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Steam keeps on winning (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] Kaldo@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

What's wrong with Heroic launcher? Being a linux user you should be used by now to workarounds and alternative solutions to various problems, so why is that tool (that is pretty good and can even be used on steam deck) a deal breaker? That small inconvenience pales in comparison to benefits of DRM-free games and not supporting a monopoly IMHO.

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 10 months ago

My experience with Heroic has been... okay. I think the big issue is that a lot of tools are built with Steam in mind and not Heroic, which unintentionally adds friction.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I’m using epic on Steam deck.

I have to tweak something every now and then but I just won a Star Wars Resurgence giveaway here on Lemmy and with a tiny bit of work it runs perfectly.

I’ve been using Linux since Redhat 5.2 so I’m definitely used to workarounds and alternative solutions haha.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

It just... doesn't work as well as Steam. For example:

  • cloud saves between devices - sometimes I'll decide to play on my Steam Deck, and later on my PC
  • controller configuration
  • game selection - GOG/publisher issue, not Heroic

It works fine, but given that it's worse than Steam and GOG doesn't support it, I don't really see how it makes my life much better. Yeah, DRM-free is nice, but many (most?) if my games on Steam are also DRM-free, they're just not labeled or packaged as such, so I can often just copy the game directory somewhere and run w/o Steam running.

So GOG needs to give me a better reason to use their service. I'm not going to jump through hoops just because "DRM-free" is advertised instead of hidden. For me, that means one of the following:

Pick one and I'll feel more confident in using their products.