I’ve had this question looking at the Quake con sale, and Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth is for sale on both platforms. I ended up buying it on GOG. What is your opinion?

  • Dr. Wesker
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    601 year ago

    Steam, but only because 95% of my library is on there. However, I think often GOG is probably the better choice.

    • JokeDeity
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      231 year ago

      This. I love GoG for what they do and their whole ethos, but I have damn near my entire collection already on Steam and like to condense as much as I can as hard as that may be. Steam is still by and far the best launcher, but every year GoG Galaxy gets a little bit closer to being an actual contender; literally all the rest are absolutely terrible dumpster fires.

      Why is that by the way? On my PC I have Amazon, Battle.net, EA, Epic, GoG Galaxy 2.0, Itchio, Rockstar, and Uplay clients (along with some individual game launchers) and not a single one comes close to being as feature rich, streamlined, and just clearly built for the customer/player as Steam is. I know Valve has a lot more experience under their belt but it feels like the others aren’t even trying. Most of them are just in your face about their store fronts and barely function as a library after the fact.

  • @[email protected]
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    351 year ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      91 year ago

      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
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        41 year ago

        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.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          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
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        11 year ago

        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.

  • @Dagnet
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    331 year ago

    GOG. I like actually owning the games I buy

    • @foggenbooty
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      11 year ago

      Yup. Steam is my go-to because of easy game steaming, steam deck integration, etc. But I know what I’m sacrificing for that convenience. Luckily Valve is an incredibly customer focused company and I have a huge amount of (well deserved IMO) faith in. GOG however is definitely still the best way to own your games.

  • ampersandrew
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    271 year ago

    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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      11 year ago

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

      • ampersandrew
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        31 year ago

        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.

  • RickyWars1
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    231 year ago

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

  • EthanolParty
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      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
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        41 year ago

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

    • AphoticDev
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      91 year ago

      GOG also offers Linux versions of any games that have such a version.

      • CarrotsHaveEars
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        31 year ago

        You’re right, but I think OP meant almost all the games that are developed by Valve have a Linux version, meanwhile non of the games developed by CDPR has it.

  • @nugget359
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    171 year ago

    Steam but mainly because I have a steam deck so ease of use.

  • @[email protected]
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    151 year ago

    I’d go steam, they games probably drm free on both and steam has a Linux client and cloud saves and workshop

  • nutlink
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    131 year ago

    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.

  • @warmaster
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    121 year ago

    I’ve learned my lesson to never buy again from any other than Steam.

    Every other launcher except GOG Galaxy are pure trash. And about a year ago I switched to Linux, so now I only buy from Steam. They make gaming better for everyone, they know it’s a win-win situation.

  • mrbubblesort
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    111 year ago

    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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      21 year ago

      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.

  • Lettuce eat lettuce
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    111 year ago

    GoG if possible. I’m very slowly trying to buh more from GoG as insurance from the eventual enshitification that I sadly know Steam will fall prey to.

    • @Russianranger
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      21 year ago

      Yeah, not a bad idea to hedge your bets. With all luck, it’s not for another long while. I know for myself, I’ll buy mostly on Steam, but if I got a game I really really like and want to preserve, I’ll get it on GoG then stash it on an external SSD. So if shit hits the fan and Valve grows devil horns overnight, I’ll at least have my favorite games sans DRM.