GOG.com Now Supports Linux!

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GOG.com Now Supports Linux!

50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

 

A while ago, we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like FlatOut&Flatout 2, , Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, CLARC - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

 

Anomaly Warzone Earth

Ascendant

Bionic Dues

Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!

Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!

Bloodnet - first time on Linux!

Braveland

CLARC - first time on Linux!

Darklands - first time on Linux!

Darwinia

Defcon

Don't Starve + DLC

Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!

Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition

FlatOut - first time on Linux!

Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!

Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!

Gemini Rue

Gods Will Be Watching

Hammerwatch

Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!

Kentucky Route Zero

The Last Federation

Legend of Grimrock

Litil Divil - first time on Linux!

Long Live the Queen

MouseCraft

Multiwinia

Normality - first time on Linux!

Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!

Pinball World - first time on Linux!

Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!

Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!

Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!

Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!

Shattered Haven

The Shivah HD

Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!

Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!

Space Pirates and Zombies

Spacechem

Stargunner - first time on Linux!

SteamWorld Dig

Super Hexagon

Surgeon Simulator 2013

Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!

Teslagrad

Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)

Uplink

VVVVVV

 

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off for the next 3 days. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is our very first time with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!

 

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