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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 25, 2014
Woot! Thank you for supporting linux now
Posted July 25, 2014
Finally, thank you GOG! I might send you flowers.
Posted July 25, 2014
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lcatlnx: Finally, thank you GOG! I might send you flowers.
I think they might rather appreciate boxed originals of classic games. ;)
Post edited July 25, 2014 by Klumpen0815
Posted July 25, 2014
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jamyskis: * I've noticed that the Linux version of Sir, You Are Being Hunted has an interesting method for handling resolutions - it maintains the desktop resolution at all times, and the resolution setting is actually that of the framebuffer, much like consoles like the Wii U do. The downshot of this is that this seems to cause some absolutely horrible screen tearing that even VSync can't fix.
This sounds like a bug to report to developers as well: http://www.big-robot.com/contact-us/
Posted July 25, 2014
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lcatlnx: Finally, thank you GOG! I might send you flowers.
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Klumpen0815: I think they might rather appreciate boxed originals of classic games. ;)
They will not get my quake 3 linux steelbox edt. This one i take to the grave. :p
Posted July 25, 2014
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Klumpen0815: I think they might rather appreciate boxed originals of classic games. ;)
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lcatlnx: They will not get my quake 3 linux steelbox edt. This one i take to the grave. :p
I'd give you 10 bucks for it.
Post edited July 25, 2014 by Klumpen0815
Posted July 25, 2014
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jamyskis: Just a couple of thoughts on my experiences with the GOG packages:

* Many of the DOSBox games use .conf files that switch resolutions. This is fine, but DOSBox seems to have problems with restoring the desktop resolution after the game is exited, forcing me to use xrandr to restore my default resolution. Maybe use fullresolution=desktop and then stretch using the filters?
That is interesting, on none of our testlab machines this has happened. Do you have a twin-monitor setup? We have experienced the problem with restoring screen resolutions, but it was on dual monitor setups (hence our recommendation on not using them).

My suggestion is to contact support directly. If you tell us what your setup is, we may be able to reproduce the bug and make appropriate fixes.

* I've noticed that the Linux version of Sir, You Are Being Hunted has an interesting method for handling resolutions - it maintains the desktop resolution at all times, and the resolution setting is actually that of the framebuffer, much like consoles like the Wii U do. The downshot of this is that this seems to cause some absolutely horrible screen tearing that even VSync can't fix.
X needs to die :( All Im going to say. Screen tearing has always been horrible because of it. It may also be a bug of the Unity game engine. Can you tell us your setup and what drivers do you use?

* The Mint package installer (and I assume by extension, the Ubuntu one as well, as they're the same) seems to struggle with larger packages. I never noticed this before as I've rarely had to deal with DEB files as large as this, but the package installer tends to freeze for a minute or so while it's trying to parse the package contents, much in the same way that Windows struggles with large installer packages with UAC. This is particularly noticeable with Teslagrad, to a lesser extent with SYABH. Not much of a problem with the smaller DOSBox games. Not tried it with dpkg directly yet.
Yes, unfortunately that is a big problem. These package manager interfaces seem to be terrible in working with larger DEB files. The best thing you can do is install from terminal using dpkg -i. It speeds up things greatly.

We can only hope that developers of Ubuntu and Mint do something about their package managers once more people start using big DEBs.
Posted July 25, 2014
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JudasIscariot: If you want to know which wireless cards work best with most Linux distros, I suggest perusing WikiDevi. It shows which wirelss cards use what driver under most distros.
Oooh, thanks! :-D
Posted July 25, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I also hope we manage to get native ports of some older games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Neverwinter Nights :) Fingers crossed!
As for NWN the Linux binaries (executable files, not platform-independent game data files) are freely accessible via BioWare website. I think there was a how-to somewhere on GOG forums, so one can play native version right now, giving he owns a Windows version (e.g. GOG one).
Posted July 25, 2014
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Tolya: That is interesting, on none of our testlab machines this has happened. Do you have a twin-monitor setup? We have experienced the problem with restoring screen resolutions, but it was on dual monitor setups (hence our recommendation on not using them).

My suggestion is to contact support directly. If you tell us what your setup is, we may be able to reproduce the bug and make appropriate fixes.
I don't have the laptop with me here, so that all I can say is that it is indeed a laptop with a AMD Mobility GPU chipset, twin-monitor setup with a cloned display sent to a TV.

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Tolya: X needs to die :( All Im going to say. Screen tearing has always been horrible because of it. It may also be a bug of the Unity game engine. Can you tell us your setup and what drivers do you use?
Again, can't check the precise setup from here, but it's whatever driver the fglrx-updates package in Mint 17 is currently using.
Posted July 25, 2014
You need to add filters to the Library (My Games). It's nightmare to navigate and search doesn't works with linux keyword...
Posted July 25, 2014
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chilinux: I am also a little disappointed that games where the developer already supported Linux didn't make the list. For example, FTL and Strike Suit Zero already supported Linux. I understand this is just the first batch. However, the only work left for GOG to do is make available the files that support Linux that the developer has already produced and tested on Linux.

Also, making it to 100 should also not be an overly difficult task. I believe there is some 57 other games on GOG which Steam already supports on Linux. It will be more exciting when GOG introduces more "first time on Linux" games.

Anyways, the 57 games I believe Steam already provides on Linux which has not been added to Linux by GOG yet is as follows:
1, Number of games is low due to releasing Linux support 2-3 months earlier than planned (they were aiming for 100 games on release)
2. Even if Linux version exists or they can build tar ball/.dep just pushing a button (games that will use DOSBox/Wine), GOG has to get permission from devs to distribute Linux version. Ammending all GOG contracts will take time and some devs may refuse due to lawyer fees involved.
3. All devs were not prepared for GOG's early release of Linux support and had not prepared Linux files for GOG to distribute.

As for Stike Suit Zero, only Standard edition has Linux verion, DC edition in Windows only and GOG stopped selling standard edition after DC edition release. HOWEVER standard editions (windows & mac) are available as unsupported extra's with DC edition so adding Linux version of standard edition there should be no problem as long as dev agrees and provides the files. (DC edition will never be ported btw, dev even gave up on promissed patces for windows version so no further development is expected),
Post edited July 25, 2014 by Petrell
Posted July 25, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I also hope we manage to get native ports of some older games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Neverwinter Nights :) Fingers crossed!
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heliar: As for NWN the Linux binaries (executable files, not platform-independent game data files) are freely accessible via BioWare website. I think there was a how-to somewhere on GOG forums, so one can play native version right now, giving he owns a Windows version (e.g. GOG one).
If they are freely available, GOG shouldn't face too many legal hurdles with regard to obtaining the rights to distribute Neverwinter Nights for Linux as well, right?
Posted July 25, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I also hope we manage to get native ports of some older games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Neverwinter Nights :) Fingers crossed!
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heliar: As for NWN the Linux binaries (executable files, not platform-independent game data files) are freely accessible via BioWare website. I think there was a how-to somewhere on GOG forums, so one can play native version right now, giving he owns a Windows version (e.g. GOG one).
Right but we still would need permission should we pursue the Linux version of NWN :)
Posted July 25, 2014
Great news! I just bought my first 5 games (with Linux support) from GOG because of this! :)
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