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I’m eligible for a free copy of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on GOG.COM, but I don’t see any information about it in GOG GALAXY 2.0. What should I do?

An update to the app is needed, so please make sure you have the latest version (Windows – 2.0.16.187, macOS – 2.0.16.200). If the update is not triggered automatically after launching the application, please wait a couple of minutes and a pop up should appear. If it doesn’t, you can go to www.gogalaxy.com and clicking the ‘DOWNLOAD GOG GALAXY’ banner will trigger the update without downloading the installer.

I have closed the banner with the option to claim The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Can I still take part in the event?

Go to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt game view within your owned games library in GOG GALAXY 2.0. There you will see a banner that will allow you to take part in the event.

Which The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases are eligible for this action?

PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Origin and Epic Games versions of:

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition

I own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch, will I receive a GOG.COM copy as well?

Since there is no Nintendo Switch integration, owners of the Switch edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition won't be eligible to benefit from this action.

Which version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will I receive?

That depends. If you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt version of the game, you’ll receive the same version on GOG.COM (if you have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt version of the game with any or all DLCs, you’ll also receive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).
If you have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition (or more than one version of the Witcher 3, out of which at least one is the GOTY Edition), you’ll receive the GOTY Edition on GOG.COM as well.

I own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt base game + expansions, will I receive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition?

No, you will receive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Only owners of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition can claim it as part of this event.

I have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on GOG.COM, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition on a different platform, will I receive The GOTY Edition on GOG.COM?

Yes, the GOTY Edition will be added to your GOG.COM library.

What happens if I own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on multiple platforms (like Steam, PS4, XBOX)? Will I receive only one game?

Yes, even if you own the game on multiple platforms, you’ll receive one copy of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on GOG.COM.

What happens if I already have the same version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in my GOG.COM library and a different platform – can I still participate in this offer?

If you already have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in your GOG.COM library, you can still take advantage of this offer and receive a giftable code of the game (either The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition depending on the version you own) valid for a week.

How long does this event last?

The offer is valid until June 23rd, 11am UTC.

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Banner in GOG Galaxy app didn't show to me until I reconnected my steam account. Got "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition" ^_^

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Same here, no banner, mine won't let me disconnect my Steam account though so I can't reconnect it >_>

Edit: Finally managed to get it all working.

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For those of you who have a large library that causes GOG Galaxy to be unable to see all your games, I bypassed that issue by installing The Witcher 3 via Steam. This way, it was detected. I guess GOG Galaxy prioritizes games that are installed in the game list it retrieves from Steam. This way, I even got the GOTY version detected properly.
Of course, unless you play it at the same time, that will be 100GB of SSD writes (50GB x 2 as Steam still "preallocates" disk space) wasted...

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Mine finally sees the GOTY version on Steam as it should, but now the Claim button won't show up anymore. Anyone else with this problem?

Edit: Finally managed to get it all working. As somebody who already had GOTY on Steam as well as Base game on GOG since release, and has a really low tolerance for bloated clients, was it worth all the trouble? If this is to advertise how great Galaxy 2.0 is, it definitely didn't work for me ...

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Try relogin your GOG account. I had a similar issue and relogin helped.

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and has a really low tolerance for bloated clients, was it worth all the trouble?

Definitely no. I had a nightmare trying to make it work, python constantly tried to do something for no reason and took up CPU resources , and the plugin crashed non stop until just now. I uninstalled GoG Galaxy.

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Yeah. It was constantly using 100% of CPU here, half the time it would become completely unresponsive and the other half of the time windows just stayed black, and on the rare case it seemed to work, the plugin eventually crashed. I spent over an hour two days ago and over half an hour again this morning, and must have killed the process from task manager three dozen times before it finally worked.

Hey, at least I don't have to wonder anymore. So many people have said Galaxy 2.0 is the greatest thing since sliced bread and I always wondered if I should give it a try (tried Galaxy 1.0 back then which also didn't work well at all for me). Now I know!

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I think Python is used for authenticating and importing your steam data + games library.
Seems to struggle if you have a big steam library.

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I have a question with getting another gift code for Witcher 3, for all those who already own it on GOG. I have installed GOG Galaxy 2 and connected it to my GOG account. I can see the banner to claim GOG.com version of Witcher, which should be enabled, but it isn't. Does anyone know what to do? Thanx.

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You need to have a copy of Witcher 3 on another platform as well if you want to get the gift code on GOG.

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Thanks on the information - it makes sense, if there is a game on other platform, then it tries granting it on GOG, and if it's there, too, then the key is issued

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You're welcome!

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I just redeemed the GOTY version, all fine.

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I claimed the game but it shows as the base game. I own the GOTy edition on Steam.

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Did you recently claimed it or just claimed it today? Because if you claimed it today, you should get the GOTY edition

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Claimed it yesterday.

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Try to claim it again using this method: https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/ArLyDxe

Should be able to get you the GOTY edition. You might need to relogin your GOG account for the banner to appear.

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it worked, thanks!

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You're welcome! :)

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ok i got goty version now

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I have large steam library,i claimed normal edition 2 day ago(i own goty edition in steam),anything i can do to claim the GOTY edition?thank you

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thank you for the link,but i still unable to sync,i already sent ticket to gog,hope can solve it asap

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You're welcome! I hope GOG could solve it ASAP too :(

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How to check if i have the GOTY Or not? because i own it on steam and it doesn't show up on gog. Only the standard version

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Thanks a lot for your reply :) , i went back through the comments and i found that, it worked perfectly and now i got the two versions

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GOG is cute

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Steam plugin keeps crashing, this program is not ready for mainstream usage.

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Keep retrying I guess, but if you have to do it more than 3 times, I'd try https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/ArLyDxe.

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Did anyone with a huge library manage to get this? for me after it adds some games it always crashes and it will never show Witcher 3 among them

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It will take forever for me to download it with my crappy internet with only about 14 hours left for the promotion, but thanks a lot for pointing out this suggestion :)

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I'd try Daynov's solution first then. I have just over 2000 games on Steam. Before that solution I kept getting disconnected errors. It would download a few % information of the games on Steam, then disconnect and I'd have to quit GOG Galaxy and restart it. Then repeat. Must have taken at least a dozen tries to get my library up to 100%.. After Daynov's solution, it took a minute to update the Steam library in GOG Galaxy.

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I can see the banner but it's unclickable. I have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - GOTY in my GOG account. Do I need to own it on another platform too in order to receive a giftable code of the game?

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That's correct, you need to own it another platform to get the giftable code. It's all in the FAQ at the top.

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That's an interesting marketing strategy: reward those ignoring your platform and ignore those that supported your platform directly. I wonder how many will stop buying directly from GOG and buy their games from Steam instead. That seems to be the wise choice since even GOG is giving you incentives to do it. Moreover, by doing this you'll eventually get both the Steam version as well as the DRM-free version after a while.

That aside, the game is a masterpiece and I don't regret buying it. This is one of the few games that I think it truly deserves its full price and even more.

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you don't get giftable copy unless you also bought from gog.

there is cheat online that lets you get gift copy owning only on gog (or get free copy of game without owning at all).

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They probably just wanted more users to meet Gog Galaxy. If you don't have it on Gog but on other platforms, they don't lose anything by giving people the game they already bought it. In fact more users install Gog Galaxy that way.

Giving a giftable copy for who owns the game on both platforms is a nice gesture though. They basically turned the one on Gog into a gift because they know people bought it just for the extra support.

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It doesn't work for me. My GoG Galaxy varsion is only 2.0.16 and can't get 2.0.16.187 version that is required to get Free Witcher 3 copy. I tried uninstalling and downloading instaler from their site but it didn't help.

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Version of GOG Galaxy is shown under Settings in GOG Galaxy. Click the gear in the upper right corner, then Settings. Version # is in lower left.

Try https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/ArLyDxe

After disconnecting Steam, try starting GOG Galaxy again and wait a few minutes for it to update. It took a few minutes for mine to say there was an update. I can't find a manual way of making it update. See FAQ at the top for how to get GOG Galaxy to update.

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It finally updated but It still doesn't show banner for me. Witcher 3 and GOTY appear in my steam library but only normal one show my gameplay stats if that changes anything...

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Did you try the linked solution? Remove steam integration, logout GOG Galaxy, login GOG Galaxy, Connect Steam integration, sync integration. Wait until it finishes all downloading (it may do it several times, it did for me). Then check again?

It worked for me (it had still thought I didn't own GOTY on Steam). Use the search function, type The Witcher 3 and see if it says GOTY is owned.

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Yes. I did it at least 5 times now... It still won't show up. I think i will give up on this promotion.
Edit:Did it a few more times, only relaunching GOG and It finally worked....yay

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Congrats! Reminds me of The IT Crowd: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?". 😃

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I had contacted GOG support because I didn't receive the GOTY having it on Steam, they tell me to open the application once again and hit the banner but there is no banner anymore.

Looks like the client promotion didn't go so well, I still see PS4 users complaining that they can't even claim it.

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I've tried to do it several times, but now I can't even get Steam to sync up. I give up, thanks anyway.

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i found mine just now by going down my GoG owned list under "Steam" clicking witcher 3, and it gave me the option to get it free on GoG

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Thanks, I tried again and it could finally sync Steam and the banner appeared. I hit it, and now I got the GOTY. (:

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PSN still won't sync up as it just times out with connection errors, so I guess I won't be getting to take part in this deal as I have Witcher 3 GOTY on PS4. GOG support has done nothing. I tried the fix I found on the GOG forums and that didn't work either. The connection just keeps timing out. All other platforms synced fine. It's just PSN, which is the one I need.

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my only complaint is it didnt carry over and activate all my achievements on GoG, i 100%'d the game on steam so kinda annoyed its not carrying over

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Bump because 2 hours left before the offer ends

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You... don't have to necro an inactive thread that has an expired deal...

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Someone else replied on page 1 an hour before him.

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if they survive cyberpunk, they give out the witcher, and I will wait

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Go save some money from school meals

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They sold 13 millions copies even after accounting for refunds. They'll do just fine.

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Why is this thread even still open lol

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coz Witcherpunk 2069 is the greatest hidden indie gem of all times. and ppl love to necro threads. . .

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I prefer Witcherpunk 1869, myself.

May 15 – Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi was born
December 10 – Women's suffrage: The Wyoming territorial legislature gives women the right to vote, the first such law in the world.

The year also saw Ulysses S. Grant become president; A broader consideration of his presidency aside, he actively supported minority and conservation rights while actively prosecuting the KKK. Several states also passed anti-KKK laws at this time. England also opened its second women's residential college and the 1st Black labor union- the Colored National Labor Union- was established in the US. Finally, Norton I, Emperor of the United States declared the abolition of the Democratic and Republican parties- an edict which, if followed, no doubt would have saved us all some significant future pains. >.>

All in all, a reasonably good year. Comparatively, the way things have been going, I'm not holding out too much hope for 2069..

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Ha, Wyoming doesn't exist. . .the joke's on you!

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. .the joke's on you!

It usually is. :'(

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no idea

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Necro with some nonsense from Filin. While we're at it I hope they do the same kind of deal for CP2077 at some point but I guess I'll end up buying it on GOG before that happens

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Nah was someone else on 1st page. Filin's reply was an hour later.

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Why is this thread even still open lol

Because cg has spent the past few years disregarding countless community requests for a thread auto-close feature.

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I blame the OP for being lazy and not closing the thread

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I haven't closed this on purpose. In threads like these, there's always a chance that some relevant and useful information could come up months or years later. If that means having to see it bumped repeatedly by people with a spam itch, then so be it.

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Like what info? If they give it away again then just post a new thread lol. I appreciate people like you who let fellow gamers know about deals and giveaways we might miss but there are so many out dated threads clogging up the feed its crazy.

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I just spent hours updating my GOG Galaxy client and making sure all my accounts were synced and couldn't understand why I never saw the banner. Thanks for necro. 😤

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I checked the date of the OP as usual, still the truncated title shown in home made me flip several degrees.

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