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GOG does currently support Linux — well, kind of. They publish Native Linux packages for various games, which depends on the developer (just like Steam does without Proton) but they have a very limited support of distributions, which can cause problems installing Linux games from GOG due to dependency mess. That, and GOG Galaxy does not support Linux.
There's easier ways to install games from GOG on Linux / SteamOS though, which you can check out in our GamingOnLinux Guide. You can even do it directly in Steam if you want to.
Things may change though, as of course you don't buy an entire store if you're not going to keep up with the industry. Speaking to PC Gamer, Maciej Gołębiewski the managing director of GOG mentioned in reply to a question about Linux that it's "one of the things that we've put in our strategy for this year to look closer at" Gołębiewski continued "I don't want to commit to any specifics, but certainly you will see this trend, and we also see that Linux is close to the hearts of our users, so we probably could do better on that front, and that's something that we'll be looking at".
New GOG owner Michał Kiciński also mentioned in regards to Windows how "It's such poor-quality software and product, and I'm so surprised that it's [spent] so many years on the market. I can't believe it!".
So, perhaps 2026 or 2027 will see GOG's Linux support get better. One can hope. All stores need proper competition, that includes Steam - it's just better for all of us.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Brave.
Lets see them compete.
I really hope it's a success.
It might inspire other stores to follow.
hardpenguin 4 hours ago
Okay, okay, if they need my help, I will make myself available
One can dream I guess, but I don't really count on much from GOG, just that their installers will be convenient someday.
That, and GOG Galaxy does not support Linux.I would vastly prefer for gog to spend the resources on officially supporting existing open source efforts such as heroic, minigalaxy, and lutris.
Last edited by emphy on 14 Jan 2026 at 2:22 pm UTC
That aside... for starters, Galaxy needs a rework. Even with that rework, I don't see how it can touch Steam with these oldies that are hacked together to somewhat function on a modern OS. It's a lot of work to not really get that much closer to the Steam (imperfect, sure) ecosystem in that regard. And that's the spine of GOG's business. Indies, then? They've already tried that.
On a more personal note, the guy strikes me as a poser with a mid-life crisis... and with the ability to secure not insignificant funding, and some contacts in CDPR.
According to an insider from back in the day he wasn't playing that many games during CDP's later publishing times already, then he had a fairly publicised mental breakdown in the CDPR days (which was a tough time, yeah) complete with soul searching in The Ancient Orient etc. Now he's securing (apparently) external funding for some new retro toys and he's wearing retro t-shirts to convince people he is totes of the hood, dawg, yo.
I dunno. It's a fundamentally niche business, so let's see what's next in terms of "competing" with Steam.
Kimyrielle 1 hour ago
Quoting: emphyI would vastly prefer for gog to spend the resources on officially supporting existing open source efforts such as heroic, minigalaxy, and lutris.I would prefer that, too. We all learned not to have Galaxy available and relied on other solutions instead. Lutris in my case. I have no desire for another game library management tool. I got Steam and Lutris, and that's enough for me.
dziadulewicz 47 minutes ago
Zoom Platform is the store to support for DRM free needs. They really embrace Linux.
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