GOG GALAXY Is Coming Natively to Linux After 18 Years
GOG has confirmed a native Linux version of its GOG GALAXY client, ending years of reliance on third-party tools for Linux and Steam Deck players. A 2027 release is planned.
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giftdetect· the right gift in minutesGOG has officially announced a native Linux version of its GOG GALAXY client. The news came on Thursday, November 5, during the store's first-ever GOG Showcase, held to mark its 18th anniversary. Linux gamers, as well as owners of the Steam Deck and other SteamOS devices, are the main beneficiaries.
The store has offered Linux-compatible games since 2014, but only through standalone installers. GOG GALAXY itself has so far been limited to Windows and macOS. In July, GOG confirmed that porting work had begun. Earlier this year, Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt, which acquired GOG at the end of 2025, had described Windows as software of "such poor quality".
What we know about the release
During the Showcase, GOG pointed to a 2027 release. Players can already sign up for a closed beta on the anniversary page, though no launch date has been given. The company has shared few technical details and has not said whether the client will bundle a compatibility layer such as Wine or Proton to run Windows-only games, as Heroic Games Launcher and Lutris do today.
Until now, using a GOG library on a Steam Deck or a Linux PC meant relying on those third-party tools. The official client will be an in-house alternative, and an optional one: GOG stresses that its games can still be downloaded through offline installers, without GOG GALAXY.
Competition and a redesign
Epic Games got there first. Since mid-October, its new Epic Games Launcher has been available in preview with a native Linux version, although Windows-only games still run through a compatibility layer, according to Epic. Valve, meanwhile, has done much to make Linux a viable gaming platform through the Steam Deck and Proton.
GOG is also overhauling its PC and Mac client. It promises a simpler, faster application with a clearer view of the game library.
Apps worth a look
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Dialo: learn languages by speakingTalk to an AI conversation partner; every sentence comes back corrected and explained in your language. 9 languages, A1 to C2.
ediviewer: read EDI files like documentsOpen EDIFACT and X12 messages, see every segment explained, convert to JSON/XML, export PDF and Excel. Runs locally, no upload.
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