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I used to like GOG until they tried to force you to launch games through their own launcher instead of them being their own standalone applications.

danielskogly 2y ago
To my knowledge you can still download all offline installers without needing to ever use their launcher. That being said, their launcher, GOG Galaxy[0] is amazing, and allows you to get a full overview of your games library across several services like GOG, Steam, Epic, etc. all in one place. [0]: https://www.gog.com/galaxy https://www.gog.com/galaxy
izacus 2y ago
That's not true at all - the games are still downloadable from the website and every single one of them is a standalone app. Which game are you talking about?
- anilakar 2y ago
  Not forcing but aggressively pushing it. At one point in time the offline installers were quite well hidden; nowadays they can be easily found under the "install with GOG Galaxy" button.
- Wowfunhappy 2y ago
  There was a period when GOG was using what can only be described as dark patterns to trick people into installing Galaxy. I made a post about it on Neogaf at the time. Mostly to my surprise, it looks like the post is still there complete with my screenshots: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/gog-is-now-using-adware-esque-tactics-to-trick-users-into-installing-gog-galaxy.1421328/ https://www.neogaf.com/threads/gog-is-now-using-adware-esque... However, this was in 2017. Today, it is very easy to download your GOG purchases without ever touching Galaxy, and I am very appreciative.
- robrtsql 2y ago
  That's basically true. One recent 'exception' that happened to me is that, shortly after Baldur's Gate 3 was released, the offline installer would give you a different, older version than what you would get if you installed the game through GOG Galaxy, which led to some difficulty and confusion when trying to play with friends.
m463 2y ago
you can download all games without galaxy. I use lgogdownloader on linux: https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader

danielskogly 2y ago

To my knowledge you can still download all offline installers without needing to ever use their launcher. That being said, their launcher, GOG Galaxy[0] is amazing, and allows you to get a full overview of your games library across several services like GOG, Steam, Epic, etc. all in one place. [0]: https://www.gog.com/galaxy https://www.gog.com/galaxy

izacus 2y ago

That's not true at all - the games are still downloadable from the website and every single one of them is a standalone app. Which game are you talking about?

anilakar 2y ago
Not forcing but aggressively pushing it. At one point in time the offline installers were quite well hidden; nowadays they can be easily found under the "install with GOG Galaxy" button.
Wowfunhappy 2y ago
There was a period when GOG was using what can only be described as dark patterns to trick people into installing Galaxy. I made a post about it on Neogaf at the time. Mostly to my surprise, it looks like the post is still there complete with my screenshots: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/gog-is-now-using-adware-esque-tactics-to-trick-users-into-installing-gog-galaxy.1421328/ https://www.neogaf.com/threads/gog-is-now-using-adware-esque... However, this was in 2017. Today, it is very easy to download your GOG purchases without ever touching Galaxy, and I am very appreciative.
robrtsql 2y ago
That's basically true. One recent 'exception' that happened to me is that, shortly after Baldur's Gate 3 was released, the offline installer would give you a different, older version than what you would get if you installed the game through GOG Galaxy, which led to some difficulty and confusion when trying to play with friends.

m463 2y ago

you can download all games without galaxy. I use lgogdownloader on linux: https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader