The long-awaited Gog Galaxy client, a client much like the Steam client that Valve produces, is now in Open Beta and anyone can sign up. This client will allow you to buy, install [or optionally download] your games, apply patches, and use social functions.
Follow along after the break to learn a little bit more about Galaxy and how to grab the client.
Follow along after the break to learn a little bit more about Galaxy and how to grab the client.
Galaxy has been in gestation over at Gog for a while now – rumblings about it started pouring from Gog itself during the first half of 2014 and, for a long while, it looked like it was just an idea they were floating. Gog itself didn’t really talk too much about it and any request for updates on how the client was working out were basically greeted with “we’ll let you know more when we’re ready to share.”
That wait finally ended last week, when the client suddenly went into closed alpha.
The alpha was fairly short, culminating in a handful of patches and the final announcement that the client was going into Open Beta today.
What do you get if you decide to go into Gog’s Galaxy?
That wait finally ended last week, when the client suddenly went into closed alpha.
The alpha was fairly short, culminating in a handful of patches and the final announcement that the client was going into Open Beta today.
What do you get if you decide to go into Gog’s Galaxy?
- It’s DRM-free. [this is the huge difference between it and Steam]
- There are a bunch of library features [installing games, backing up your games and auto-updates]
- In-game features [Crossplay, multiplayer and achievements]
- Community features [friends and chat]
- Some other features that are still in development include the ability to rollback patches, a game overlay [much like the steam one] and game inviting and joining.
The best part? All of this is completely optional. Plus, the client will be able to work in offline mode as well as online mode. [Naturally, downloading games or using the chat features, etc, will probably not work in offline mode, but the option is there.]
What do you have to do to get into the open beta? Simply head on over to the Galaxy Page and sign up. You will receive an email in due course with details on how to get the client.
For those about to beta, we salute you!
