--- title: The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the... description: GOG, the DRM-free game distribution platform, has been sold by CD Projekt RED to co-founder Michał Kiciński for $25.3 million. The new owner plans to maintain... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-owner-of-gog-discusses-taking-on-steam-the-devil-of-drm-and-following-in-nightdive-s-foots-lkytziwp2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps | daily.dev og:description: GOG, the DRM-free game distribution platform, has been sold by CD Projekt RED to co-founder Michał Kiciński for $25.3 million. The new owner plans to maintain... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-owner-of-gog-discusses-taking-on-steam-the-devil-of-drm-and-following-in-nightdive-s-foots-lkytziwp2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LKYtZIWP2.png og:image:alt: The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 14 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GOG, the DRM-free game distribution platform, has been sold by CD Projekt RED to co-founder Michał Kiciński for $25.3 million. The new owner plans to maintain GOG's core values of DRM-free gaming and game preservation while competing against Steam's market dominance by focusing on classic games and indie titles rather than AAA releases. Kiciński emphasizes GOG's independence will allow it to pursue its own strategy, potentially expanding into IP acquisition and game remastering similar to Nightdive Studios. The platform offers flexible revenue splits with developers and maintains a curated approach to game selection, distinguishing itself from Steam's volume-based model. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holders](https://daily.dev/posts/gog-has-had-to-hire-private-investigators-to-track-down-ip-rights-holders-h7hu3fmg9) · Hacker News · 54 upvotes · 6 comments - [Good News Gamers\! 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