29 games are getting delisted from GOG

GOG.com aren't the same company they used to be... I used to buy all of my games through them, but there's so many games they just don't have these days; and it's not uncommon for them to delist games (hell, half my library has been delisted!).

There was a time they actively pushed for new Linux titles, too... But now, most of their Linux stuff is "shovelware" and there is a HUGE list of games that have a Linux version elsewhere, but not on GOG.com.

I've not seen it myself, but apparently some of their titles even have DRM these days - which is in stark contrast to one of the early goals of GOG.com (the other big one being "old" games, which they sort-of adhere to still).

Maybe one day they start consider potential Linux customers first class customers and release the official client. Never bought anything from GOG during all these years because obviously they don't need our monys. And there is always Collection Chamber.

https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy/release_gog_galaxy_20_for_linux

Good Old Games? More like Good Delisted Games…

First Oxenfree, now these games. Is there something going on?

First Oxenfree, now these games. Is there something going on?

Sounds like these companies aren't happy with whatever sales they're getting on GOG and probably decided to delist the games but if GOG are willing to work with a company like Adult Swim to bring it back in the future, then they're might be a slim chance of making it happen like Alpha Protocol.

First Oxenfree, now these games. Is there something going on?

Oxenfree was itch.io, not GOG.

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I haven't heard of any of those games. They delisted The Suffering 1&2, but those were awesome and I already own them. My guess is usually that means a new bundle will appear...

Maybe one day they start consider potential Linux customers first class customers and release the official client. Never bought anything from GOG during all these years because obviously they don't need our monys. And there is always Collection Chamber.

https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy/release_gog_galaxy_20_for_linux

This is my feeling toward them as well. If they can't even release a linux client after ALL this time, they clearly don't care about us at all.

Remember when they first started selling games for Linux-based operating systems?

They made this BIG song and dance about how they were going to be these HUGE supporters of Linux going forwards... But it didn't last long and now, most of their Linux games are plain old "shovelware", with many of the games available for Linux elsewhere completely missing from GOG.com.

Heck, I've even got a number of games in my library that were released for Linux on GOG.com, only for GOG.com to remove the option to buy the Linux version later on (sometimes I don't even get the option to re-download the Linux version anymore - but thankfully, I have backup copies of all my GOG.com games on a storage drive).

I have plenty of gripes with Valve Software - but at least they have proactively continued to work towards advancing the cause for Linux gamers since they started offering Official Linux support... Which is not something that can be said of GOG.com, who seemingly became bored of Linux gaming after five minutes.


Last edited by Cyba.Cowboy on 18 September 2024 at 2:42 pm UTC

Maybe one day they start consider potential Linux customers first class customers and release the official client. Never bought anything from GOG during all these years because obviously they don't need our monys. And there is always Collection Chamber.

https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy/release_gog_galaxy_20_for_linux

Eh, they are affiliated with the Heroic Games Launcher so thats pretty much as "official" as it gets when it comes to the client i guess.

Personally i'll keep buying my games on GOG , ZOOM , Itch and so on. I just prefer my games DRM-Free.

I haven't heard of any of those games. They delisted The Suffering 1&2, but those were awesome and I already own them. My guess is usually that means a new bundle will appear...

That means you're really missing out on exciting titles such as The Wizard and the Slug.

Can't say I've heard of ANY of these games, so for me its no big loss as most of them sound like shovelware. I've already got one of my favorite game's ever, Lucas Art's Afterlife from there, so I don't need any other games from them. Though Bethesda's Delta V, Terminator Future Shock/SkyNET, and Terminator 2029 would be nice.


Last edited by Leahi84 on 18 September 2024 at 9:50 pm UTC

I used to buy all of my games through them, but there's so many games they just don't have these days

I still would love to continue buying all my games there, but even (or especially) many indie titles that might be a good fit will not show up there, or they will show up much later.

Nowadays I often end up not buying games at release (and full price), as I wait and see if they make it to GOG eventually. If it becomes clear they don't, I've either lost interest by then, or buy during the big sales, as a couple more weeks or months of waiting doesn't make a difference anymore. Which means I get my games cheap and in the most polished state ... so maybe I should be happy!?


Last edited by kaiman on 18 September 2024 at 3:51 pm UTC

Note: Two of those are bundles of the other games. The article originally said it was 31, so updated to correct.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 18 September 2024 at 4:24 pm UTC

What does delisting mean in this case. If you own any of these games will they dissapear from your account? Or does it simply mean that you won't be able to see them in the search/store and buy them after they're delisted?

What does delisting mean in this case. If you own any of these games will they dissapear from your account? Or does it simply mean that you won't be able to see them in the search/store and buy them after they're delisted?

As someone who owns some delisted GOG games like Riddick Assault on Dark Athena, this usually just means you can't buy them anymore.

As for the games being delisted, I don't play favorites enough with games to think of this as anything but a tragedy for game preservation, but admittedly the only one of these games that looks slightly appealing to me is WarForwards and even that looks like it's missing something I can't quite put my finger on.

Most likely case:
The sales were not worth the effort of maintaining the files/updates/etc. on GOG for the developer.

Which I think is very odd, since I strongly doubt any older titles of theirs still received updates...-

and it's not uncommon for them to delist games (hell, half my library has been delisted!).

Good Old Games? More like Good Delisted Games…

You know it's not GOG's fault for these delisted games, right?
It happens on Steam too. But in the end, Steam or GOG doesn't matter, it's just sad for us: the players.

and there is a HUGE list of games that have a Linux version elsewhere, but not on GOG.com.

Not GOG's fault either... Guys, of course you can have gripes against the lack of Linux client and so on, but please let's be honest there. When for example a solo game on GOG lacks of Linux/macOS versions, it's clearly the dev/publisher's fault, not GOG, there's no excuse to not upload it when some other achieve it... And yes I hate that too.
Again: unfortunate for the players.


Last edited by Cyril on 18 September 2024 at 8:03 pm UTC

Delisting usually happens not because GOG doesn't like the games, but becasue developers or publishers pull them or something happens to affect rights of the games (like some kind of dispute / legal limbo upstream).

So I doubt there is any point to blame GOG for it. If you want to get an idea, try to dig into those publisher names and see if anything is going on with them, that info might not be completely unavailable.