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General discussionWill GOG games massively stop working on Windows 11???(37 posts)(37 posts)
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Posted August 16, 2021
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nah , win10 is the best gaming os ,and probably 11 will be the new best one
Posted August 16, 2021
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pds41: For the reasons outlined in my post. Your question has previously been asked and answered in this forum.

Also, Heretic II does work on Windows 10. As will most of your games on optical media. You'll just need to learn to tinker a bit, like everyone else does. For further reference, see the other threads on Windows 11.
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Jon_Irenicus_PL: But for instance Fallout 3 was released in the XP era (so the 2nd last operating system before Windows 10, as nobody really ever cared about 8) and it doesn't work on Steam anymore, you need to buy it from GOG. So new OS' can decimate your library. In this case, if you bought Fallout 3 on Steam before you switched to 10, you are screwed.

Plus, GOG themselves have said that new OS' are problematic

How is Windows 11 better in that regard???

EDIT actually, it appears that Fallout 3 launched in the 7 era, meaning it existed on a last or second last (depending on if you count 8) OS before 10, but Steam users can't play it
Technically, decimation would be 1 in 10 items not working. Looking online, you can get Fallout 3 on Steam to work, you just have to be prepared to install some patches and do some tinkering. The GoG version comes with updates already installed. Unless you're completely unprepared to help yourself (in which case, buy an Xbox or other console), you can get it working.


Anyway, as I said, your "question" has largely been asked an answered in the following threads:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/are_you_ready_for_windows_11_to_rebreak_all_these_old_games_again/page1
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/windows_11_are_you_planning_to_update/page1
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/windows_11_updating/page1
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/windows_10_support_ending_in_2025/page1


As you'll see from reading these, there are three key take homes.

1) It currently looks like Windows 11 is essentially a "feature update" for Windows 10 with added TPM requirements (not a problem if you're running a laptop or recent processor)

2) Nobody really knows what Microsoft are planning, but it would appear highly unlikely that (other than rollout bugs) compatibility will break.

3) Everything seems to work on early builds

For your games:
- Dosbox and ScummVM will continue working. Their dev teams will add fixes if needed to get them working on 11, but
there's no expectation that fixes will be needed
- Games using earlier versions of DirectX than 9.0c may need a DirectX wrapper (as they do today) to work properly. DGVoodoo2 is your friend here
- Optical media will need the copy protection stripped out to work (as they do today). Doing this is not hard
- 16-bit windows games are harder, but as today, you can either set up a VM or use something like BoxedWine to get it working


In all my years of using Windows 10, there's only one game that I haven't made to work (Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo). However, some kindly members of this forum pointed me in the direction of BoxedWine, and I've got some ideas as to how I can get that to work.
Posted August 16, 2021
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LordCephy: The other stuff that I haven't been able to get to work at all are two games that I happen to have discs for that were released on Windows 3.1 as getting them to work would require installing Windows 3.1 under DOSbox...
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AB2012: ^ That's actually quite doable. :-)
I figured that would be the case but like I said. Maybe when I get the backlog dealt with, I'll get out the USB dvd-rom drive and go about installing them. :) For now, they're a low priority.
Posted August 16, 2021
This reminds of the good old days... maybe I should fire up a Windows 11 build and start testing again?

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/windows_10_compatible_list/page1
Posted August 17, 2021
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Jon_Irenicus_PL: Hey. I was wondering if GOG games will massively stop working on Windows 11???

Will the old games still be playable or not really???

For instance Baldur's Gate or Heroes of Might and Magic, or Fallout 2???

Will the GOG library one has amassed become unplayable on Windows 11???
If your purchased a GOG game and it doesn't work on Windows 11 then notify GOG.
If GOG does not respond after a fair amount of time then spread the news far and wide that GOG is not supporting their games.
With the constant builds of Windows there is always something that breaks and possibly goes unnoticed so let people know and hopefully they'll care.
If GOG refuses to do anything then take your money elsewhere (and hopefully get a refund) and also rely on the community to fix it.
Posted August 17, 2021
as a general rule its DRM that blocks playing games in unsupported operating systems... Star Trek Birth of the Federation
Posted August 17, 2021
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morolf: You should go and ask Bill Gates about that (yeah, I know he's busy with microchipping people and all that pandemic stuff, but still, I'm sure he'll find time for such a charming individual as you).
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Pseudoman: I think this got fact checked a while back: It is technically an implant, not a microchip.
Has its full feature list been published yet?
I've gotten my jabs and would kinda like to know if the rumoured Pym particles are ready to be unlocked?
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