The GOG Preservation Program has expanded once again to include some of the most brutal action games around.
Today, June 1st, GOG revealed that Hatred has not only arrived on GOG but it enters the GOG Preservation Program at the same time. This one actually had a bit of a colourful history, as it was initially banned from being released on Steam during the days of Steam Greenlight - but Valve's own Gabe Newell actually stepped in to apologise about it and get it approved. It eventually went onto receiving an overall Very Positive rating from Steam players. The developer has since moved onto their next game Nailcrown.
Pictured - Hatred
Other titles that have arrived in the GOG Preservation Program include:
Check out the GamingOnLinux Guide for running GOG games on Linux / SteamOS systems.
Quoting: gbudnyI like playing Postal 2 for Linux, including expansions. Sadly, RWS didn't add them to GOG, which is a disappointment for me. I hope RWS will reconsider its decision regarding the Linux version of Postal 2 on GOG.They didn't add the soundtrack for the first game on GOG either. They added it to Steam and the second game got it on GOG, but not the first one.
Aren't the patches mostly Windows specific, since Wine has generally had better compatibility with older titles and the rest runs through emulation anyway?
Quoting: Drawing PixelsWhy are we giving extra attention to them for keeping their products in saleable condition, isn't that the bare minimum?It should be. But we're being conditioned by the industry to expect less. Much less.
Quoting: Linux_RocksThank you for mentioning itQuoting: gbudnyI like playing Postal 2 for Linux, including expansions. Sadly, RWS didn't add them to GOG, which is a disappointment for me. I hope RWS will reconsider its decision regarding the Linux version of Postal 2 on GOG.They didn't add the soundtrack for the first game on GOG either. They added it to Steam and the second game got it on GOG, but not the first one.
I didn't know about it, but they should add it, too
I have the Steam version of Postal 2. However, I treat Steam as a way to quickly install a game to check if I like it or not.
When I download something from GOG, it means that I want to play a specific game on Linux for the upcoming weeks/months.
I must admit one disappointing fact about the DRM-free games, which I can't ignore. The DRM-free games are awesome, but they exist only until a user or the company has a backup of the Linux version.
Unfortunately, the best versions of games for me are digital shareware games with offline keys, emails, usernames, etc. When I have the key that I bought, or I can still purchase it, then I can download a shareware version to activate it without issues.
Last edited by gbudny on 2 Jun 2026 at 7:53 pm UTC




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