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* [http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=free&page=1 Free GOG Games]
 
* [http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=free&page=1 Free GOG Games]
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==Issues fixed==
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===Can't extract BINs manually===
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{{ii}} Newer GOG.com installers have password-protected BIN files.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/on_gnulinux_has_anyone_be_able_to_extract_the_rar_innosetup_installers/page1 On GNU/Linux, has anyone be able to extract the RAR InnoSetup installers?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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# Use [http://constexpr.org/innoextract/ innoextract] with [https://gist.github.com/shmerl/271659ca6831db943a37 gog_unpack.sh] (single-part) or [https://gist.github.com/ssokolow/7368450647df37c40830 gog_unrar.py] (multi-part).
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[[Category:Digital Distribution]]

Revision as of 00:12, 31 December 2014

August 1, 2008[1]
GOG.com
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Release dates

Digital Distribution

Key points

Launched by CD Projekt Red in 2008.
DRM: no DRM on any game. GOG.com Downloader client is optional and is not used for launching games.
Refund policy: 30 Day Money Back Guarantee for technical issues only.[2]

Official Links

Official GOG Store
Official Support
Official Forums
Official Facebook
Official Twitter

Community Links

PCGamingWiki's GOG.com Enhancement Project - A project which aims to create PCGamingWiki articles for all games available on GOG.com.
GOG Community Wiki - a large wiki for every GOG product, founded by forum community members.[3]

Service

GOG.com primarily sells classic PC games, although as of March 2012 they became committed to providing newer titles too. All GOG.com games are released in a single self-extracting installer and contain no DRM; an internet connection is only necessary to buy and download a game. There is no client, although an optional downloader is provided.

Downloader

GOG.com does not supply a client like Steam, but does provide an optional downloader. The downloader installs to your computer and downloads are added via your GOG shelf. The downloader also supports downloading extras.

Updates

Games are rarely updated on GOG.com, but when they are, the entire installer is re-compressed and published quietly, usually with no notification. The GOG Downloader will download and replace your old installers, provided they are contained in the same folder they downloaded to. You must manually add a game to the downloader and simply see if it downloads to determine if it has been updated.

Free Games

While the vast majority of the available games on GOG is made for the reasonable prices of $5.99 and $9.99, as well as having weekend bundle sales, GOG has a small but reasonable amount of games that are available for free:

Issues fixed

Can't extract BINs manually

Newer GOG.com installers have password-protected BIN files.[4]
Instructions


References