Roughly four hours after it was taken offline, GOG is back. In fine GOG fashion, it used the PHP emergency to promote its no-DRM ways, telling users, "Your DRM-free library is right where you left it."

We're back online. Thanks for your patience! Your DRM-free library is right where you left it 💜

— @gog.com ( @gog.com.bsky.social ) 2026-10-21T19:28:09.139Z

Original story:

The reveal of critical vulnerabilities affecting the PHP scripting language used in web development have led a number of major websites and services to go offline today as a precaution while they apply security fixes.

DRM-free game store GOG announced at 8 am Pacific that its site and launcher, GOG Galaxy, would be offline for "a couple of hours" for maintenance. The company did not say the cause, but it is not hard to speculate.

We’re temporarily taking GOG offline for maintenance for a couple of hours. GOG GALAXY will also be offline during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!…