GOG gains independence with CD Project co-founder buyout

GOG now has a new owner, but its mission remains unchanged

CD Projekt co-founder Michał Kiciński has acquired GOG from CD Projekt, making GOG an independent company. This means that Michał Kiciński now owns the GOG website, storefront, and GOG Galaxy platform. Following this sale, GOG’s mission remains the same: to bring back classic games and give gamers real ownership of those games.

This deal gains CD Projekt PLN 90.7 million, which translates to roughly £18.7 million or $25.3 million. This move will allow CD Projekt to focus on creating great games and ignore GOG’s more technical business model. CD Projekt moved to Unreal Engine 5 for similar reasons: it wanted to focus on creating great games, not on game engines.

Following the sale, GOG and CD Projekt signed a distribution agreement that would bring upcoming CD Projekt Red games to GOG. That means that future Cyberpunk and The Witcher games will be released DRM-free on GOG.

First of all, DRM-free is more central to GOG than ever. Your library stays yours to enjoy: same access, same offline installers, same sense of ownership. Your data stays with GOG, and GOG GALAXY remains optional.

We’ll keep our relationship with CD PROJEKT. CD PROJEKT RED games will continue to be available on GOG, and upcoming titles from the studio will also be released on the platform.

If you’re a GOG Patron, or you donate to support the Preservation Program, those funds stay within GOG. Your support has been huge this year, and we think that with your help, we can undertake even more ambitious rescue missions in 2026 and 2027. We’ll have more to say about that sometime in 2026.

GOG will remain  independent in its operations. We will continue building a platform that’s ethical, non-predatory, and made to last, while helping indie developers reach the world. We’re also committed to giving the community a stronger voice, with new initiatives planned for 2026.

Thanks for being the reason this all matters.

A lot of companies sell games. Fewer do the unglamorous work of making sure the games that shaped people’s lives don’t quietly rot into incompatibility.

Thanks for caring about this mission with us. We’ll keep you posted as we ship, and in the meantime, you can dig into the full FAQ for the detailed answers.

– GOG

Following the sale, GOG’s mission is unchanged. Games will continue to be available DRM-free and with offline installers. Using the GOG Galaxy client remains optional. GOG will continue operating its Preservation Program, and funds from GOG Patrons will stay within GOG. In 2026 and 2027, GOG plans to undertake “even more ambitious rescue missions” for classic PC games.

Recent GOG preserved games include the original Crysis, Dino Crisis 1 & 2, and the classic Resident Evil games. All of these games are now playable on modern PCs and are available digitally.

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