GOG held its first-ever GOG Showcase on November 5, 2026, a presentation celebrating the store's 18th anniversary and dedicated to PC classics. The event brought announcements about the GOG Galaxy client, new platform features, classic games returning to the catalog, and an update on the company's preservation work.
GOG Galaxy comes to Linux in 2027
The main platform announcement was GOG Galaxy coming to Linux in 2027. The client will be rebuilt for Windows and Mac as well, promising to be simpler and faster, with new ways to organize the library. Sign-ups for the closed beta are already open on GOG's anniversary page.
The company stressed that GOG Galaxy remains fully optional: games will still be available to download with offline installers, DRM-free, as they always have been on the store. GOG has offered DRM-free Linux installers for individual games since 2014, but this will be the first native Galaxy client for the system.
GOG Social and Retrovibe publishing
GOG also announced GOG Social, a new community feature bringing forums into the storefront, with threaded discussions, media sharing, bookmarks, spoiler tags, and discussions linked to each game.
On the publishing side, the Retrovibe by GOG initiative showcased independent developer projects inspired by classic PC and arcade games, including Project Warlock: Lost Chapters, Shardpunk 2, The Looter, After Hell Freezes Over, and Cop Bastard.
Wing Commander and Road Rash return
Among the classics, Road Rash returned to GOG with support for modern PCs. The Wing Commander series is also back in anniversary editions: Wing Commander 1 through 4, Wing Commander: Prophecy Gold, and Privateer 2: The Darkening get updated versions for modern hardware while preserving the originals. Players who already own the games on GOG will receive the updated editions at no extra cost.
These GOG returns are DRM-free versions from the store, distinct from EA's classic editions released on Steam — each store follows its own catalog of classics.
Preservation: over 300 games and 1,700 fixes
GOG updated the numbers for its Patrons program: more than 300 games have been preserved with the help of over 10,000 supporters, and more than 1,700 fixes have been applied to classic games — among the highlights mentioned is Nox, from Westwood Studios.
Sources: official GOG Showcase video on YouTube, GamingOnLinux, and The Otaku Authority.
Image credit: thumbnail of the official first GOG Showcase video, published on GOG's official YouTube channel.
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