GOG or STEAM? how do you choose? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With the use of Heroic game launcher, I’m wondering if you all preferred to play your GOG version of games over the Steam version. I can go either way but sometimes I pause and think, having two copies of the same game, one on steam and one on GOG, which one would give me a better gaming experience. For example, I may choose the GOG version because I don’t have to deal with pre-shader work being downloaded every so often and support DRM free gaming, owning my games. Take the game files anywhere I go. I can just into my games. Yet, Steam achievements and seeing the game’s metadata is always life: seeing the game info, store page, community stuff about the game, and more all there. So what do you chose? GOG game or the Steam game.

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[-] [email protected] 67 points 10 months ago

Steam personally, I respect GOG offering DRM-free games, but steam does so much good for the Linux community that they've earned my loyalty.

Also Steam lets developers offer their games DRM free, most developers just want DRM if it's an option. Here's a list of DRM free games on Steam.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Don't you still need to use the Steam client to install those games? I've never seen an option on the website to download the game files directly like GOG does.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yes, but once the game files are downloaded you can run the game without opening steam or copy the game folder to other machines.

For example I copied my Caves of Qud install onto a thumb drive, and that lets me play at work.

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