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.

  • lemmyngEnglish
    15•3 months ago

    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.