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Which PC game distribution service is better? (lemmus.org)
submitted 6 months ago by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world
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I’m curious about trying Fallout (1997) but I saw that it exists for Steam and GOG Galaxy:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/38400/Fallout_A_Post_Nuclear_Role_Playing_Game/

https://www.gog.com/en/game/fallout

In this case, more like do I want to play Fallout on Steam or do I want to try playing it on GOG.com?

There are some other games I wanted to try on GOG.com too like Alone in the Dark 1+2+3 and System Shock 1+2 that I has discovered recently.

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 45 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

GOG has the benefit of being completely DRM-free and not requiring their application to download, install, or run games. (They have a storefront app, but you can also buy games and download stand-alone installers with a web browser.)

Steam has the benefit of contributing a lot to gaming on Linux, to the point where ditching Windows is now very much viable in most cases. (Games with certain specific anti-cheat systems are the main exception.)

I'm happy to spend money with either of them, for different reasons.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This. Gog literally links you the .exe file and turns you loose, Steam is a (mostly) benevolent monopoly that does good for the PC gaming ecosystem

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

And we all wish on every star that it stays that way!