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Posted May 13, 2018
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gamesfreak64: I only use steam for small casual games like HOG (Hidden Object Games)
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PixelBoy: Wouldn't Big Fish be a better choice for those?
Can you get a dozen+ HOGs in $1-$2 bundles on Big Fish like you often can for Steam?
Posted May 13, 2018
What Ive come to see and this is my personal experience...

GoG = great for finding deals on vintage, DRM free, disc free PC games and some older stuff.
Steam = great for finding deals on AAA, disc free PC games but has DRM.

Steam in my opinion and GoG are great options. Found many games here for less than you can on Steam and vice versa. As they always say in the retail shopping experience, "it pays to shop around"
Posted May 13, 2018
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ShotgunLincoln: I try to get most of my stuff on GoG but I still use Steam for AAA titles and stuff that probably won't come here like Obscure.
Obscure used to be on GOG, but got removed years ago.

Overall I use both. I like GOG cause of their DRM free games and you don't need a client to play them. I like Steam cause their big cheap sales. I just wished GOG Connect happened more often.
Posted May 14, 2018
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ZamCo: Obscure used to be on GOG, but got removed years ago.
I could still hit myself for missing this... Probably a bit to late to ask if someone still has a code... I bought Star Control gift codes when it was foreseeable the games would be removed and they were gone in no time after it actually happened (Community GA...).
Posted May 14, 2018
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GOG is becoming a cute little baby-steam-clone. it will become just like steam is today in about 500 years from now, more or less.

so yeah, yeah, yeah, either wait or just join steam now.

cause the DRM-free games is becoming a myth. so unless you like mythology, go with steam. okei ? oke!
Posted May 14, 2018
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Acanex88: 75% off brand name games...thats how I got Fallout Game of The Year for cheap.
I usually just go with the supermarket's own brand Dropoff, it's cheaper than Fallout and you usually can't tell the difference.
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falloutttt: GOG is becoming a cute little baby-steam-clone. it will become just like steam is today in about 500 years from now, more or less.

so yeah, yeah, yeah, either wait or just join steam now.

cause the DRM-free games is becoming a myth. so unless you like mythology, go with steam. okei ? oke!
I'm not expecting to be alive in 500 years.
Post edited May 14, 2018 by SirPrimalform
Posted May 14, 2018
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Acanex88: 75% off brand name games...thats how I got Fallout Game of The Year for cheap.
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SirPrimalform: I usually just go with the supermarket's own brand Dropoff, it's cheaper than Fallout and you usually can't tell the difference.
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falloutttt: GOG is becoming a cute little baby-steam-clone. it will become just like steam is today in about 500 years from now, more or less.

so yeah, yeah, yeah, either wait or just join steam now.

cause the DRM-free games is becoming a myth. so unless you like mythology, go with steam. okei ? oke!
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SirPrimalform: I'm not expecting to be alive in 500 years.
oh come on bro, you can do it!
Posted December 14, 2018
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Acanex88: I know Steam has been around for years (I own just over 100 games with them that I have collected over the years) and GoG has been around but not as long. However, what I am curious if you had to pick a preference which would you choose?

I'll start by saying while I like Steam...at times (not the community by any means) t hey have decent sales their overall prices on certain games is nearly double what you can find on GoG. That being said, I would pick GoG in a heartbeat and here is why.

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GoG community is about a million times better than Steam. I'm sorry but when you express concern over Bethesda's paid mod scheme and get called a "cheapskate" (nicest) to a much nastier "self entitled ***** who should go kill yourself to save the rest of the gaming community your stupidity" Then its time to switch. Steam community overall is pretty toxic.
More affordable pricing on the same games
Can buy games as "gifts" for others in the form of codes...Cant do that with Steam anymore.

Cons:
Fewer games and members

That was just my view...whats yours?
The two main Aces GOG has over Steam are DRM-free games (can be played offline, no problem) and wallet funds with most or maybe all purchases bought only with your own money. Meaning if you spend 20 dollars for a game you will get 2 dollars in wallet funds to use for your next purchase. That next purchase though will not give you wallet funds if you spend the wallet funds you already have. This actually adds up nicely to a 3rd reason, which is regional pricing.

But besides that Steam absolutely kills any other platform with better and richer community integration. Guides accessible right from the overlay, the Workshop is a big plus, and some other details. And then there's the guaranteed no-matter-what refund, no questions asked.
Posted December 14, 2018
I really appreciate everything Steam has done for PC gaming over the years, but I've tried to use their platform on a number of occasions and I can't stand using it. The fact that Steam uses DRM completely ruins the experience for me, so I really only use GOG to buy my games. I tried to purchase Final Fantasy VII from Steam when it was re-released, but the DRM was so annoying on the game that I actually ended up asking for a refund because it was unbelievably frustrating trying to get it to work. That being said, I welcome healthy competition in the gaming world, but GOG is the only platform for me.
Post edited December 14, 2018 by joelandsonja
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