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RickyWars, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

Always GOG. While I’ve loved Steam for years and still do, I’d rather have a stronger ownership over my games.

EthanolParty, (edited ) in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

When I used Windows I mainly bought on Gog for the DRM-free aspect. Now that I’ve switched to Linux almost completely, I find Steam’s software for running Windows games on Linux to be just about the most seamless and easy to use, compared to other stuff I’ve tried like Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher.

Aurenkin,

Same story here. I thought Linux support would be right in line with GoG’s philosophy but their stance has been understandable but a bit disappointing. Valve makes it easy for me so they get my money.

exu,

They did actually promise a native Linux client years ago. Seems they stopped caring at some point though.

mnemonicmonkeys, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

I use Steam. CDPR has burned me with several of their games and I refuse to give them money anymore.

CloverSi,

CDPR as in CD Projekt Red? Are they associated with GOG in some way?

CoconutKnight,

I think GoG is CDPR’s client

Ductos,
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@CoconutKnight @CloverSi Yes, it is. A separate division, but still the same company.

mnemonicmonkeys,

Yes. CDPR owns GOG

CoconutKnight,

I personally like most of their games, so I am curious what you dislike about them?

ILikeBoobies, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

GOG but I don’t because despite my 12 game library, I can’t gift because none of the games were over $15 and if I buy a game over that then it’s a 3 month waiting period

I like Steam’s Linux push but I don’t like their support and I don’t like their monopoly

makingStuffForFun, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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GOG for drm free. I’m always gutted when I buy on steam, but forget to check GOG and it’s there.

SheeEttin,

There’s probably a browser extension for that

Poggervania, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Usually GOG, but now that I’m slowly switching to Linux and finding out how hard it is to run some games from GOG, I’m looking to move back onto Steam for games I want on my Linux laptop.

nutlink, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

GOG. DRM-free support needs all the help it can get. I have nothing but respect for Steam, so it's my secondary choice. The only exception is if it's a game that's been out for a while and there's been discrepancies between GOG and Steam support (or a dev/publisher with a history of said issues), in which case I'll go with the one that's better supported.

LanternEverywhere, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

What is GOG?

Google,

Good Old Games. They sell lots of old PC games that you can’t find anywhere else and since many old games can’t run in modern architecture, they will usually package the games up in a way that they can run without you having to run your own emulators or virtual machines.

They also sell modern games and have their own game library software similar to Steam except unlike Steam it is DRM free.

Animortis, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam. I need higher Linux compatibility.

yozul, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam. It’s better on Linux, and GOG isn’t always DRM free anymore. Also, although most games do, Steam games don’t actually have to use any DRM.

ampersandrew, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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I'm on Linux, so if I buy from GOG, I don't get cloud saves or automatic updates. If we had Galaxy on Linux, it would be my default store. But it's not on Linux, so I shop on Steam.

AphoticDev,
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Heroic launcher handles cloud saves for GOG. You can also have automatic updates.

ampersandrew,
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Neither are guaranteed by the seller though. They could change their API tomorrow and break compatibility. Unlikely though that is, if they want my sale, they can do the work themselves rather than relying on an unofficial project with hooks into their store.

whiskeypickle, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Steam because GOG does something to their games that makes most mods not work on them.

Gotta have my mods!

mrbubblesort, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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Honestly I'm so lazy and deep into the ecosystem now if if it's not on Steam I just won't play it. There's too many things to play, and I don't care enough to bother with multiple launchers and accounts

AphoticDev,
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This is exactly why I buy from both. I don’t want to be one of those people who is so invested in one platform that they can’t afford not to spend their money there.

jordanlund, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?
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If I’m getting it on one of those platforms, it’s to play it on my Steam Deck and it’s more native to do it in Steam.

Aurenkin, in If the same game is available and on sale on GOG and Steam, on which platform you rather buy it?

Used to be GoG but now Steam. I run Linux so it’s nice to have a client that makes that easy rather than having to rely on a 3rd party one.

Platform27,

Check out Heroic Game Launcher. It works with GoG, handles GoG Galaxy Cloud Save support, and works with Proton (similar to Steam). A very good client.

exu,

As someone also using Linux, Steam has an official client, the workshop and is continuously advancing gaming on Linux. While GOG promised a native client years ago they haven’t delivered and Heroic has much fewer features than Steam.

Aurenkin,

Yeah, heroic is amazing and I really appreciate the amount of work that’s gone into it. It’s still much more convenient to buy direct from Steam and it rewards the company for the efforts to push gaming on Linux forward.

Katana314,

I’ve been trying to get Heroic working with my Epic account to no success.

Generally, that has been my experience with most open source solutions to closed source app gardens.

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