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GOG have joined in on the Early Access hype and have opened up their store to allow a few select titles in. They even offer a 14 day refund option for titles in development. This refund option is a no questions asked deal, which is pretty awesome.

Titles available
Starbound (-33%)
Project Zomboid (-40%)
The Curious Expedition (-15%)

TerraTech is also on GOG, but no Linux version on GOG currently. I guess they found issues during their testing, but who knows.

Now, hurry up with GOG Galaxy. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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8 comments

WorMzy Jan 28, 2016
I'm confused.. Doesn't "GOG" stand for "Good Old Games"? How does early access factor into that?

Not that it matters, more stores selling newer games on Linux is always a good thing.
Arehandoro Jan 28, 2016
Yet no news on the Linux version of the Galaxy client...
Liam Dawe Jan 28, 2016
I'm confused.. Doesn't "GOG" stand for "Good Old Games"? How does early access factor into that?

Not that it matters, more stores selling newer games on Linux is always a good thing.

They dropped that slogan a long time ago.
jgacas Jan 28, 2016
I'm confused.. Doesn't "GOG" stand for "Good Old Games"? How does early access factor into that?

Not that it matters, more stores selling newer games on Linux is always a good thing.

I believe they started as a service that sells old/classic games but eventually expanded to the full fledged digital distribution service.


Last edited by jgacas on 28 January 2016 at 4:52 pm UTC
FutureSuture Jan 28, 2016
Games like Xonotic, SuperTuxKart, Unvanquished, and 0 A.D. could be put on GOG as well now, right? They are all still under development.
soulsource Jan 28, 2016
I have never had luck with the Linux version of TerraTech. The payload terminals simply don't work - they only present empty lists, no parts available - maybe the GoG testers experienced the same?
Avehicle7887 Jan 28, 2016
I'm already not really interested by early access games, but without the Galaxy client... How do they handle updates? Incremental patches?

When a new game version is available, GOG puts both a new full version and a smaller patch for those with bandwidth constraints.

I personally prefer downloading the new full version every time, my laptop more often than not is without internet so I find it handy.
Crazy Penguin Jan 31, 2016
Yes, they should put their efforts in the Galaxy Client for Linux now. Otherwise they become less attractive. Especially if I see Games now, for which I need the Client to play them. Wonderful so we have DRM back on GOG too. Selfmade, ok, but still DRM :(

And about Early Access I don't think it's a good feature. I think these Early Access stuffs most of the times makes developers lazy and abandon development.

But I have to disagree with you on that topic. Sure that is the risk if you buy EA-Games. But don't blame all of developers for a few idiots. Most developers deliver what they have promised and still adding features and content to it after release.
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