Thanks.

One of the developers said he was sorry about the situation with GOG. Though yes, his comment was somewhat tamer than what I remembered.

And as for Shadow Gambit, yes, it's self-published, but self publishing doesn't mean only more freedom, but also less resources. And personally, I find it more honest that they didn't make a Mac and a Linux build at all, rather than creating one that then goes only to Steam and not on GOG.

These situations can be "impossible". For example, I mentioned earlier Kingmaker, in that case developers stopped having control over their game entirely. They are just unable to push for the missing update on GOG. And from what I hear the situation for console players is even worse, they're missing even more bugfixes than PC. Not to mention, that many players report that the current version still has a few bugs here and there that were reported but developers couldn't patch in time.

Hi, I suppose the wiki page was this:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_line_options

But it seems that in 2025-06-27 this wiki page had a split:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w/index.php?title=Command_line_options&action=history

The problem is that I don't find where are now all the SteamCMD command line info...

Anyway from the wiki history page linked above can be found the version before the split:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w/index.php?title=Command_line_options&oldid=483667#SteamCMD

And also older versions can be found on Web Archive, like this:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250624183300/https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_line_options#SteamCMD

looking for that line, found this: https://gist.github.com/dgibbs64/79a7f3ab3c96a48275c4

Thank you. Saved it for next time.

Indeed. I remembered the wiki from before the split, but couldn't find it.

Thanks. Saved the links for next time.

I found it again because, even though I didn't remember, I had printed the wiki page in PDF format a long time ago... to have this commands list “DRM-free” :P :)))

Obviously you are missing some points for some games (maybe ?)

I will you give the worst example i encountered since i report issues to GOG (since about 1 year +) . MarkoH01 is also well aware of the problem.

Edge of Eternity : the studio was bought by NACON btw
The latest update (2023) never reached GOG, and probably won't.
Devs seem hostile to GOG's customers on Discord >.>

I contacted NACON : i just got empty promise so far (probably lies) BUT : the worst is : Devs can't send the latest update to GOG, for the following reasons :
1 - Small studio
2 - Working on their next game
3 - And obliviously GOG should manage to get the update by themselves (i wonder how if the devs don't want to)

So what ? Why even publish the game on GOG if they can't provide the final update ? Nobody forced them to publish it on GOG. GOG should bust this game from the store because publisher & devs didn't fulfilled their contract, because being "diplomatic" or asking nicely (same for me) didn't work at all for this game : anyway they have a contract to respect if not... i wonder what appends ? (GOG is too soft imho) . I suggested to not accept their next game here... i have some doubt my suggestion would have any impact....

Final point : "buying" a game on Steam ; isn't really "buying" : it is ranting (games could be removed without warning from your account : it's well known).... still have an account there : but i didn't "bought" anything since many many years. Too many players consider a game as product they put in the bin after finished it.

Generally publishers are at fault, but some devs don't really care of their game on GOG after some time.. sure there are "special" cases when they lost the control to upload new builds there (those situations are also unacceptable) .And GOG being understaffed doesn't help either.

If i bought a product there : i expect to be up to date (in a reasonable time frame) ; but obviously some parties don't care at all . I'm a reasonable person : i could wait (but not an eternity)

That statement "How are the developers to blame?" was specifically intended for the situation of Desperados III, it was not a generalised statement.

My generalised statement about being "careful" and "avoid creating a hostile atmosphere", which has been misunderstood (maybe I also didn't express myself well) doesn't mean "don't ever be mad at any one".

In the situation you mentioned, when the game is not up to date and your demands have been blatantly ignored, then you're right to write an outraged 1 star review. But write a review where you explain the whole situation clearly for the benefit of everyone. Don't just write "1 star because there are missing updates".

In the case of games where publishers are to blame for missing features, while developers have no power over it, please mention that in your review. Make it clear who had the final say and was responsible for the situation. Then, but that's my view, in that case I'd be even willing to give the game an positive review. It wouldn't be an issue for me to write something like "I liked the game and the developers did a good job, unfortunately the publishers did X and Y". If you still think that these games still deserve 1 star, that's fine. But at least make sure to indicate who is to blame.

What I meant is, evaluate each case individually. And write clear and exhaustive reviews, regardless of the score you give. We have to be strict, unrelenting, but we must avoid to sound aggressive or whiny. We have every right to be angry with the treatment of games in here, but we also have to convince others of our project.

Speaking of MarkoH01, I've been reading his reviews, and he's doing exactly what I had in mind, even if we seemed to disagree. His reviews are elaborate and clear, and he indicates who exactly is to blame for each specific situation. Then, as a purely personal opinion, I would say that I wouldn't give 1 star as frequently as he does. That in some cases where he gave 1 star, I would give more than that. But that's purely my personal opinion. I would never say that he's doing a bad job because I disagree with him on this very specific matter of the stars.

I written a review based on my last post (was a good suggestion) : not aggressive, but just with the facts i gathered.

i cut/paste the answer i got from NACON to be clear :

"We have discussed this matter with Midgar Studio. Unfortunately, they informed us that they currently do not have the time or resources to perform the update on GOG.
We understand your frustration and want to assure you that your feedback has been shared with the relevant teams. We sincerely hope the situation may change in the future"

I have a problem here it seems to me since NACON bought the studio : devs lost a part of their liberty (but i have no evidence). And the last sentence isn't encouraging. I don't trust NACON. Those practices should be banned or punished in one way or another.

I did what i could at my level : if more customers contact NACON about this issue , maybe the game will be updated ... i don't have a lot of hope. Working on the sequel isn't an excuse to not update their game here.

(goes without saying, I upvoted your reviews)

Well, Larian announced a Steam Deck native port of Baldur's Gate 3. Apparently it's Steam Deck exclusive for the moment, so it's not available for desktop Steam users either. But we should monitor the situation. I'd be very disappointed if they decided, of all developers, to exclude GOG from a potential Linux release.

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is missing the latest patches (other versions received a patch on August 14th, and another one (fixing the one before) on September 19th).

The missing updates introduce new character models, updated graphics and optionally golden weapons (which require a 3rd party account to be created, which is likely why the patch is not released for GoG yet).

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered received a similar patch on August 14th, adding golden pistols when registering on tombraider.com (and breaking a few things) which is also missing on GoG.

Both games have a history of receiving patches late on GoG or receiving versions not on-par with other storefronts.

Aspyr and GoG support have been contacted and replied with "we are aware of the situation and are working on it" without providing an ETA.

Personally, I'm inclined to not add them yet. The fact that the publishers themselves said they are working on it is already something by our standards, and so is the situation of "patches arrive later on GOG than Steam", because in the end, they still arrive. I will keep an eye on those, thanks for telling us.

Post Mortem confirmed. The game has language-specific installers and Polish is indeed not available for download.
Railroad Tycoon 3 confirmed. The game only has an English installer, and the English version has no language selection setting that I can find.

^ Done all of them

I added it at this point.

Update on Baldur's Gate 3: the Steam Deck port relies tightly on the Sniper Runtime, so it's not possible to run the executable "outside" Steam, and in fact the game still appears on Steam as available only for Windows and Mac.

However, at least one user on Desktop Linux managed to "force" their own Steam to install the Steam Deck build rather than the Windows port + Proton/Wine. It's somewhat functional but prone to issues.

If users will manage to make the Steam Deck port fully functional on a Linux Desktop, but the developers will deny a Linux build for GOG, then I'll put the game on the list.

The devs of Edge of Eternity AND GOG promised me two years ago that they will bring the missing two updates to GOG ... I am still waiting. Imo a month delay IS second class treatment and the games should be added. You can still remove them later if the patch should arrive ... if we start to believe in empty promises publishers do have an easy way out and buyers won't be warned. Right now these updates are missing and we don't know if or when they will arrive - that's the gist of it. The fact that they are aware and are aiming to still fix it can be added in the notes section.