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[–] ono@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Agreed; I would much prefer games and their storefronts to be open-source.

Of what we have today, though, most of Steam's competitors are far worse in this area.

Special nod to GOG, which lets you download games with a web browser. (Does Itch do this, too?)