@Hamish: If it's DosBox, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't work on OS X already. Just some minor config modifications (same as for Linux) and it should be OK.

Related thread: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/16917-How-to-run-GOG-DosBox-games-on-Linux

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Quoting: DrMcCoyI admit, I'm surprised; I didn't expect that to happen any time soon (or at all). In fact, I'm still suspicious this is an early April Fools' joke.

I expected it to happen in 2014 (but I wasn't fully sure). So I'm very pleased it's happening.

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I didn't manage to run it. It always produces:

There is no data folder

Did it actually work for you?

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I have a CD version with voice acting which works in ScummVM fine. Steam obviously uses something else. I use that and FM Towns version which has no voice acting but has full dialogs and close up portraits (it works in ScummVM as well).

For more details about versions, see http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/loom/loom.htm
And here is another great article I discovered recently: http://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/LucasArts-Secret-History-Loom

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Quoting: Crazy PenguinSure it is DRM-Free! It's not possible to put the Steam-Stuff into an old DOS-Game :D. The "linux version" is the DOS-Game bundled with the native Linux DOSBox binaries. Which doesn't count as linux version in my book :D

I'm not sure that it's always the case. Somehow Steam managed to poison Loom for example, that it's not playable in ScummVM. At least that's what I've heard (I'm not using Steam so I can't verify that).

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Yes, GOG has it for a while already: https://secure.gog.com/game/wasteland_the_classic_original
It looks like Desura wants to catch up on older games to compete with GOG :)

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Interesting, the develoeprs really had no clue that for many users DRM is a deal breaker. It's good to see them educated. Thanks for pointing it out to them Glog78.

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Steam keys were added often in the previous DRM-free bundles. I never used them and don't really care. But when they sell Steam only stuff - then it's bad. HB is just a Steam proxy in that case.

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This is a surprisingly dumb move. Is GOG the only sane distributor which doesn't do such crazy stuff?

I think GOG will start supporting Linux, around the same time they'll release Witcher 3 for it. It might be a while until that though.

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Even though I like the series, I won't buy the game until they'll release a Linux version. Or in the worst case until Wine will support DirectX 11, whichever comes first.

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