Game seller GOG has announced they are increasing efforts to keep old games playable on modern machines. Announced earlier in the week, the online storefront, which is owned by CD Projekt, the initiative has nearly 100 classic games seeing a re-release with full compatibility on modern hardware.
Games that have been given this special treatment from GOG will be branded with a special "Preserved Good Old Game" stamp on the store page. You can also see its preservation log and what the platform -- because they are the ones making it run -- has done to make the game run on modern hardware.
Currently, the movement has seen around 100 games preserved under its effort. Full list below.
- RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
- Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete
- System Shock 2
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- Worms United
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack
- Curse: The Eye of Isis
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
- Jagged Alliance
- Theme Hospital
- Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
- Theme Park
- Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
- Diablo + Hellfire
- SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
- SimCity™ 2000 Special Edition
- Fallout
- Dungeon Keeper Gold
- Wing Commander 3 Heart of the Tiger
- Demonicon
- Heroes of Might and Magic 4: Complete
- King of Dragon Pass
- Knights of Honor
- Star Control I & II
- Wing Commander: Privateer
- Resident Evil 3
- Resident Evil 2
- Populous: The Beginning
- Resident Evil
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
- SWAT 4: Gold Edition
- Empire Earth Gold Edition
- Crusader: No Remorse
- Sensible World of Soccer 96/97
- Biing!: Sex, Intrigue and Scalpels
- Jazz Jackrabbit Collection
- Heroes of Might and Magic
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
- Icewind Dale 2 Complete
- Might and Magic® 6-pack Limited Edition
- Blade Runner
- Ultima 7 The Complete Edition
- Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
- Warcraft II Battle.net Edition
- Caesar 3
- Crusader: No Regret
- Alpha Protocol
- Constructor Classic 1997
- Carmageddon Max Pack
- Hocus Pocus
- Starflight 1+2
- Warcraft I & II Bundle
- Anno 1404: Gold Edition
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard
- Empire Earth 2 Gold Edition
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Riven (1997)
- The Curse of Monkey Island
- X-Com: UFO Defense
- Return to Mysterious Island 2
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition
- Myst Masterpiece Edition
- Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
- Fantasy General
- I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
- Descent
- Sam & Max Hit the Road
- Tex Murphy: Mean Streets + Martian Memorandum
- Pirates! Gold Plus
- Mad Max
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition
- The Cave
- FATE: Undiscovered Realms
- Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis)
- Earthworm Jim
- Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
- LEGO The Hobbit
- Legacy of Kain: Defiance
- Tyrian 2000
- Stargunner
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
- Dragonsphere
- Bio Menace
- Jill of the Jungle: The Complete Trilogy
- Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar
- Akalabeth: World of Doom
- Resident Evil Bundle
This move isn't too surprising for GOG to pull off; the big selling point of the seller is being a sort of hub for older, DRM-free games. Some of the biggest legacy titles can be found on the storefront, some of which have even left Steam or never got a release there. They're even becoming a more viable solution to release games on, legacy platformer, Croc, by Arrgonaut Games, for example, is heading to PC exclusively to GOG.