I haven't seen many older games being brought to the storefront in a while. Mostly the same new early access titles that steam gets.

What's going on that we're not getting any more classics? Quarantine, anyone?

*slumps face on desk at the sight of THIS again

How do you even manage to keep track of what is released, since GOG moved the news section to the very bottom of the mobile-friendly scroll down page and doesn't allow to go back in time for more than a few days. If they'd release a new OLD game today, I might not even notice the news post at the bottom of the page before it's gone again ...

Though I did happen to spot the latest new OLD release per chance, which was Witchhaven 1+2, just when the summer sale started.

I've barely used these forums in the decade I've been on GoG, however I didn't see a thread mentioning my concern either.

How is your post particularly helpful if there's no satisfactory explanation contained within?

At the beginning of the Summer Sale we got Witchaven 1 & 2 and before that we got Sabre Team and Shadoworlds, Corridor 7 and 2 or 3 other classic games before that so we are doing pretty decent in terms of classic game releases.

because we get a post like this every few weeks.

gog has picked all the "low hanging fruit". releases have increased in regularity on the whole though (including for older games).

theres your answer.

Witchhaven 1&2 has been said, 10 or so old Ziggurat games. Bloodwych late last year and Hexen & Heretic games earlier this year and more has been released.

Problem is that few actually pays any attention to new releases.

Old games keep getting released, but it's no longer the close-to-100% ratio it used to be back in the days of 2 games/week. Also, finding out what games got released can be an exercise in frustration.

only since JMich left

It's not your fault, it's just that those who hang out on the forums a lot see this question pop up every other week or so and are quite fed up of answering it by now. Of course, posting the same snide comments every other week gets a bit old, too. ;) And you are right that it's not helpful, especially since it's always different users asking the question, and not all are forum regulars who are just looking to rant - some, like, you are honestly interested in the answer.

We used to have a thread we could link to, where one of the forum veterans kept track of old and new releases to show that the income of new OLD game releases remained steady over the years but was overshadowed by the rise of new game releases. But that user stopped updating the lists, so I can't say for sure whether that's still the case or not.

Like I said above, I think the biggest issue now is the lack of visibility regarding new releases, and that concerns new and old games alike.

EDIT: And while I was slowly writing this, others already said more or less the same, heh.

including me who you were talking about.

you smell of fish and poo! ;)

Hence why people probably post and ask every few weeks and enough to frustrate the regulars who live here.

You don't frighten me, English pig-dog! Go and boil your bottoms, son of a silly person! I fart in your general direction! ;)

Anway, I was talking about the situation in general, not you specifically.

You're more than welcome to go through the news archives and get updated on the new releases: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_news_and_staff_threads_2008/page6

Just from January to April 2021, here were genuine retro releases:
1979-1990 (24) - https://www.gog.com/game/snk_40th_anniversary_collection_copy3
1983 - https://www.gog.com/game/mule
1986-1991 (8) - https://www.gog.com/game/data_east_arcade_collection_1
1990-1991 (3) - https://www.gog.com/game/commander_keen_complete_pack
2001 - https://www.gog.com/game/siege_of_avalon_anthology

So you're looking at one listing a month. Or if you want to include the total average, then that's 9.25 games/mo for the first 4 months of this year.

*twangs the pencils in your nose and winces at the dirty underoos on your head

go on, say "wibble!" again!

;D