Great! I played GOG release of this game in Wine (it works perfectly) and it's one of the best games in its genre. It's an FPS / hack-n-slash, but it also has an interesting story which borders on real drama with some witty humor in addition. Highly recommended. (In my first playthrough I practically exclusively used katana except for some flying enemies).

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Quoting: SslaxxIt's a game that already has to be on GOG. Aspyr are (sub-)contractors and have no authority to publish by themselves.

If they don't own the games, why would they negotiate anything with GOG even if games are already there? It's owners' job either way. I understood it as owners of games which they ported are planning to release them on GOG, and may be Aspyr will work on removing Steam-only stuff from them. So I see no reason why games which aren't on GOG can't appear there too.

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Quoting: berillionsAspyr + GoG = The Witcher 3

Not necessarily, since it's only about distribution so far. Unless CDPR asked them about porting. I really hope they'll use them rather than Virtual Programming though.

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Looks pretty similar to Freelancer. I hope it will also have a good story like the former.

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Kickstarter game and Steam only? Too bad.

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Looks like they are in talks with GOG about releasing their titles there as well:

QuoteAspyr_Blair: To your points on GOG, I am actually in talks with them now and (if successful) it wont be long before you see Aspyr titles up there.

That sounds promising.

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Quoting: SeredIf the game itself needs Steam to function and you define Steam as DRM, then these games not DRM-free, no.

I don't think their games should need Steam to function (in theory), but they don't let you install them without Steam. I have no idea whether they also use Steamworks at runtime.

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Quoting: N30NI'm not aware of any of the ports including DRM, I'd not have supported them if they had. See/check the listed system requirements before purchasing (basically it's the same as ordering from Steam just without Valve taking a cut).

I didn't quite understand that. Do they just sell you DRM-free game packages or it requires Steam anyway when you buy form them?

UPDATE: I found it. It's all Steam only:

QuoteOther Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client.

A bummer. I expected if they sell on their own it won't be tied to Steam.

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They write:

QuoteBuy directly from us if you can (GameAgent)

Does anyone know if it's DRM-free there or not?

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Quoting: liamdaweParadox are not the developers, but the Publisher.

More correctly, they are a partner who is in charge of distribution. Normally "publishers" are those who fund development and in return get ownership. But this term is often mixed up and used for retail and distribution partners. Here Paradox don't get any ownership over the game, they just take the burden of logistics from Obsidian.

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