :)
Post edited July 24, 2014 by JudasIscariot
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Always read through the Linux system requirements as we make sure to state within them whether a game has only a 32-bit .deb or whether it uses Wine :)
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jalister: Just so you are aware, the download link for Flatout is listed as Linux Installer. Someone may want to correct that.
Just for my information (sorry if I've missed where this was explained)... Is the plan to make installers for all Linux games or will some always be just tarballs?
Posted July 24, 2014
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shmerl: I also strongly recommend installing libc6-i386. Note that's a different package from libc6:i386! Without it Wine wouldn't run most applications properly anyway.
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Klumpen0815: Yep, but they usually are automatically installed with WINE, Synaptic did it for me.
ia32-libs are more important for native ports (not WINE).
Not for me in case of Debian testing. I had to narrow it down manually :) Debian doesn't have ia32-libs anymore (multiarch all the way).
Post edited July 24, 2014 by shmerl
Posted July 24, 2014
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RafaelLopez: I'm not a Linux user but I'm glad this option came up, thanks GOG for expanding once more. I hope this turns into good business in the end.

Now, back to the problem at hand: Android games on GOG. ;-)
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JinseiNGC224: I would imagine that would be the next step in platforms supported :)

Many classics and indies are already on Android anyway. Having a bunch of DRM-free would probably make me play games on my phone a lot more. As of now DRM-free Android games are scattered and best found in the occasional humble Android bundle, a couple of which I've invested in (both were completely DRM-free offerings, thankfully).

It might be a bit for something like this to come about though. With the next windows around the corner and Linux support just starting, it may be quite a while.
Not only drm-free options are scattered, but the porting of good games into Android is too damn slow. I'd think by now they'd have started to sell all PS3 games for phones and tablets since there's more smartphones than people on some countries, but only a few companies are porting their titles and many are making unnecessary compromises, like making them free-to-play with in-app purchases that cost more than a paid game.

I'm really hoping when forces like GOG start pushing for Android, more companies will deliver on porting great games and even GOG might come up with ideas to port the games, like they already do to port DOS and Windows 98 games now on modern systems.

It should take a while yes, but I don't really see why. GOG is not a small company, Humble Bundle is doing it for a while and there's no better time than now when there's a lot of Android users and so little offer.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by RafaelLopez
Posted July 24, 2014
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jalister: Just so you are aware, the download link for Flatout is listed as Linux Installer. Someone may want to correct that.
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ChrisSD: Just for my information (sorry if I've missed where this was explained)... Is the plan to make installers for all Linux games or will some always be just tarballs?
We prefer making .debs and tarballs where possible but it depends on the games themselves whether we offer just a tarball or a .deb + tarball combo :)
Posted July 24, 2014
Long awaited and much appreciated. Glad to hear they come in both .deb and .tar.gz.

I do hope all goes well. Dosbox and ScummVM should be no problem at all, but wine can be quite a hassle. Still, using wine can be easier and better than the really old ports from Loki etc., and I'm concerned about the future when todays ports will be really old..
Posted July 24, 2014
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laxdragon: They don't work on Debian 'Wheezy'. Bummer. `GLIBC_2.14' not found.

Perhaps GOG's build machine should have been Debian Wheezy, then it would have been compatible with more Distros out of the box. If you build on stock Debian, then it would also work on Ubuntu, and Mint.
+1 to this. While I wholeheartedly applaud GOG including Linux, it's frankly disappointing that you have to use something Ubuntu-based to get full support. Debian would have made so much more sense and widely broadened their distro coverage.

Oh well. Not too much changes for me. I can do my own Wine-wrapping and DOSBoxing when necessary.
Posted July 24, 2014
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jalister: Just so you are aware, the download link for Flatout is listed as Linux Installer. Someone may want to correct that.
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JudasIscariot: 1. extract here
2. sudo ./start.sh --install

Yes, I know it's not as fancy as a deb but I count it as an installer :D Seriously speaking though, all non-DB games will have their tarballs listed as an installer for now, unless something changes in the future :)
Well;)
If that's the case, then Flatout 2 needs its download link changed from "Tarball archive" to "Linux installer". Just to be consistent.

Thanks for the install steps.
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: 1. extract here
2. sudo ./start.sh --install

Yes, I know it's not as fancy as a deb but I count it as an installer :D Seriously speaking though, all non-DB games will have their tarballs listed as an installer for now, unless something changes in the future :)
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jalister: Well;)
If that's the case, then Flatout 2 needs its download link changed from "Tarball archive" to "Linux installer". Just to be consistent.

Thanks for the install steps.
Thanks :) It's changed now :)
Posted July 24, 2014
Will you make .deb installers for all the DOSBOX games? I never could get the Windows installer to run out of the box under WINE, so no longer having to worry about how to get the game in an installed state on Linux without having to copy and reconfigure manually from the Windows install would be great!
Posted July 24, 2014
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laxdragon: They don't work on Debian 'Wheezy'. Bummer. `GLIBC_2.14' not found.

Perhaps GOG's build machine should have been Debian Wheezy, then it would have been compatible with more Distros out of the box. If you build on stock Debian, then it would also work on Ubuntu, and Mint.
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gammaleak: +1 to this. While I wholeheartedly applaud GOG including Linux, it's frankly disappointing that you have to use something Ubuntu-based to get full support. Debian would have made so much more sense and widely broadened their distro coverage.

Oh well. Not too much changes for me. I can do my own Wine-wrapping and DOSBoxing when necessary.
Yep, this would make more sense, but since I'm still using Mint and will change to Debian sometime in the future, I'm not affected by the disadvantages yet.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by Klumpen0815
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