tfishell: Maybe GOG need to make themselves a little human and "vulnerable" (in the business sense) and auto-send reply emails with something like, "Hey, we're pretty busy with submissions. We are interested in looking at your game but please try again in a few months."

I also think Selaco should be a higher priority BUT the hentai games released over the past few weeks may have been in the works for some time anyway. I guess it depends more on what GOG is currently working on.

The most-most-wanted would be modern "AAA" titles (God of War, Days Gone, etc.) and various titles very high on the community wishlist (NOLF, Black and White, Mass Effects, etc.) both old and new.

Mjauv: Game looks great so I really hope it'll end up here somehow. I doubt it helps to publicly chastise GOG however.

BrianSim: People mostly complain about inconsistency. Eg, there's multiple "In Development" games sitting here unfinished on GOG for years. Gloomwood has been "Coming Soon" since it was added to GOG in June 2020 and there's been zero updates since Oct 2020 (15 months). Graven was released here barely 25% complete last year and God knows what's happening with that (one rumor is the dev is rewriting everything from scratch (a virtual kiss of death for most games) due to the widely criticised malfunctioning save system on top of the entire game past the first level essentially not been made...) And Planet Nomads (2019) is filled with "dev has abandoned game" reviews. So it's pretty sad if the Selaco dev gets rejected because the reason he delayed sending them a demo is "There was no way I was going to send GOG a version that is prone to crashing and shitty placeholders" whilst GOG literally approves 75% placeholder games (Graven) that have now gone +7 months without a single update in the name of "protecting people from unfinished games"...

At the end of the day, if GOG reject it then a lot of people wanting a DRM-Free version (but not necessarily a GOG-specific version) will buy it elsewhere (including Steam where it's already listed), and the developer will probably end up picking up sales from a few people here anyway. I don't doubt that the game is real, that it will sell and naturally have no DRM on every other store (choice of GZDoom engine practically guarantees that as seen with Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Hedon, etc, on Steam). But whether GOG reject it or not, communication definitely needs to be improved all round as we've seen elsewhere with "we strive to answer all messages within 24 hours" = 5-week real-world turnaround time disparities for tech support tickets, so if developers / publishers are facing the same thing, that needs fixing and fast...

Wesley_de_Waart: If their backlog is that big, they should consider adjusting that automated email they are sending out whenever a developer submits a game. The email states it will only take 2 weeks for them to complete a submission. If you don't hear back from them within that time, they decided to pass on the game.

The result is that indie developers will keep on resubmitting their game out of frustration.

I truly have no idea why GOG doesn't just adjust that message. It's such a simple thing. Or maybe even a ticket system where you can keep track of the status? Just anything would be great.

Instead I'm just here wondering if we're forgotten or not

mannefriedrich: ... it might be inevitable to reconcile with the possible scenario that GOG won't answer in time for the deadline [ending on the 13th of February by my count], because, again, they actually seem to work their way through a gargantuan backlog of submissions, possibly reaching as far back as 24 months at the least, and likely on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wesley_de_Waart: If their backlog is that big, they should consider adjusting that automated email they are sending out whenever a developer submits a game. The email states it will only take 2 weeks for them to complete a submission. If you don't hear back from them within that time, they decided to pass on the game.

mannefriedrich: Alright, done.
Was told by support that the colleague (from curation/acquisition) has been poked to look into the matter, once more.

However, again:
mannefriedrich: It may come down to Wesley's willingness (or that of any affected developer/publisher with a still pending submission) to continue putting up with GOG's perceived ignorance - which actually might just be good practice as to keeping it fair and not giving any submission special treatment over others - and wait until it's eventually Selaco's turn in the review queue, whenever that is.

I'm fine with waiting for however long it takes (remember Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar?), but that's just me.

SCAwJos: What's the current status then?
Did Wesley actually pull out for good or is there still a chance for Selaco releasing on GOG whenever they get back to him?

Crosmando: Time is money, why would he waste time with GOG when they have been so disrespectful in their dealings with him?

Crosmando: It's out of the bag now that GOG makes very little money, Steam is the only PC platform that really matters anymore.

SCAwJos: But what if they really are that swamped with submissions and couldn't, or to keep it fair wouldn't get back to him until it's Selaco's turn?

SCAwJos: In case GOG was holding off on it because none of the hip youtubers were covering/previewing it - this just in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qatHGKV0opk

SCAwJos: In case GOG was holding off on it because none of the hip youtubers were covering/previewing it - this just in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qatHGKV0opk

fronzelneekburm: Shillmanlives