GOG is getting into ‘early access’ and doing it differently than Steam

GOG used to stand for “good old games.” Now, that name really doesn’t work since it has begun selling games that are so new they aren’t even out yet.

The digital-distribution portal for PC games is getting into “early access,” a term developers and gamers have started using for games that are still in development but are still up for sale before they’re finished. This is something Valve does with its Steam service, but GOG is doing things differently than its competitor. For starters, every GOG game that is still in development comes with a 14-day, no-questions-asked return policy. Additionally, every game is free of digital-rights management software, and you can use the GOG Galaxy client to roll back to previous versions of a game if an update breaks it.