Poll: GOG and Steam.

[anthony87]

I just recently came into ownership of my very own Visa Card so I've started getting in on this whole digital distribution mabob. I mainly use Steam for this but I've noticed GOG.com mentioned a lot on this site so I figure I'd get some info from people in the know.

Would any of you recommend GOG.com over Steam or vice-versa?

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

I prefer Steam, but there are some games on GOG.com that I can't get elsewhere.
So... yeah.
Steam for general, GOG for the older gems.
Edit: You can get most new PC games on Steam, so that is a better choice, but, as I said, some older games can't be found there.
Additional: The post below also has a good point. Valve/Steam does charge differently, depending on where you are. GOG doesn't. But has less games.

 

[Ciartan]

GOG because games acually arent FUCKING EXPENSIVE there.
I mean seriously, 1 DOLLAR IS NOT THE SAME AS 1 EURO!
SCREW YOU VALVE!

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

In general steam.. although i wouldnt ever buy any new games on there because its more expensive, but the sales are great.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Good Old Games is great if you want to find some old gems, but I tend to use Steam more because there aren't any new releases on GoG.

 

[jpoon]

GOG, I'll use steam when I absolutely have to but I'm not a fan.

 

[Voxgizer]

Steam's where I generally go, but I've been hanging around GoG for nearly a year. Can't get DN3D, Blood, Blood II, or a ton of other classic fps games on Steam.

 

[psicat]

I prefer GOG for classic DRM free games at a good price. GamersGate for newer or indie games, and Steam only as a last resort for a few games I can't find elsewhere, or only with worse DRM than Steam itself.

 

[Liam Riordan]

I use Steam, I never knew about GOG.com, though after looking through some of the old gems, I want to go on a little spending spree.

 

[Captainguy42]

As many people have mentioned it totally depends on the kind of games your after. There are a lot of games on GoG that you wouldn't be able to find on Steam and vice versa. If your a fan of WRPG's I will say you'd be remiss if you didn't play some of the games on GoG, like Planescape or the Baldurs Gate series. Another similar service I can recommend is Direct 2 Drive, which is closer to Steam than GoG.

 

[AlexiVolkov]

I like GOG for all the old stuff Steam doesn't carry, and I like Steam for all the new stuff GOG doesn't carry. Of the two I prefer steam, but that might have something to do with the hundred plus games I have on there. Also an easy way for me to keep track of games I want, thanks to wishlist.

 

[linwolf]

If GOG have the game then it's the best place to get it.

 

[BlindTom]

As a gamer you pretty much owe GOG at least a fraction of your business. They are doing everything that we spend all our time whinging for on internet forums. Steam is ok but never forget that you ARE buying games with DRM and you WILL have to crack them when your rental expires. Direct 2 Drive will lock you out of your games at the first chance it gets. Those guys owe me.

 

[gibboss28]

I use both, GoG has some really nice games on offer. It also has one of my favorite games on there, Tyrian which you get for free, woop. Currently downloading the Witcher 2 from them. 4 more hours to go. /sigh.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Steam caters more towards new releases and the multiplayer aspect of gaming, but GOG is quickly becoming the best legal method to obtain classic single player games. GOG's prices tend to be cheaper (though Steam will still beat them sometimes with their sales), and many of the games they offer simply aren't available on Steam. I also appreciate how you don't have to be logged in to play the games you download.

Basically it all depends on personal preferences. I use Steam more often, but when it comes to revisiting childhood favorites GOG can't be beat.

 

[bombadilillo]

As a gamer you pretty much owe GOG at least a fraction of your business. They are doing everything that we spend all our time whinging for on internet forums. Steam is ok but never forget that you ARE buying games with DRM and you WILL have to crack them when your rental expires. Direct 2 Drive will lock you out of your games at the first chance it gets. Those guys owe me.

What? Rental? Explain please.

 

[Irridium]

GoG sells older games that are optimized to run on current systems, sells them for really cheap, and with no DRM.

Meaning you don't have to rely on a separate source staying stable to play your game. When Steam is acting iffy, chances are you can't play your games because Steam is fickle like that. If something goes iffy on GoG, you can still play your games. So there's that.

I guess it depends if you want to buy newer or older games. If you want older, go with GoG. If you want newer, well there's Steam.

I still suggest GoG. Those guys deserve lots of money.

 

[bombadilillo]

How are their sales? because I'm browsing some games randomly and they are priced better on steam in general it seems. I mostly keep an eye on steam sales and buy most games like that. Does GOG have epic sales?

 

[BlindTom]

As a gamer you pretty much owe GOG at least a fraction of your business. They are doing everything that we spend all our time whinging for on internet forums. Steam is ok but never forget that you ARE buying games with DRM and you WILL have to crack them when your rental expires. Direct 2 Drive will lock you out of your games at the first chance it gets. Those guys owe me.

What? Rental? Explain please.

The primary function of all DRM is to make sure that you don't buy games, only rent them. Sooner or later the mechanism by which you legitimately circumvent your DRM will be unavailable or obsolete and at that point you will lose access to the data you thought you bought. This is why historians and scientists tend to despise it so much. Steam is one of the best of the bunch in that they are open about what they are doing but on more than one occasion I have been blocked from playing one of my games because steam wanted to update it and I was offline or some bullshit. GOG will never do that to you and GOG's verification servers will never fade from existence and take your games with them because it doesn't have any in the first place.