Hello, does GOG publish data on games sold, and if so where?

Clearly that data is important, especially for publishers and developers contemplating releasing games on GOG.

Every now and then we see a release here at GOG, that gets many customers excited. The Wolfenstein Pack and Dishonored Collection, a perfect example of that. Blade Runner was another one.

It would be interesting to know the number of sales.

Now some might think, that customers don't need to know that information, but I beg to differ. It is certainly one way for us to gauge how well GOG are going. We might also improve our spending if there seems to be a need to do so, as many of us want GOG to be a continuing success.

And of course many of us have general curiosity about how price at release effects things ... turns into sales. I for one have my cutoff price, even for games I am really keen on. And frankly some games here are released at prices that for me just mean instant Wishlist and then ignore until a significant sale discount.

Harking back to the Wolf Pack and Dishonored Collection, which were instant buys for me and many others. Whenever Bethesda has a discount sale here at GOG, I am usually disappointed. Not with the prices, but because I already have all their games here.

Clearly Bethesda has got their price recipe pretty right, from my experience. Some other game providers should take note, and be a bit more realistic with their pricing, especially for older games. And it is not just about price per game, but what you get for that price.

Beyond all that, many of us want to be clear on how well DRM Free is going.

It seems fairly clear there is a good market or at least interest in DRM Free games, but how big that is and how attractive to game providers, we probably have no clue.

I am not alone by a long shot, in only wanting to buy my games at GOG.
And many like me refuse to be involved in pirated games, something which we may have done in the past, for reasons that GOG have now made redundant. There are exceptions of course, because some providers refuse to release at GOG, and some customers are impatient. Personally, GOG have so many great games now, I simply cannot keep up, and I don't have a driving need to play the latest and greatest on their first release ... I can easily wait, with plenty to go on with meanwhile. It is all a state of mind really.

One can also ponder on the fact that Bethesda etc don't provide even more games here, despite seemingly doing well from GOG sales.

They don't usually release that (unless it's impressive like The Witcher 3 having more players on Galaxy than Steam or something like that). What we know is copies sold are generally %5-15 percent of copies sold on Steam.

I've always found that to be a bit meaningless.

It may have some bearing on a game released simultaneously at GOG and Steam, but many are not like that.

And then there are so many other variables .... pricing, versions, discounts, extras, bugfixes, etc.

So pretty hard to get anything meaningful out of it.

Surely they can provide the detail for anyone considering releasing at GOG. So why not make it public?
I can certainly see where it can educate us about behavior of game providers.
I'd certainly like to know if they are ignoring good facts and figures.

Maybe it could be used against them somehow, or make them look bad. "Oh, game x only sold y on GOG? Let's not bother with GOG for our game."

I wasn't referring to providers for games, who I am sure GOG do give the facts & figures to.
If I was selling a game at GOG, I would want to know all the relevant statistics.

So by public, I mean us the consumer.

No offense, but GOG doesn't care if you or I know it. Unless you are an investor it is not necessary.

None taken, and that is not really what I am asking.

But do you know that officially or just a guess?

Of course, I suspect that could be the case, but no harm in asking, and I also suspect the data is published somewhere.

Any investors in GOG would surely know.

And in a way, all of us regular buyers at GOG have a vested interest ... so are investors of a sort. This is especially so, as GOGs continued existence, if just for our libraries and ongoing updates, is important to us.