GOG GALAXY 2.0 Changelog

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)