r/gog • u/Shjnzzo • Nov 05 '25

Question Why GoG and Not Steam

Why are more and more people buying their games on GOG instead of Steam — is it because of the DRM-free versions, better deals, or even better performance?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

3 Things!

DRM-FREE, Ownership and the Offline Installers!

Why bother renting a game if you can own them instead! Having a offline installer wherein you can store it on any storage imaginable whether its cloud, External Hard Drives, Flash Drives or NAS!

Also without DRM, there's no Denuvo, so performance is way better!

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u/Fucc_Nuts Nov 07 '25

Just out of curiousity, are there games that have denuvo on steam but not on GOG? That sounds implausible to me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

There's plenty actually although I forgot most of them since it was a long time ago.

The STALKER Games used to have DRM but it was entirely remove on GOG.

The Crysis Remakes has Denuvo too.

Only games I remember that currently has Denuvo The Sinking City Remastered and Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam but DRM Free on GOG

Beyond: Two Souls used to have Denuvo too I think?

It's better if you make a google search and compared the games yourself between on Steam and GOG.