I thought you were better than this, GOG.

Torchlight is a fantastic game, true, but I already own it three times over on various platforms and I really don't need another copy.

My expectation was that the mystery game is a small, cheap, but *new* title, that nobody is likely to own. Or at least some kind of underrated gem that very few people know of. Putting multi-million sellers on sale as a mystery game is a really crappy idea.

My expectation was a pet unicorn. Maybe I should have read the FAQ before participating in the mystery draw.

The OP has a point. Being forced to buy this crap is ridiculous!

Wait...

No, of course I wasn't forced to buy it, and 2.89 euro isn't a whole lot by any stretch of the imagination.

But by doing something like this the company is basically saying "Trust us, you'll enjoy it!" So I trusted them. I don't know that I will do so again, and I've decided to warn others as well by posting this.

I guess they do... I only tried once and ended up with a game I already owned, even though there's apparently a few dozen games which I don't own available as part of this mystery deal thing.

Lesson learned -- I think I'll stick to regular, not-so-mysterious purchases in the future. :P I guess you have to think of it like you're buying a lottery ticket. There's a chance that you'll win a great price, but most likely you'll end up with nothing ( or at least nothing you're interested in ).

I don't know. I scored at least five from my wishlist. While I agree that the mystery deal isn't for everyone, it provides others an opportunity. I imagine it must do something for the bottom line or they wouldn't keep running the promo.

Edit: typo

One thing I do agree with the OP about is that a game like Torchlight, that pretty much everyone owns by now - and was given away for free right here on GOG - probably shouldn't be part of the mystery game list.

Yeah, I would agree with that - for those that have been around the GOG block. For newcomers, maybe it's a draw. Rise of the Triad 2013 being another.

And more than once, IIRC.

When was it given away? And why did I miss it?

It was a while ago. I can't recall for certain now. But for a while after that, people couldn't give away the codes because it was almost impossible to find anyone that wanted/needed one.

Did you own it on GOG?

No, but does that matter? For what it's worth, I'd have happily linked my other accounts to GOG for the purposes of this promo had I been given the chance to do so.

I check the forums at least once a day, but completly missed it. That is unfortunate. But that seems to be my luck. The free games I would most likely play, are the games I always miss.
Same story with Zuma on Origin. I wanted to play a Zuma game and found out, that the giveaway ended a few days prior to that.

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