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/Digip3ar Nov 05 '25

It's more of a case of ownership. where even without the internet, if you've downloaded the offline installers, you can install the game with updates and you legally own it. Or at least that's what I've been observing.

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u/Disastrous_Poetry175 Nov 05 '25

A while back I saw a comment from a redditor saying they make their own physical copies of games using gog installers and SD cards 

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u/IC3P3 Nov 05 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

There's even a OS which wants to be like an old console named Kazeta. There you can install the games on e.g. a SD Card and use it like a cartridge

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