GOG adds "Donation" option: Players can choose to spend more money to buy games

Jun 20 2025

  Recently, the GOG platform has launched a new "donation" option, and players pay more when buying games like doing charity. This feature was first discovered by a Reddit user that when players check out at GOG, an extra option pops up, allowing you to "pay some extra money" to GOG at a preset or custom amount.

  The prompt message reads: "Make a part of the ‘Game Save Plan’. The long-term preservation of the game is a continuous effort. The amount you pay for the order will be used to repair old games, port them to new platforms, and launch DRM-free versions."

 It is reported that these donations will be used to GOG's "Game Save Plan", aiming to enable old games to run on new hardware when the original developers no longer support it. In addition, the new game also supports donation. During the test, the media found that when "Baod’s Gate 3" was added to the shopping cart, the donation option also popped up.

  What is surprising is that on Reddit, most users expressed their willingness to support donations, and some even took the initiative to donate. Some players also hope to open donation channels that are not related to the game in the future. Judging from crowdfunding and Kickstarter, it has become a mainstream model for players to invest in their favorite projects in advance. After all, the matter of sentiment and wallet is ultimately decided by the players themselves.

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