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PayPalAlong with the launch of the GOG Autumn Sale, the GOG Preservation Program has expanded to include even more games the GOG team will be keeping alive.
The additions to the GOG Preservation Program include:
- Tomb Raider GOTY
- Hitman: Codename 47
- SPORE Collection
- Clive Barker's Undying
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
- Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
- Superhero League of Hoboken
- Heart of China
- Thunderscape
- North & South
- Titus The Fox: To Marrakech and Back
- Battle Chess 4000
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
- Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus
- Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice
- Bloodwych
As for the Autumn sale that runs until November 5th, 8 AM UTC.
Check it all out on GOG.com.
In case you missed it, also in the news - GOG started asking for more donations from gamers with the new GOG Patrons program as covered here on GamingOnLinux.
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williamjcm 2 hours ago
IMO, GOG's preservation efforts are kinda lacking. Having games be playable is fine, but having them play *well* is another, and GOG hasn't done much on that front.
Most DOS games still use an old DOSBox version from more than a decade ago instead of DOSBox Staging, GOG doesn't ship things like community fixes that are pretty much *essential* to getting rid of major issues, they completely ignore the Steam Deck and Linux gaming in general (for some time, it was impossible to run their release of the Resident Evil trilogy on Linux, and while it's possible now, it's most likely thanks to the efforts of Wine/Proton contributors), etc...
Last edited by williamjcm on 28 Oct 2025 at 5:01 pm UTC
Most DOS games still use an old DOSBox version from more than a decade ago instead of DOSBox Staging, GOG doesn't ship things like community fixes that are pretty much *essential* to getting rid of major issues, they completely ignore the Steam Deck and Linux gaming in general (for some time, it was impossible to run their release of the Resident Evil trilogy on Linux, and while it's possible now, it's most likely thanks to the efforts of Wine/Proton contributors), etc...
Last edited by williamjcm on 28 Oct 2025 at 5:01 pm UTC
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Yeah, I'm not sure why they're using... 0.74 still? Probably some agreement they made at some point that they never bothered to reconsider? Not sure about the licensing on all the forks.
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IMO, GOG's preservation efforts are kinda lacking. Having games be playable is fine, but having them play *well* is another, and GOG hasn't done much on that front.
I agree, their preservation is typically an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff but I feel it's far, far better than nothing. They do add enhancements to some games which you can see here [External Link] under 'See what we improved'. I'm sure if they had more capital they would be able to invest in larger improvements for a broader selection of games.
I do really wish they would embrace Linux more. I know it also is a cost but I'd love to see a Linux Galaxy client.
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Caldathras 20 minutes ago
I do really wish they would embrace Linux more. I know it also is a cost but I'd love to see a Linux Galaxy client.Or, at the very least, work more closely with the FOSS community to produce a Linux client (or clients) that integrates as tightly with GOG's services as GOG's proprietary Windows client does.
Not that it effects me so much -- I prefer to install from the offline installers myself. Since I mostly play offline, achievements and chat features don't really matter to me either.
Last edited by Caldathras on 28 Oct 2025 at 6:36 pm UTC
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Imo we don't really need a galaxy client, I use it on windows 11 and it's just not that great
I'd love to see them support linux ports more, it sucks how some games have native linux on steam but not gog
I'd love to see them support linux ports more, it sucks how some games have native linux on steam but not gog
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