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General discussionCelebrate QuakeCon 2025 with the release of Heretic + Hexen!(24 posts)(24 posts)
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Posted 5 hours ago
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre – Heretic + Hexen is now available on GOG!

Forged by Raven Software on a modified DOOM engine, Heretic and Hexen were released in 1994 and 1995, pushing first person shooters into bold new territory. These innovative cult classics introduced groundbreaking features like inventory systems, vertical aiming, and distinct character classes, reshaping first person action games for generations to come. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic Hexen available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before. Whether you're returning to these shadowy realms or discovering them for the first time, an epic legacy awaits.

If you already own any of the original games, this edition will be automatically added to your library.

Now on GOG – and you can enjoy even more from Bethesda during QuakeCon 2025!
Posted 4 hours ago
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Tarhiel: Absolutely fantastic, NightDive + Bethesda + GOG, just like Doom, and for free in my game library!
Insta-like! :)
Since you mention it, I hope this pack doesn't give me the same problems I have with DOOM+DOOMII on Windows 11.
To be able to play temporarily I had to apply a downgrade (when updating) to get it working and it only works once and then becomes unplayable.

Have you had that problem with the DOOM Pack?

I hope that at some point this problem will be resolved.
Posted 4 hours ago
Don't forget to backup your classic Heretic and Hexen installers, if you already owned them.

Bethesda has occasionally wiped out older entries when releasing a new build or version.
Anyway, thanks for the free upgrade! :)
Posted 4 hours ago
Oh look, a Nightdive release. You know what's coming now.... Another reminder, Nightdive:
https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/NightDiveStudios

Where is release parity, Nightdive? Come on now, Nightdive. It stopped being funny several years ago, Nightdive. Still waiting for Z.A.R. and MadSpace, NightDIVE!!! NIGHTDIVE!!!! ARE YOU THERE, NIGHTDIVE???

Will see you in the next release thread as I'm sure nothing will have changed by then ;)
Post edited 4 hours ago by idbeholdME
Posted 3 hours ago
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Tarhiel: Absolutely fantastic, NightDive + Bethesda + GOG, just like Doom, and for free in my game library!
Insta-like! :)
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UCrest: Since you mention it, I hope this pack doesn't give me the same problems I have with DOOM+DOOMII on Windows 11.
To be able to play temporarily I had to apply a downgrade (when updating) to get it working and it only works once and then becomes unplayable.

Have you had that problem with the DOOM Pack?

I hope that at some point this problem will be resolved.
I am still on W10, so no problems here ;)
Posted 3 hours ago
Most excellent release and huge thanks for the free upgrade to previous owners!
Posted 3 hours ago
Thank you Nightdive, Bethesda & GOG.

Now I am ready to pay for Rage 1+2 ;-D
Posted 3 hours ago
This is nice and all, thanks for that. But where are the RAGE games? Or Doom Eternal?
Posted 3 hours ago
For anyone wondering, Heretic + Hexen does not have separate DOS installers. If you want to play the DOS versions of these games, then you need to install the games using the normal installer, then go into the "dos" subfolder, then to the "dosbox" subfolder, and then click the "Launcher.exe" executable.
Posted 2 hours ago
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idbeholdME: Where is release parity, Nightdive? Come on now, Nightdive. It stopped being funny several years ago, Nightdive. Still waiting for Z.A.R. and MadSpace, NightDIVE!!! NIGHTDIVE!!!! ARE YOU THERE, NIGHTDIVE???

Will see you in the next release thread as I'm sure nothing will have changed by then ;)
According to Nightdive's Larry Kuperman, the plan for, I assume 2025 is to bring 5 Nightdive-associated titles to GoG.
With the releases of System Shock 2 25th Anniversary Remaster and now the Heretic + Hexen KEX ports done this would leave 2 (or 3, if the bundle counts as one title) more for this year.
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