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General discussionGOG.com Now Supports Linux!(115 posts)(115 posts)
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Posted August 19, 2014
50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

A while ago, [url=http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms]we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like FlatOut&Flatout 2, , <a href="http://www.gog.com/game/darklands">Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, CLARC - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

Anomaly Warzone Earth
Ascendant
Bionic Dues
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!
Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!
Bloodnet - first time on Linux!
Braveland
CLARC - first time on Linux!
Darklands - first time on Linux!
Darwinia
Defcon
Don't Starve + DLC
Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
FlatOut - first time on Linux!
Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!
Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!
Gemini Rue
Gods Will Be Watching
Hammerwatch
Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last Federation
Legend of Grimrock
Litil Divil - first time on Linux!
Long Live the Queen
MouseCraft
Multiwinia
Normality - first time on Linux!
Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!
Pinball World - first time on Linux!
Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!
Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!
Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!
Shattered Haven
The Shivah HD
Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!
Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!
Space Pirates and Zombies
Spacechem
Stargunner - first time on Linux!
SteamWorld Dig
Super Hexagon
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!
Teslagrad
Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)
Uplink
VVVVVV

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off until Tuesday, 9:59AM GMT. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is [url=http://youtu.be/qBxbPts5tOk" target="_blank]our very first time[/url] with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!
Posted July 29, 2014
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bernstein82: Probably a bit off topic and many will disagree (or even hate me for saying so):

I always thought of OSX as the linux (or rather: unix) desktop done right.
I agree. But that's what happens with closed source development by a company which treats user experience as it's primary focus. And also they work in their own limited hardwarespace.

You can dislike Apple for various reasons, but you gotta admit that their design is top notch.

However, I don't think Finder is superior to stuff like Nautilus or Thunar, to be honest. I have had much better experience with them when dealing with network shares. Of course enabling out-of-the-box support for Samba in Thunar has always been a roulette of packages.
Posted July 30, 2014
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MrPointless: Something that's been bothering me: Slipstream 5000's DEB is only 37MB, but the tarball and installers for other operating systems all exceed 100MB.

Either that's some epic compression in that DEB or something seems off. O____O
It's possible that it's related to how .debs compress things versus tar.gz compression :) I am sure someone more knowledgeable than myself will know this better than I do :)
Posted July 31, 2014
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slaapliedje: What Windows really needs is something like what GO launcher on Android does, where you can select 'auto-folder' and it'll do a good guess at moving icons into 'games', 'network', 'media' etc.
Actually, Windows 8 UI (metromoderninterfacewhatchamacallit) tried to do that. When you install a game, it sometimes moves the game icon into the Games category. Problem is it doesn't work often.
Posted July 31, 2014
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Future_Suture: It is not. How does GOG see the share each operating system holds in a game's sales?
To quote some African X-COM base employees, "we have ways".

But we need a couple of months of data, so while I am curious as hell how the sales are, the figures are not yet in ;)
Posted August 01, 2014
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shmerl: Can GOG publish that data as Humble Bundle does? For example on some periodic basis, like once a month or something. Or you think that developers might not want that to happen?
Personally I don't think it will ever happen. I have never delved into the details.

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A_Future_Pilot: This is awesome GOG!! Are there plans to add the Linux versions of other games that already support Linux (I'm mainly thinking of FTL) in the near future?
We are constantly working on it, but for info about actual games you have to wait until we actually release them. But expect new titles on a regular basis.
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shmerl: Another small bug. DosBox conf files in the Linux versions use DOS / Windows newline notation (CR+LF), while normal Unix / Linux notation is LF.

The reason is probably a Windows editor which was used to create them. Most modern editors allow setting newline flavor however.
Well, since the .conf files are being read in a DOS environment, it is hardly an issue. But I guess we can put dos2unix line in our installer builder script for the new games though.
Post edited August 01, 2014 by Tolya
Posted August 05, 2014
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Farmboy: Heya GOG,
first let me say thank you for providing linux support.
Its great that I can now play games with native linux version without wine.

So here's my question:
Whats the plan for all the games that have a native linux version (elsewhere) that wasnt released with the first 50?
When and how will you make those available?

I am talking about games like

The Cat Lady
FTL
Ring Runner Flight of the Sages
Sang-Froid Tales of Werewolves

and others with a native linux version.

any reply is appreciated
We're working on getting as many native Linux version as possible but it takes time :)
Posted August 05, 2014
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hummer010: I'm pretty sure there's no Linux version of Sang Froid. I sure wish there was, it runs like crap using wine.
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Farmboy: You are right, I was sure I saw one somewhere.
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JudasIscariot: We're working on getting as many native Linux version as possible but it takes time :)
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Farmboy: Will you announce it when a linux version of a game becomes available or will we get the game update marker?
We did announce it on our Facebook page (you can check on our announcements there without having to log in or have an account :) )

I also posted the latest Linux versions here:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/post3482

Only reason for that is because the amount of games made Linux compatible on GOG since the launch was small (5 games, not including today's release of the Linux version of Mark of the Ninja :) )
Posted August 06, 2014
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JudasIscariot: We're working on getting as many native Linux version as possible but it takes time :)
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Future_Suture: Since Hellraid has a chance of coming to Linux, and since it is done by Polish developer Techland, is there a possibility of some Polish magic happening between GOG and Techland in the not too distant future?
I am not sure as that's way over my head :)
Posted August 06, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I am not sure as that's way over my head :)
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Future_Suture: Would you kindly refer this to someone who would deem this at approximately the same level that their head sits at? There is money to be made!
Chances are they already know about Techland and other things concerning them so my referral would be moot at this point :)
Posted August 27, 2014
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MrPointless: That's strange. Blake Stone: Planet Strike is no longer included in account library searches that include the term "linux". The installer and tarball is still there, it's just not coming up in search results for that term. o.O
Should be fixed in about 2-3 minutes :)
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