GOG Launch 50 Linux Games on Their Store, Well Ahead of Schedule

A great day for Linux fans today as Good Old Games (GOG.com) have launched their Linux titles ahead of their original Autumn launch, adding more than 50 classic DRM free titles to the platform.

There are over 50 games available from GOG that have never been available on Linux before, that is of course excluding those who used emulators or similar tricks to get the software to run themselves. The titles added include the iconic racer FlatOut, Darklands, Realms of the Hunting, Gods Will Be Watching and a whole lot more (complete list below).

“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!” said GOG in a recent statement.

Distro-independent tar.gz archives and DEB installers will be made available for Ubuntu and Mint, and GOG’s helpdesk will be providing Linux support from today onwards.

• 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

GOG.com are holding a special Linux Launch promotion for the next few days with big discounts for each of the titles.

Thank you GOG.com for providing us with this information.