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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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MacArthur: 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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tinyE: Stupid question, what is the 'roll back function'? :P
You can downdate (the opposite of update :) ) your games to an earlier version with Galaxy. Of course you can do that too with the offline version if you keep each stand alone installer or patch.
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bno112300: 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.
Yes, but it is available only through Galaxy client.
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fronzelneekburm: Also, lololololol, not only is Terratech unfinished, they're already offering $7.59 regionally priced DLC for it!
Not really. Read what the R&D content is. It is basically the option to test, discuss and (possibly) modify the content to be added to the game before it is added.

But who cares about what the content actually is, it has all the "bad" keywords, so it is obviously a "top kek" one.
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bno112300: 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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Thiev: Yes, but it is available only through Galaxy client.
Downloading the actual game works like any other game though right ?
I mean without galaxy.
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Reaper9988: Downloading the actual game works like any other game though right ?
I mean without galaxy.
Yes again. Games are supplied with normal offline installers.
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So GOG is selling early access games now...

Meh, we don't need unfinished games here IMO. Who knows when and if they will ever be completed.
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Reaper9988: Downloading the actual game works like any other game though right ?
I mean without galaxy.
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Thiev: Yes again. Games are supplied with normal offline installers.
How soon will the patches be available for games with normal installers (non galaxy) in comparison to galaxy version?. Cause this is a crucial thing for unfinished games.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Matruchus
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bno112300: 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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Thiev: Yes, but it is available only through Galaxy client.
Will you allow publishers to disable this feature, or remove past versions if they don't want people playing it?
e.g. if an update removes some content for whatever reason.
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Maxvorstadt: It`s sad news. Incomplete crippleware comes to GoG. RIP complete games.
Even worse is the fact that GOG-senpai is forcing us to buy them! Bloody outrageous is what it is.

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Impaler26: So GOG is selling early access games now...

Meh, we don't need unfinished games here IMO. Who knows when and if they will ever be completed.
Some of the best modern games on GOG went through early access and were in a very good, fun and playable state long before they came here.
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Pyrofox
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Impaler26: So GOG is selling early access games now...

Meh, we don't need unfinished games here IMO. Who knows when and if they will ever be completed.
I honestly see now downside to it as long as ist properly curated and not a heap like steam.
It's not like you have to participate.
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Sachys: Project Zomboid. Here?! O_____o
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Kunovski: great! :) I loved the veeeery early prototype, I haven't been watching it for a long time, now it's time I guess to check it out again ;)
Yeah, no NPCs yet which is the most anticipated feature by far. Still, playing with friends is great for now :)
Watching my nephew panic because I keep running away from him is quite fun.
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Impaler26: So GOG is selling early access games now...

Meh, we don't need unfinished games here IMO. Who knows when and if they will ever be completed.
Of course they will, they're curated after all.
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TheTome56: Oh wow, Ashes of the Singularity looks good
It does, but I fear it wouldn't run well for me as I don't have the recommended GPU, only minimum. :(
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Post edited January 28, 2016 by tfishell
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I think this is a good direction, as long as the games are selected VERY carefully and not everyone can just place their game here. I think GoG is doing something valid here, giving us the opportunity to support developers we like early IF WE WANT. In the end, buying an early access game is similar to kickstarting it. It is a risk.

A try-before-you-buy would be nice (play for like 1h) but on the other hand would require an infrastructure that is too DRMy for me. In the end, a 14-day-return-no-questions-asked is just as fair.

In short, well done GoG!

Now lets add the following titles:
- Space Beast Terror Fright
- Angels Fall First


just saying...