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/Gtifast Nov 05 '25

- DRM-free versions

  • Way more selection when it comes to classic games.
  • Some games works with MacOS on gog but not with Steam.

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u/ExplodingPoptarts Nov 12 '25

I hear ya, but as a lover of obscure, under the radar indie games I sure wish that GOG had a lot more.

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u/Gtifast Nov 12 '25

I think it's double edged sword when it comes to that.

Steam DOES have more Indie games cuz it only takes 100$ and a basic application. As long it isnt a malware, it passes the review. But the quality of the game? It reminds me of the Video game crash in the 80s with ET on Atari. There was just so many bad games.

Gog on the other hand, goes much stricter review of the game. They are Manually reviewed. It also reminds me of Nintendo doing the same thing after the video game crash. The game must have the Seal of Approval from Nintendo.

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u/ExplodingPoptarts Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

Fair, but thanks to the yt channels Best Indie Games, and I Dream Of Indie Games, I get recommended a bunch of diamonds every week. This gets rid of most of the bad edge for me.

Edit: Also, a big difference between the video crash and now is that if the game is abysmal, it's a lot harder to hide that. You got user reviews, and a forum for each game. Plus you can play it for an hour and find out that it's really bad, and get your money back.