New Blood Promises Day-and-Date GOG Releases Alongside Steam

New Blood appears to be turning a public criticism of GOG into a more concrete support plan. PC Gamer reports that CEO Dave Oshry has recommitted the publisher to the storefront after previously questioning its long-term health in an RPG Site interview.

According to the report, the new posture is not just rhetorical. Oshry is now backing broader parity between GOG and Steam releases, including sales participation, demos, one-click mods, and day-and-date launches. For a label with a strong identity in retro-leaning shooters and cult PC releases, that kind of operational commitment matters far more than a generic statement of support.

Why this matters for GOG

Day-and-date launches reduce the sense that GOG users are receiving second-tier treatment.

Demos and one-click mods make the platform more competitive as a destination, not just an archive.

A visible indie publisher publicly recommitting gives GOG a credibility boost while storefront strategy is under pressure.

The background is what makes the reversal interesting. Oshry had argued that he respected GOG's preservation work but worried the storefront was not doing enough to keep up with Steam. PC Gamer says those remarks drew an official response from GOG on X, and the conversation has now shifted from concern about the platform's future to a promise of fuller release support.

There is a wider industry angle here. GOG's identity has long rested on DRM-free distribution and preservation of older PC games, but that alone does not guarantee publisher enthusiasm when Steam dominates discovery, wishlists, updates, and community tooling. If New Blood follows through on parity across launches, demos, promotions, and mod distribution, GOG gets another real-world example to point to when arguing that smaller storefronts can still earn meaningful first-run support.

This does not mean GOG's structural challenges are solved. The more immediate takeaway is that a publisher willing to voice public doubt is still prepared to invest in the platform. For PC players, that could translate into future New Blood releases arriving on GOG with fewer missing features and less delay relative to Steam, which is exactly the gap critics have spent years highlighting.