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JEMC said:

GOG now accepts donations when you buy a game, like it's a charity or something
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gog-now-accepts-donations-when-you-buy-a-game-like-its-a-charity-or-something/
The rising cost of videogames is a common concern among those who play them—witness, for instance, the upset over the prospect of an $80 Borderlands 4. But what if you think games don't cost enough? What if you, the concerned consumer, want to pay more? You can now do just that on GOG, which has implemented a new system that enables users to donate to the site like it's a charity or something.
The donation system (it strikes me as more of a tipping system, although that's splitting hairs), brought to our attention by Reddit, is really quite simple: When you go to pay for your purchase, a separate window gives you the option to kick in a little extra, in preset amounts or whatever you feel like paying.
"Keep game preservation alive," it says. "Videogame preservation is an ongoing effort. Any additional amount you add to this order helps to fund fixes, ports, and DRM-free releases."

Honestly their game preservation is very hit and miss.

Alpha Centauri is probably my favorite Turn Based Strategy game of all time and is on GOG's "preservation" list... But the game has been an absolute mess in Windows 11 for over 9 months now with still no fix to make Alien Crossfire work.
...So at the moment I am relying on my Windows 98 Retro PC and a physical copy to get my fix of that game.

Until they get that in order... I still probably won't pay extra. - I am Australian. We don't "tip".

I am however happy to pay extra for it to go to charity.