Gaming New GOG Owner Isn’t Afraid of Taking on Steam: ‘They Already Have 80%, It Should Be Easier to Take from Them’ Alessio Palumbo • at Add on Google Michał Kiciński, who just acquired GOG from CDPR, is unafraid of taking on Steam, believing that as the dominant force they have more to lose Just two days before the end of 2025, CD Projekt RED announced that it had sold its digital video game distribution platform GOG (formerly Good Old Games) to Michał Kiciński, who had co-founded the company (and CD Projekt RED itself), for $25 million. Now, GamesIndustry.biz has published an interview with Kiciński, who had retired after leaving CD Projekt RED on the very day that the company shared the original Cyberpunk 2077 teaser trailer, on January 10, 2013. After several years out of the gaming industry, Kiciński appears eager to dive back in and is unafraid of the proverbial elephant in the room: Valve's Steam, which just surpassed a new user concurrency record this past Sunday. Related Story ‘The Witcher If Kaer Morhen Wasn’t Destroyed’: The Witcher 3 Online Introduces Full-Fledged MultiplayerI see opportunities more than negatives, that's my nature, and I see huge opportunities for GOG to grow. And somebody might say that having a competitor like Steam with 80% of the market share is a huge obstacle, but to me, it's the opposite. I see: 'Oh, there is one big competitor, it'll be difficult for them to defend the market, because they already have 80%, so it should be easier to take the market from them.' GOG has its own strengths and really should focus on maintaining them and even strengthening them. There is no need to try to be like the others. GOG has its own identity and its own uniqueness, which is very much appreciated by gamers. Steam is winning with its ease of use. In that regard, I think much can be done in GOG without losing its core values and the way it operates in general. In any case, Kiciński clarified that he does not plan to directly challenge Steam on triple-A game offerings, as Epic Games Store did, instead favoring deals with smaller developers and publishers. However, the platform will continue to sell CD Projekt RED's games at a rate favorable for the Polish developer, so fans who'd like to support CDPR should still pick GOG over other platforms if they want more of their money to go directly toward the studio. Follow on Google to get more of our news coverage in your feeds. Products mentioned Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition USD 56.49 Buy from Amazon Further Reading The Witcher 3 HDRP NextGen Edition 2026 Will Feature Wind Simulation and More Detailed Characters Third The Witcher 3 DLC Rumors Intensify After More Polish Websites Confirm the News ‘No, The Half-Year Montage Is Not Cut Content’: Cyberpunk 2077 Act 1 Was Designed To Prevent A Meandering, Unfocused Experience ‘GOG Stands for Freedom, Independence, and Genuine Control’, Says Michał Kiciński, the GOG Co-Founder Who Just Acquired the Digital Store from CD Projekt RED Read all on New GOG Owner Isn’t Afraid of Taking on Steam: ‘They Already Have 80%, It Should Be Easier to Take from Them’
