The GOG Preservation Program is rising with a strong listing of inductees, together with traditional titles like Silent Hill 4: The Room, Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption, Fallout 2, Deus Ex, and extra.
The PC digital storefront detailed the way it deliberate to increase its retro-gaming-focused service yesterday, offering followers with a lineup of video games it has dedicated to assist for the foreseeable future. It’s a listing of 26 titles that GOG says will “stay playable of their greatest variations” that gamers can safely assume they’ll have entry to for years to return.
Silent Hill 4: The Room is one title that may profit from the GOG Preservation Program in additional methods than one. In addition to securing its future, GOG says the entry’s standing with the service means it comes with “lacking content material that was by no means accessible on PC earlier than.” This contains the reintroduction of Hauntings, which spruce up that iconic Silent Hill ambiance with spooky results, resembling flickering lamps and possessed telephones. Modern controller assist has additionally been added.
F.E.A.R. Platinum, which was promised final month, arrives as an particularly good addition, too, as its unique developer, Monolith Productions, was shuttered by Warner Bros. final month. As extra studio closures happen and the trade leans towards a digital future, it’s an ideal instance of what GOG goals to perform with the Preservation Program.
You can see the March 2025 additions to the GOG Preservation Program, together with reductions as half of the present Spring Sale, under.
- Silent Hill 4: The Room (-35%)
- F.E.A.R. Platinum (-80%)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption (-50%)
- Tomb Raider: Underworld (-89%), Anniversary (-89%) and Legend (-86%)
- Alone within the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3 (-75%)
- Ultima™ 1+2+3 (-75%)
- Ultima™ 4+5+6 (-75%)
- Ultima™ 8 Gold Edition (-75%)
- Wing Commander™ 1+2 (-60%)
- Deus Ex GOTY Edition (-86%)
- Jagged Alliance 2 (-60%)
- Fallout 2 (-75%)
- Privateer 2: The Darkening (-75%)
- Port Royale 3 Gold (-70%)
- Alien Breed + Tower Assault (-80%)
- Cannon Fodder (-75%) and Cannon Fodder 2 (-75%)
The GOG Preservation Program is a comparatively new initiative from the CD Projekt Red-owned storefront that serves as the corporate’s dedication to maintain a collection of video games up-to-date and accessible for PC gamers. More than 100 video games are supported by way of this system, and judging by at the moment’s announcement, the listing will solely proceed to develop.
“The GOG Preservation Program is our dedication to preserving gaming historical past,” GOG stated on the time of its reveal late final 12 months. “Through this system, gamers can belief that their video games will at all times be updated and able to run on present and future PC setups.
“Whether it’s manuals, DLCs, or lacking options, we’re providing essentially the most full model doable, backed by GOG’s tech assist and offline installers, so you’ll be able to safeguard these classics for years to return.”
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