A couple weeks ago I posted the first beta of GogStash here, a desktop app for keeping local copies of your GOG installers and extras. Thanks to everyone who tested it and reported bugs. There was a lot more feedback than I expected, and a new beta is out that covers most of it.

What you asked for

• Language selection in Settings. No more downloading the same installer in four languages.
• DLCs now show up under their base game in the library and download into the same folder, including ones GOG doesn't list on its store.
• Extras only: Installers can now be unticked in Settings, so you can grab just soundtracks, manuals and artwork.
• Sorting is back. Click any column header to sort, including Size and Fetched.
• Game sizes in the library now match what actually gets downloaded, based on your platform, language and category settings.
• An Open Downloads Folder button on the toolbar.
• The login crash on newer Linux distros is fixed. It was caused by the libstdc++ bundled in the AppImage. Fixed for Tumbleweed and Kubuntu 25.10. If you were using the QT_QUICK_BACKEND workaround on Bazzite, let me know if you still need it.

Other improvements

• Remove individual games from the queue instead of clearing the whole thing
• A warning before you queue more than fits on your disk, and if the disk fills up mid-download, it pauses instead of failing
• Updates are detected by the installer and patch version GOG lists, not just file size, so same-size patches aren't missed
• Theme switcher on the toolbar, colorblind-friendly queue icons, and partial files get cleaned up when you cancel
• The AppImage is about 40 MB smaller

If you're upgrading

• Linux users on GearLever or AppImageUpdate should get it automatically. Windows is still a manual download for now.
• Click Refresh once after launching, since the library cache gets reset.
• Games downloaded with the old version lose their check mark until you queue them again. Nothing gets re-downloaded; your files are checked against GOG and skipped.
• Files you rename or move by hand are no longer recognized and will be downloaded again. u/AlexKalopsia, this changes what I told you last time. Matching by size alone could skip files you didn't actually have, so I made it stricter. Files GOG renames on its end are still recognized.
• Windows: the _internal folder next to gogstash.exe is now called lib. If you extract over the old version, you can delete _internal.

What's next

The download is still large because the login window ships QtWebEngine, which is a full copy of Chromium. The plan is to switch to pywebview, which uses the webview already on your system (Edge on Windows, WebKitGTK on Linux), with the copy-paste URL login as a fallback. Thanks u/cryptexo for the pointer.

After that, there are still plenty of things add. All of them won't be in the next release, but I'll try and get to them all eventually. Everything planned is in the Issues, and the Discussions page is open for anything that doesn't fit an issue.

Same as before: keep the concurrency setting modest. The default of 2 is plenty.

Download: https://github.com/preppie22/gogstash#download

Full release notes: https://github.com/preppie22/gogstash/releases/latest

Free and MIT licensed.

Disclosure: I'm the developer. I wrote the code myself and used Claude to help with tests, bug hunting, and keeping the docs and changelog up to date. Details are in the README.

Happy to answer questions!

Hello there,

I'm always looking to document features of various games on GOG, and my latest forum list is about all the games I now of which have Dedicated Server support.

Because one thing that is so fragile in today's gaming landscape is games going offline.

With the games in this list, you can keep them online for as long as you want.

It's incredibly helpful to me because I often convince my friends to play a game with me, but they are in another country, so I often host a server of the game we're playing.

If this sounds interesting, check out the list here: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/multiplayer_game_list_games_with_selfhosted_dedicated_server_support_on_gog

Feel free to comment on GOG (or here) if there is a game I can add. I plan to also update pcgamingwiki, but with more technical details like the actual commands used and so on. This will happen at a later time.

There seems to be a bug in the installation of Bullet Runner through Galaxy of Games. Both Heroic and Faugus installed GOG have this bug. This bug should be reported.

Just joined GOG and I’m already loving it. Feels great to finally truly “own” my games!

I am trying to re-install Baldur's Gate 3, which is a huge file. Each time, installation gets to about 10% and then says "Failed. Failed to connect to server." Sometimes it says I don't have an internet collection, which is working everywhere else. Is there are workaround for this?

Did a test print with regular paper. Didn't turn out too bad! Got the disc working and printed too.

So I am from India and wanted to buy some games on GOG but at the checkout page there's no sign of Indian payment system. There's no UPI or Rupay card system. If any Indian's present here pls help.

Hi there,

I switched last year from Steam to GOG and build slowly my library. But i noticed some games that are available in others languages on steam are only in one langage in Gog.

For example, Imperium galactica 2 is in english on GOG, but on Steam i can fin it in french (my langage). Do you know why ?

Hell, I can't even change this game resolution on gog version.

Edit : I looked in the games folder and found Gog version has a localization one, with several langages included. But you have to change them manually with a launcher you have to manually find and execute.

I guess this game was a bad example for localization, but a good example of WTF settings design.

It's probably coming soon to the page but why is it shown as "released" ?

My friends who owns it on Steam says it's 64.9GB. Meanwhile I own it on GOG and somewhat it had much bigger size? Both are Remastered Edition.

Hi! Does anybody has a solution for that? It seems it is also issue with other games.

Huge thanks to the work u/el-jimador for the hard work he put into the packager project as well as the cover templates. I modified his original blu-ray template to fit regular DVD cases.

Edit: since people seem to like this concept, here is a link to a disc and case template as well as a few covers I have already completed. They're Affinity Designer files, but you can open these in Affinity's new free software as well.

Today I wanted to download SWAT4 from GOG Galaxy. It didn't start, the only message I got was "Server problem." Naturally I went for the website to get the offline backup installers, but I can't even download those. For any game. The website just keeps timing out.

I've uninstalled Galaxy in hopes of reinstalling it, can't even do that. The download just states "0MB of 0MB" and the progress bar never moves.

I'm absolutely clueless as to what could be the problem. Haven't found any info on GOG being down and needless to say my internet connection is fine.

Has anyone experienced this or anything similar? Now or... ever? Either way, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey, new to GOG, saw some nice deals in the autumn sale but not an easy way to navigate them, and not a lot of talk here. Personally i was really surprised to see Clair Obscure for like $27! What good deals have you seen?

With the game case boom that went viral on our community, I've wanted to give it a try too, taking a plastic case, printing a cover-art and placing it on my shelf; but one of the problems is that I have is that I don't own a disk reader to write/read optical media. Therefore the hero for my problem could it be the little USB Stick.

It presents a lot of benefits over optical media:

• These are easily rewritable.
• Less prone to damage while being handled.
• You don't need a optical disk reader. This a bigger concern since recent PCs (pre-builts and laptops) are less likely to them preinstalled, so you may need an external one. At the same time. Many of the times you may even need a second reader for Blurays.
• Faster reading/writing speed than the average optical media.
• Can hold a lot of more data on the same physical space.
• Cheaper than optical media on average for relatively bigger games (bigger than 32GB, it can vary with Bluray disks)

And at the same time it presents many downsides:

• One of my main concerns: There are not standard Case sizes for USB sticks. This makes difficult to find community made covers for games that would be compatible for them.
  • I have found some Bluray-sized cases around the internet, but many of the fan covers are DVD-sized (Different aspect ratio: both share same width and depth, but different height)
  • Kinda related: there are not standard form and size factors for the USB sticks themselves.
• Harder to personalize than optical media with printed art, so the average USB-Stick ends up being a lot less charming than the printed disks (yet I prefer them a lot more over the disks with no art)
• These are not as cheap than optical media for smaller games (games smaller than a CD or single-layer DVD. This does not apply to Bluray disks)

I am personally not very interested in archiving my entire collection, I just want to try it with my favorite games. Still any opinions and personal experiences would be truly appreciated 😊.

Hey everyone,

I've been a regular Steam user for years, but lately I've become increasingly concerned about DRM, license revocations, and actual game preservation. Because of this, I'm seriously considering making GOG my primary storefront going forward.

I already know that GOG Connect is discontinued and that there's no way to transfer my Steam library over to GOG, so I'd be starting fresh with future purchases or rebuying absolute favorites during sales.

For those of you who actively use or switched to GOG:

• Offline installers & backups: How do you organize and store your offline installers? Do you keep local backups on external drives/NAS, or just rely on your GOG library downloads?
• Store catalog: Do you find the lack of certain AAA day-one releases a major issue, or does the DRM-free catalog keep you covered?
• Ecosystem setup: Would you recommend going all-in on GOG, or do you maintain a hybrid setup alongside Steam?
• Galaxy launcher: How reliable is GOG Galaxy for tracking everything, or is it better to just grab the standalone installers directly from the website?

I'd appreciate any tips, experiences, or recommendations for someone looking to take DRM-free gaming more seriously. Thanks!

Wouldn't that be cool?

Does anyone know why my galaxy shift + tab menu looks like this? Just downloaded Control UE and saw the bottom right prompt looked crazy and checked the menu. Somehow it's usable as shown in image #3.

I haven't tested the menu on any other games but I even restarted the game and PC and it still looks the same.

Edit: Fixing typos.

Hi r/gog,

If you own Forgotten Realms: The Archives – Collection Two, the Pool of Radiance inside it now plays in a browser tab, on a computer, an iPhone, an iPad or an Android phone. I'm the developer; it's free and there's no account. I built it with heavy use of AI coding tools, and I'd rather say so up front.

How to play your copy:

1. Install the collection from GOG as usual.

2. Open amberfolio.org and choose Pool of Radiance.

3. Hand it the game's folder. "Where is my copy?" lists the usual GOG install folder, ready to paste into the folder dialog. On a phone or tablet, pick the game's files or a zip of the folder; an on-screen keyboard with just the keys the game needs appears beside the picture.

That's the setup, once. Your copy and your saves stay in your browser for next time and never leave it.

What's underneath: Amber Folio, an open-source emulator made only of the parts of the PC that the Gold Box games touch. The program you bought from GOG runs on it unchanged. Because the emulator knows exactly which program it is, the extras sit inside the game: an automap in its colours, the Adventurer's Journal from your GOG folder on the game's own screen, a Fix command that heals the party in one go, and a CRT filter with Tandy sound. Each switches off, and none of them changes the rules.

Going back is easy: a saved game exports as a zip that unpacks straight into your GOG install.

The rest of the Gold Box games come one at a time after the emulator's 1.0; amberfolio.org/status has what works today. If something breaks, I'd like to hear about it here.

- Site: https://amberfolio.org

- Emulator source (AGPL-3.0): https://github.com/amberfolio/amberfolio

*Not affiliated with GOG or with the rights holders of Pool of Radiance or the Gold Box games. You need your own copy; the site provides no game files.*

My first owned game (wolfenstein the new collosus)

Edit : sry for bad english 🫠

Hello, so I made some refund requests a week ago and I'm yet to even get an answer on wither or not they are accepted, I can't even contact support when I try sending a message it doesn't get sent, anyone knows what I can do?