2.0.23 Hotfix (October 1, 2020)
Games:
- Fixed an issue that prevented some games from launching
2.0.21 Beta (October 1, 2020)
Games:
- DLCs that you buy on GOG.COM will be installed automatically if you have the base game installed
- Fixed an error on game installation (E9)
- Added support for Monster Train's challenge sharing feature
Library:
- [List view] Changed the ‘Release Year’ column to ‘Release Date’
Security:
- [Windows] Fixed a security issue in the GOG GALAXY self-update flow
Integrations:
- Fixed sporadic Epic Games Store integration crashes
- Fixed an issue where size on disk was not shown for some platforms
General:
- Fixed an issue where logs weren't being automatically attached to reported issues
- Fixed a crash that could occur during app shutdown
- Improvements to the GOG GALAXY self-update process
- Fixed an issue where button tooltips in Global Search could get cut off
- Visual changes and fixes on the Friends Leaderboards table
- Various visual fixes
2.0.20 Beta (August 19, 2020)
Security issue fix
- [Windows] Added checks that ensure the loaded .DLLs are genuine
2.0.19 Beta (July 30, 2020)
- Fixed an Issue with Xbox Integration crashing
2.0.18 Beta (July 20, 2020)
Epic Games Store Official Integration
- We've added a new official integration with Epic Games Store
- If you have used Epic Games Store community integration in the app previously, please reconnect it
- From now on you connect your Epic Games Store account once and it applies to all your computers using GOG GALAXY 2.0
2.0.17 Beta (July 2, 2020)
General
- New feature: GOG GALAXY can now show you the install size for games across platforms (available in the List view)
- [Windows] Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the client
- Various minor UI visual fixes
Library
- New sorting option - sort your library by size on disk
- Fixed an issue with installed games not launching via GOG GALAXY after a client update until verify/repaired
- Fixed an issue with the hitbox for the 'x' button in the library search input
2.0.16 Hotfix (June 16, 2020)
- Fixed an issue with integrations getting stuck on "Connecting..."
2.0.16 Beta (June 15, 2020)
General:
- Increased readability for navigation arrows in Recently Played by Me / Recently Played by Others / Friends in Games sections
- Improved contrast between primary and secondary action buttons
- Improved feedback on buttons and inputs
- Various minor fixes and small design improvements
- [Windows] Fixes to autostart settings
Bookmarks:
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks for some GOG.COM pages (such as forums) would not appear in the sidebar
- Fixed an issue where bookmarked library configurations could be overwritten when changing library filters
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks could disappear after GOG GALAXY update
Library:
- Fixed an issue where library customisation would not be preserved between application restarts
- Fixed issues that would prevent launching a game via GOG GALAXY for some users until running verify/repair on the installation
- Fixed an issue where the Recently Played by Me list would not refresh for some games
- Fixed an issue that would cause errors for users with disabled profiles
- Fixed an issue with Youtube trailers sometimes continuing to play after changing views
- Fixed All Players achievement averages on Game View leaderboards
Overlay:
- Fixed issues with the Overlay for Metro Exodus and other games using DirectX 12
2.0.15 Beta (May 6, 2020)
- [Windows] fixed launching GOG GALAXY upon autostart
- partially fixed issue with bookmarks not appearing in certain scenarios
2.0.14 Beta (April 27, 2020)
Library:
- New feature: Subscriptions - display & manage games owned from subscriptions
- New feature: Sorting Titles - fine-tune your library with custom sorting titles for games
- Brought back the ability to launch additional executables for GOG.COM games (e.g. map editors, manuals)
- Added the ability to add custom executables with command line arguments for all installed games
- Added the ability to manage arguments for GOG.COM game executables (by duplicating and editing existing entries)
- Added the ability to choose the default executable for all installed games
- Added more options to the context (right-click) menu on both Grid and List Views:
- Additional executables
- Manage installation
- Check for updates (GOG.COM games only)
- Rate
- Multiple UI improvements within the Download View
- Added status icons to List View
- Improved scroll performance on list view
- Various minor design changes and improvements
General:
- Fixed issues when switching to a different GOG.COM account
GOG GALAXY Update:
- Fixed multiple issues that could impact the reliability of the GOG GALAXY updater
- Fixed an issue where "What's New" would not be shown after updating from GOG GALAXY 1.2
GOG.COM Games:
- Fixed an issue preventing some users from installing games (scriptinterpreter.exe, E4 error)
Integrations:
- Fixed an issue where some games could not be run even though plugin reported them as compatible with the current OS
2.0.13 Beta (February 27, 2020)
General:
- [Windows] GOG Galaxy will now show a warning when trying to run on non-NTFS file systems
- Improved security of the application
- Updated POCO library
- Improved communication with GOG Galaxy backend services
GOG GALAXY Update:
- Fixes for bugs in the GOG Galaxy update process
Overlay:
- Fixed an issue where the Overlay did not launch for some games that use Vulkan
Friends:
- Added the ability to display friends whose status is 'Away' on the Friends Sidebar
2.0.12 Beta (December 18, 2019)
Known issues:
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Syncing bookmarks between devices doesn’t work yet
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (launching games with parameters)
General:
- Reduced the memory footprint of GOG GALAXY 2.0
- Fixed an issue where a tooltip would never disappear
- Fixed incorrect drag position for Bookmarks
- [Windows] Fixed an issue where GOG GALAXY 2.0 cleared the recent file list
- [Windows] Jump List now displays game icons for games that you've played recently
Friends:
- Fixed showing friend avatars within the Friends Sidebar
- Updated header for XBOX friends
GOG Games:
- Fixed an issue where GOG games did not autoupdate until played
Library:
- Manually added & linked games will display in OS filters
- Small visual tweaks on Game Views
- Fixed an issue where sometimes your games were not removed from your account after disconnecting it
- Fixed an issue where games with long names displayed incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where your library could show DLCs as full games
Integrations:
- Further improved stability of connections
2.0.11 Closed Beta (December 06, 2019)
- Optimization for Friends Sidebar
2.0.10 Closed Beta (December 06, 2019)
Known issues:
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Syncing bookmarks between devices doesn’t work yet
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (launching games with parameters)
General:
- Fixed showing incorrect background for newly registered users
- Fixed issue with backgrounds sometimes not changing correctly when navigating history
- Increased default width of the GOG GALAXY 2.0 window to 1740px
- Added a button for order history in avatar dropdown
- Security fixes
Friends:
- Added Friends Sidebar on the right side of the application (only on resolution with width bigger than 1500px)
Global search:
- Tweaked input brightness
Recent view:
- Added a button in the top navigation allowing you to share your statistics (game time, achievements, etc.) with your friends
Library:
- [List view] Added a visual hint showing you how many games are in a stack
- [List view] Fixed showing Platform icon and name for some games
- Will no longer show DLCs as games when launching GOG GALAXY 2.0 offline
- Improved the sorting of duplicated games in a stack
Game View:
- Added a tooltip to show the name of the game in release switcher
- Fixed an issue with overriding images for some games
Integrations:
- Improved the stability of connections with plugins
- Fixed an issue with retrieving game times for some platforms
- Fixed an issue with authentication window appearing before actually trying to connect
Settings:
- Added a setting to hide the store from the sidebar
- Added a setting to disable Friends Sidebar
2.0.9 Closed Beta (November 19, 2019)
Known issues:
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Syncing bookmarks between devices doesn’t work yet
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (launching games with parameters)
Windows:
- Added jump list
- Back and forward mouse buttons now supported for history navigation everywhere
Updater:
- Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background while the application is running
- [Windows] No additional UAC prompt during update
GOG Games:
- Brought back the ability to view the screenshot folder for GOG games
- Brought back the ability to download GOG Extras directly from GOG Galaxy 2.0
- Brought back the ability to view patch notes for GOG games
- Brought back information about manual updates being available for download
Integrations:
- Allow integrations to close their respective client after a game is exited
- Allow integrations to import tags from their respective platform
- Allow integrations to control whether GOG Galaxy 2.0 should treat a game as installable/playable
- Revamped the integrations settings window - added the ability to search for integrations
Manually added games:
- Fixed a bug where game time would sometimes not be correctly counted for manually added games
Global Search:
- Global Search can now be opened while viewing the store
Library:
- Multiple owned copies of the same game are now stacked into one. Switching between copies is possible with a new button on the game view.
- Added generic covers for games lacking cover art
Sidebar:
- 'Downloads' sidebar item becomes purple when there are unseen downloads
- Improved readability on sidebar count badges (All games, Friends online, etc)
2.0.8 Closed Beta (October 09, 2019)
- Optimized communication with backend.
2.0.7 Closed Beta (October 02, 2019)
Library:
- Fixed issue with tags and star ratings being displayed incorrectly
Gameplay:
- Fixed issue with achievements for external platforms not unlocking
2.0.6 Closed Beta (September 26, 2019)
Downloads View:
- Downloads can now be dragged and dropped by grabbing anywhere on the row
- Fixed minor bugs
Games (Xbox):
- Fixed an issue with games not being recognized as installed/playable
- Fixed an issue with launched games not being focused
GOG.com store:
- Added GOG.com wishlist to top navigation
Integrations:
- Fixed an issue with Xbox plugin CPU usage
Library:
- Optimized communication with backend
What's New:
- Fixed an issue with centering the window
2.0.5 Closed Beta (September 13, 2019)
Known issues:
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- Friends Recommendations for platforms other than GOG.COM are not always displayed correctly
- All Games view - some games and DLCs may appear as duplicates in the games library
- Recent view - certain games may not show up in the “Recently Played” section
- Game view - certain games lack “Friends playing” and “Friends activity” information
- The option to close another gaming client after exiting a game is not yet available
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (manual game update notifications, access to extras and backups)
- Syncing bookmarks between devices is not yet available
General:
- Added the Global Search feature, allowing you to easily find games and friends
- Added the Downloads view for GOG.COM games
- Added the “What's New” window that highlights new features
- Upgraded CEF to version CEF3729
- Fixed a bug with the history navigation buttons being disabled when you are offline
- Improved reconnecting from offline mode after sleep/hibernate
- Improved start-up performance
Library:
- Added the ability to customize grid view, to display additional info like title, rating, status, and more
- Added new columns to the list view - source name, genres, critics’ rating, and release year
- Added new sorting and grouping options
- Added the ability to drag and drop columns on the list view
- Added the ability to manually add any game to your library
- Improved performance when scrolling
- Fixed a bug where long filter or tag lists could not be scrolled
Games:
- Added game time tracking for manually added games
- Improvements in the “Last Played” date handling
- Fixed a bug where 0% achievement progress was displayed for some GOG.COM games that don't support achievements
- Enabled editing of the release date
- Fixed a bug with incorrect size for covers in the Game Edit window
- Fixed a bug causing the occasional incorrect recognition of Cyrillic input
Bookmarks:
- Each bookmark now has its own view settings
- Added the ability to rearrange bookmarks via drag and drop
Friends:
- You can now see which of your friends own the same games as you
- Improved the refreshing of scoreboard data
- You can now see which of your friends are currently playing a GOG.COM game on that game's Game View
Overlay:
- Fixed Overlay input lag for most games affected
2.0.4 Closed Beta (July 22, 2019)
Bugfixes: Improved integrations stability
2.0.3 Closed Beta (July 10, 2019)
Known issues:
- Friends Recommendations might not manage to display all recommendations if you have a lot of GOG recommendations
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- All Games view - some games and DLCs may appear as duplicates in the games library
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Recent view - Certain games may not show up in the “Recently Played” section
- The option to close another gaming client after exiting a game is not yet available
- Game view - certain games lack “Friends playing” and “Friends activity” information
- Installing or launching Xbox Play Anywhere games on Windows is not yet available
- Syncing bookmarks between devices is not yet available
- “Games added” stats counter on the “Friends Leaderboards” view may not match the sidebar counter for “All Games”
- The option to manually add games and link them with executable files is not yet available
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (manual game update notification, list of current downloads, access to extras and backups)
Bookmarks:
- Added a tutorial explaining how Bookmarks work
- Added context (right-click) menu for bookmarks in Sidebar with an option to reorder bookmarks
Friends:
- Added a tutorial screen for Friends Recommendations
- Fixed an issue with Friends Recommendations not displaying original platform name
- When scrolling through Activity of your friends, it will load more correctly
Library:
- Added the ability to hide games in the games library
- Added platform icon to tooltips in the games library (grid view)
- Added mechanics to allow the recording of Last Played time for games without Game Time Tracking
- Fixed not updating Steam games' activity when they have at least 20 hours of game time
- Galaxy will immediately update to the release of preordered games
- The context menu will no longer stay open after leaving the games library
- Tags will no longer stay in the context menu for games after the last game using this tag has been removed
- Fixed incorrectly displaying “Not Compatible” over the Install button for some platforms
Recent view:
- Fixed issues with the “Loading...” snackbar being present longer than it should
Settings window:
- Fixed the alignment of items in the Settings window for languages other than English
- Fixed Settings window size on small monitors
Statistics:
- Fixed mismatch between the count of games in Sidebar and in Statistics
2.0.2 Closed Beta (June 24, 2019)
Known Issues:
- All Games view - some games may appear as “Unknown” in the games library
- All Games view - some games and DLCs may appear as duplicates in the games library
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Recent view - Certain games may not show up in the “Recently Played” section
- The option to close another gaming client after exiting a game is not yet available
- Game view - certain games lack “Friends playing” and “Friends activity” information
- Installing or launching Xbox Play Anywhere games on Windows is not yet available
- Syncing bookmarks between devices doesn’t work yet
- Friends recommendations from other platforms don’t work yet
- “Games added” stats counter on the “Friends Leaderboards” view may not match the sidebar counter for “All Games”
- Option to hide games is not yet available
- Option to manually add games and linking it with .exe files is not yet available
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (manual game update notification, list of current downloads, access to extras and backups)
Bugfixes:
- Number of games in summary in “Recent” view and library sidebar should be the same now (We are aware that there is still an issue with leaderboards)
- Playing videos on Game View will work correctly
- Summary/History will be visible instantly when going back into Games Recent view, during single runtime
- Fixed an issue where recently added games could disappear when being offline
- Added new tab in settings window with upcoming feature
2.0.1 Technical Alpha (June 19, 2019)
Known issues:
- All Games view - Grid view - scroll performance is subject to significant improvement in upcoming releases
- Recent view - Certain games may not show up in the “Recently Played” section
- “Games added” stats counter on the “Recent” view may not match the sidebar counter for “All Games”
- Installing or launching Xbox Play Anywhere games on Windows is not yet available
- Syncing bookmarks between devices doesn’t work yet
- Friends recommendations from other platforms don’t work yet
- Certain features from GOG GALAXY 1.2 are still missing (manual game update notification, download list, download extras, setting commandline parameters for games)
Bugfixes:
- Optimization in communication with backend (less internet traffic)