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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
Apologies if this has already been answered (entire thread TL;DR).

Should we assume that if a game is not labeled as Win 10 compatible, that it has already been tested against Win 10 and been found to be incompatible, or is it a case of if it is not labeled, it has not been tested yet and we should still try running it? Out of the 89 games in my GOG library, 15 aren't marked with Win 10 compatibility, and some are a little surprising (Baldur's Gate 2? BG 1 as well as both Icewind Dales are compatible).
Posted July 29, 2015
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haydenaurion: 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.
Well, growing it is the idea. Given the popularity of the two you named, and the fact that BG1 and W6&7 are listed as compatible, it's most likely that they just haven't finished their testing on those (frankly, huge) games.
Post edited July 29, 2015 by staticblast
Posted July 29, 2015
What good is the 30 day money back guarantee as an option for the event that win 10 doesn't work with the games I've bought over the past year? Especially when it has been over 30 days for all of the games I bought... Sounds like if one doesn't work, I'm screwed out of money I spent... Kind of like how I'm already screwed with panzer general 2, which still doesn't work at all. I'm just skeptical and nervous. Lol
Posted July 29, 2015
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cogadh: Apologies if this has already been answered (entire thread TL;DR).

Should we assume that if a game is not labeled as Win 10 compatible, that it has already been tested against Win 10 and been found to be incompatible, or is it a case of if it is not labeled, it has not been tested yet and we should still try running it? Out of the 89 games in my GOG library, 15 aren't marked with Win 10 compatibility, and some are a little surprising (Baldur's Gate 2? BG 1 as well as both Icewind Dales are compatible).
That's a good point considering there are some games that aren't listed as having Windows 7 support yet they work for some people. RealMYST (original not masterpiece) for example works fine on my Windows 7 64 bit PC despite Win 7 not being listed as one of the OS on the gamecard.

Yeah, Baldur's Gate 2 being the only Infinity Engine game not Win 10 compatible listed surprises me too.
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haydenaurion: 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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staticblast: Well, growing it is the idea. Given the popularity of the two you named, and the fact that BG1 and W6&7 are listed as compatible, it's most likely that they just haven't finished their testing on those (frankly, huge) games.
True enough.
Post edited July 29, 2015 by haydenaurion
Posted July 29, 2015
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DeMignon: I'd rather switch completely to Linux.
That would be my suggested remedy. ;) Already ditched Windows completely, long ago.
Posted July 29, 2015
Color me surprised that The Incredible Machine was marked as compatible for Windows 10!

Also, color me severely disappointed that Unreal Tournament 2004 did not make the cut. I'll still try it on my machine since I love the game so much, but if it does not work, I hope that Windows 10 does eventually support this game.
Posted July 29, 2015
A new Windows, a new generation of constant compatibility issues (I hope not, though :/ )
Posted July 29, 2015
I have no sympathy for anyone that installs Windows 10 today and runs into any problems with their operating system, programs or games. Even if I wanted to go to Windows 10, I would wait for 10.1 or whatever the equivalent was to a service pack 1.
Posted July 29, 2015
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cogadh: Apologies if this has already been answered (entire thread TL;DR).

Should we assume that if a game is not labeled as Win 10 compatible, that it has already been tested against Win 10 and been found to be incompatible, or is it a case of if it is not labeled, it has not been tested yet and we should still try running it? Out of the 89 games in my GOG library, 15 aren't marked with Win 10 compatibility, and some are a little surprising (Baldur's Gate 2? BG 1 as well as both Icewind Dales are compatible).
Not sure exactly, however many games which are not labeled Windows 8 compatible, actually are Windows 8 compatible. Such as Silent Hunter II, runs perfectly on Windows 8, but not marked Windows 8 compatible.

There are many other examples.
Posted July 29, 2015
Good job. Keep it up!
Posted July 29, 2015
Is there a way to list the non-compatible games ? That is, to filter the win10-compatible "out" instead of "in" ?
Posted July 29, 2015
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cogadh: Apologies if this has already been answered (entire thread TL;DR).

Should we assume that if a game is not labeled as Win 10 compatible, that it has already been tested against Win 10 and been found to be incompatible, or is it a case of if it is not labeled, it has not been tested yet and we should still try running it? Out of the 89 games in my GOG library, 15 aren't marked with Win 10 compatibility, and some are a little surprising (Baldur's Gate 2? BG 1 as well as both Icewind Dales are compatible).
Well, what it means for sure is that GOG makes no claim that they do work, so you try at your own risk and the money back guarantee doesn't apply if they don't work.
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Telika: Is there a way to list the non-compatible games ? That is, to filter the win10-compatible "out" instead of "in" ?
Here on GOG, no, but give mrkgnao a bit and MaGOG will take care of it.
Post edited July 29, 2015 by Cavalary
Posted July 29, 2015
To anyone wondering, I've been using Windows 10 for quite a while, testing the different releases and such.. and, basically, if the game ran well in Windows 7 or 8, it will run the same in Windows 10. The platform used is pretty much the same, although they did a lot of technical behind-the-scene improvements. For most of us, that will change almost nothing.
Posted July 29, 2015
hello from Windows 10, upgrade was quite fast (40 minutes) and without problem... but www.GOG.com in MS Edge browser can't recognize I'm from Czech Republic, and I can't change currency to Euro... strange..

edit: fixed next day somehow ;)
Post edited July 30, 2015 by cyboff
Posted July 29, 2015
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GODSPEEDseven: To anyone wondering, I've been using Windows 10 for quite a while, testing the different releases and such.. and, basically, if the game ran well in Windows 7 or 8, it will run the same in Windows 10. The platform used is pretty much the same, although they did a lot of technical behind-the-scene improvements. For most of us, that will change almost nothing.
Hi,

The difference between 7 and 8/8.1 was huge. Windows 8/8.1 has a issued direct draw emulation, so, old games, like Fallout tactics for example, run handicapped if it run at all.

Did you try any one of these in windows 10? Does this games run smoothly for you?

Thx.
Post edited July 29, 2015 by crabfish
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