Was this the worst year for classic games on GOG?Will this become a trend now as GOG already signed as many publishers as they could.Thoughts?

Yes it was. I think they are trying to get as many games here as possible and as quick as possible without any concern for quality.

That would have been the case... But i have one word for you; "CURATION"!

I'm not seeing 50 shovelware games on the same day from the same company that does things like Barbie Pets 1,2,3,4 and others.

I think the floodgates are not open, compared to what Steam did a few years ago (When TB was still alive).

I doubt this is true but it sure feels that way sometimes.

There's only so much they can do, often due to legal complications. I'm more concerned about the lack of legally-uncomplex semi-old "AAA" games from publishers already here like Mass Effect, Dead Island, Dungeon Siege, Borderlands 1, etc., but I can't imagine GOG isn't trying to get these too.

User JMich usually has this data on "classic" releases but I haven't seen him around lately. Maybe he'll see this and post it though. They still reject some though like Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown. It seems like something that would sell better than card game Fate Hunters, but Fate Hunters is currently #9 of bestselling so...

And that belongs to Gog. Well..you and the others are very free to express your opinions. Yes, it does and that's why I said it. It's not my type of game so #9 of bestselling is nothing to me and it could be #1 and still be the same.

Unfortunately. And my sentence had a double meaning, as well as a hidden pinch of irony. Curation has deprived us of games like Celeste and Agony. Besides the generic, noticeable absence, of more good old games.

Yes, I realise that and mine is also.

GOG doesn't care about classic games anymore.

As others have said:-

1. Many games have legal issues / are hard to contact and as you said all the "low hanging fruit" (easy to obtain) has been acquired. I'm sure GOG would love to bring NOLF 1-2, Diablo 2, etc, here but can't.

2. Ironically due to the success of GOG, some larger studios have realised there's still a market for old games and are withholding some of their old content for their own storefronts.

3. Some studios are either pathologically opposed to DRM-Free or don't want to sell old games here because they want to milk them to death with endless HD re-releases to maintain +$30 prices for 10-20 year old IP (Bethesda, Microsoft, etc). Hence why HD refreshes like Age of Empires 1-2 now have more DRM than they did at launch 20 years ago, whilst Skyrim won't come here until at least another 6x re-releases on Steam (Skyrim 10th Anniversary (2021), Skyrim Ultra-Ultra 8K HD (2023), Skyrim 25th Anniversary (2036), etc) all designed solely to keep "base pricing" artificially high.

4. The cancer of "post-purchase monetization" shoved into old games. The "Skyrim paid mods" debacle, "Creation Club" or simply locking mods behind Steam's "Workshop" paywall under the guise of 'convenience' - GOG of course lacks an equivalent.

5. "The gap" (between AAA's getting initially released vs re-released DRM-Free on GOG) is getting longer for some publishers. Eg, it took 5 years for Far Cry (2004 -> 2009) to come to GOG, whilst Far Cry 3 (2012) isn't here in 2019 after 7 years. This is causing an apparent "drought" of AAA's here for certain time-periods (2010-2014 is especially noticeable). In 7 weeks time, Skyrim will be as old (next year) as System Shock 2 or Planescape Torment were when GOG launched.

In my mind, TotalBiscuit was like Gandalf, all that stood between gamers and the balrog that is nasty corporate policies against customers. When he passed away, it's like the paragon of good disappeared and evil went rampant.

I am afraid the the remaining old games are being held hostage by the rights owners who think DRM helps with sales and profits. Until they get rid of this delusion, it is very unlikely we will get them here.

"Age of Empires 2 HD? That is old news, you should now re-buy the game again in the DEFINITIVE edition. Hell yeah give us more money."

Your entire post is pretty much spot on.

There were a few too many sims/more "niche" indie titles I dislike coming here, but I don't think we did too bad & think people should be allowed to play them so im also glad they are here.

As for classics, games can become classic with time, so "new classics" can still be released here hopefully in the future(and also soon to be potential classic with some indie games). :)

===========================While getting games here one wants is nice, getting good selling games helps the site continue to run and grow.

I'm not interested in your opinion and would appreciate that you don't add/reply to my posts.