diff --git a/src/Command/DownloadCommand.php b/src/Command/DownloadCommand.php
index 9a3f81c..ae40d38 100644
--- a/src/Command/DownloadCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/DownloadCommand.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Enum\Language;
 use App\Enum\Setting;
 use App\Exception\ExitException;
+use App\Exception\InvalidValueException;
 use App\Exception\TooManyRetriesException;
 use App\Exception\UnreadableFileException;
 use App\Service\DownloadManager;
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 
                             $progress->finish();
                             $io->newLine();
-                        }, $input->getOption('retry'), $input->getOption('retry-delay'));
+                        }, maxRetries: $input->getOption('retry'), retryDelay: $input->getOption('retry-delay'), ignoreExceptions: [InvalidValueException::class]);
                     } catch (TooManyRetriesException $e) {
                         if (!$input->getOption('skip-errors')) {
                             throw $e;
diff --git a/src/DTO/GameDetail.php b/src/DTO/GameDetail.php
index 03dfd33..218a04c 100644
--- a/src/DTO/GameDetail.php
+++ b/src/DTO/GameDetail.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public string $cdKey,
         #[ArrayType(type: DownloadDescription::class)]
         public array  $downloads,
+        public string $slug,
     ) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DTO/GameInfo.php b/src/DTO/GameInfo.php
index f144da6..f1d578f 100644
--- a/src/DTO/GameInfo.php
+++ b/src/DTO/GameInfo.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ final class GameInfo implements OwnedItemInfo
 
     public readonly bool $isNew;
 
+    public readonly ?string $slug;
+
     public function getId(): int
     {
         return $this->id;
@@ -35,4 +37,9 @@ public function hasUpdates(): bool
     {
         return $this->hasUpdates || $this->isNew;
     }
+
+    public function getSlug(): string
+    {
+        return $this->slug ?? '';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DTO/MovieInfo.php b/src/DTO/MovieInfo.php
index 41f31a0..3965448 100644
--- a/src/DTO/MovieInfo.php
+++ b/src/DTO/MovieInfo.php
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ public function hasUpdates(): bool
     {
         return false;
     }
+
+    public function getSlug(): string
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DTO/OwnedItemInfo.php b/src/DTO/OwnedItemInfo.php
index a85750f..03a8657 100644
--- a/src/DTO/OwnedItemInfo.php
+++ b/src/DTO/OwnedItemInfo.php
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ public function getTitle(): string;
     public function getType(): MediaType;
 
     public function hasUpdates(): bool;
+
+    public function getSlug(): string;
 }
diff --git a/src/Enum/NamingConvention.php b/src/Enum/NamingConvention.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a90dc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Enum/NamingConvention.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enum;
+
+enum NamingConvention: string
+{
+    case Custom = 'custom';
+    case GogSlug = 'gog-slug';
+}
diff --git a/src/Enum/Setting.php b/src/Enum/Setting.php
index 4997c12..54402f8 100644
--- a/src/Enum/Setting.php
+++ b/src/Enum/Setting.php
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ enum Setting: string
 {
     case DownloadPath = 'download-path';
     case S3StorageClass = 's3-storage-class';
+    case NamingConvention = 'naming-convention';
 }
diff --git a/src/Migration/Migration1.php b/src/Migration/Migration1.php
index a9faa1a..297b1f0 100644
--- a/src/Migration/Migration1.php
+++ b/src/Migration/Migration1.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Migration;
 
+use App\Enum\NamingConvention;
+use App\Enum\Setting;
 use PDO;
 
 final class Migration1 implements Migration
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ final class Migration1 implements Migration
     public function migrate(PDO $pdo): void
     {
         $pdo->exec('create table settings (id integer primary key autoincrement, setting text, value text)');
+        $pdo->prepare("insert into settings (setting, value) values (?, ?)")->execute([
+            Setting::NamingConvention->value,
+            json_encode(NamingConvention::GogSlug->value),
+        ]);
     }
 
     public function getVersion(): int
diff --git a/src/Migration/Migration4.php b/src/Migration/Migration4.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4040ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Migration/Migration4.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Migration;
+
+use App\Enum\NamingConvention;
+use App\Enum\Setting;
+use PDO;
+
+final readonly class Migration4 implements Migration
+{
+
+    public function migrate(PDO $pdo): void
+    {
+        $pdo->exec('alter table games add column slug text default null');
+        // delete duplicate settings
+        $pdo->exec('delete from settings where id in (select max(id) from settings group by setting having count(setting) > 1)');
+        $pdo->exec("alter table settings rename to old_settings");
+        $pdo->exec('create table settings (id integer primary key autoincrement, setting text, value text, constraint setting_name unique (setting))');
+        $pdo->exec('insert into settings (setting, value) select setting, value from old_settings');
+        $pdo->exec('drop table old_settings');
+
+        // A new default value has been retroactively added to Migration1.
+        // The original naming convention is being set here if there isn't one.
+        // This effectively means that all new installations have the new value while everyone who used the app before
+        // has the original one.
+        $pdo->prepare('insert into settings (setting, value) values (?, ?) on conflict(setting) do nothing')->execute([
+            Setting::NamingConvention->value,
+            json_encode(NamingConvention::Custom->value),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getVersion(): int
+    {
+        return 4;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Service/OwnedItemsManager.php b/src/Service/OwnedItemsManager.php
index c063171..cbe7d79 100644
--- a/src/Service/OwnedItemsManager.php
+++ b/src/Service/OwnedItemsManager.php
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ private function getGameDetail(OwnedItemInfo $item, int $httpTimeout): GameDetai
 
         $detail = $this->serializer->deserialize($response->getContent(), GameDetail::class, [
             'id' => $item->getId(),
+            'slug' => $item->getSlug(),
         ]);
         foreach ($detail->downloads as $download) {
             $this->setMd5($download, $detail, $httpTimeout);
diff --git a/src/Service/Persistence/PersistenceManagerSqlite.php b/src/Service/Persistence/PersistenceManagerSqlite.php
index ac6aa43..a5476c6 100644
--- a/src/Service/Persistence/PersistenceManagerSqlite.php
+++ b/src/Service/Persistence/PersistenceManagerSqlite.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public function getLocalGameData(): ?array
                 'title' => $next['title'],
                 'cdKey' => $next['cd_key'] ?? '',
                 'downloads' => $downloads,
+                'slug' => $next['slug'] ?? '',
             ], GameDetail::class);
         }
 
@@ -113,16 +114,18 @@ public function storeSingleGameDetail(GameDetail $detail): void
         $this->migrationManager->apply($pdo);
 
         $pdo->prepare(
-            'insert into games (title, cd_key, game_id)
-                   VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+            'insert into games (title, cd_key, game_id, slug)
+                   VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
                    ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE SET title   = excluded.title,
                                              cd_key  = excluded.cd_key,
-                                             game_id = excluded.game_id
+                                             game_id = excluded.game_id,
+                                             slug    = excluded.slug
                    '
         )->execute([
             $detail->title,
             $detail->cdKey ?: null,
             $detail->id,
+            $detail->slug,
         ]);
 
         $query = $pdo->prepare('select id from games where game_id = ?');
diff --git a/src/Service/RetryService.php b/src/Service/RetryService.php
index 60961eb..7f438c8 100644
--- a/src/Service/RetryService.php
+++ b/src/Service/RetryService.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function __construct(
      * @throws TooManyRetriesException
      * @throws Throwable
      */
-    public function retry(callable $callable, int $maxRetries, int $retryDelay, ?array $exceptions = null): void
+    public function retry(callable $callable, int $maxRetries, int $retryDelay, ?array $exceptions = null, ?array $ignoreExceptions = null): void
     {
         $retries = 0;
         $thrown = [];
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public function retry(callable $callable, int $maxRetries, int $retryDelay, ?arr
                 if (!$this->matches($e, $exceptions)) {
                     throw $e;
                 }
+                if ($ignoreExceptions && $this->matches($e, $ignoreExceptions)) {
+                    throw $e;
+                }
                 sleep($retryDelay);
             }
         } while ($retries < $maxRetries);
diff --git a/src/Trait/FilteredGamesResolverTrait.php b/src/Trait/FilteredGamesResolverTrait.php
index 2c68e71..01b466d 100644
--- a/src/Trait/FilteredGamesResolverTrait.php
+++ b/src/Trait/FilteredGamesResolverTrait.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function (GameDetail $game) use ($englishFallback, $languages) {
                         title: $game->title,
                         cdKey: $game->cdKey,
                         downloads: $downloads,
+                        slug: $game->slug,
                     );
                 },
                 $iterable,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ function (GameDetail $game) use ($operatingSystems) {
                         title: $game->title,
                         cdKey: $game->cdKey,
                         downloads: $downloads,
+                        slug: $game->slug,
                     );
                 },
                 $iterable,
diff --git a/src/Trait/TargetDirectoryTrait.php b/src/Trait/TargetDirectoryTrait.php
index 379c120..9051dbb 100644
--- a/src/Trait/TargetDirectoryTrait.php
+++ b/src/Trait/TargetDirectoryTrait.php
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 namespace App\Trait;
 
 use App\DTO\GameDetail;
+use App\Enum\NamingConvention;
+use App\Enum\Setting;
+use App\Exception\InvalidValueException;
+use LogicException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 
 trait TargetDirectoryTrait
@@ -20,9 +24,23 @@ private function getTargetDir(InputInterface $input, GameDetail $game, ?string $
             }
         }
 
-        $title = preg_replace('@[^a-zA-Z-_0-9.]@', '_', $game->title);
-        $title = preg_replace('@_{2,}@', '_', $title);
-        $title = trim($title, '.');
+        $namingScheme = NamingConvention::tryFrom($this->persistence->getSetting(Setting::NamingConvention)) ?? NamingConvention::GogSlug;
+
+        switch ($namingScheme) {
+            case NamingConvention::GogSlug:
+                if (!$game->slug) {
+                    throw new InvalidValueException("GOG Downloader is configured to use the GOG slug naming scheme, but the game '{$game->title}' does not have a slug. If you migrated from the previous naming scheme, please run the update command first.");
+                }
+                $title = $game->slug;
+                break;
+            case NamingConvention::Custom:
+                $title = preg_replace('@[^a-zA-Z-_0-9.]@', '_', $game->title);
+                $title = preg_replace('@_{2,}@', '_', $title);
+                $title = trim($title, '.');
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new LogicException('Unimplemented naming scheme: ' . $namingScheme->value);
+        }
 
         $dir = "{$dir}/{$title}";
         if ($subdirectory !== null) {