CD Projekt is Selling GOG - Should PC Players Worry?

CD Projekt has sold GOG.com, its DRM-free PC games store, to company co-founder Michał Kiciński. The headline sounds dramatic, but the stated goal is pretty simple: CD Projekt wants to focus on making games, while GOG keeps doing its own thing - just under a different owner. And yes, CD Projekt Red's upcoming games are still planned to land on GOG.

What CD Projekt just sold (and to who)

GOG has been part of the wider CD Projekt group for over 17 years. Now it’s being bought outright by Michał Kiciński, who co-founded CD Projekt and helped build GOG in the first place.

• Buyer: Michał Kiciński (CD Projekt co-founder and major shareholder)
• Asset: 100% of GOG.com
• Price: PLN 90.7 million (about $25.2m)
• GOG’s core focus: DRM-free games, modern releases, and classic game preservation

GOG matters because it sells PC games without DRM (Digital Rights Management). DRM is the lock-and-key stuff that can force you to be online, use a launcher, or “phone home” to prove you own the game.

Why CD Projekt is doing this now

CD Projekt’s joint CEO Michał Nowakowski framed it as a focus move. CDPR wants its time and money going into its “ambitious development roadmap” and expanding franchises, not running a storefront.

• CD Projekt says it can now focus on game development
• It claims GOG has been operating independently for a long time
• Nowakowski says GOG is going into “very good hands”
• He also told fans: upcoming CD Projekt releases will still be available on GOG

In other words: CD Projekt is stepping back from store ops, but it’s not ghosting the platform.

What Kiciński says GOG will stand for

Kiciński’s statement reads like a direct shot at where PC gaming has been heading: launchers, forced clients, and ecosystems that don’t love the idea of you owning anything.

• He says GOG will keep its values of “freedom, independence, and a genuine sense of ownership”
• He argues GOG’s approach is more relevant than ever as PC gaming moves toward closed ecosystems
• He expects CD Projekt’s AAA games to remain a key part of GOG’s offering

If you’ve ever bought a game and then watched it get delisted, patched into a mess, or tied to an account you can’t access anymore — you get why “ownership” is a selling point.

For a quick explainer on why DRM-free still matters, this bit from Tbreak’s Silksong coverage lays it out clearly: GOG’s DRM-free advantage, explained.

What this means for The Witcher and Cyberpunk fans

This is the part most people care about: will CD Projekt Red’s next big games still show up on GOG?

VGC reports that CD Projekt and GOG signed a distribution agreement that includes a plan to release CD Projekt Red’s upcoming games on GOG.

• Future CDPR games are planned for GOG releases
• The Witcher and Cyberpunk remain central to GOG’s identity
• CD Projekt publicly signalled ongoing support, not a clean break

If you’ve been following CDPR’s pipeline, you’ll know the studio is juggling multiple big projects. Here’s Tbreak’s latest on the next Witcher: The Witcher 4 is skipping The Game Awards 2025. And on the Cyberpunk side, there are signs the sequel is thinking online from day one: Cyberpunk 2’s multiplayer hints.

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