So, this thread I guess you could say is a bit of a "criticism" of how GOG handles new games nowadays. My main problem is that the signals GOG give us, especially through the recent pricing thing and in general, is that they are determined to get new games here, this is great and all but when it comes down to what games are actually released, especially lately, it is very inconsistent. Many indie releases of substantial quality which would be perfect here simply are not released on GOG, for example some recent indie turn-based RPGs Heroes of a Broken Land and Paper Sorcerer, both great games and both games which I actually asked the developer about GOG and got a reply from both developers that they have sent an application to get on GOG. But yet they aren't here.

Paper Sorcerer is even on Steam through Greenlight but somehow isn't on GOG. For another example Cyan released the 3D remake of Myst, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition on Steam, with a discount for those who already own the original realMyst. The original realMyst is here on GOG, yet the new edition remade in the Unity engine simply hasn't appeared on GOG.

These are just examples too, there are many, many indie games which go on Steam/Humble/Desura but do not appear on GOG, or if they do it's a month later when anyone who really wanted them probably has already gone to Steam to buy them.

I consider myself a pretty big GOG fanboy and I will always buy a game here if given the choice, but GOG is just making it incredibly difficult due to these inconsistent stances and general slowness (and when I mean slowness, I mean even the patching is slow around here). Now I will wait for any games I want to come to GOG, unless I know they won't be coming here (like say the recent Might & Magic X), but I can't say the same for everyone else who is a GOG customer, they probably will go to Steam or Humble rather than waiting for GOG when they don't even know it will end up here ever.

I'm not "complaining" mind you, I'm just saying that if GOG wants to do the new games thing, they need to pick their game up, you need to get games on Day 1 to compete with Steam otherwise you lose sales from even your own customers who would buy it here if they could, but don't have indefinite patience.

EDIT: I think surveys have been run on this, but I think it's been shown that most people like to have most of their digitally-owned games in one place, they don't like having them spread out across multiple stores.

I have a Steam account, but I haven't used it for years because I didn't really like the experience (many reasons). I buy my digital games either on GoG or on a Nintendo service (though I own a 360, I don't use its online at all). Also, I don't see the point having multiple digital accounts cluttering up my computer, and I have too many accounts with school and whatnot as it is. Anymore, unless I am certain it'll be DRM free (for a newer game) or work on Windows 7 (mostly for older games, and some not that old) on the disc, I'll get it on GoG. Also, I enjoy my service here as well as the community more than any other website to which I've been. Long story short, I'll wait for a game to come to GoG (I don't like most indie games anyway).

I think part of the problem is that they only release a very small and limited amount of games per week, what with special release days and only 1-2 games per day. They're already loosening these rules a bit, but they're still slower than the competition. I don't know if this is because they need all the time they can get to prepare the games and wouldn't be able to release them any faster than they do, or if it's also due to a principle of building up anticipation among the customers and celebrating the releases, so that they don't pass unnoticed. I guess more games also means more work for Support and maybe their stuff isn't big enough yet to handle an overwhelming increase in the amount and frequency of game releases?

I do see a dilemma there, too, because on the one hand GOG probably can't or don't want to disclose before the time what releases we can expect from them, on the other hand, not knowing whether particular games will appear on GOG at all and if so when, makes people buy them somewhere else, when they're eager to play them, even if they would have preferred to buy them from GOG.

It is unclear to me why this would be a real problem to any customer. If one wants the game (sooner) from Steam or Humble Widget Store, then by all means get it there.

I personally can wait and I am fine for games appearing later on GOG, as long as they do. I really like it that e.g. STALKER games came here, even if they had been on Steam and other places for many many years. Or the Hitman games. I don't normally rush to buy all the newest games anyway. Heck, only a few weeks ago I finally installed and started playing the first game I bought from GOG back in 2011 (M.A.X. 1-2).

But from GOG's point of view, I guess it would make more sense to get newer games here as soon as possible, even if I don't necessarily buy them day one. Even though the developer/publisher may claim so, it might not only be about GOG's reluctance. It might just as well be that the developer was demanding something from GOG that GOG doesn't want to fulfill, or giving them a better deal than GOG gives to other publishers. Who knows? Well, GOG and that publisher.


tl;dr: I prefer the games appearing on GOG late (even years late = STALKER games), than not appearing on GOG at all.