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I already own these games, I've bought them multiple times in different forms. However, recently they've been all violated with a new "2K Launcher" that's causing me problems (currently I can bypass it).

If I were to re-purchase these games yet again on GoG, will they be prior to the addition of this launcher at this time? Are they still "DRM free with no internet connection required"?

For a bit of context, I use only the standalone installers, I will not use GoG Galaxy. I buy games on GoG because I retain version control. For one example... Cyberpunk 2077 patches broke my game in various ways, multiple times. With the GoG standalone installers I had recourse, I was able to remove it and install the original files, and incremental updates and STOP. Now it's all good and I'm current, but I would not have been able to play my game if updates were forced. (I don't like multiplayer, ever, in any game so I'm the only one that needs to be happy with it)
This question / problem has been solved by dr.schliemannimage
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mikeserv: If I were to re-purchase these games yet again on GoG, will they be prior to the addition of this launcher at this time?
According to gogdb.org, the offline installers of the remastered edition of the first two Bioshock games have been uploaded on December 2018, hence I'm pretty sure they don't contain the 2K Launcher. This might change in the future: as you may know, Galaxy offers the possibility to rollback to a previous release, but this is usually not possible using offline installers.
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mikeserv: Are they still "DRM free with no internet connection required"?
I don't own the remastered edition of the first two Bioshock games here on GOG, however, as far as I know, they are completely DRM free and don't require an active Internet connection (somehow confirmed by this thread).
Post edited September 03, 2022 by dr.schliemann
Thank you very much for your reply, Dr. Schliemann.

I was just coming back to say I actually took a chance and answered my own question by just getting them and trying it. I just figured either way it was better to have them on GoG. As soon as I got it installed and ran it, I knew as soon as I saw the menus it was the old UI. I kind of expected it to be so.

I'm happy to have these games divorced from dictatorial game clients/platforms. They are games I always come back to (since 2008) and currently I am in to them again.
Post edited September 03, 2022 by mikeserv
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mikeserv: Thank you very much for your reply, Dr. Schliemann.
You're welcome. Enjoy the games!
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mikeserv: I was just coming back to say I actually took a chance and answered my own question by just getting them and trying it. I just figured either way it was better to have them on GoG. As soon as I got it installed and ran it, I knew as soon as I saw the menus it was the old UI. I kind of expected it to be so.
As I said in the previous post, if you don't want to use Galaxy I suggest you to keep backup copies of the offline installers, because they might be updated suddenly and unexpectedly.

As I said in the previous post, if you don't want to use Galaxy I suggest you to keep backup copies of the offline installers, because they might be updated suddenly and unexpectedly.
Thank you, yes, absolutely, I keep the original files (and have them backed up). Any incremental updates go in subfolders. I always keep the original installers at the point where I bought the game, in case I want to go back to baseline. Most of them don't get updates, but for stuff like Cyberpunk 2077 and Control that proved to be wise.