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steam vs gog, which game store to buy from? (szmer.info)

submitted 1 week ago by Igilq@szmer.info to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Hey, so for some time now i had this problem... I have been buying games from both gog and steam... No drm option is good on gog but there are some festures missing from what steam has, for example being able to buy games from trading cards... What should i do? Focuse on buying games from gog and if there isnt a game then buy it on steam? Or maybe just buy games on steam?

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[–] Artopal@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I buy from Steam because of the excellent Linux support, and Steam input.

I buy from GOG because I like owning my games and I like preserving good old games.

Every time I buy a game I make a choice based on those criteria.

I don't like owning games twice.

The choice isn't always easy, but that's OK.

[–] boletus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

You can get the steam Linux support and steam input by adding your gog games as non steam games or using heroic or lutris or the like. It usually works pretty well.