The list of games in the OP, along with Surgeon Simulator 2013 from the first edit, are no longer possible to connect. Which is a damn shame, since I had almost all of them, and only one of the new batch.
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there were even more games. I got 8 games synchronized out of the approx. 20 games (if not a bunch more).
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Well GD. Also, I'm about to decide how to deal with the Institute, Fallout Dude.
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the funny thing is that I asked for the sync, it said that the servers were busy and I have to wait and a few days when I tried to do it again, it wasn't available anymore.
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I saw other posts on their own thread with the same situation. I think the idea is great and could lead to more users engaging with the Galaxy platform... but so few people seem to be aware of the Connect service. It also seems to be hindered by overloaded services. Alas, first world problems.
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I tried to get Two Worlds. When I clicked on connect it was shown at the bottom that this game is available. But it said "no eligible game found". After refreshing the site, they changed the games. So I guess I was a few seconds too slow xD
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I was just looking through my GOG library a moment ago and noticed that while I own the Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition on Steam, on GOG after connecting I only have the base game. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, as it's still marvellous to have the game added gratis, but it does make me wonder if DLC owned on eligible Steam games will carry over to GOG in the future.
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Just guessing but it might be the same issue with Steam API not reporting DLC properly that leads to DLC being so annoying here on SG.
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i have heard getting access to owned dlcs is a problem with the steam api.
I assume its a problem with that.
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It's a limitation of Steam's API. There's no way to get Steam to list the DLC you own. It's the same reason you can enter giveaways here on steamgifts.com for DLC that you already have.
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While GOG Connect will stick around, the available games will come and go. These are limited-time offers made possible by participating developers and publishers, so stay tuned as we bring new titles onboard in the future (and grab your copies before they go away)!
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By the way is it possible to use the Connect feature (to scan my Steam Libary for new availabe games) from the Galaxy Client ? If not they really should add that.
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I can't even find how to get to the Connect page from gog's web homepage. I ended up having to google it.
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I think both times I tried I used the link from this thread :D
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They have no offers on at the moment, so it makes sense that they removed the link.
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I was trying to check if they had any new ones up. The only reason I knew about the first ones was from this thread, so I assumed you had to routinely check for them yourself.
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That's very true. You do need to check every few days to avoid missing something.
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A lot of days with - "YOU ARE QUEUED FOR GOG CONNECT".
¿It's only me?
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I had that some weeks ago when I first tried. Now it's just saying that none of my games are eligible :(
I guess it's just a matter of waiting. After the Steam sales, many people are trying to connect to GoG.
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Didn't even know about this until I read this post. I at least had Shadowrun Returns that should have worked, but it looks like there's a time limit and i missed the intro period. So do I not get to add anything now? If that's the case then the whole thing is kind of gonna alienate me from GOG rather than "jumpstart my library" and make me think about buying more things there.
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If you missed the time limit, then yes, you missed it. They could only convince publishers to dish out free DRM-less versions of products bought elsewhere if the games can be activated in a short window.
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^^ Pretty much this.
There's an old saying: you snooze, you lose.
I know it sucks if someone misses the boat but it can't wait forever (as per the reason you pointed out). If it were a permanent offer or lasted too long there would be no incentive for anyone to buy these games from GOG, which is obviously not good long-term for business.
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They left the option open that they'll repeat those windows
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Hmm... summer sale already over and they still didn't add any new game yet?
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"NO ELIGIBLE GAMES FOUND" 1600 games and nothing found.......lel, really?
GOG pls, and I have on Steam most of the games that are listed above.
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They cycle the games periodically and only for a limited time. They do not have any up at the moment. Keep checking back for future updates.
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Honestly, we should all be grateful that we got anything at all. It was actually kind of an unconventional move in this industry on the part of GOG as well as the developers/publishers involved and I have to give them kudos for that.
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Agreed. I love GOG and have been really happy with their service. I mostly buy older titles from them, but it is worth it just to have them work without having me fight with DOSBox or booting up my old 80486 I have sitting in a closet.
Obtaining free copies of games I've already bought on Steam, only with amazing support and goodies, is an amazing bonus!
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Well it's strange for the main reason, I didn't know how that thing worked, so its looked weird.
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When there was an active batch, the games you could get a free copy for were listed under "Available games". Since there is no such batch at the moment, this list is now empty and therefore you (and everyone else) won't have any eligible games.
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Well, they said it was experimental. Most likely the publishers were not satisfied with the results or GOG decided to not pursue it further.
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Even if it would be 1 game a month, if GOG decided that they could atleast announce it saying hey it didn't work out the way we planned and we are going to end it.
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Good point. It wouldn't be the first experimental feature they just let to be forgotten though without much explanation.
I'd like if it was 1-3 titles a month too. Something to keep many people coming back. But I fear they think it'd be like some Origin accounts, where the library consists of On the House titles mostly. But unlike EA, they cannot just give away games without loss (well, apart from the Witchers).
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The reclaim feature was never about getting DRM-free copies of DRM-encumbered games, it was about getting GOG copies by way of physical game CD keys. Think of it in the same manner as how Steam let you activate certain games on Steam with product keys instead of with Steam keys.
Well, that's how I understood it, and taking a fresh look at it, that's certainly how the functionality seems to currently apply.
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Gotcha. When it was brought to my attention, it was in a way that emphasized the "There are countless retail games out there that don’t work for various reasons: unsupported types of DRM, system incompatibilities, broken features. " bit, and I recalled it being part of their 'you shouldn't have to pay twice for a game' push. I likely misremembered based off that part of it.
Either way, your point stands that they do tend to try new approaches in such matters pretty often. And "This is just the start of something much bigger. We plan to add more titles to the list in the future" definitely emphasizes the heart of your point rather well. :P
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That's a vague answer that doesn't actually say anything.
My guess would be that, due to the how well the initiative went, publishers aren't easily inclined to send free keys.
Only time will tell what will become of GOG Connect...
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Well, of course, it's a vague answer. If they had something concrete, they would have announced it or said nothing, if they thought of abandoning it altogether. "It will be ready, when it's ready (in whatever form)."
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There were a notable amount of early bugs/issues, according to the e-mail reply I got from them when I reported my own bugs. They said they'd take their time moving forward to make sure those issues were addressed before putting strong efforts into it again- that reddit post seems to echo those comments rather closely.
Given that, it's really hard to say if they're finding it more effort than they'd expected, or if they're putting strong efforts into shoring things up before they dive back in fully.
Flip side, perhaps it'll be like Origin's On the House, and be a rarely updated affair that lasts over an indefinite duration.
As you say, there's really no point in speculating about it until there's more to work with. :P
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it doesn't work. i have witcher enhanced and some games but it says no games found :(
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It doesn't work because it was a timed event that's now expired.
If you have any of the first two Witcher games, you can still reclaim their DRM-free version at https://www.gog.com/reclaim
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no, it doesn't work since the beginning of GOG Connect, my Steam Account and GOG is connected since then. i don't know why. but it's ok i need only one Copy ;)
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That link is for a few other titles. For the Witcher 1 & 2 you have to go here:
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thanks, but where can i see my key in steam, can you help me please
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In the client, you should have a show key button on the right side of the game's page.
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Yep, click on the game in your library. Then on the right side you have the options to open the shop site, go to the discussions and there should also be a link to get your product key :)
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Bump
Master of Orion 1, 2 and 3 are available at the moment.
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I can't find a way right now either. When the list of games was bigger, there was definitely a link pointing to it on the home page and then it got removed. Now, I just start typing "connect" in the address bar and my browser's history does the rest.
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Why not enter the URL yourself? https://www.gog.com/connect
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Great news! Redeemed 5 new ones :)
Redeeming Van Helsing Final Cut also added all Van Helsing games on GoG even though i don't own Van Helsing 3 on steam :D
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Thanks for the alert, just added 9 games to my GOG library.
Cossacks Anthology
Hotline Miami
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Teslagrad
AI War: Fleet Command
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Masterplan, The
X: Gold
Dex
Edit - Now with my GOG Library image to show off >:D
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I have Dex & Anno 1404 Gold but for some reason GOG doesn't detect them for me. Maybe a syncing issue, I think they are my 2 most recent games in the list, but I don't see how to sync.
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Same issue here for OlliOlli, I can only hope it works later.
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Thanks for the heads up.
I just went over there and out of the 17 games they added, it's only letting me add 5 of my 11 eligible titles (it says it couldn't find the other 6 games in my Steam library). Strange. Anyone else having this problem?
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. 6 new games where added to my library:
- Dex
- Hot Tin Roof
- Hotline Miami
- Shadow Warrior (2013)
- Teslagrad
- The Masterplan
More games were eligible, but I don't own them:
- AI War Fleet Command
- Anno 1404 Gold Edition
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
- Cossacks Anthology
- The Last Federation
- OlliOlli
- X: Gold
- X Rebirth
- Ziggurat
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Ah, I knew I owned OlliOlli. After visiting the page a second time a while later it also added this game. Thanks, GOG!
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Weird, I own Ziggurat but GOG didn't detect it.
edit: re-refresh fixed it :D
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Refresh as in F5 or there is another option to do that ? I have the same issue with Dex & Anno 1404
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Refreshing a few times worked for me as well after several attempts for my remaining titles but not for Anno 1404.
I'm guessing it's because I have the Dawn of Discovery version of that game which was sold with a different Steam App ID for certain regions. Too bad but what can you do.
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Van Helsing wasn't detected for me at first, but after pressing the green "Refresh" button on the Connect page some time later, it detected it too. GOG fixed some of the issues, try now and wait a little, even if it doesn't show it right away.
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Oh, I hadn't added the other games yet so I didn't have that button. I got the missing games now, thanks.
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F5 - if you reload the page, it will again show the check games buttons instead of view [the added one] in your library
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YOU ARE QUEUED FOR GOG CONNECT
Your accounts will be connected as soon as possible. Please check back later.
Always :)
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Damn, I connected now with the new batch. Didnt really care/read so much before. Didnt know it was limited-time. Could have connected some more games :)
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I think you misunderstand. What's time-limited is when you can claim the games. After you do, you keep them forever.
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Then it seems, I misunderstood you. :)
If GOG had Connect on all the time, people would have no incentive to buy there. It would be better for them to get the game on Steam and then have it in both places, so sadly it is what it is.
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Now I NEED to get Baldars Gate Enhanced on the next steam sale.
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Yeah, the incentive is that if you don't own these games on Steam, you may want to consider buying them right now, so that you can also claim a DRM-free copy on GOG.
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I have BG:EE on Steam (actually just started playing it yesterday again, for the first time after 18 years) but the connect will not sync this. anyone knows why? got it as a Steam gift a couple of months ago.
edit: Van Helsing Final Cut won't sync either
edit2: nevermind got them after refreshing abunch of times
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Have only the message that i should wait on the line. Have tried 3 browser and different times ( all programs are up to date). Allways the same message...
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got 7 new games added to my list thanks for the heads up:)
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This is huge news:
Introducing GOG Connect
GOG Connect
Important: You can connect only one Steam account with your GOG.com library. This process is permanent – choose wisely!
Important 2: If you own some of the games and Connect doesn't recognize them, press the Refresh button and wait a while (can be a few minutes, hours or even a day). The reason for this is that GOG is using the Steam API to scan your Steam library and the API has a limit on the number of calls it can make for a given period of time. If you're still having problems, refresh your GOG account (simply clicking the link is enough; this is different that the Refresh button on the GOG Connect page!).
Important 3: In case you are still getting the message "Due to exceedingly high demand this may take up to several days, please check back later. Thank you for your patience." after waiting a while and trying the account refresh link above, then it would be a good idea to contact GOG support. Many users have reported that their problem was fixed quickly after that.
I really hope more games are made available, because this could raise GOG's popularity significantly!
Edit on 29-April-2020:
Thanks to BrianFarnet: The GOG Connect Steam group is a useful way to get notified about future batches in your activity feed.
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