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GOG Turns 18: First Showcase Restores Wing Commander Prophecy, Brings GOG Galaxy to Linux

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 7, 2026, 12:00 PM ET · · Gaming

GOG turns 18 this week, and the DRM-free store celebrated with its very first Showcase, sharing new milestones, platform updates and classics restored alongside developers, modders and the community.

Wing Commander returns

The headline is the restoration of Wing Commander: Prophecy. EA had been updating the classic Wing Commander games for modern PCs when Prophecy hit technical roadblocks, and GOG's engineers took on the restoration. Prophecy leads seven Anniversary Editions launching on GOG, including the return of Road Rash for its 30th anniversary on PC.

The full set spans restorations led by GOG and by EA. GOG led the Prophecy restoration under its Preservation Program, while EA led Wing Commander and Wing Commander II in 35th Anniversary Editions, plus Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and Privateer 2: The Darkening in 30th Anniversary Editions.

Every Anniversary release arrives as a two-in-one pack with both the updated version and the original Legacy build, and the Legacy version will no longer be sold on its own. Players who already own any Wing Commander title on GOG get the matching Anniversary Pack at no extra cost.

Preservation, publishing and social

The GOG Preservation Program keeps growing, backed by more than 10,000 GOG Patrons across 100 countries. The program has delivered over 1,700 under-the-hood fixes so more than 300 classics keep running on modern machines, and the community's next rescue target is Nox.

GOG also announced Retrovibe by GOG, its first step into publishing, backing indie teams that share its love of classic game design. The debut lineup is led by Project Warlock: Lost Chapters, with wishlists open now.

GOG Social opens for beta signups

Talking about games on GOG has lived in scattered forum posts, Discord servers and comment threads. GOG Social, now open for closed beta signups, is a dedicated space for game talk with screenshot galleries, polls, threaded replies, game tagging and spoiler tags, and no algorithmic feed.

GOG Galaxy heads to Linux

GOG Galaxy is officially heading to Linux, and the client has been reworked on Windows and Mac to be simpler, faster and cleaner to browse. GOG's core promise stays untouched: Galaxy is entirely optional, and games remain yours to download and keep through offline installers.

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