GOG begin rolling out dynamic bundle pricing to complete your collections

Something I'm surprised GOG didn't have before. They've now begun rolling out dynamic bundle pricing to help you complete your collections. Here's what that means for purchasing on GOG.

Much like other stores (hi Steam), when you go to purchase a bundle you might already have some of the games in it. Steam offered a type of bundle called "Complete The Set" for a long time now, which means you don't end up spending more than necessary just to grab what you don't have. GOG now do this too, finally.

As they posted on the GOG forum at the end of April:

Hello everyone!

We’ve just launched the first batch of bundles with fully functioning dynamic pricing. It’s a feature many of you might recognize from other platforms, but for those who don’t, here’s how it works:

When purchasing a bundle, you only pay for the items you don’t already own, making it easy to complete your collection without spending more than necessary.

We know this has been a long-requested feature, and that the lack of it has been frustrating for many of you. That’s why we’re super excited to finally start introducing it to the store, and we hope you’re just as happy to see it live.

Now, what do we mean by “start introducing” and “first batch of bundles”?

Well, right now this dynamic pricing system is available for 24 bundles in the store (you’ll find the full list in my comment below). We'll continue expanding this feature to more and more bundles – new and old – with the goal of eventually covering the vast majority (if not all) of them. You’ll know a bundle has dynamic pricing from the information displayed under its price on the game page.

Note: If you already own all components of a dynamically priced bundle, you’ll be able to “claim” that bundle in the store so it shows as owned.

You might also be wondering: What about various game editions that include base games + DLCs?

We completely agree that bringing dynamic pricing to those would be a huge improvement, for both you and us. It’s something we’re actively looking into, and we hope to expand the system in that direction. We can’t promise an ETA just yet, but we’re optimistic it’ll happen sooner rather than later.

That’s all for now! Give this new system a try, see how it works for you, and let us know what you think.

Thank you all for your support! :)

They ended up disabling the system due to various problems with it, but now it's back and live and should be working properly with a few minor quirks they're still working out.

Some of the bundles that have this enabled include:

• Resident Evil Bundle
• Warhammer 40K Bundle
• Divinity: Original Sin - The Source Saga
• RollerCoaster Tycoon Bundle
• Myst & Riven: The Definitive Collection

And there's more listed on the GOG store.