Thank you, fake news.

Game isn't back yet unfortunately...

BREAKING NEWS: WE HAVE NO NEWS

Local man necros a two year old thread to report that things are exactly the same. More at eleven!

Little bit after eleven here but:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1016180/discussions/0/567001900927511292/

And how does getting screwed over by the former publisher prevent him from simply striking up a new contract with GOG, now that he's self-publishing Terror of Hemasaurus?

Wouldn't selling the game on GOG again be an additional source of income - as it was before the delisting - which then in return would also be a means to recuperate on the loss?

Am I missing something crucial because I don't get why listing the game on GOG again with him as the publisher is not possible.

because like all other buinsess transactions, it takes time and resources to do so. That is why people use publishers, becuase they take care of all the admin. finance and legal work. Without a publisher, that is something he would need to deal with himself.

Fair enough - but then again, for other solo devs who self-publish on GOG this doesn't seem to take that much effort.

GOG requires some extra hoops from devs to jump through.

Those extra hoops start with the process of getting their game(s) approved by GOG for a release and end with the devs having to manually request from GOG the money for their sold game(s).

That keeps some devs from releasing their games here (or even trying to get their game(s) released here).

The old thread has been revived. :-)

I'd still like to buy the game here. I think it looks great and gives me strong "C64 & Amiga" vibes.

Not in this particular case though, as Terror of Hemasaurus has been sold on GOG before.
As I see it - from a layman's perspective, mind you - it would be more along the lines of renewing a previously existing contract, with only minimal adjustments, like self-publishing this time around.

Bro, you could work for an american news agency. You nailed it exactly!

Exactly.

And many (most?) devs are laymen when it comes to the business side.
GOG is what? 5% to 12% at the max of the whole market?

Is the possible (not guaranteed!) plus on revenue worth the plus on work needed?
Do I constantly want to beg GOG for my money?

Those are two of the questions, every (self-publishing) dev has to ask themselves.

Btw: there is no such thing as a simple continuation of a previously existing contract between two new business partners.

The old contract was between GOG and the publishers.
The publishers are out of the equation now.

The new contract would have to be between GOG and the (now) self-publishing dev.

You can't simply scross out the name of the old business partner in a contract and replace them with a new one.

Same - offering Steam keys might be a nice gesture, but as someone who doesn't want to merely rent a game but actually own it here on GOG this obviously doesn't cut it.

The dev comes across a little disillusioned in that video, maybe once he's in better spirits he may reconsider bringing Hemasaurus back to GOG.

It all depends on what effort you want to put in where, how much time and resources you habe, what you want to get out of it and how good you are at these things, it ia all a balance.

There is not really much effort in baking my own bread, still i do usually just buy one from the shop.

Yeah, I hope so, because I really respect and like this game :-).