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What's new in GOG Galaxy 2.0.43 Beta

Oct 1, 2021
  • General:
  • [Windows] Fixed a bug where GOG GALAXY failed to launch, claiming it was already running on another account
  • [Windows] Fixed a bug where GOG GALAXY failed to launch or update on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
  • Fixed a bug where some games failed to launch or crashed on new processors with SHA extensions
  • Fixed a bug where the Settings window would sometimes pop up unexpectedly
  • Fixed a bug where the “Public beta” checkbox in application settings got stuck after checking it
  • Renamed the “Public beta” setting to “Experimental features and updates” with additional information

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.41 Beta (Oct 1, 2021)

  • General:
  • [Windows] Added “Free DLC” button for Cyberpunk 2077 game view
  • [Windows] Improved stability on Windows 10
  • Fixed some DLCs not appearing in the Game Configure window

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.40 Beta (Oct 1, 2021)

  • General:
  • Fixed an issue where specific library changes could lead to the games library appearing empty, non-filterable, or some games displayed as “Unknown”

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.39 Beta (Oct 1, 2021)

  • General:
  • Fixed: launching games with multiple commandline arguments, e.g. DOSBox, ScummVM games
  • Fixed: an issue where the games library was empty for accounts with lots of games

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.38 Beta (Oct 1, 2021)

  • New features:
  • Invisible status - enjoy a quiet private gaming session by appearing as offline for your GOG friends
  • Integrations:
  • [Xbox] Fixed synchronization of Subscription games from Xbox Game Pass
  • [Epic] Fixed a bug where "Recently played by me" didn't update for games played on Epic
  • [Xbox] Optimized fetching information about friends
  • [Xbox] Fixed not showing friends statuses for some people
  • Fixed games not showing as installed after GOG GALAXY restart for some integrations
  • Games:
  • Significantly improved the speed of updating games (verification phase is now up to 3x faster, depending on the game and drive)
  • Fixed: GOG GALAXY using only 1/3 of bandwidth limit in certain circumstances
  • Fixed: being unable to join a multiplayer game via GOG GALAXY’s chat or friends list while the game was already running
  • Fixed: sometimes being unable to change the default installation directory or other settings
  • Minor download speed improvements
  • General:
  • Accessibility improvements for screen readers
  • Added news in GWENT: The Witcher Card Game game view
  • Fixed: Grouping by critics rating on the list view no longer shows empty groups
  • Fixed: In “My progress” tab all of the unlocked achievements are always listed on the beginning of the list now
  • When getting a disk space error while updating a game, the error text is more clear
  • [Windows] Minor changes to Cyberpunk 2077 graphic card drivers detection

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.37 Beta (Mar 29, 2021)

  • General:
  • Reduced background activity of GOG GALAXY while the giveaway is active
  • Cyberpunk 2077:
  • Minor improvements for Cyberpunk 2077 news

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.33 Beta (Dec 24, 2020)

  • General:
  • For gamers that don't have enough disk space to apply big game updates, we've added a Changed the game update failed error to pinpoint potential solutions, and show how much space is needed on which disk

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.30 Beta (Dec 24, 2020)

  • General:
  • Improved visibility of cloud sync delay message
  • Cyberpunk 2077:
  • Fixed issue with updating latest Cyberpunk 2077 news in your Activity Feed

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.28 Beta (Dec 24, 2020)

  • General:
  • Added more GOG GALAXY interface translations for Spanish, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.27 Beta (Dec 24, 2020)

  • General:
  • Added more GOG GALAXY interface translations for Chinese Traditional, Japanese and Italian

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.26 Beta (Dec 10, 2020)

  • General:
  • [Windows] Fixed GOG GALAXY updates on non-admin accounts
  • Cyberpunk 2077:
  • Added support for downloading Digital Goodies for all owners, including external gaming platforms
  • View latest Cyberpunk 2077 news in your Activity Feed
  • Overlay:
  • Fixed a crash in Baldur’s Gate 3 when using the overlay in Vulkan mode
  • You can now take screenshots in Horizon Zero Dawn with the overlay enabled

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.25 Beta (Dec 10, 2020)

  • General:
  • Improved the achievements caching mechanism

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.24 Beta (Dec 10, 2020)

  • General:
  • Streamlined and improved process of redeeming GOG codes
  • Fixed a bug where games import didn’t work for some integrations
  • Reduced number of background network calls
  • Now you can download extras and goodies for GOG games directly from the game view for any platform

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.23.3 Beta (Oct 2, 2020)

  • Games:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some games from launching

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.21 Beta (Oct 2, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.19.22 Beta (Jul 31, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with integrations getting stuck on "Connecting..."

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.18.48 Beta (Jul 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.17.68 Beta (Jul 5, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.16.195 Beta (Jun 16, 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
  • 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.15.43 Beta (Jun 15, 2020)

  • Partially fixed issue with bookmarks not appearing in certain scenarios

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.14.253 Beta (May 7, 2020)

  • Library:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.13.188 Beta (Feb 28, 2020)

  • General:
  • 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.12.48 Beta (Dec 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)
  • General:
  • Reduced the memory footprint of GOG GALAXY 2.0
  • Fixed an issue where a tooltip would never disappear
  • 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.11 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 2019)

  • Optimization for Friends Sidebar

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.10 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.9 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 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)

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.8 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 2019)

  • Optimized communication with backend.

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.7 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 2019)

  • Library:
  • Fixed issue with tags and star ratings being displayed incorrectly
  • Gameplay:
  • Fixed issue with achievements for external platforms not unlocking

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.6 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.5 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.4 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 2019)

  • Bugfixes: Improved integrations stability

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.3 Closed Beta (Dec 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

New in GOG Galaxy 2.0.2 Closed Beta (Dec 10, 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

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.64.2 (Dec 5, 2019)

  • Hotfix for launching games

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.63 (Dec 5, 2019)

  • General:
  • Updated CEF version to 3729 (Chromium to 74)
  • Security fixes
  • Updater:
  • Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background, while the application is running

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.57 (Sep 16, 2019)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Minor download speed optimizations
  • Changes in PayPal payment flow
  • Bugfxes:
  • Fixed are crash occurrence when reordering games' updates and installations
  • GOG Galaxy will correctly reconnect to GOG services after long time of no intern, connection

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.56.20 (May 6, 2019)

  • Updating of games' local dependencies (e.g. Dosbox) will be handled correctly
  • Unexpected files in games' directories will no longer cause failure of games' update

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.55 (Apr 25, 2019)

  • Hotfix for unintentional opening of Facebook link after entering Forum

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.54.27 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Security fixes in Me game installation process
  • Security fixes in GOG Galaxy update process
  • GOG Galaxy Updater should perform better under poor network conditions
  • Updated Chromium version to 71:
  • Better performance
  • Fixes playing Twitch videos on profiles
  • Fixes playing Wistia videos
  • Bugfixes:
  • [macOS] Fixed passing multiple commandline arguments to games
  • [macOS] Multiple 'friend online. notifications will no longer appear when system wakes up
  • Dates are now properly displayed in cloud saves conflict window

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.51.27 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • Improved Korean translations
  • Fixed connection to notifications publisher in GOG Galaxy SDK

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.50 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • Changes & Improvements:
  • Speed up startup time
  • Strengthen up connection security with ClientService
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed "disk access problem" when installing games, occurring mostly on fresh installation of GOG Galaxy
  • Fixed a rare occurrence of a game update resulting in displaying "unknown game version"

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.49.28 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Prevented several potential causes of "broken" games. where only way out was reinstalling
  • Fixed a crash on shutdown when fatal error was shown

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.47.58 (Oct 23, 2018)

  • Changes & Improvements:
  • Better Korean translations
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes a blank screen would be shown to users when store / other page failed to respond
  • Changed error text that shows after page fails to load to be more informative
  • Windows Overlay:
  • Saving screenshots will work when User's home folder contains non-ASCII characters (e.g. Cyrillic)
  • Other fixes for screenshots in some games (e.g. Balrum. Death's Gambit)
  • Fixed scaling issues for some games (e.g. Eden)
  • Fixes for OpenGL games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Transport Fever
  • Simon the Sorcerer
  • WH4Ok Gladius - Relics of War
  • Fixes for DX 11 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Civilzation V
  • Crysis
  • King Arthur II
  • Fixes for DX 10 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Anno 1404
  • Two Worlds VE
  • Fixes for DX 9 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Treasure Adventure World