I switched from Windows to MacOS six months ago. I've used Windows all my life, but as technology and software are constantly evolving, you should be open to new things. And MacOS simply fulfills my needs and requirements for a modern operating system better than Windows 11. I can work much more productively with it. But I also like to play games and many of the games I play are also available for MacOS.

Unfortunately not on GOG. I always have to switch to Steam, because many of the games I've bought recently are also available there for MacOS, whereas GOG usually only offers the Windows version. Why is that?

I would much rather have my games DRM-free. And that they belong to me. Please, dear GOG team, change this and open up a new target group. Take the momentum with you, now that Steam points out with every purchase that you only buy licenses that can be revoked...

... so you've knowingly switched to an OS which you knew had less than stellar support on GOG, and now GOG must follow along in your life choices? Don't get me wrong, I'm a Linux user (exclusively), so in an equally cursed position here, but I knew what I was getting myself into and was aware GOG doesn't and probably won't ever care for Linux much at any point in time.

Since we live in the real world, I'd recommend tempering your expectations and exploring things like CrossOver rather than expecting GOG to provide better support for single digit market share OSes.

Sorry, but why? I just want games that are already compatible with MacOS on Steam to be compatible on GOG, as long as they are also in the catalog here. What's wrong with that?

Other people and companies like GOG are willing to constantly evolve. Not exactly unimportant, especially in the tech sector.

I'm certainly not alone in my wish. And if you're happy with your status quo, then live long and prosper!

I'm certainly not happy at all, all I'm saying is: don't expect miracles. GOG doesn't have Steam's budget or agility at their disposal, sadly.

GOG can barely be bothered to support x86 Linux, what makes you think they'll bother to play ball for ARM based Darwin? With no OpenGL, No Vulcan, and whose open source components can be counted on hand?

Also, you chose MacOS, from the company that willingly gave up Halo to a direct competitor.

Hi. My idea might be your last chance xD sorry for that
Would please name a game/games that don't work on your OS?
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Me very talented, I've built a machine with 4 operating systems at once, once.
I believe in solutions made for individual cases rather than some general solutions for everybody.
Observed that gog.com is for people with stronger than medium will and that in time everything is working.

store.steampowered.com doesn't work on my offline machines so gog.com is my o'only chance.

Have you tried contacting the developers/publishers of the games concerned to ask them why?

Also bear in mind, that thanks to Apple's policies, MacOS products are harder to support than Windows.

I switched to MacOS in 2021... and GOG's support for MacOS (and Linux, really) is pretty much non existent. They have games that do have MacOS versions but are 32bit only so no luck since Catalina, which Linux doesn't suffer...

BUT there are other ways. Try Game Porting Kit (not THE GPK, that's Apple's kit), is a free and open source wine wrapper for MacOS. I even installed the original Age of Empires II that way. Sure, the CPU works extra hard (my Macbook Air reached 74º celsius playing AoE II from 1998...) but it has a LOT of compatible games for both GOG and Steam versions.

After that, you always have Source Ports. Take a tour around Mac Source Ports, and even though most games there are pretty old, all of them are absolute bangers :)

Welcome to MacOS Gaming... it's painful... But everything else compared to Windows 11 (or even 10...) is amazing.

You switched to MacOS, which belongs to Apple. We're talking about a company who considers 5 year old software and hardware obsolete. And you're asking a game storefront, who mainly focuses on older games (20+ year old games) to support MacOS? Your concerns would probably be better directed towards Apple itself, but I know they wouldn't care.

MacOS support isn't as great on GOG compared to Steam, but I don't blame GOG at all. There's only so much you can do with what Apple allows. And I'd imagine the reason why there are more MacOS games on Steam is because Steam has its own runtime, with additional dependencies, which should allow for more MacOS games to work on Steam. Meanwhile, developers on GOG would have to rely on those components being installed on MacOS itself, which I bet is not the case for most games, since the games have to run without a launcher. I agree. Apple should be open to new things, namely, the bare minimum of supporting older software, and widely used open source software.

DRM free and software openness are a lot more closely related than one would think. And you're asking for DRM free content on probably the most locked down mainstream platform on the market. You are asking the one storefront that cares about game preservation to support a platform that doesn't give a damn about that. I dislike Windows too, and Windows 11 is horrible. But credit where it's due, Microsoft has gone above and beyond to support older software over the years in its OS.

The fact that there are games made for MacOS at all is already impressive enough if you ask me.

I am guessing your taste in games is quite limited.

I am primarily a Windows gamer, but I also collect Linux and Mac versions at GOG, and there are plenty here, certainly many more than their market share for gaming.

Yes, as you have stated there are versions available on Steam that aren't here, but that is likely due to the DEV or PUB and not GOG.

In many cases though, you just have to be patient, because many Mac and Linux versions get added belatedly. So it pays to check on updates.

GOG is not a big behemoth like Steam, so they have to focus on what is more financially viable too, so they are primarily a Windows Games store. That is no doubt reflective of what DEVs and PUBs bother to provide here, plus the cost of doing so. GOG are already in a dicey position with their DRM-Free standing, so there is often a penalty or cost for that.

If it's any consolation, Mac gamers are reputedly better looked after at GOG than Linux gamers.

Things could be a lot worse.

While you no doubt gain some benefits from swapping from Windows to Mac, you had to be aware there were potential and definite losses too. Mac also have a reputation as not being a great OS for games.