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Do you prefer to buy games on Steam or GOG?

On the one hand I like GOG because it has no DRM and has better prices (in my country) than Steam and I have the feeling that on the one hand it follows more the open source philosophy than Steam itself, but Steam has helped enormously to play Windows games on Linux, so I haven’t really made up my mind.

On the one hand I want to buy on Steam for the convenience, but on the other hand I prefer GOG because (in my country) is cheaper. Which platform do you prefer and why?

To give an example, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is currently $15 on Steam with regional pricing, but on GOG it’s worth just $6.

lath ,

I buy keepers on GOG and then place them on separate drives. On Steam i buy stuff I’m ok with losing. It’s one Gabe away from exploitation shenanigans.

Peasley ,

I’ve given up on GOG. No linux client means the whole process of installing/launching games is rather tedious. Also linux game dependencies can be annoying to resolve

Steam on the other hand just handles everything. If it doesn’t work at first, it probably will with proton.

I’d love to support an anti-DRM store, but it’s tough when there is so much friction when actually playing the games

lath ,

Most users complaining about this seem to have been using innoextract or Heroic.

Twig ,
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Lutris makes the Linux experience easier

Davel23 ,

I'm all-in on Steam, but I like that GOG exists and I hope it sticks around.

Cyo ,
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Steam, I can install the Steam client without any problems on moat distros, also Valve has done a lot of things to make the Linux gaming better.

Gog doesn’t have a desktop app for Linux, they’re focused totally Windows so I don’t care about it.

If I want “DRM free” games, then I pay for the original version with DRM and then pirate it to play whenever I want.

lunarul ,

I buy games on Steam for the achievements. Honestly, if it wasn’t for Steam achievements, I’d have never made the switch from pirated games to buying them.

Bigfish ,

GoG Galaxy does achievements too!

PlzGivHugs ,

When its cheap, I sometimes buy on GOG, but its almost always more expensive than Steam in my region, even before accounting for bundles, which is how I buy the majority of my games. It also doesn’t help that most of the games I play aren’t on even GOG, when I do go to look, discoverability isn’t great, and I’ve had some issues with GOG’s support in the past (nothing major, just a pain compared to Steam).

I do like the Idea of GOG, but with developers/publishers generally being uncooperative with publishing off-Steam, and GOG just missing too many features anyway, I can rarely justify it.

Protoknuckles ,

I love GOG, and support GOG, especially when it comes to nostalgic old PC games… but… I love steam achievements, I love the Steam Deck, and I love seeing my gaming stats, like top 10 games played and such. So I default to Steam.

Dudewitbow ,

steam if multiplayer, since i have the client open all the time so it can update. I liek to have GOG handle single player experiences if possible and offered. though its really for me pricing, and generally speaking, 3rd party stores give me the better deal for steam keys. (not like g2a or anything, but like humble and shit)

lemmyng ,
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My decision tree roughly follows these steps:

  • Steam for games that have an online multiplayer content, because GoG Galaxy sucks ass on Linux.
  • Steam for games that objectively run better on Proton.
  • GoG for games that support LAN multiplayer.

I used to also prioritize GoG because it was largely DRM-free, but the Luna partnership is putting doubt on that.

otp ,

Basically in the same as you, but Steam is cheaper in my country, and I have a larger library of modern games there thanks to Humble Bundle and friends gifting me games there

bluetardis ,

I prefer GoG and will generally purchase from there as no drm and you end up owning your game.

However their client is a bit shit and has been for a long time (GoG galaxy). You really only need it for updates though.

Steam excels for games with lots of mods/workshop. It just works.

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