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General discussionIntroducing: GOG Galaxy, the DRM-Free online gaming platform(917 posts)(917 posts)
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Posted June 06, 2014
Freedom of choice. Optional client. Cross-play. Coming soon to all gamers!

Earlier today (or was it yesterday for you?), during the [url=http://www.gog.com/news/cd_projekt_red_gogcom_summer_conference]CD Projekt RED and GOG.com’s Summer Conference we dropped the news about our next big step forward! GOG.com has always been home to more and more of the the best games in history (for Windows and Mac), both classic and new. Differing in shapes, flavors, and sizes they had one thing in common: they were mostly single-player, and our focus was mainly on the experience of a singular gamer. If that's your thing, nothing really will change. You can always enjoy your favorite games 100% DRM-free on GOG.com, with no need to activate your game online or remain connected to play your single-player title. Just like GOG.com has always been about.. But what if you want to play with your friends?

Today we are excited to announce GOG Galaxy, a truly gamer-friendly, 100% DRM-free online gaming platform that will finally provide the GOG.com community with the easy option to play together online. GOG Galaxy will allow you to share your achievements, stay in touch with your pals and get the updates for your games automatically. We've developed this technology to improve your GOG.com experience. We think GOG Galaxy really deserves your attention and we hope many of you will give it a try! But, here's the great thing: it is totally optional, so it's all up to you! If you do not want to play online, or use our optional client to access these features, then no worries, you will always be able to play the single-player mode 100% DRM-free, and download manually the latest updated version of your favorite title from our website. Now, for one more feature we call cross-play. We always believed in an open world for gamers, with no obligation to be tied to a specific platform or client; and this is why GOG Galaxy will allow gamers to play with their buddies who use Steam, without any need to use any 3rd party client or account, nothing, nada. We’re taking care of connecting GOG.com and Steam players, so just sit back, relax and give it a try.

See the outtake from the CD Projekt RED & GOG.com Summer Conference

Talking of which, we are proud to announce the soon-to-come launch of the beta phase for The Witcher Adventure Game, a faithful adaptation of the board game of the same title. It allows up to 4 players to play together, whether they use Steam or GOG.com. Cross-play at its finest! If you wanna get the chance to try it out, please visit and sign up to get in the queue for your beta access key. You can also simply take advantage of our amazing [url=http://www.gog.com/tw3]pre-order offer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which includes 2 beta access keys for he Witcher Aventure Game, delivered to you as soon as we start handing them out to public.

We believe GOG Galaxy has the power to provide the best of both worlds. Playing the single player mode of your favorite game, 100% DRM-free, while still having the OPTION to use our soon-to-come client for an enhanced experience (auto-patching, achievements, and much more) or play online with other GOG.com (and Steam) players if you so wish.

There will be more GOG Galaxy titles coming up this year, so stay tuned for more news and get the word around!
Post edited June 06, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted December 07, 2014
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kojocel: So, any news? Leaks, maybe? :-)
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Piranjade: This maybe:
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_galaxy_client_closed_alpha/page1
Thank you!
Posted May 10, 2015
Just have to drop a request for Cloud Save... This would make me choose GOG over Steam every time!
Posted May 10, 2015
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jmblazex: Just have to drop a request for Cloud Save... This would make me choose GOG over Steam every time!
already on wishlist: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy
Posted May 10, 2015
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jmblazex: Just have to drop a request for Cloud Save... This would make me choose GOG over Steam every time!
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mike_cesara: already on wishlist: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy
Yep, saw that after and went and did my +1. Thanks!
Posted May 16, 2015
Last year my HD failed however I did manage to back up all my GOG game saves before it died.
I have not yet reinstalled all the games I was running then.
Does anyone know if my old saves will be compatible if I re-download these games using Galaxy or will I need to use the manual installers on the site?
Posted May 16, 2015
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don2712: Last year my HD failed however I did manage to back up all my GOG game saves before it died.
I have not yet reinstalled all the games I was running then.
Does anyone know if my old saves will be compatible if I re-download these games using Galaxy or will I need to use the manual installers on the site?
Savegames should be fine if you copy them to the proper directories, after all they're being read and generated by the games themselves, not Galaxy.
Post edited May 16, 2015 by InfraSuperman
Posted May 16, 2015
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don2712: Last year my HD failed however I did manage to back up all my GOG game saves before it died.
I have not yet reinstalled all the games I was running then.
Does anyone know if my old saves will be compatible if I re-download these games using Galaxy or will I need to use the manual installers on the site?
Yes you save games will be just fine, I still had my completed save from Ultima 1 and my near finished save from Ultima 5 for example. Since Galaxy doesn't change the .exe or any real code outside of patches the games will still recognize their saved files the only issue you could possibly experience is if a game had updated to a newer version then the one it was when the save since sometimes, not always some updates break compatibility with saves made in a previous version. I had this with Tales of Maj'eyal but that game just updated my saves to the new version.
Post edited May 16, 2015 by DCT
Posted May 16, 2015
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don2712: Last year my HD failed however I did manage to back up all my GOG game saves before it died.
I have not yet reinstalled all the games I was running then.
Does anyone know if my old saves will be compatible if I re-download these games using Galaxy or will I need to use the manual installers on the site?
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DCT: Yes you save games will be just fine, I still had my completed save from Ultima 1 and my near finished save from Ultima 5 for example. Since Galaxy doesn't change the .exe or any real code outside of patches the games will still recognize their saved files the only issue you could possibly experience is if a game had updated to a newer version then the one it was when the save since sometimes, not always some updates break compatibility with saves made in a previous version. I had this with Tales of Maj'eyal but that game just updated my saves to the new version.
Thank you for that confirmation
Posted May 16, 2015
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DCT: Yes you save games will be just fine, I still had my completed save from Ultima 1 and my near finished save from Ultima 5 for example. Since Galaxy doesn't change the .exe or any real code outside of patches the games will still recognize their saved files the only issue you could possibly experience is if a game had updated to a newer version then the one it was when the save since sometimes, not always some updates break compatibility with saves made in a previous version. I had this with Tales of Maj'eyal but that game just updated my saves to the new version.
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don2712: Thank you for that confirmation
no problem.
Posted May 17, 2015
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don2712: Last year my HD failed however I did manage to back up all my GOG game saves before it died.
I have not yet reinstalled all the games I was running then.
Does anyone know if my old saves will be compatible if I re-download these games using Galaxy or will I need to use the manual installers on the site?
Probably, but make backups to be safe. Some people have had problems with Galaxy deleting their entire library due to installing games inside Galaxy's private folders and other random issues, so always make backups while beta testing. :)
Posted May 29, 2015
I've just downloaded Galaxy. Let me say that I am not a fan of "extra unneeded software" running while playing my games, like Steam, so I am not intending to use Galaxy that way. It IS a nice way to see what games I've got and GOG's store, though :)

It also looks like it will be easier to keep my games updated, which is good.

That being said, I noticed after my first trip through GOG's Galaxy that, like your old downloader, it does NOT want to leave! Please, can you enable us to ONE CLICK EXIT your software? I realize that you do not want to lose your foothold on our desktops, but really?

So far, my first trip was OK. It was very slow and I finally exited after trying to look at first my library and then the store page. Both took quite a bit to load I was browsing the site using my browser while waiting :)
Posted May 29, 2015
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AlBQuirky: I've just downloaded Galaxy. Let me say that I am not a fan of "extra unneeded software" running while playing my games, like Steam, so I am not intending to use Galaxy that way. It IS a nice way to see what games I've got and GOG's store, though :)

It also looks like it will be easier to keep my games updated, which is good.

That being said, I noticed after my first trip through GOG's Galaxy that, like your old downloader, it does NOT want to leave! Please, can you enable us to ONE CLICK EXIT your software? I realize that you do not want to lose your foothold on our desktops, but really?

So far, my first trip was OK. It was very slow and I finally exited after trying to look at first my library and then the store page. Both took quite a bit to load I was browsing the site using my browser while waiting :)
I believe they said that they were going to add that feature. As for speed, that hopefully will also be worked on. Since I know downloads via Galaxy are slow.
Posted June 17, 2015
I just happened to notice, as I was accessing my new games (from GOG's wonderful sale) and NONE of my previous games (137) are "installed?" What is up with that? I can assure you that they are, indeed, installed. Why doesn't Galaxy recognize/locate them?
Posted June 17, 2015
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AlBQuirky: I just happened to notice, as I was accessing my new games (from GOG's wonderful sale) and NONE of my previous games (137) are "installed?" What is up with that? I can assure you that they are, indeed, installed. Why doesn't Galaxy recognize/locate them?
try getting galaxy to scan for them, click on the + in the upper left and select scan and import folders.
Posted June 18, 2015
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AlBQuirky: I just happened to notice, as I was accessing my new games (from GOG's wonderful sale) and NONE of my previous games (137) are "installed?" What is up with that? I can assure you that they are, indeed, installed. Why doesn't Galaxy recognize/locate them?
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DCT: try getting galaxy to scan for them, click on the + in the upper left and select scan and import folders.
Ah! Thanks for that tip! I guess I am not inquisitive enough to think, "hmm.. wonder what that '+' near my search function is for..." :D
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