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Posted July 29, 2015
Windows 10 is coming today!

With so many of us excited to jump on board the next big thing for Windows gaming, we want to share with you the latest update on game compatibility today, and our expectations for the future.

Overall, the entire process went better than expected. We're very happy with that fact, but we're still only getting started.

Today, roughly 85% of our library is labeled as compatible with Windows 10. These games were fully playable with no significant performance or graphical issues during our testing process and are ready to go right now. You can filter through Windows 10 games in our catalog, and the compatibility will be labeled on every game card.

Moving forward, we plan to continue our work to bring as many of the remaining games as possible over to the new OS. As new updates and features are released, we hope to see improved backward compatibility and new tools to work with, but it's always possible for new issues to come up along the way. If you do suspect that a game should not be labeled Windows 10 compatible, we'll appreciate your help in getting to the bottom of things, but you can always rely on your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

The most important thing to stress is that Windows 10 is a brand new operating system, and that means we're still in the middle of a transition period. The coming weeks or months may be rocky as the first wave of patches hits the OS, so we'll constantly monitor the situation to quickly put out any fires.







Help us improve our Windows 10 compatibility.
Windows 10 is still in its early days, and there's a myriad of hardware and software combinations out there - some of them potentially explosive. We want to give you the option to report any problems you have with Windows 10 and GOG.com games, and help us make the experience best for everyone. If you'd like to help us out, you can do so through our public Mantis bug tracker:

--Use your GOG.com credentials to log in.
--Make sure that you are browsing issues the Windows 10 Game Compatibility Issues project, as opposed to the GOG Galaxy Client project.
--You can change your project through the drop-down menu in the upper-right hand corner of the page.
--You can access the Report Issue section from the upper menu if you are redirected to the home page.
--Inside, you'll find more detailed instructions on how to help us out and submit your bug.







We've done our best to bring GOG.com to Windows 10 and we're happy with the results so far, but if you're having problems with a game that should be compatible - contact us! Every bit of info helps us and your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee is there if we can't help you in turn.
Posted July 29, 2015
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jalister: Considering the lack of Linux releases lately, I wonder if attention was diverted from Linux support to Windows 10 support.
There has been a noticeable downturn in titles arriving with a Linux version, especially where one is available elsewhere. I do believe though that in a number of cases this is because GOG needs to negotiate separately for that version apart from the main game. And a number of the "update flags" I've received recently are due solely to a Linux (and sometimes Mac) version being added. So I do believe they are trying to redress this day-of-release deficiency at least.

I suspect the first wave of Win10 compatibility checking was simply installing the OS and seeing what games still booted. :)
Posted July 29, 2015
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BKGaming: Doesn't matter, shows there is a demand. That's what is important.
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Johnathanamz: We will see in a 6 months or 1 year if there will still be demand for Steam Machines.
We will, but it's way to early to dismiss it now. It's not only Steam Machines, we have no idea how many are running the beta as a main OS or a dual boot.
Posted July 29, 2015
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amrit9037: I have no problem with any os. But I just want less resource hungry and a simple ui without tiles along with conversion support and easy troubleshooting.

At the end of the day I just want to play my games flawlessly.
The Windows version that I want would be very minimal. The Windows I want would get me to a clean desktop, provide me with Explorer, Notepad and a simple web browser. I want nothing more than a bare bones system that provides me a platform to install the drivers and software that I want and to reliable store my data.

There is nothing else that comes with Windows that I use, other than what needs to be in any OS like a file manager and a clock. I could even live without Explorer and Notepad because I also use FreeCommander, Directory Opus and Notepad++, but Explorer is a necessity to get to anything and Notepad is simple enough to not break.



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Johnathanamz: We will see in a 6 months or 1 year if there will still be demand for Steam Machines.
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BKGaming: We will, but it's way to early to dismiss it now. It's not only Steam Machines, we have no idea how many are running the beta as a main OS or a dual boot.
Since my PC gaming is done in my office, and I need a full OS, I won't be running Steam OS. I use Windows 7 and Linux Mint. If I do game in the living room, then I'm on the PS3.

I do appreciate what Steam OS has already done for Linux, and I hope it's a success for Valve. I just don't think it will fit my needs. I will probably install it on a computer for a bit just to see how it works.

If Steam OS would also work well as a HTPC by providing a nice interface for playing my MKV files, have the ability to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime, and play my Blu Rays, then I would gladly dump the Windows 8 for SteamOS. Some PC gaming on the 55 inch might be nice from time to time.
Post edited July 29, 2015 by jalister
Posted July 29, 2015
I tried windows 8.1 for a time, but abandoned it completely because the direct draw issue. Now I'm not planning go to windows 10 for the same reason. (Anyways, does anybody already tested this? Any news about direct draw on 10?)

To tell you the truth, I abandoned windows last year and went to linux, mainly because the steam heavy support to linux. Now Debian is my main platform (including for gaming), and I reserved a small partition to windows 7.

I understand the commercial reasons behind gog support to windows 10, but the really good news, at least for me, would be gog announce a heavier support to linux.
Posted July 29, 2015
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jalister: Since my PC gaming is done in my office, and I need a full OS, I won't be running Steam OS. I use Windows 7 and Linux Mint. If I do game in the living room, then I'm on the PS3.

I do appreciate what Steam OS has already done for Linux, and I hope it's a success for Valve. I just don't think it will fit my needs. I will probably install it on a computer for a bit just to see how it works.

If Steam OS would also work well as a HTPC by providing a nice interface for playing my MKV files, have the ability to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime, and play my Blu Rays, then I would gladly dump the Windows 8 for SteamOS. Some PC gaming on the 55 inch might be nice from time to time.
I personally have no need for Steam or Steam OS... but you can't deny the positive effect on Linux gaming that happening because of it, therefor I do wish for it to succeed. My home PC has a dual boot of Windows 10 and Linux Mint 17.2. Gaming is still a little to depended on MS to make the full switch, but if MS ever does something I dislike I have Mint ready to go.
Posted July 29, 2015
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popperik: Is this today's DRM-free release?
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IAmSinistar: If so, where's the Linux version?
Wine? :-P
Posted July 29, 2015
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Maighstir: Wine? :-P
Maybe I can run Win10 in DOSBox. ;)
Posted July 29, 2015
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popperik: Is this today's DRM-free release?
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IAmSinistar: If so, where's the Linux version?
You sir made me laugh in the middle of a boring teleconference, congratulations :-D

Joke aside I still haven't got the icon to reserve Win10 even though I have a perfectly genuine Win7 with all updates applied :-(

I can't even pretend I'm not making the switch for any noble reason, it's just I don't have the coice :-(
Posted July 29, 2015
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InfraSuperman: Good to hear. Windows 10 seems to fare much better in the compatibility department than 8.
Wow, considering Windows 8 was far better in the compatibility department than Windows 7, that's quite something!
Posted July 29, 2015
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armedready: 85% wow you have been busy.
Hope that get win 10 is gone. I sooner stick with 7 for now.
The Get Win 10 app is KB3035583. Uninstall that and it'll be gone. (Or preferably never install it in the first place, of course.)
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Dju: Joke aside I still haven't got the icon to reserve Win10 even though I have a perfectly genuine Win7 with all updates applied :-(

I can't even pretend I'm not making the switch for any noble reason, it's just I don't have the coice :-(
In your case it's the other way around then. Make sure you have that update if you want it.
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Vestin: I used to avoid them like the plague, but it turns out that they can be insanely helpful. If you have an assortment of SOMETHING spread out across your disk, you can bring all these folders together by putting them in a (custom) library. Afterwards you will have easy access to them due to how easily they are accessible in the Explorer. Sometimes this can truly be a blessing...
I tend to be quite organized, so don't have stuff spread all over and tend to know exactly where they are on the disk. Also want to know exactly where they are on the disk.
But yes, they can be useful in that scenario, the problem was that the initial impression was that they'll be rather shoved down users' throats, not just an entirely optional thing for those who find them handy.
Basically same thing as always in software. Options = good. Decisions (not made by the user) = bad. As in the opposite of the direction the industry is heading in for the past several years.
Posted July 29, 2015
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jalister: Since my PC gaming is done in my office, and I need a full OS, I won't be running Steam OS. I use Windows 7 and Linux Mint. If I do game in the living room, then I'm on the PS3.

I do appreciate what Steam OS has already done for Linux, and I hope it's a success for Valve. I just don't think it will fit my needs. I will probably install it on a computer for a bit just to see how it works.

If Steam OS would also work well as a HTPC by providing a nice interface for playing my MKV files, have the ability to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime, and play my Blu Rays, then I would gladly dump the Windows 8 for SteamOS. Some PC gaming on the 55 inch might be nice from time to time.
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BKGaming: I personally have no need for Steam or Steam OS... but you can't deny the positive effect on Linux gaming that happening because of it, therefor I do wish for it to succeed. My home PC has a dual boot of Windows 10 and Linux Mint 17.2. Gaming is still a little to depended on MS to make the full switch, but if MS ever does something I dislike I have Mint ready to go.
I used Linux a little in my first years. I used Ubuntu from 8.04 to 10.10. I switched over to Linux Mint on version 9. I started to use Linux a lot starting with Linux Mint 13. I've been very happy with how Linux Mint works and has been maintained. Linux Mint 17 has been great.
Posted July 29, 2015
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jalister: The Windows version that I want would be very minimal. The Windows I want would get me to a clean desktop, provide me with Explorer, Notepad and a simple web browser. I want nothing more than a bare bones system that provides me a platform to install the drivers and software that I want and to reliable store my data.

There is nothing else that comes with Windows that I use, other than what needs to be in any OS like a file manager and a clock. I could even live without Explorer and Notepad because I also use FreeCommander, Directory Opus and Notepad++, but Explorer is a necessity to get to anything and Notepad is simple enough to not break.
Explorer isn't a necessity in order to navigate the file structure if you have some manner of command-line interface :-P
Sadly, as far as I know, you can't get a Windows without any kind of GUI, even Windows Server Core just runs a CLI (CMD or Powershell, I don't know which, probably the former but hopefully the latter) IN. A. WINDOW. so it still runs the graphical base though it doesn't use Explorer and thus has no desktop.
Then again, a pure-CLI Windows (that thus had no windows) would be a contradiction, wouldn't it?
Posted July 29, 2015
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Dju: Joke aside I still haven't got the icon to reserve Win10 even though I have a perfectly genuine Win7 with all updates applied :-(
I had to install all the "optional" Windows updates to get it to appear on my system (Windows 7 Home Premium SP1). The "required" updates alone did not enable it.

Also, check this KB article. It can give you clues about whether or not your system qualifies, as well as a troubleshooter. But I would do all the updating first, that is the most likely culprit if you have a qualified system.


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Maighstir: Then again, a pure-CLI Windows (that thus had no windows) would be a contradiction, wouldn't it?
Not necessarily. You can use a curses library like ncurses or pdcurses to emulate windows. There's no technology so advanced that it can't be downported to the commandline. ;)
Post edited July 29, 2015 by IAmSinistar
Posted July 29, 2015
The public bug tracker is a good idea! Though, like hell I'm going to upgrade. I'd rather switch completely to Linux. I hate Microsoft's ongoing "Apple-fication", the "one OS for all devices" approach and reduced anonymity since Win8.
Posted July 29, 2015
I hope that Win 10 compatibility list grows, because original Baldur's Gate 2, Wizardry 8 and a few others not being on that list is a deal breaker for me switching to Win 10.
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