Good Old Games returns to its roots

GOG is one of the most successful video game stores on the Internet, despite the fact that it began with one premise and has since evolved into another. But, if bliss is good and true to the phrase, the Good Old Games are back on GOG… 

And, as you may know, GOG is an acronym for Good Old Games, the hallmark with which the platform was created, but, as we previously stated, it was fading over time. It should be noted that GOG is owned by the Polish business CD Projekt, developer of games such as The Witcher franchise and the most recent Cyberpunk 2077, whose commitment was so big and whose performance was so mediocre that the company ran into financial difficulties.

It was last year that CD Projekt declared a shift in GOG's revenue model that hasn't been completed, and it's unclear why because they haven't addressed it. The truth is that, despite the firm's aspirations to reduce the GOG library to "a curated selection of games," which would entail saying goodbye to many of the classics sold there, the company has managed to carry on as usual… sort of.

While the term GOG has long ceased to be synonymous with Good Old Games, it has evolved as a shop towards a more standard format, with the unique distinction of selling practically all DRM-free games or continuing to represent itself as a shelter for old jewels from very old generations. In the past, just a few weeks ago, they confirmed the Google Old Games leitmotif, furthering moves in this regard. And those movements have begun.

As a result, GOG unveils Good Old Games, a part of the shop dedicated solely to those good old games: «some are liked and appreciated by many, others did not have the time to receive the attention they deserve. Discover Good Old Games, including games available exclusively here that we have reintroduced to the market, now organized and shown in one spot! », they introduce the section.

And, how could it not be, Good Old Games debuts with a slew of inexpensive games? Classics such as STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic, The Curse of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Baldur's Gate, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, or Return to Castle Wolfenstein, among many others, are examples of bestsellers.

Go to Good Old Games to see what's available, which is quite a bit. These limited-time sales began yesterday, April 29, and will conclude on May 9.