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Excellent hand-picked games, 14-day refund policy, always DRM-free.

We want GOG.com to be the home of games that are both excellent and really worth your time.
In today's gaming world, we're seeing more and more titles that become hits before development dwindles down. We want to give you a way to enjoy what these games have to offer, a way that's comfortable and fair to you — the GOG.com way: that means evaluating each and every game, a 14-day no-questions-asked refund policy, and more.




That's why today, we're introducing the first five games in development:
Starbound (-33%)
Ashes of the Singularity (-25%)
Project Zomboid (-40%)
TerraTech (-30%)
The Curious Expedition (-15%)







The GOG.com way.
First and foremost: we're hand-picking only the games we can truly stand behind. Offering a selection of the most promising titles, and those most highly requested on the Community Wishlist, is our way of avoiding bloat and ensuring that every game will be worth your time.

It takes some confidence to discover games that are still being shaped — and to build that trust, every game in development comes with a simple refund policy: 14 days, no questions asked. It doesn't matter if you're having technical issues, if you don't think the game is sufficiently fleshed out, or if it simply doesn't click with you — all games in development can be returned for any reason within 14 days of purchase.

The GOG Galaxy client should also come in handy for games in development. It lets you control updates manually if you want, while the rollback feature allows you to easily restore any earlier version of your game if an update breaks something or makes unwanted changes. For games in development, rollback will also track and create historical snapshots throughout a game's development. That means you can always revisit any point in a game's history — for fun, or for science.






It's your call.
For those of you who prefer to wait for the final release, nothing will change. Once a game leaves active development, we will be making the announcement and giving the newest release proper exposure. Basically, business as usual.






More info.
Surely you have questions. You'll find many of the answers in the <span class="bold">games in development FAQ, including more details on the new refund policy. Our User Agreement has also been expanded to accommodate games in development — check out sections 6.12, 6.13, and 6.14 to find all the new information.




Enjoy your time with games in development!
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Konrad
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I don't know about Ashes, but we tested Project Zomboid today for streaming on GOG.com chanel and it works entirely separate from Galaxy (players set up their own servers). So for that, no galaxy needed. :)
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I guess you can't fight the market. so, naturally, early access is here.
More choice is always good: Those who want to jump on unfinished products can do it now on gog too.
I'll always be buying only finished products so I won't get on the early access bandwagon.

So thanks and may be that this step will bring healthy grow and larger marketshare to gog.com!
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The Long Dark, Don't Starve Together, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Secrets of Grindea, Grim Dawn, Space Engineers and Squad would all be good additions to GOG.
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MBiL_248: "Excellent hand-picked games" - now, that's definitely a matter of taste ...

Really, I would prefer the declined Nordic games. :(
Which Nordic titles did they refuse?

Instead of "Early Access" gog should've implemented "Greenlight" first. Would've given the obviously overburdened "curators" a break.

Also, lololololol, not only is Terratech unfinished, they're already offering $7.59 regionally priced DLC for it! Top fucking kek! Welcome to 2016!
Post edited January 28, 2016 by fronzelneekburm
Doesn't seem that Galaxy is needed if you don't use the roll back function : they say it's 100% drm-free.
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MBiL_248: Really, I would prefer the declined Nordic games. :(
What have I missed?
It`s sad news. Incomplete crippleware comes to GoG. RIP complete games.
Oh wow, Ashes of the Singularity looks good
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MacArthur: Doesn't seem that Galaxy is needed if you don't use the roll back function : they say it's 100% drm-free.
Stupid question, what is the 'roll back function'? :P
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jonlevir: can we hope to get Torment: Tides of Numenera on gog soon?
Now, that would be an interesting addition at least. Today's games are niche crap in my book.
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I suggest blocking reviews for games in alpha stage; beta... not sure, maybe allowing it with a BETA stamp on it.

No, I am not a games developer, just want it to be as fair as possible for all.

Also, now it would be even more useful to be able to see the version number of a game before purchase.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Themken
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fronzelneekburm: Also, lololololol, not only is Terratech unfinished, they're already offering $7.59 regionally priced DLC for it! Top fucking kek! Welcome to 2016!
What did you expect? They are early access games.
Does the rollback feature let you go back to any version of the game, and not just ones you have backed up on your machine?

That'd be great.
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MBiL_248: Really, I would prefer the declined Nordic games. :(
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Rincewind81: What have I missed?
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MBiL_248: "Excellent hand-picked games" - now, that's definitely a matter of taste ...

Really, I would prefer the declined Nordic games. :(
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fronzelneekburm: Which Nordic titles did they refuse?

Instead of "Early Access" gog should've implemented "Greenlight" first. Would've given the obviously overburdened "curators" a break.

Also, lololololol, not only is Terratech unfinished, they're already offering $7.59 regionally priced DLC for it! Top fucking kek! Welcome to 2016!
According to ThomNG: The Mystery of the Druids and 15 Days, Painkiller Overdose, ArcaniA and SpellForce 2 Faith.

Source
Post edited January 28, 2016 by MBiL_248
Not a huge fan of this, but I've been expecting it.