GOG says a rebuilt GOG Galaxy is coming in 2027, and this time it runs on Linux

GOG says the next version of its Galaxy launcher arrives in 2027 for Windows, Mac and Linux, twelve years after it first promised a Linux build. A beta sign-up is open.

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GOG Galaxy is finally getting a Linux version. In a livestream on 5 November for the store's 18th birthday, GOG said a new version of its launcher is due in 2027, and the anniversary page describes it as "the next generation of our launcher: faster, fully customizable, with a modern interface, and finally on Linux!"

That last word has been a long time coming. GOG first announced a Linux version of Galaxy in October 2014, as GamingOnLinux reminded readers this summer. Nothing shipped. In July 2026 the site got a fresh answer from joint CEO Krzysztof Papliński, who said GOG was "actively exploring the best way to approach Linux support" but was not ready to share plans or timelines. The birthday stream is the first time GOG has put a year on it.

What GOG has said so far

• It is a whole new release of Galaxy for every platform, not a Linux port of the current client. According to GamingOnLinux's report, GOG says it has reworked the Windows and Mac clients to be simpler and run faster.
• Galaxy stays optional. GOG repeated that games can still be downloaded and kept as offline installers, which is how most Linux players use the store today.
• There is a beta sign-up on the anniversary page. The beta itself has no date yet, and GOG says it will only use the email address to send updates about these products.
• Alongside it comes GOG Social, a new community space with its own beta list. GamingOnLinux describes it as looking much more like a modern social network, with screenshot galleries, videos, polls and threaded replies.

What is still unknown

GOG has not said how the Linux client is built, which distributions it will support, or whether it will run the store's Windows-only games through Wine or Proton the way Steam does. Those are the questions that decide whether it replaces the community launchers Linux and Steam Deck owners use for their GOG libraries now.

The same stream also brought anniversary editions of older games to GOG, among them the Wing Commander series, Privateer 2 and Road Rash.

Sources

• A new GOG Galaxy is coming in 2027 with full Linux support (GamingOnLinux)
• GOG turns 18: anniversary page (GOG)
• GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux (GamingOnLinux)

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