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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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It's not like the support is slow or anything, i wonder how will this affect it...
Splendid. Can we expect Galaxy for Linux any time soonish?
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Thanks, but no thanks.
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fronzelneekburm: According to ThomNG: The Mystery of the Druids
Yeah GOG'S rejection process drives me closer and closer to Steam.

At least they're making some effort to adapt with their version of early access.
In general, it's good news for me because it makes possible to know a little more about planned releases here on GOG. While it will be curated I don't see a problem IMHO.
Hm, it would be interesting to see Plague Inc here in gog early access, especially now that its not far to be finished.
Would be nice if the gog forums would stop eating posts so I could see forum replies. -_-
* nevermind
Post edited January 28, 2016 by Dawnreader
Congratulation GOG!
I'm not a fan of unfinished games myself, but I understand how this is another step further for you and us.
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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 ;)
Build 33 is not long released - its very good!
Meh...
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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.
I was just about to ask about this, but I should have known you guys don't let me down. Thanks!

I was actually expecting that if these "Early Access" kind of games ever come to GOG, at first they'd only be available through Galaxy due to constant patching, and then later when they are finally out of beta, they get an offline installer. So you kinda exceeded my expectations.

That said, I usually probably end up waiting for the proper release, as I hardly ever play games right after I buy them anyway. So there is very little incentive for me personally to buy unfinished games. But those who've kept complaining how this and that new GOG game has been on Steam Early Access already for months... well, at least they should now shut up, for once.
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tinyE: What do you care, you're done with GOG. Besides, I'm sure you can pirate it easily enough.
http://theblacksphere.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/butthurt-cream.jpg
Well, this would be for a longer debate, but let´s just say that I personally will probably not buy them as as they are not released, though in general - de gustibus non est disputandum...
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Am I just not getting it or is the 14 day return policy just sort of marketing fluff? I mean yeah you can try the game out and if there's a technical problem you can refund it but the risk of Early Access comes months later when it becomes apparent the devs have slowed down updates and dropped communication. Or worse have stopped updating altogether.

There's absolutely no protection for the consumer in this (very real) situation.

On the plus side I guess we don't have to worry about microtransaction shops in early access games but that's about it.