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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut (www.gamesradar.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have not much against steam.

But gog is a more than viable alternative to steam.

Let's not act as if there's no alternative when itch.io or gog exists.

Has steam more features? Yes. Is better for some things? Yes. Is the only viable alternative as a game store? No.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I like GoG. I like that they push companies to remove DRM. I like that I can make offline backups of my games.

    I prefer GoG over Steam when possible, but Steam is still infinitely more user friendly, and if the game in question is heavily multiplayer-focused, I’ll probably pick Steam over GoG just to use Steam’s multiplayer infrastructure.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    GOG has had games that fail to maintain parity with Steam releases.

    GOG requires workarounds on Linux moreso than Steam.

    The first is not totally GOG's fault but they should take action. If GOG is truly about preservation, they should make Linux a priority.

    My second biggest gaming library is GOG. I love them in theory but Steam wipes the floor with them in terms of who gets my business in part because of those.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    They suck.

    Having a game on GOG is the same as not having it to me. I will pay for it on steam before playing it for free on GOG. Their launcher sucks (and unless it's very recent doesn't even support Linux despite their whole premise being supporting open shit), and manually updating games sucks. Plus they don't get up to date versions even if you do use their awful launcher.

    It's not a book or movie where the source doesn't matter. Convenient updates are obligatory for modern gaming to function correctly.

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