The leading DRM-free games digital distribution platform, GOG, was sold to Michał Kiciński, one of the co-founders of CD PROJEKT, by the CD PROJEKT Group, on Monday, December 29, for PLN 90,695,440.00, which is around $25 million/£18.6 million, after more than a decade of operating under a thin margin.
While GOG has not been a profitable asset, it sure held the helm as one of the loved digital games distribution platforms where developers weren’t robbed of their game while players didn’t have to worry about DRM messing up the performance.
Here’s what Michał Kiciński had to say about it:
From the very beginning, GOG has always been built on strong values and clear principles. When Marcin Iwiński and I came up with the idea for GOG, the vision was simple: bring classic games back to players and ensure that once you buy a game, it truly belongs to you — forever,” said Michał Kiciński.
GOG will continue operating independently as a DRM-free digital games distribution platform.
CD PROJEKT and GOG share the same roots and values: freedom, independence, and a genuine sense of ownership. I believe that CD PROJEKT, with its exceptional AAA games, will stand, as always, behind the GOG offering — making GOG the best place on the planet to purchase The Witcher and Cyberpunk games, both existing titles and the new ones we all anticipate so much,” said Michał Kiciński.
As a mature gamer, I often play classic games myself and deeply admire the creativity behind many of them. I truly believe that well-crafted classics can deliver as much joy as new releases. When it comes to pure playability, timeless games often prove to be really the safe choice, especially in a market flooded with gazillions of low-quality smaller games. Beyond preserving classics, GOG has always sought out new games with a retro spirit. I am personally involved in the development of a few games like that and they will certainly make their strong appearance on GOG in 2026,” concluded Kiciński.
Despite the change in ownership, CDPR is still committed to publishing its titles on GOG, including upcoming titles, like The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2, while keeping the flame alive for classic games.
The decision to sell off GOG was made mainly to shift the focus of CDPR Group completely towards game development.
In Q3, 2025, the GOG only contributed $478,000 in net profit, while the main business brought $53 million in net profit. Meanwhile, in Q3 2024, GOG had a net loss of $278,000.
