Looks good tbh!
Love horror and wish we had more on GOG to pick from in that genre, so looking forward to this one. Also b/c I havent really played any turn based ones b4 but this one looks interesting.

Where's 'Beyond Hanwell' GOG? I played the demo for that one and it's very intense.

Because they'll never get a better share if there's a monopoly?

I mean... is it?

"Modern dungeon crawling" - limited to a grid.
I feel like you only get to pick one...

Still doing grid based dungeon crawlers when Might & Magic VI with free movement came out 27 years ago. Guess I got too spoiled by M&M 6-9, but I really can't see the appeal in any dungeons limited to the 4 cardinal directions since then.

Legend of Grimrock, which basically resurrected dungeoncrawlers for the modern era, was grid based. I actually vastly prefer grid based crawlers. Partly because it makes it a bit reminiscent of a tabletop game, where the crawlers originated, after all, and partly because it gives the exploration and combat more "structure".

But it also greatly limits the variabilty of scenarios I feel.

There's advantages to both I guess. End of the day, I simply prefer how grid based crawlers feel, if that makes sense. I guess it's a bit like some people prefere an old-school verb-based interface in point & clicks.

Best case scenario is something like Bard's Tale 4 , which made grid-based optional.

But there is a Monopoly. I just asked the dev of that game if he would bring it to GOG. No reply from him but I did get a reply from a user who asked why. That user got seven likes on that comment. Steam users think if a game is already DRM-Free we shouldn't be complaining and we should get it there. Okay, fine. Since the Demonschool devs are dragging their heels I'm betting there isn't a DRM on that game either, so I'll just pick it up on Steam.

This is a terrible take. Even HAVING a Steam account reinforces their platform and harms gaming. And you're saying to give Valve money. And to reward them for their anti-consumer practices.

And that's aside the developers who clearly have it out for potential customers.

Every transaction on Steam is a reinforcement avowing, "I wish gaming were as shitty as it could be and I am striving to make things worse!"

So the point is, it's DRM-Free. IE: Not locked down to Steam. I can buy a copy of Demonschool right now there and pull the folder right out of the steam folder on my PC. Then I can completely turn off Steam, Turn off my internet connection entirely and play the game. That in my mind is DRM-Free. Do I like Steam? no, not generally. Especially when it uses Steam DRM and Denuvo. But that game has neither. And most AVN adult games don't either. Same with most eroge. No DRM. There's a lot of games I enjoy that have no DRM whatsoever so if they're not going to come to GOG or there's some weird holdup and I'm not getting it day one, damn right I'm going to Steam for a DRM-FREE release.

And as much you get upset, there's no way you're overthrowing the PC monopoly that is Steam. You just aren't going to do it. I love when Steam DRM or Denuvo-less games are coming to GOG and will buy those every chance I get. But if for some reason a dev or publisher simply can't be arsed to release their DRM-Free game on steam or make me wait months later, than yeah - Steam it is. Maybe I'll double dip on a deep discount for GOG. Also we ALL know that GOG makes it's most money when they release really old games as part of their PP or something big like Indiana Jones. That's where the money is coming from. Not all the indies unless you're freaking Silksong. Demonschool and Neon Inferno (tomorrow) aren't going to make GOG rich. I'm tired of waiting and being treated like a second class citizen. No Tormented Souls 2 yet, no Demonschool on day one, I may as well just go to steam for those. The stuff that Steam bans, yeah I'll buy it here. I don't really have brand loyalty anymore because somehow or another things don't work out like they used to. It's a big question. Steam's playing it now. Why the hell do I have to wait? When people do cool things, I reward them with the little cash I have. When they don't, I simply move to that which does something cool. Maybe it's Steam, maybe it's itch, maybe it's Jast maybe it's MG or Kagura, DLSite, whoever - Whoever releases the cool thing on DAY ONE is getting my money. Customers want what they want NOW. I've worked in US retail for almost ten years of my life. If you don't have it, they'll go get it somewhere else.

No. The point is every penny that makes its way into Values coffers and every transaction that occurs on the Steam platform is a vote in favor of DRM and otherwise anti-consumer policies. If someone enjoys PC gaming, they should not utilize Steam in any way, ever. Doing so is self-harming and defeatist.

(The rest of your words are irrelevant.)

Are talking about the direction GOG has taken, or what specifically?

Mate, you can't stop the train. The only way that people leave Steam is if Valve makes a really, really, really bad fuck up. And I think they've yet to do that. DRM-FREE IS DRM-FREE, know what I mean, Vern?
Without getting into specifics, I think they've been stretched a bit too thin. The thinner they're stretched out, the less things happen on time. I kinda see how the formula works now, they'll always give a few games priority and some of the others have to wait a bit. Sponge Bob was a much bigger release so Demonschool had to wait. Like, I get it. I just don't want to have to wait for some smaller games. If it wasn't DRM-Free, I'd be like "no big deal" but it is, so I'm gonna pick it up somewhere else. Usually I'm a bit more patient with them though.