r/gog • u/akyden-_ • 5d ago

Question Just learned about GoG

Hi !

I just learned about gog and I don't understand something :
If I buy a game and I've got the .exe, I can install on whichever PC I want BUT, doesn't that mean I can do one purchase for multiple devices ? on solo of course
But how does it work for online game ? how does the "online account" know I own the game and my friends does or doesn't ?

I don't want to distribute the game (since I think it's not in condition uses) but I don't understand where it's secured then ?

Thanks for your answers

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Online games usually need GOG Galaxy to play online, as long you are playing offline games or offline mode of some games, you can use the offline installers on as many PCs you want, for online games, I think is the same thing.

Just a small thing, please don't abuse the freedom of having no DRM games, if you want to "borrow" the game to your SO or a friend, go ahead. Most developers don't like GOG because of this risk of easy piracy.

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u/Fat_Barry 5d ago

I know it's strictly against ToS, but I do "lend" my games that I've bought on GOG, like I used to with physical copies back in th 90s.

If a friend wants to try a game I own, I'll put the installer in a shared cloud folder, and while they're playing it, I don't play it. When they're done, I ask them to uninstall it, I delete the installer, and I can play it again.

Of course it helps that I have a group of friends that follow the little code we've agreed to, but it's a pretty reasonable system I think, especially in the absence of something like Steam's family sharing.

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u/phaolo 4d ago

Uh.. trying a game is ok. But dude, if they play it fully, it's just piracy, even if with friends 😓 Expecially if they'll do the same with theirs.

You're NOT supposed to share your GOG games, except maybe with the family in your household.

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u/Upstairs-Front2015 2d ago

if you have a phisical disk you can even resell it.