# GOG and Steam Re-Releases <small style="color: gray">Last updated: May 11, 2026</small> ## Overview The legal commercial path to playing Sierra adventure games on modern systems runs primarily through two digital storefronts: **GOG.com** (DRM-free) and **Steam**. GOG carries the majority of the Sierra adventure catalogue with pre-packaged DOSBox or ScummVM configurations; Steam carries a smaller subset plus most post-2014 re-releases.[^ref-1][^ref-2] This page is a snapshot of legal availability as of **May 2026**. The picture changes as Activision Blizzard (now Microsoft Gaming, since the October 2023 close) periodically adjusts back-catalogue licensing — see [[../Reference/Corporate Lineage|Corporate Lineage]] for the IP-rights context. **Verification protocol:** Never trust a GOG link in a citation without first checking the title is actually available — Brave/Google search `site:gog.com "Game Title"` is the recommended verification step.[^ref-3] --- ## GOG.com Sierra catalogue GOG carries roughly **40 distinct Sierra-published titles** as of May 2026, mostly bundled into thematic collections. The packages typically ship with DOSBox preconfigured for AGI titles, ScummVM for SCI-engine titles, and native Windows binaries for SCI32 and later. Each title has been patched for compatibility with modern Windows 10/11, macOS, and Linux through GOG's compatibility-shim layer.[^ref-4] ### Adventure flagship series on GOG | Series | GOG bundle | Coverage | |--------|------------|----------| | King's Quest | [King's Quest 1+2+3](https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_1_2_3) · [King's Quest 4+5+6](https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_4_5_6) · [King's Quest 7+8](https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest_7_8) · [King's Quest (2015)](https://www.gog.com/en/game/kings_quest) | KQ1-8 plus the 2015 reboot | | Space Quest | [Space Quest 1+2+3](https://www.gog.com/en/game/space_quest_1_2_3) · [Space Quest 4+5+6](https://www.gog.com/en/game/space_quest_4_5_6) | SQ1-6 | | Police Quest | [Police Quest Collection](https://www.gog.com/en/game/police_quest_collection) | PQ1-4 | | Leisure Suit Larry | [Leisure Suit Larry Collection](https://www.gog.com/en/game/leisure_suit_larry_collection) · [LSL: Reloaded](https://www.gog.com/en/game/leisure_suit_larry_reloaded) · [LSL: Wet Dreams](https://www.gog.com/en/game/leisure_suit_larry_wet_dreams_dont_dry) | LSL1-7 + Reloaded + post-Sierra entries | | Quest for Glory | [Quest for Glory Collection](https://www.gog.com/en/game/quest_for_glory_15) | QFG1-5 | | Gabriel Knight | [Gabriel Knight 1+2+3](https://www.gog.com/en/game/gabriel_knight_1_2_3) · [GK1: 20th Anniversary](https://www.gog.com/en/game/gabriel_knight_sins_of_the_father_20th_anniversary_edition) | GK1-3 + GK1 anniversary remake | | Laura Bow | [Roberta Williams Anthology](https://www.gog.com/en/game/roberta_williams_anthology) (includes Colonel's Bequest + Dagger of Amon Ra) | Both Laura Bow games | | Phantasmagoria | [Phantasmagoria Collection](https://www.gog.com/en/game/phantasmagoria_collection) | Phantasmagoria 1 + 2 | | Shivers | [Shivers Collection](https://www.gog.com/en/game/shivers_collection) | Shivers 1 + 2 | ### Other Sierra titles on GOG - [[1991 - EcoQuest - The Search for Cetus|EcoQuest 1+2]] — *EcoQuest Collection* - [[1995 - Torin's Passage|Torin's Passage]] — Standalone - [[1996 - Lighthouse - The Dark Being|Lighthouse: The Dark Being]] — Standalone - [[1991 - Castle of Dr. Brain|Castle of Dr. Brain]] (Dr. Brain Collection) - [[1986 - The Black Cauldron|The Black Cauldron]] — Standalone - [[1987 - Mixed-Up Mother Goose|Mixed-Up Mother Goose]] — Standalone - [[1991 - Heart of China|Heart of China]] (Dynamix) - [[1993 - Betrayal at Krondor|Betrayal at Krondor]] — Standalone (Dynamix) - [[1995 - Caesar II|Caesar II]], [[1998 - Caesar III|Caesar III]], [[1999 - Pharaoh|Pharaoh + Cleopatra]], [[2000 - Zeus - Master of Olympus|Zeus + Poseidon]], [[2002 - Emperor - Rise of the Middle Kingdom|Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom]] (Impressions city-builders) - [[1999 - Homeworld|Homeworld Remastered Collection]] (Gearbox-licensed) - [[2010 - Gray Matter|Gray Matter]] (Jane Jensen) - [[2014 - Moebius - Empire Rising|Moebius: Empire Rising]] (Jane Jensen) - [[2018 - Hero-U - Rogue to Redemption|Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption]] (Coles) - [[2022 - SpaceVenture|SpaceVenture]] (Two Guys) ### What's NOT on GOG - **Most acquired-studio non-flagship titles** — Many smaller Sierra-published games (Stunt Flyer, A.G.E., Bargon Attack, etc.) are not available from any official storefront. - **Most Hoyle entries** — The franchise's licensing situation makes the back-catalogue scarce digitally. - **Most 3D Ultra entries** — The Lionel TrainTown and Radio Control Racers titles are particularly hard to find. - **Coktel pre-Gobliiins titles** — 20,000 Leagues, Asterix, Geisha, Cougar Force, etc. - **Some Phoenix/AGDI fan remakes** — Available via the developers' own sites, not GOG. For these titles, the legal preservation path runs through [[ScummVM]] + original game data (if the user owns physical copies) or, for genuinely abandoned titles, archive.org / MyAbandonware preservation copies.[^ref-5] --- ## Steam Sierra catalogue Steam's Sierra coverage overlaps GOG's but is smaller. Steam carries: ### Adventure flagship series on Steam - **King's Quest (2015)** — The Odd Gentlemen episodic remake; the only KQ entry on Steam.[^ref-6] - **Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded** (Replay Games HD remake of LSL1) - **Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry / Wet Dreams Dry Twice** (Assemble Entertainment, post-Sierra) - **Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition** (Pinkerton Road remake) - **Phantasmagoria 1 and 2** (re-release) - **Quest for Infamy** (spiritual successor, post-Sierra) - **Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption** (Coles) - **Gobliiins 4, Gobliiins 5, Gobliins 6** (Pierre Gilhodes independent continuations) - **Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements** (spiritual successor, Phoenix Online) - **Homeworld Remastered Collection** and **Homeworld 3** (Gearbox) - **Pharaoh: A New Era** (Triskell/Dotemu 2023 remake) ### Other Sierra-adjacent Steam titles - Impressions city-builders: Caesar III, Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Zeus + Poseidon, Emperor - Half-Life and expansion packs (Valve owns and re-releases these) - Various Activision-revived Sierra-label digital titles (King's Quest 2015 chapters) ### Notable Steam-exclusive vs. GOG Most modern alumni-spiritual-successor releases (Hero-U, SpaceVenture, the Pierre Gilhodes Gobliiins continuations, Pharaoh: A New Era) appear on Steam first or simultaneously with GOG. Replay Games' Leisure Suit Larry re-releases are typically Steam-and-GOG dual-released. --- ## Modern remakes and re-releases by license category ### Official licensed re-releases (post-1999) - **[[1993 - Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers|Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers — 20th Anniversary Edition]]** (Pinkerton Road, 2014) — Officially licensed remake by original designer.[^ref-7] - **[[2015 - King's Quest|King's Quest (2015)]]** (The Odd Gentlemen, Activision/Sierra Entertainment) — Episodic franchise reboot.[^ref-8] - **[[2013 - Leisure Suit Larry - Reloaded|Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded]]** (Replay Games, 2013) — Crowdfunded HD remake of LSL1 with Al Lowe's involvement.[^ref-9] - **[[2023 - Pharaoh - A New Era|Pharaoh: A New Era]]** (Triskell Interactive / Dotemu, 2023) — Licensed remake of Pharaoh (1999).[^ref-10] ### Fan / spiritual-successor releases on commercial storefronts Some fan-remake projects of Sierra titles are available commercially: - **[[2008 - Quest for Glory II VGA Remake|Quest for Glory II VGA]]** (AGDI) — Free via [agdinteractive.com](https://www.agdinteractive.com), not on storefronts. - **AGDI's King's Quest 1, 2, 3 remakes** — Free via AGDI, not on storefronts. Fan-game policy: AGDI, Infamous Adventures, and similar fan-developer studios have always released their Sierra remakes free of charge. Commercial fan-derived titles (Quest for Infamy, Mage's Initiation, etc.) are original IP that occupies the same design space, not Sierra IP. --- ## Preservation gaps and recommended actions For Sierra titles NOT available on GOG or Steam: 1. **Verify legal status** — Some are "abandonware" by community convention but technically remain under Activision Blizzard / Microsoft IP. For research/archival purposes the Internet Archive and MyAbandonware preserve copies; this is a grey area legally and ethically. 2. **Use [[ScummVM]]** if you own original game data (CDs, floppies) — Run any AGI or SCI-engine title legally on modern hardware. 3. **Watch for Activision/Microsoft licensing announcements** — Periodically the catalogue expands. The 2023 Pharaoh remake licensing suggests Microsoft is open to back-catalogue deals. 4. **Wishlist GOG dreamlist** — The [GOG dreamlist](https://www.gog.com/dreamlist) lets users vote for titles to receive licensed re-releases. Several Sierra entries have active dreamlist campaigns (Crazy Nick's Software Picks series, several Coktel titles, Manhunter, the missing Hoyle volumes).[^ref-11] --- ## Citation protocol for vault pages When adding a GOG or Steam URL to a vault page's References section, follow these rules: 1. **Verify the URL resolves** by visiting it in a browser (Brave Search `site:gog.com "Game Title"` is the fastest way to find canonical URL).[^ref-3] 2. **Use the canonical short URL** — `gog.com/en/game/<slug>` for English; `gog.com/game/<slug>` is the slug-only form. 3. **Include in `## Downloads` section** under a `**Purchase / Digital Stores**` heading, not in the main References list (unless the GOG listing is the source for a factual claim, in which case both). 4. **Update on commercial-availability changes** — A title removed from GOG should be moved to the preservation section. --- ## See Also - [[ScummVM]] — Engine virtual machine bundled with GOG packages - [[Adventure Game Interpreter]] — Pre-SCI engine used by AGI-era titles - [[Sierra Creative Interpreter]] — SCI engine family - [[Reference/Corporate Lineage|Corporate Lineage]] — IP ownership transitions - [[Reference/Bibliography|Bibliography]] — Source verification protocols - [[../Guides/Buying Guide|Buying Guide]] — User-facing storefront recommendations ## References [^ref-1]: [GOG.com — Sierra catalogue](https://www.gog.com/en/games?developers=sierra-on-line) — Official Sierra listings [^ref-2]: [Steam — Sierra catalogue](https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Sierra) — Steam Sierra listings [^ref-3]: [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) — Recommended verification engine for GOG/Steam URL checks [^ref-4]: [GOG.com — Modern Windows compatibility](https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021502493) — Compatibility-shim documentation [^ref-5]: [Internet Archive — DOS games library](https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games) — Preservation fallback [^ref-6]: [Steam — King's Quest (2015)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345390/Kings_Quest/) — 2015 reboot [^ref-7]: [Pinkerton Road — Gabriel Knight 20th Anniversary](https://pinkertonroad.com/gabriel-knight/) — Licensed remake page [^ref-8]: [Activision — King's Quest (2015) imprint announcement](https://news.activision.com/king-s-quest-announcement) — Sierra Entertainment digital imprint relaunch [^ref-9]: [Replay Games — LSL: Reloaded](http://www.replaygamesinc.com/) — Crowdfunded HD remake [^ref-10]: [Dotemu — Pharaoh: A New Era](https://www.dotemu.com/games/pharaoh-a-new-era/) — 2023 licensed remake [^ref-11]: [GOG.com Dreamlist — Sierra entries](https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/search?query=Sierra) — Community wishlist [^ref-12]: [PCGamingWiki — DOSBox configuration](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DOSBox) — DOSBox setup guide [^ref-13]: [PCGamingWiki — ScummVM configuration](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/ScummVM) — ScummVM setup guide [^ref-14]: [AGD Interactive](https://www.agdinteractive.com) — Fan-remake hub [^ref-15]: [Adventure Game Studio](https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk) — Engine used by many spiritual successors