Where can I see the current version number in-game?

[ShadowNate]

Is there a way to see that from the main menu? I cannot find it.
Or maybe it can be found on some file in the Steam installation folder?

[Nazemec]

Can't, as far as I know.
Irrelevant anyway. When an update is pushed, you can't play the game without doing the update, and you can't download previous versions of a game on Steam. So if Steam doesn't force you to download an update, it means you're at the latest version (currently 1.7.8a on Repentance).

[ShadowNate]

I see. I have the game on both Steam and GOG, and while GOG version did get a recent update at the time when Nicalis tweeted that they released an update for all platforms, it would be nice to be able to actually see the version number and verify that GOG version is up to date.
GOG being freeware, does not require you to have the latest update to run the game, and the developers do not post changelogs, or at all, on the GOG forums, so there's no real way to tell for sure what version it's at.

[Sentient Entropy]

Originally posted by ShadowNate:

I see. I have the game on both Steam and GOG, and while GOG version did get a recent update at the time when Nicalis tweeted that they released an update for all platforms, it would be nice to be able to actually see the version number and verify that GOG version is up to date.
GOG being freeware, does not require you to have the latest update to run the game, and the developers do not post changelogs, or at all, on the GOG forums, so there's no real way to tell for sure what version it's at.

Which is why the only game I've ever bought from GOG was Alpha Centauri.

[The Renderer]

You can look at the changelog.txt file in the game folder.

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by Sentient Entropy:

Which is why the only game I've ever bought from GOG was Alpha Centauri.

That's more of a "Developer/Publisher neglecting their GOG customers"-issue, than a GOG-issue, like how they've released this game on there without achievements, which is just baffling to me.

[Eprico]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

Originally posted by Sentient Entropy:

Which is why the only game I've ever bought from GOG was Alpha Centauri.

That's more of a "Developer/Publisher neglecting their GOG customers"-issue, than a GOG-issue, like how they've released this game on there without achievements, which is just baffling to me.

it's just an extra cash grab, i doubt they care how the game is perceived on GOG. I know i wouldn't. I didn't even know GOG existed until last week. It's kinda like people complaining about bugs for a game when they're playing on linux. Like bro why are you using linux

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by Eprico:

It's kinda like people complaining about bugs for a game when they're playing on linux. Like bro why are you using linux

It's not at all like that. If you choose to support a platform and charge money by selling your product on there, you better deliver or don't bother. If you choose to develop a native Linux version and it's full of bugs (or just half-a** it and drop support for no reason), you deserve criticism. Just like when you don't support basic features on GOG, that your other versions have. The player isn't to blame in the least for choosing those platforms here - it's on Nicalis, for not fully supporting those platforms, while trying to profit from their users anyways.

[Eprico]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

Originally posted by Eprico:

It's kinda like people complaining about bugs for a game when they're playing on linux. Like bro why are you using linux

It's not at all like that. If you choose to support a platform and charge money by selling your product on there, you better deliver or don't bother. If you choose to develop a native Linux version and it's full of bugs (or just half-a** it and drop support for no reason), you deserve criticism. Just like when you don't support basic features on GOG, that your other versions have. The player isn't to blame in the least for choosing those platforms here - it's on Nicalis, for not fully supporting those platforms, while trying to profit from their users anyways.

I don't see a problem with that tbh, obviously developers aren't going to care as much about a very small fraction of their playerbase compared to the other 99.9% that just buy the game on steam like a normal person

[ShadowNate]

As an update to this, I've found that the log.txt file under
"[...]\Documents\My Games\Binding of Isaac (whatever your DLC)" does show the current version of the game after you run it once of course.

And it does seem that indeed GOG also has v1.7.8a (v1.7.8a.J746 in full) of Repentance.

I would like it if developers were active, at least for posting a changelog thread on the GOG forums and a potential support thread for direct reporting of bugs and issues with the GOG version. That hasn't changed.

But at least my question is resolved.

Thanks to everyone who replied!