The expansion Earned In Blood was more of the same. Very fun game. The sequel Hell's Highway was a fun game. A little bit simplified but it was very well done.

I'm betting never. Matrix has a niche crowd and they play the premium price game to the core. If goggers gripe about new games coming out costing 20 dollars, have them take a look at Matrix's game prices. Gary Grigsby's games usually go for about $80. You will never see Matrix/Slitherine games selling for $10 here. Just not going to happen.

But... I do get the feeling that 2016 is gonna be a good year for us Paradox fans who want more Paradox games here at GOG.

Niche games with pricing to match, I guess, though there has always been a market full of customers for that genre. But yeah, that pricing would only generate a ton of complaints here on gOg.

Trying to determine Matrix's (Matrices? ; ) ) stance on DRM. Best I can come up with is that they use no phone-home schemes and that some titles will simply have a serial number. I'm okay with serial numbers where the check is built into the installer and doesn't go online.

When I purchased the Panzer Corps series from Matrix last month it was just a serial number, the was no online validation check. I made sure ahead of time by exchanging multiple e-mails with an employee to verify this information before I purchase.

a strange game. the only winning move is not to play

Extremely appropriate in the case of "The Dead Code".

Thanks - that was the impression I got while perusing a few threads on their forum: some DRM-free, some DRM-light (serial check during the installation process), and none that phone home.

Serial numbers are ok with me. I've been buying games for years with them, including games from Matrix. It's just too bad their catalog prices are so high. The dollar/value for gog's prices is much more fitting with digital distribution. Granted, Matrix does still offer box copies, but I'm damn sure the bulk of their sales come from the online store.

Hey, I'm all for the free market. If Matrix/Slitherine wants to charge $200 for each game, that's their right. I just probably won't be buying too many of them because... oh look, gog is having another big sale. Money goes where it's treated best.

Yet here we are in 2020 with Gary Grigsby games frequently on sale here on GOG.