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Posted July 29, 2015
Windows 10 is coming today!

With so many of us excited to jump on board the next big thing for Windows gaming, we want to share with you the latest update on game compatibility today, and our expectations for the future.

Overall, the entire process went better than expected. We're very happy with that fact, but we're still only getting started.

Today, roughly 85% of our library is labeled as compatible with Windows 10. These games were fully playable with no significant performance or graphical issues during our testing process and are ready to go right now. You can filter through Windows 10 games in our catalog, and the compatibility will be labeled on every game card.

Moving forward, we plan to continue our work to bring as many of the remaining games as possible over to the new OS. As new updates and features are released, we hope to see improved backward compatibility and new tools to work with, but it's always possible for new issues to come up along the way. If you do suspect that a game should not be labeled Windows 10 compatible, we'll appreciate your help in getting to the bottom of things, but you can always rely on your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

The most important thing to stress is that Windows 10 is a brand new operating system, and that means we're still in the middle of a transition period. The coming weeks or months may be rocky as the first wave of patches hits the OS, so we'll constantly monitor the situation to quickly put out any fires.







Help us improve our Windows 10 compatibility.
Windows 10 is still in its early days, and there's a myriad of hardware and software combinations out there - some of them potentially explosive. We want to give you the option to report any problems you have with Windows 10 and GOG.com games, and help us make the experience best for everyone. If you'd like to help us out, you can do so through our public Mantis bug tracker:

--Use your GOG.com credentials to log in.
--Make sure that you are browsing issues the Windows 10 Game Compatibility Issues project, as opposed to the GOG Galaxy Client project.
--You can change your project through the drop-down menu in the upper-right hand corner of the page.
--You can access the Report Issue section from the upper menu if you are redirected to the home page.
--Inside, you'll find more detailed instructions on how to help us out and submit your bug.







We've done our best to bring GOG.com to Windows 10 and we're happy with the results so far, but if you're having problems with a game that should be compatible - contact us! Every bit of info helps us and your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee is there if we can't help you in turn.
Posted July 31, 2015
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chadjenofsky: I'm curious. What type of older programs didn't work with 7 (not 8) and now work on 10?
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DreamedArtist: God stuff like age of empires and original diablo and starcraft 1 which had major issues with 7, even more older games that gog has that I got box copies of that did not work on 7 now work on 10 but one or 2 only work in an odd window mode..

but yeah a lot of old stuff is now working out of the blue WOOT WOOT!
you mean like the "rainbow colors" directdraw bug? does win10 properly support directdraw again?
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Rainbow_color_problems_in_older_games
more details would be nice.

btw anyone know if there's a pastebin or gogmix to list ALL the 85% games that work with win10? thanks.
Posted July 31, 2015
Keep up the good work GOG!
You guys rock!
Posted July 31, 2015
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vicklemos: Dont wanna sound like a douche, but you guys will do something similar with SteamOS this november, right?
-1 . Unbuntu. Unbuntu? Ubuntu.

and if you're gonna go with shitty bloatware like steam-oh-ass, you might as well check out this list >>> http://www.quora.com/Whats-the-best-looking-Linux-desktop-youve-seen
Posted July 31, 2015
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Cavalary: The internet, yes. Personally tend to have a rule of not putting stuff up online if I'd mind it being public (and generally having profiles everywhere about as public as they can possibly be). But do expect communications to remain private though. And your own computer should be as private as you want it to be, that's an entirely different bowl of fish.

Meh, whatever.
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GODSPEEDseven: They say panicking is usually worst than what can befall you. Personally, I try as best as possible to control what information I voluntarily release online. And I'm not looking to annoy you here, or insult you or anything bad... but your computer and the internet and your life are ONE. EVEN if you didn't have a computer, your information IS online.

Even if you've NEVER purchased anything online, banks, credit companies, social identity, those are ALL stored on servers across the world by mega corporations.

The only way you could EVER get away from having any kind of information online, would be to live as a hermit, and have no identity. Your ISP has information on you, your bank does, your e-mail does, your loans, mortgages, credit, sex, age, social ID... it's all stored online, and no matter the precautions you take on YOUR end, that information is already there for the taking.

Every major company who deals mainly with computer information has issues with privacy, I doubt Microsoft is much worst than Google or Apple or whomever else you can think of. In the end, these companies RELY on us to keep making money, it isn't in their best interest to divulge personal information to the public, but they'll gather as much as they can to help them create trends and sell you things.

As technology goes forward, and more and more apps and watches, computers, tablets, phones.. become personalized, we can't expect privacy to become something more secure.

Honestly, I am more worried of getting scammed at a corner store than using my computer. I'm worth approximately 5$ on the black market.
You're thinking about this in a very black and white way. Just because people want more privacy doesn't mean they have delusions of 100% anonymity or off-the-grid lifestyles. Reducing the amount of privacy invading tools you use as well as avoiding any new, hugely invasive ones is not a fruitless endeavor like you make it out to be.

And frankly, your defense of corporations is sickening. You basically think that because this kind of behavior is so rampant that it suddenly means it's ok or any opposition to it is dumb. It's precisely this kind of attitude that we're even in this situation. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You don't have to give a shit and you obviously don't... but to actually make posts discouraging others from caring and saying it's all pointless really shows a worrysome attitude among our peers regarding these important issues.

Also I find your fear of being scammed by corner stores laughable. The most common and insidious form of scamming is done thanks to data being bought online. Not stolen, literally bought... from all these sources you seem to so willingly hand your data over to.

But whatever.

We need more games on Linux. That would solve a lot of this.
Posted July 31, 2015
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DreamedArtist: God stuff like age of empires and original diablo and starcraft 1 which had major issues with 7, even more older games that gog has that I got box copies of that did not work on 7 now work on 10 but one or 2 only work in an odd window mode..

but yeah a lot of old stuff is now working out of the blue WOOT WOOT!
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dick1982: you mean like the "rainbow colors" directdraw bug? does win10 properly support directdraw again?
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Rainbow_color_problems_in_older_games
more details would be nice.

btw anyone know if there's a pastebin or gogmix to list ALL the 85% games that work with win10? thanks.
yeah when I launched games that had that issue it just (worked like normal for me) not sure if everyone else gets the same results but yeah seems like it. but some games that worked with 7 do not work with 10 like my vanguard princess >:( pisses me off.
Posted August 01, 2015
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chadjenofsky: I'm curious. What type of older programs didn't work with 7 (not 8) and now work on 10?
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DreamedArtist: God stuff like age of empires and original diablo and starcraft 1 which had major issues with 7, even more older games that gog has that I got box copies of that did not work on 7 now work on 10 but one or 2 only work in an odd window mode..

but yeah a lot of old stuff is now working out of the blue WOOT WOOT!
I'm glad to hear you got the use of your games back... Sadly, I had thought Win 7 would be a little bit nicer and was not aware of how many older games were not playing on it.

They have a DOSbox...when will someone code an XPbox or something?
Posted August 01, 2015
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DreamedArtist: God stuff like age of empires and original diablo and starcraft 1 which had major issues with 7, even more older games that gog has that I got box copies of that did not work on 7 now work on 10 but one or 2 only work in an odd window mode..

but yeah a lot of old stuff is now working out of the blue WOOT WOOT!
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chadjenofsky: I'm glad to hear you got the use of your games back... Sadly, I had thought Win 7 would be a little bit nicer and was not aware of how many older games were not playing on it.

They have a DOSbox...when will someone code an XPbox or something?
full versions of win7 and vista already have XP virtual machines. but they're not very fast or good for 3D games. google it. have you been netdead for the last 5 years +++???

there are better virtual machines like VMware, but they still require fairly fast CPU and more RAM, and you'll have to get another copy of XP.
Posted August 01, 2015
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DreamedArtist: God stuff like age of empires and original diablo and starcraft 1 which had major issues with 7, even more older games that gog has that I got box copies of that did not work on 7 now work on 10 but one or 2 only work in an odd window mode..

but yeah a lot of old stuff is now working out of the blue WOOT WOOT!
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chadjenofsky: I'm glad to hear you got the use of your games back... Sadly, I had thought Win 7 would be a little bit nicer and was not aware of how many older games were not playing on it.

They have a DOSbox...when will someone code an XPbox or something?
Running a virtual machine with WinXP under a modern Linux may be the best performing solution.
What I'd like to have would be something like DosBox for the 16bit Windows games a Win95Box.
WINE is quite capable in most cases though.
Post edited August 01, 2015 by Klumpen0815
Posted August 01, 2015
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paladin181: I just don't see why you wouldn't upgrade to 7 if you can afford to.
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J_Darnley: Because it removes or cripples so many features.

A poxy little Start Menu that can't find jack in.
Removal of the quick launch bar, replaced by pinning and shit non-standard menus.
Removal of the cascade windows feature.
Removal of the file types dialog.
No up button in Windows Explorer.
Stupid "libraries" view instead of My Computer.

What do you get in exchange? A higher DirextX version number and the most stupid of all warning dialogs, the UAC prompt.
Really? Not sure what you mean about the Start menu, it was huge improvement over the stupid cascading XP menus which sent you back to square one if you moved outside the lines when navigating them. Also, added the ability to just start typing to search for a specific program, setting or whatever.

Quick launch is easy to bring back in Windows 7 and above:

1. Create a folder with all the shortcuts you want to quick launch.
2. Right-click the taskbar, Toolbars, then New toolbar... and select the folder you created
3. Drag to expand and right-click to customize (remove labels, small or large icons)

Cascade windows: right-click taskbar, choose Cascade windows. Still works in Windows 10.

Not actually sure what you mean with the "file types dialog" but it's probably still there, too.

Up button was preempted by the ability to just click anywhere in the address bar to jump to that specific level. For instance: C:\Windows\System 32\Drivers. I just click on Windows in the address bar and it takes me to that level, rather than hitting "Up" twice.

My Computer is still there (Though it's called "This PC" in Windows 8 and above), and you can use a shortcut directly to it from Start, Desktop, your newly created Quick Launch bar, whatever.

Really, it sounds like you never took the time to use Windows 7 and just dismissed it because looked different by default than your precious XP.

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chadjenofsky: I'm glad to hear you got the use of your games back... Sadly, I had thought Win 7 would be a little bit nicer and was not aware of how many older games were not playing on it.

They have a DOSbox...when will someone code an XPbox or something?
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dick1982: full versions of win7 and vista already have XP virtual machines. but they're not very fast or good for 3D games. google it. have you been netdead for the last 5 years +++???

there are better virtual machines like VMware, but they still require fairly fast CPU and more RAM, and you'll have to get another copy of XP.
Actually, if you have a copy of Windows 7 Professional, you can set up XP mode with VMWare rather than Microsoft Virtual PC. The license is still valid... though I'm not sure that anyone who would do this doesn't have a few unused XP keys lying around.
Post edited August 01, 2015 by Tallin
Posted August 01, 2015
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chadjenofsky: I'm glad to hear you got the use of your games back... Sadly, I had thought Win 7 would be a little bit nicer and was not aware of how many older games were not playing on it.

They have a DOSbox...when will someone code an XPbox or something?
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Klumpen0815: Running a virtual machine with WinXP under a modern Linux may be the best performing solution.
What I'd like to have would be something like DosBox for the 16bit Windows games a Win95Box.
WINE is quite capable in most cases though.
YES! I would love a Win95Box!!! My copy of Lode Runner stopped working on XP even with the different compatibility options in properties.

You just gave me a good idea. I happen to have an old HD sitting around (not very large capacity) I could turn that into Linux w/ WINE, and my new computer has a hotswap port.


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Tallin: Actually, if you have a copy of Windows 7 Professional, you can set up XP mode with VMWare rather than Microsoft Virtual PC. The license is still valid... though I'm not sure that anyone who would do this doesn't have a few unused XP keys lying around.
That's why I purchased 7 Pro, for the XP mode, but I didn't know you could use VMWare instead of MS Virtual PC.
Posted August 03, 2015
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GODSPEEDseven: They say panicking is usually worst than what can befall you. Personally, I try as best as possible to control what information I voluntarily release online. And I'm not looking to annoy you here, or insult you or anything bad... but your computer and the internet and your life are ONE. EVEN if you didn't have a computer, your information IS online.

Even if you've NEVER purchased anything online, banks, credit companies, social identity, those are ALL stored on servers across the world by mega corporations.

The only way you could EVER get away from having any kind of information online, would be to live as a hermit, and have no identity. Your ISP has information on you, your bank does, your e-mail does, your loans, mortgages, credit, sex, age, social ID... it's all stored online, and no matter the precautions you take on YOUR end, that information is already there for the taking.

Every major company who deals mainly with computer information has issues with privacy, I doubt Microsoft is much worst than Google or Apple or whomever else you can think of. In the end, these companies RELY on us to keep making money, it isn't in their best interest to divulge personal information to the public, but they'll gather as much as they can to help them create trends and sell you things.

As technology goes forward, and more and more apps and watches, computers, tablets, phones.. become personalized, we can't expect privacy to become something more secure.

Honestly, I am more worried of getting scammed at a corner store than using my computer. I'm worth approximately 5$ on the black market.
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XyleDaylight: You're thinking about this in a very black and white way. Just because people want more privacy doesn't mean they have delusions of 100% anonymity or off-the-grid lifestyles. Reducing the amount of privacy invading tools you use as well as avoiding any new, hugely invasive ones is not a fruitless endeavor like you make it out to be.

And frankly, your defense of corporations is sickening. You basically think that because this kind of behavior is so rampant that it suddenly means it's ok or any opposition to it is dumb. It's precisely this kind of attitude that we're even in this situation. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You don't have to give a shit and you obviously don't... but to actually make posts discouraging others from caring and saying it's all pointless really shows a worrysome attitude among our peers regarding these important issues.

Also I find your fear of being scammed by corner stores laughable. The most common and insidious form of scamming is done thanks to data being bought online. Not stolen, literally bought... from all these sources you seem to so willingly hand your data over to.

But whatever.

We need more games on Linux. That would solve a lot of this.
If you think it's cause I don't care, so be it, I'm not here to defend corporations, nor attack them. I just think it's easier to lay blame than to actually research the different policies. I don't think it's pointless to 'fight' for privacy, but I also like to think it's realistic to think that alot of people are freaking out about the wrong kind of personal information that is handed out.

I don't care for companies to know what I want to buy and then advertise it to me on every website, so I try my best to turn the options on/off for my needs and the level I am comfortable at. That in no way changes that the most sensitive information about you, already is stored online; such as credit, loans, name, age, sex... in short, all the things that can be used for identity theft, money scams and thigns that can impact your life the most, usually revolve around money. Unfortunately, yuou can "fight" all you want, but that information has been stored on multiple archives and servers across the world.

What I was trying to get to say, is plainly that most information that corporations like Microsoft, Apple, Google & others collect, is to promote and sell you stuff. It's usually for them to make more money, but also a means for them to gather much more precise information about hardware usage, internet usage... technology is getting more and more personal, but how do you think it's been getting more and more personal? By gathering information. I'm less worried about major corporatiosn using my "information" than I would of divulging how many kinds, or where I live on a social platform like Facebook for example.

I do what I feel is right for me to do for my own privacy, but I'd like to keep a level head in the same time and not think it's nor ALWAYS for evil intent as much as it's not always for my own good.
Posted August 03, 2015
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J_Darnley: Because it removes or cripples so many features.

A poxy little Start Menu that can't find jack in.
Removal of the quick launch bar, replaced by pinning and shit non-standard menus.
Removal of the cascade windows feature.
Removal of the file types dialog.
No up button in Windows Explorer.
Stupid "libraries" view instead of My Computer.

What do you get in exchange? A higher DirextX version number and the most stupid of all warning dialogs, the UAC prompt.
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Tallin: Really? Not sure what you mean about the Start menu, it was huge improvement over the stupid cascading XP menus which sent you back to square one if you moved outside the lines when navigating them. Also, added the ability to just start typing to search for a specific program, setting or whatever.

Quick launch is easy to bring back in Windows 7 and above:

1. Create a folder with all the shortcuts you want to quick launch.
2. Right-click the taskbar, Toolbars, then New toolbar... and select the folder you created
3. Drag to expand and right-click to customize (remove labels, small or large icons)

Cascade windows: right-click taskbar, choose Cascade windows. Still works in Windows 10.

Not actually sure what you mean with the "file types dialog" but it's probably still there, too.

Up button was preempted by the ability to just click anywhere in the address bar to jump to that specific level. For instance: C:\Windows\System 32\Drivers. I just click on Windows in the address bar and it takes me to that level, rather than hitting "Up" twice.

My Computer is still there (Though it's called "This PC" in Windows 8 and above), and you can use a shortcut directly to it from Start, Desktop, your newly created Quick Launch bar, whatever.

Really, it sounds like you never took the time to use Windows 7 and just dismissed it because looked different by default than your precious XP.
People are generally very reluctant to change to new versions of Windows, and I think that's about the change of interface most of times. It does feel like a waste time having to learn a new way of use the computer every few years, if at all possible (some people just don't have it in them to learn it because it can be complex). People appear to assume changes are pointless before looking from a different angle or features replaced are no longer existant before searching further.

Both in Windows 8 and 10 I think braving the new interface pays in the long run.
Posted August 03, 2015
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DreamedArtist: All I know is my unreal tournaments work and windows looks sexy and a lot of older programs that did not work on 7 and 8 work on 10 <3

Microsoft you did good son, you did good.
Actually I'm enjoying windows 10. Don't see that huge difference, but hey, it's free! :)
Posted August 04, 2015
I see no reason to upgrade from 7 to 10.
Posted August 05, 2015
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IIHectorII: I see no reason to upgrade from 7 to 10.
Butbutbut ...
http://quietube7.com/v.php/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc
Post edited August 05, 2015 by Klumpen0815
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