#good old games

[lettersfromavalon]

Think I might be a little obsessed with these mini medieval sheds and greenhouses. The shed has an upgrade feature called TARDIS 🤭

[whatslessthanoverwatch2skin]

For less than an Overwatch 2 Skin, you could buy The Witcher 3: Complete Edition for $9.99 USD.

[whos-that-demon]

But yeah I’ve decided for any solo player game im buying from now on I’ll ultimately buy from GOG or not at all ( if not on GOG ) due to their games being DRM free. I’ll also be investing in an external hard drive for this reason.

I want to own the things I purchase when supporting indie devs. I don’t want a massive corporation to own my media.

The crunchyroll/funimation ordeal was a huge and very nasty wake up call and I could easily see Steam and other video game platforms doing similar things and following in their footsteps.

[krissiefox]

Some good news for horror game fans! Lamentum is now available DRM-Free for PC. It's a damn good survival horror game I've been playing on the Xbox One for a while.

I will warn that the Xbox versions has some bugs (though I know the devs are looking into fixing them), but hopefully those aren't present in the PC version.

[lamiahypnosia]

Anyone not able to play Fallout 3 on GOG try this. I'm writing it since no one ever mentions how to do it on GOG.

Right click GOG Galaxy

Click Open File location

Go to Games

The Fallout 3 folder

Right click Fallout3.exe and select Properties >Compatibility

Check the box beside Run this program in compatibility mode for and from the drop down menu select Windows XP (Service pack 2)

Hit Apply then OK

Do the same for Falloutlauncher.exe

Get the bypass package on Nexus https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/24302

Delete fallout.ini and copy paste the one from the bypass package in this folder

Copy paste the d3d9 folder here too

Now right click Fallout3.exe and run as administrator

You should be able to be play

When you quit and start again, go to the game file and delete ExitData.mhd before you try to play.

[admireddisorder]

what does lactose-intolerant inclusive mean???

[zachsgamejournal]

PLAYING: Röki

I'm really enjoying this. It's turning out to be both more epic than I expected, and more emotional. Not super heavy hitting, but deeper than I thought it would go...

The Story

So we know from the beginning that the brother and sister's mother died and the dad has basically lived at the bottom of a bottle while the older sister has taken care of everything. I kinda missed it, but there's a old legend about the guardians. I guess a woman guardian wanted to marry a human and have a child, and the other guardians didn't like that and banished her.

So moving forward, I'm on a quest to awaken the guardians and enlist their help. It seems the creature that kidnapped the brother was meant to be the child of the female guardian that wanted to marry a human. Her child is beastly, so they kidnap kids to try and force a transformation. Until Lars (the younger brother) it always failed, but he has some sort of magic that's allowing him to withstand the process.

As the beast-kid shrinks to child size, he and Lars are playing and starting to get to know each other. It's kinda cute...though horrifying because Lars's soul is being sucked from his body.

Along the way, I've met some characters: a couple of trolls, some frog-like dudes and their mother, the Yule Cat (whose legend is fucking terrifying), and some weird water thing with multiple hands that apparently likes to lure children into the water--for what purpose, I'm not sure, but if he's unsuccessful, he then is helpful.

It's pretty dark, which I guess most Norse legends are dark? But they've soften the legends a bit. Every creature has mostly been nice or helpful. There was a particular creature pulled me underwater, but it didn't seem to want to kill me. Just have some company while I starved to death...

Even the guardians that I've not started to awake are pretty aggressive. One was a bear, the other a wolf. They've both threatened to eat me. It's interesting. The story is walking a thin line between cynical and toxic positivity. It's like Nightmare Before Christmas, you're just never sure if it's appropriate for children or not.

What's interesting about the story is the bad-lady seems to have been unjustly cursed. She's not "evil" just doing evil things...Which means she's still kind of evil. But her opponents might not be any better than she, and are likely just as much to blame in some instances.

Gameplay

Ultimately I consider this a point-n-click game. But there's Zelda-64-esque qualities about it too. I wish it leaned more into the point-n-click, such as not making me move the character around manually. Just let me click for movement. Because there's lots of backtracking and it's just walking. You don't get dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge your way through the environment. (Though there is a fast-travel system with magic tree-portals, which is cool.) There's also two points (so far) where the game becomes a little more Zelda.

Typically point-n-click games have one solution per item you pick up. The game is figuring out why the game has allowed you to pick up an item and how to use it. It's a key that unlocks only 1 door. It's a funny thing about point-in-click games: you'll often solve puzzles for a random item that you don't know will be useful until an hour later. And we're fine with that.

But Roki has introduced two tools that keep getting reused: the dagger and trovel. I love how Zelda finds a million uses for tools and weapons. But for a point-n-click, it's a little weird. It's especially frustrating because you can't just equip these items to the c-buttons for impromptu use. You have to go into the menu and activate them.

This becomes especially frustrating when you have to rearrange mushrooms and change their sizes with a magic wand. Because the game is saying "one puzzles, one solution" experimenting with different possible uses of an item is frustrating. At one point in the game you have to escape a giant light sensitive spider by placing angled mirrors around the environment. There was a lot of backtracking and experimenting. And every time I placed or removed a mirror the spider had to say something. It wasn't...fun.

BUT still, the puzzles are good and I'm enjoying the game. Interestingly, the puzzles keys and solutions are spread out across the map. So you'll find a puzzle that can't be solved till much later. It also allows puzzles to be solved in almost any order. But i did run into an issue with a puzzle. Early in the game you get access to a "castle" with a graveyard out front. Right at the beginning I read some graves, but it was hours later before that became relevant. So by the time I needed to revisit that place, I had totally forgotten anything that would have informed that solution.

Oh, there's been some interesting surreal dream sequences. They really dig into the emotion and story of the main character, and how she's struggled with the loss of her mom. I'm guessing that she's been so busy taking care of her brother and dad, she hasn't had the space to deal with her own grief.

The game is great and I'm really enjoying it.

[zenosanalytic]

Idk how many of you follow me on Twitter but I haven’t been on over there in Numerous Days now and I just wanted to let you know it isn’t for any Bad Reason or anything it’s just that I finally stopped procrastinating, dl’d the GoG client, and bought Warlords Battlecry II over there last week for like 6 bucks(it’s now $1.50 but I dont care bcuz I Love It u_u u_u u_u), and I’ve been playing that in my freetime ever since. If you like RTS plz do yourself a favor and get it; it’s so, So Good you guys(there are a FEW balance issues, teamwise, but you’ll figure it out, Dear Readers, and I’m happy to answer Questions :> :>)

[pseuddamntired]

Elder Scrolls games on sale on GOG

Would highly recommend getting the Unity port of Daggerfall, also. As far as I know, a similar port does not yet fully exist for Elder Scrolls: Arena. As such, it is trickier to play than I would like.

[tetsufierro]

GOG is giving away the game Trüberbrook for free at the moment.

[lettersfromavalon]

Some more edits including the basement and attic this time with some tweaks to the other rooms. Krobus has since moved in so I did a little decorating in his nook. Oh and I got a second cat. We now live with Void and Kiki 😸

[whatslessthanoverwatch2skin]

For less than an Overwatch 2 skin, you can get Little Inferno for $14.99 USD.

[krissiefox]

Krissie's Big List of DRM-Free Games!

(This is an ongoing project that I will continuously update as I find more DRM-Free games to recommend) Update: It sadly seems I may not be able to add any more links, I may have reached the limit for one post.

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What do I consider "DRM-Free"?

I've seen people argue and nitpick over what they consider DRM-Free on reddit, so I wanted to be sure to clarify. I consider a modern PC game DRM Free if I don't need to be connected to the internet or log into anything to play the game. I don't necessarily mind the older PC games where you have to enter a CD key during installation, even though this could also be considered DRM. WUUUUGHALGBORK! WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH ABOUT DRM?! JUST CONFORM!

I can speak from personal experiences of situations in which case I've been fucked over by DRM: - My steam copy of Cities XL is impossible to play now because it requires a log in account from a site that doesn't exist anymore.

Not too long ago Epic games delisted all the Unreal games from digital store fronts, making them all harder to get a hold of. Unreal Tournament 4 never even got a physical release so it's only even still around thanks to fans saving and fixing up the game files before Epic cut off all access to them.

I was once locked out of playing my own copy of Minecraft for an extended period of time because something got messed up with my login.

Internet died and I was unable to run some of my games because they require constant internet connection to fully function (or function at all). This includes titles such as Killing Floor 2, or Red Dead Redemption 2, or Quake Champions.

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A list of helpful links:

These sites and groups are part of what inspired me to start keeping track of and seeking to support DRM Free PC games. I've found their info to be very helpful at times, but there have also been times on the wikis where I would find info to be out of date as sometimes companies will decide to be mega-douchey and patch DRM into games that previously didn't have it.

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38523697-DRM-FREE-GAMES/?appid=2310

https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games_on_Epic_Games_Store https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/page1 And now, the games!

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Amnesia Rebirth

DRM-Free on Epic Game Store and GOG.

Amnesia The Dark Descent & Machine for Pigs

The steam version of both game has an executable called "Amnesia_NoSteam" which allows you to play without steam or internet. https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/Amnesia_The_Dark_Descent/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/Amnesia_A_Machine_for_Pigs/

You can also get the games DRM-Free on GOG. https://www.gog.com/en/game/amnesia_the_dark_descent https://www.gog.com/en/game/amnesia_a_machine_for_pigs

Bioshock

DRM-Free on the humble store and GOG.

Bioshock 2

DRM-Free on GOG.

Blood:One Unit Whole Blood

The steam version uses Dosbox, so it should be usable with a source port. Unfortunately, this version of the game was delisted on steam so this is only available to people who already have it in their library. Thanks, assholes! Luckily, it is also available DRM-Free on GOG

Bubsy Two-Fur

This compilation of the SNES versions of Bubsy 1 & 2 are DRM Free on steam. PC Gaming Wiki reports otherwise, but I tested it myself and atleast as of 10-8-2023 the game will run without steam open.

Cave Story+

DRM-Free on Epic Game Store and GOG.

Chex Quest HD

DRM-Free on Steam. And it's free, too!

Codename Gordon (Half-Life flash game)

This Half-Life 2d flash game is hidden within steam can be accessed by using the instructions here to open steam and download the game. And yes, it's DRM free!

Coffee Talk

Available DRM-Free at GOG.

Costume Quest 2

DRM-Free on epic game store.

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Physical disc copy is listed as DRM-Free on the pc gaming wiki.

Dead Space

Available DRM Free on GOG.

Dear Esther

The original steam version of Dear Esther is DRM Free, but apparently no longer available for purchase there. (this is why physical media is better...) You can get the Landmark Edition of the game DRM Free on GOG.

Descent Trilogy

All three of these games can be found DRM-Free at GOG. https://www.gog.com/en/game/descent https://www.gog.com/en/game/descent_2 https://www.gog.com/en/game/descent_3_expansion

Physical copies also exist. I cannot vouch for Descent 3 as I don't have a disc copy, but the disc versions of 1 and 2seem to be DRM Free.

Doom (1993)/Ultimate Doom

DRM Free on steam, GOG and in the physical cd-rom format.

Doom 2

The steam version of Doom 2 should be usable with source ports like zdoom. You can also launch the game from the DOOM II executable inside the game's "re-release" folder.

Doom 3 BFG Edition & Resurrection of Evil

Steam version is DRM-Free. Also includes Doom 1 and 2! Also available on gog.

Doom 64

A modern PC port of the originally Nintendo 64 exclusive Doom game. Available DRM-Free on the Epic game Store.

Dusk

DRM-Free on GOG and Steam.

Escape Goat 1 & 2

DRM-Free on GOG, The Humble Store, and the game's own homepage.

Same goes for the sequel! http://www.escapegoat2.com/ https://www.gog.com/game/escape_goat_2?utm_campaign=adtraction&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=adtraction https://www.humblebundle.com/store/escape-goat-2?partner=pcgw

Eversion

DRM-Free on the humble bundle store.

Fallout 1 & 2

DRM-Free on the Epic Game Store. https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/fallout?epic_affiliate=pcgamingwiki https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/fallout-2?epic_affiliate=pcgamingwiki

Fallout Tactics

DRM-Free on the Epic Game Store.

Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition

This game is available DRM-Free on GOG.

Fallout New Vegas

DRM-Free on Epic Game Store when make a command line argument of "-EpicPortal" . Instructions on how to do this can be read here. Also available on GOG.

Flatout

According to the PC Gaming wiki, it is DRM Free on both the Epic Game Store and GOG.

Flatout 2

According to the PC Gaming wiki, it is DRM Free on The Epic Game Store, GOG and also from the publisher's own home page!

Final Doom

DRM-Free on steam (it's bundled with Doom II), but will need dosbox (which is included) or a source port to run on modern Windows.

Gex

This game can be found DRM-Free at GOG.

Grim Fandango Remastered

Available DRM Free at GOG, Itch io and even steam!

Half-Life 1 & 2, (Most) Expansions, Episodes

I was pleasantly surprised to find that these wonderful games are actually DRM Free on steam! Glad to see sometimes Valve isn't being a dick. https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/ Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life Source can also be made DRM-Free by making command line shortcuts. Look for instructions here on the PC Gaming Wiki for each game respectively. Feel free to message if you need help with these.

Half-Life Opposing Force

Only the retail disc version is DRM Free with later updates. Disc is still needed for the music.

Heretic & Hexen

DRM-Free on GOG.

Hotline Miami Games

Available on The Humble Store DRM-Free.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/hotline-miami

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/hotline-miami-2-wrong-number

Huntdown

Available DRM-Free on the Epic Game Store (now if only those wankers would bring back the Unreal games)

Killing Floor

Killing Floor on steam is somewhat DRM-Free. You can actually run the game without steam for solo play, but you won't be able to change your character model or access your perks. Mods may provide workarounds, such as ones that introduce custom perk classes. I recommend getting a used physical copy or waiting for a humble bundle as I don't recommend giving tripwire money.

Knock-Knock

DRM Free on The Humble Store and GOG.

Master Levels for Doom II

DRM-Free on steam (it's bundled with Doom II), but will need dosbox (which is included) or a source port to run on modern Windows.

Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom

DRM-Free on GOG:

NaissanceE

The steam version of this game can be played DRM-Free by going within the "exe" folder and opening the UDK.exe file.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

DRM-Free on GOG and Epic Game Store.

Oddworld: Soulstorm

DRM-Free on Epic game store and GOG.

Overload

DRM-Free on GOG and The Humble Store.

Penumbra Trilogy

Available DRM-Free as physical disc copies, and digitally on GOG.

Portal

Portal on steam can be made DRM-Free by following the instructions here. The wiki shows you how to add the command line here.

Project Zomboid

Available DRM Free on GOG.

Rayman Forever

Available DRM Free on GOG

Red Faction 1 & 2

Both games are available DRM-Free on GOG. https://www.gog.com/en/game/red_faction https://www.gog.com/en/game/red_faction_2

Re-Loaded (PC Port Version)

This one can be a little confusing, as Steam has two versions of this game with the same title. According to the PC Gaming Wiki, the 10 dollar version of the game that has compatibility with Mac and Linux is the one that is a DRM Free PC port.

Quake

The steam version of Quake can be played DRM-Free using the executable "glquake" inside the game's main directory. This version of the game uses an interface more akin to the original, you won't get all the modern bethesda stuff that shows up when you launch the game through steam, so sadly this one is only partially DRM free.

Thankfully the modern version of the game is also available on GOG.

Quake 2

DRM Free on GOG.

Quake 3

DRM Free on GOG.

SCP 087

This short horror title is available DRM Free here

SCP Containment Breach

Available DRM Free here

SEGA Genesis Classics

DRM Free on Steam when you use the SEGAGenesisClassics.exe launcher. As a bonus, you can also find lots more games to add to it on the steam workshop (I haven't yet checked how to carry them over to a DRM Free installation but hopefully it isn't too complicated)!

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

This title is available DRM Free on gog. You can also get the original DOS version for free here!

Slayaway Camp

DRM-Free on steam.

Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut

The steam version can be made DRM Free by following the instructions here.

Sonic CD (1995) / Sonic & Knuckles

The Sonic & Knuckles Collection is a physical collection from the 90s that contains both a modified version of Sonic & Knuckles and a PC port of Sonic CD. According to the PC Gaming wiki, the only form of DRM should be a disc check, which won't require internet. The newer steam version, (which was delisted in a slimey move by Sega to bully people into buying the newer Sonic Origins) is no longer available for purchase, but if you already have a copy, The PC Gaming Wiki has some instructions on ways to remove the DRM.

Thanks for being assholes, SEGA!

Sonic Mania

The PC Gaming Wiki has instructions on how to remove the DRM from the steam version.

Sonic Nebulous

A DRM free Sonic fan game. Can be downloaded here on mod db.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series

The first 3 games in the series are available DRM-Free on GOG here:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/stalker_shadow_of_chernobyl

https://www.gog.com/en/game/stalker_call_of_pripyat https://www.gog.com/en/game/stalker_clear_sky

Starbound

Available DRM Free on gog here:

On The Humble Bundle store, for some reason, only the 4 pack is listed as DRM-Free. :

Super Meat Boy

DRM Free at the Epic Game Store, Steam, and Humble Store.

Terraria

DRM- Free on GOG.

The Binding of Isaac

This one is drm-free on steam.

The 3D Adventures Of Sailor Moon

A very old and obscure pc game that seems to be abandonware. Physical copies can be found online but are very expensive and may take a lot of work to get running on modern hardware. You can get a fixed up version of the game here

To The Moon

DRM-Free on both the Humble Store and GOG.

Turok 2 Seeds Of Evil

The steam version can be made DRM-Free by following these instructions on the PC Gaming Wiki. The game can also be found on GOG.

UnderTale

UnderTale is available DRM-Free on GOG.

Unreal II The Awakening

Thanks to the wankers at epic games, this can't be found on digital store fronts but you can still physical copies on ebay. Digital copies are also available on the internet archive which should be DRM-Free (not tested yet).

Unreal Gold

Physical copies of this game can be found on ebay, and a digital copy can be found here on the internet archive. (not tested yet)

Unreal Tournament Game of the Year Edition

Physical copies can be found on ebay, and a digital copy can be found here on the internet archive.

Unreal Tournament 2004

The game can be purchased as a physical copy on sites like ebay, or you can get a digital copy here on the internet archive. The physical copies require a cd key during installation, but should run just fine off of your hard drive afterwards.

Unreal Tournament 3

If you were able to get a steam copy before it was de-listed, the game is DRM Free after you get it all set up and enter your CD key. Otherwise, it's also available on the internet archive here. (I haven't tested this version yet)

When The Past Was Around

This title is available DRM-Free on GOG. There's also a DRM Free demo on itch.io.

Wolfenstein 3D & Spear of Destiny

Available DRM Free on GOG.

[caitlyn-kirammans]

FALLOUT: 1x01 - "The End" ↳ "War... war never changes."

[thesplintering]

City-Building Sim “Highrise City” Leaving Early Access This Year

City-Building Sim “Highrise City” Leaving Early Access This Year | #gaming #Steam #PcGaming #SteamSummerSale #pcgames

Earlier this week, developer Deck13 Spotlight released the final update for Highrise City before the game leaves Early Access later this year. Highrise City is a city-building simulator that sets itself apart by introducing an expanded economy and resource management system. Here’s the official breakdown of the latest update for Highrise City from Deck13 Spotlight, followed by a recent…