Another rejected game:
The Last Time
From Kickstarter update: You can vote for the game here:
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/the_last_time

Since the thread has already been necroed anyway, let me weigh in here.
Given how many of GOG's releases are "late to the party" in that they have already been in several Humble Bundles by the time they hit GOG, I seriously doubt this is a consideration.

Yes, it's always disappointing as I'm also a backer.
But the game didn't stand a chance with the current trend around here. With so many people complaining about pixel art graphics and it also being indie and an adventure game. That's like one of the biggest no-noes around here if release threads are any indicator.

I'm certain it is a consideration and I wouldn't exaggerate how many games come here late after being bundled for dirt cheap. We are talking a tiny fraction of games and games like Braid hadn't been bundled again for over 3 years before it arrived.

Then there's the recent release, Timeshift, which was bundled two weeks before it came here.

Regardless, I find it difficult to believe that concern over a possible future devaluation of a game should weigh heavier than an actual past devaluation of a game.

I find it difficult to believe the prospect for bundling doesn't have weight. If GoG is dealing with a developer who often bundles quickly, that shortens the window to sell it at full price. GoG would be foolish not to consider that when determining if a game is profitable to carry in the catalog. The fact the publisher did that while a deal was getting finalized here will likely play a role in negotiations for the next game. Of course, for all we know, it did play a role, but GoG still considered that game likely to sell enough it would be worth it even after bundling. At least it wasn't released in the $1 tier...

Remember, GoG is also a business and as such needs to make a profit. All things that affect the bottom line should be considered in deciding which games to carry.

Its funny how these devs who love to release their stuff drm free are not wanted by gog but LOG(armello) who treats drm free as second class is brought in with red carpets rolled out

Sounds like a pretty lazy and very misinformed developer. They really should be talking to GOG directly via a business contact to find out just what "GOG users want", rather than maybe being misdirected to a web forum post dominated by the highly vocal anti-Galaxy extreme minority crowd. Normally I wouldn't make a game purchase decision based solely on whether it integrates Galaxy features or not, but if a developer is bold enough to make a bullshit statement like that without providing numerical data to back up the claim, maybe with a GOG internal data chart showing how many customers GOG has and what the server statistics are for Galaxy installations and daily usage over time, then they shouldn't be making such BS misleading statements like that.

Count my vote as a minus for that game.

The problem with replying to necro'd threads/posts is that they might be outdated:
https://www.gog.com/game/pony_island

I agree, they should. I just don't see much evidence that they actually are.

But the fact that the developer is "lazy and very misinformed" still stands since it doesn't seem to have Galaxy integration (i.e. achievements). First, probably misinformed about the Galaxy usage (as mentioned by @skeletonbow); and second, misinformed because they seem to think that Galaxy is DRM (as implied by "it would be a DRM-free version only").

The problem with necroed posts is that every person in the forums does not have the time nor patience to carefully read the date stamp on every single previous reply in the prior 2 pages of a thread with every single thread post, and there are almost as many necroed threads these days as new ones. I don't think people's habits are going to change with regards to that in the future as nobody expects this to be the case to have to think "I must check if this is a necroed post every single time I hit reply".

GOG needs a way to define an expiry date upon threads and auto lock them after N months or some shit.
Indeed, they still would seem misinformed.