Mishał Kiciłski, co-founder of CD Projekt, has acquired a 100 percent stake in GOG, the DRM-free digital games store.
Even though GOG was co-founded by Kicianski in 2008 and was already part of CD Projekt through Sp.zoo, the acquisition will give Kicianski full ownership, although he insists the gaming platform will continue to “operate independently, supporting gamers and developers with its DRM-free philosophy.”
“The mission remains the same: to bring gaming to life forever,” the company said.
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“CD Projekt and GOG share the same roots and values: freedom, independence and a true sense of ownership. “I believe that CD Projekt, with its exceptional AAA games, will, as always, support GOG's offering, making GOG the best place on the planet to buy The Witcher and Cyberpunk games, both existing games and the new ones we are all waiting for,” said Kiciński.
“As a mature gamer, I often play classic games myself and deeply admire the creativity of many of them. I truly believe that well-crafted classics can be just as enjoyable as new releases. When it comes to ease of play, timeless games are often a really safe bet, especially in a market flooded with millions of low-quality small games. In addition to preserving the classics, GOG has always been looking for new games with a retro feel. I am personally involved in the development of several similar games, and they will definitely appear on GOG in 2026.”
Mishał Nowakowski, co-CEO of CD Projekt, added: “As we are now fully focused on an ambitious development roadmap and expanding our franchises with new, high-quality products, we felt now was the right time to take this step. GOG has been operating independently for a long time. It's now in very good hands – we're confident that with the support of Michael Kicinski, one of the co-founders of GOG, its future will be full of great projects. and success.”
As part of the deal, GOG signed a distribution agreement with CD Projekt, including a plan to release all of CD Projekt Red's upcoming games on GOG.
GOG, of course, is one of the few digital distributors that has allowed Santa Ragione's controversial horror film Horses to go on sale. After the decision of Valve and Epic Game Stores Ban the story-driven horror game Horses from developer Santa Ragionerival store GOG has spoken out, saying it wants “give players the freedom to choose what to play, and [give creators] a space where you can convey your artwork to them“
GOG is also fighting to save games. Announcing his Conservation program last November, the company said it wanted to keep the games compatible with current and future systems. GOG has also joined the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects. (EFGAMP), continuing to push for game conservation.
