I make regular sales videos for both platforms multiple times a week. So consider subscribing if you want to get updated with the latest deals. Also I am partnered with GOG as well and they have given me my own Page with some Recommendations. Check it out here : af.gog.com/partner/LowBudgetGaming?as=1740735888
Gotten my 1st free game from GOG the other day (Lost Ruins), and finally decided to venture the hows & whys of "STEAM vs GOG", and why I should consider GOG at all. As a console gamer at core, I NEEDED to know. Given problems with games like Flatout 2, Ultimate Carnage, Oblivion(I play with controller) and the dreaded how to's of FALLOUT 3 from STEAM, this video helped me alot. I WILL be using GOG alot more now. Thank you, brother. Instasubbed. And GOG, if you you're reading by any chance, please do all things possible to help bring the best underground (and savagely underrated) racing game, BLUR to PC.
I’ve been with Steam since the beginning and with GOG since the beginning. However my GOG account spent years neglected until recently. So now I’m slowly building up my GOG library to be in parallel with my Steam as much as I can. The DRM free nature of GOG is absolutely invaluable.
@@realtruenorth PC only. Possibly on a android, but that would require some technical know-how. A great way to get into PC gaming is actually through the Steam Deck. It is basically a portal PC and very affordable. You can even play it on your TV.
GOG all the way; if a game has LAN play and I want to be able to play it with my son in the same house, I shouldn't have to buy two copies, which Steam does. Just imagine, buying Super Mario Bros. 3 for NES back in 1989 and having to pay an extra $50 to unlock 2-player mode. Everyone, encourage every developer with games on Steam to expand to GOG!
I hate DRM in games, but I don't think that installing a game in two computers at the same time is a honest practice. Is because of things like that, that companies add drm in their products
@@i-frames816 if they're in the same house for the same family it should be fine, for the reason I stated above. I'm done having others control how I use my purchases; one of the reasons I just Android and not iPhone. GOG is what allows us to protest this direction in gaming without resorting to the Pirate Bay or quitting gaming entirely; any game devs that want my money (and I'm sure I'm not alone) will sell through GOG. I shouldn't have to pay $100 to play a $50 game with my 6yo son, and I'm taking a zero tolerance stance on it.
@@magicwordxyzzy I understand your frustration with the lack of split screen mode in recent coop games. But in my opinion, that don't justify making a copy of your game and distributing it to others. What is the line? Making a copy for 2 people? 3? Or 5?
@@magicwordxyzzyBut I think that this is most the developers fault. One game that does this very well is don't starve together. You can purchase one game and receive another key to give to anyone you like.
On gog you download and install games on and from your OWN computer. You don't need a launcher, either Also, you OWN the games that YOU buy. If steam shuts down, that's it: You've lost it all. With gog, your OWN storage becomes YOUR library. This alone is HUGE, especially in an time when most gaming companies only license games. They sell you an access key, nothing more.
@@mrtoolegittoquit2 Steam doesn't have anything setup right now even if they were to go down. For a company to say stuff like "we'll do something although we don't have anyway right" isn't good enough it should already be in place.
I use both. I’ve been a Steam user since 2007 and GOG since around 2015. Steam is where I get the latest games or simulators that Paradox refuses to release on GOG (Cities: Skylines, the upcoming Cities Skylines 2), or my favorite FPS series Sniper Elite. Or driving games like American Truck Simulator and ETS2. However, the communities are very toxic and they don’t accept every source of currency (generic Visa/MC gift cards that are not Steam are hard to use to add funds to purchase games, for example). And then there’s GOG. Man…during the days when Proton wasn’t a thing that Valve was using for Linux support, I found myself installing GOG any time that I installed Linux Mint and took a break from Windows. I kept my library ever since (almost 300 as of this morning). GOG is where I play games to RELAX (the Ys series, Colossal Order’s first game Cities in Motion, the Metro series, the Dishonored series, NO MAN’S SKY, Cloudpunk, Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner). It seems that if I want to relax, GOG is where I buy and play games. If I want to chase achievements, or if GOG doesn’t have it, I go to Steam.
For me steam is my priority since i find its shader cache pretty invaluable. It just helps games run smoother. But I do buy games off GOG if they're actually "good old games" ie. Old retro games that aren't available on steam, or if I hear the GOG version is patched up for modern systems. Something steam doesn't alwaya do.
For me having games like the Arkham and Yakuza series fully drm free is fantastic. I still mostly use Steam but having single player games with online only drm is ridiculous.
YOu won't be able to use Steam too long. IN January, YOU MUST have windows 10. BUT I AM TELLING YOU. that I talked to an insider, and he told me that they are going to force their customers to upgrade AGAIN, in June, for Windows 11. I am not kidding. Its bullshit.
@lukeyznaga7627 I got my first dedicated gaming pc in July that came with Windows 11. So I'm good for a bit but I agree with you, as long as someone has the specs to run games and steam they shouldn't be forced to upgrade their OS.
I've been using GOG for 8 months and Steam since 2018. Now living in a rural area, the DRM free nature of GOG has become invaluable, and occassionally, they will have different versions than Steam (Redout comes to mind). Now, Steam is for when I'm visiting family, and GOG is for everyday use. Thanks for putting out videos for the low budget gamer. It greatly helps for a disabled gamer like myself. You have a new subscriber in me
Thanks for the kind words. Yeah I have been buying more from GOG lately as well. The DRM free nature plus older games work better if they are the GOG version.
@@LBGSales Thanks for replying, very generous! Agreed. I got a couple games I grew up with (I grew up in the 2000s), and they work better on GOG. I will be upgrading my hardware soon. I found the AMD 5600g for $120 USD, so I'm going to build my first rig with it. GOG has more games that'll work with that cpu/igpu combo
Same here. Full AMD build, still have first gen Ryzen CPU although got a new GPU last year - 6600. Would like to upgrade CPU though as its aging a bit now.
@@DragonOfTheMortalKombat if I actually have the game on a disc, I don't have to worry about the service going down, unlike renting out games on Steam or Epic
Recent events are really making me think more about digital ownership, and I realize that it is an important matter that I care about. Not that I'm afraid that Steam will take away my games (not while Gabe Newell is alive, at least), but I'm starting to see a point in having a collection of games that are actually mine.
GOG is objectively better than Steam, so I only use Steam if the game isn’t available on GOG. And even then, for games I think have a good chance of getting on GOG, I simply opt to wait for the GOG version (like Robocop Rogue City).
I got a huge collection on both of them. I technically got more reasons to prefer GOG over Steam. In all honestly, GOG really gives you a lot of bang for your buck on so many games.
I like both platforms, but I tend to prefer GOG way more for older games since they come with more patches the own GOG devs do to fix stuff in-game, while Steam releases of some old games are a bit barebone in content, not to mention GOG's goodies are just awesome, smth that Steam doesn't have. However for most newer releases, Steam wins every time.
Do you mean "stock in GOG"? I hope you mean by buying games ... NOT by buying stock. That would mean GOG went public, and that would be bad news all around. Cheers.
GoG is the place i buy singleplayer. Steam is for multiplayer/live service games. I use to only use steam.. But DRM free and the fact you can dl the game installer means you own the game. If steam close tommorow i lose all the games on there.
Gog have always performance benefits,to test this i have installed wolfenstein new order on steam and gog, on steam it run smoother with little frame drops here and there in higher performance mode,but on other hands on gog it runs perfectly with no frame dips even on low performance mode
@@LBGSales it's just stupid gog sells itself as the drm free platform but doesn't have a client for the people that are into drm free stuff I plan on switching to linux once it's good enough though
Steam's launcher is the best and my first preference, bought most games there and they often have cheaper price due to their sales and 3rd party sales (Fanatical, Greenmangaming etc). GOG is my 2nd preference - has an ok launcher and older games not available on Steam. While having offline installer is a plus, personally have never used it yet but at least the option is there if necessary. Epic's launcher is worse, but claimed free games there, so I just use an alternative launcher for it. Some of their DRM-free games don't really require a launcher after installation. While I did buy some games from Epic before, also have not bought anything from them recently.
Also with gog galaxy you can map other storefronts to it so you can use same launcher for almost all games. I used gog before steam. I started using steam when XCOM2 come out.
Is it possible that Steam would eventually giveyou the option to download your games offline when they're beginning to shut down? Or is that not realistic
Steam will never shutdown they way too big… a new CEO one day when gaben retires but shutdown? hell no even if they would go bankrupt some investor would buy the platform and keep it going which will never happen as well bc they a privat owned company and make billions for literally nothing
It is definitely worth buying games from GOG. GOG has Wishlist as well, so once you create a Wishlist on your account, GOG will email you the sale prices when your Wishlisted games go on sale. GOG has sales fairly regularly.
@@stockpilethomas7900 Whether the prices are Canadian or US shouldn't matter much in the long run. In the long run what matters is owning your games. Can't do that on Steam. CAN do that on GOG.
You don't need to wait to "mature as a gamer" to go ahead and create a GOG account now. Add games to your Wishlist. Then receive emails from GOG when those games go on sale. When the price is low enough for you then buy the game. Then the game is yours to keep and you don't need a launcher to open it.
i use both for different purpose: - GOG: for retro games, like: Diablo 1, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, re-volt, stb. - Steam: Literally everything else and what about the other launchers ? ok. here we go: - Battlenet: only for diablo 3, (but i plan to buy a PS3 copy of the game, so i can abandon the launcher forever)... - Ubisoft: only for Assassin screed games. (once in a year) - EA launcher: barly used. only for EA exclusives.
thanks for this video. cyberpunk is currently astronomically cheaper to get on gog than on steam, but i have been hesitant to branch out from keeping all my gaming centralised on steam. after this though i think i’ll give gog a try.
@@LBGSales i’m in the uk. currently the only way to get cyberpunk plus the dlc on steam would be full price, being 75gbp. but for gog i can get ultimate edition for around 28
@@Unidud3 28 is pretty good. When CP was first launching they gave us regional price match. So this was the only game which had the same Regional Price on steam. However with the dlc they forgot all about it. Now I have the main game on GOG but now the dlc is cheaper on steam.
Funny you should say that. A few years ago GOG had something called GOG connect. Basically they would offer you some games for free on GOG if you already owned them on steam. You just had to connect your GOG and Steam accounts for them to verify you owned those games on Steam. Sadly they discontinued it but i still got a lot of games on GOG with this method. Entire Walking Dead Telltale series for example.
My old Asus republic of gamers 17in laptop from 2012 with windows 7 still runs gog perfectly lol iim planing on buying a new one when I can but it's nice to see a old ass laptop still running my fallout and Witcher games decently enough lol
IMHO Hell No! You purchase games via steam and you never own them. No Internet = No Gaming, No Steam = No Gaming, Steam Hacked = No Gaming, Steam shuts down and opens up under a different name = No Gaming, (ADD MORE HERE)
You can play the steam games without internet same as every other platform, most the time it is the developers/publishers who add in drm that prevents you from playing offline.
Really? I don't have an issue with it, except the maintenance. That was a shit show, it took longer than what they stated and longer than it should have and I shit my pants for few days, I thought I couldn't download the games I bought but it works like a charm now
I dont remember when I'm in Steam maybe when magazine put game with key on Steam... But when i calculeted my all games on Steam I see how many my games are not my. Sinse then i prefer GoG and when I can i bought this games that i have on Steam. Not all Games have Gog than Steam but what i can i bought in Gog. And I stop play in game on pc too so my library is not big. I change my platform from Pc to Ps4 Pro I`m form Poland😆
Yeah that's sensible. I have lot of games on PS3 as well. For collecting games GOG and Consoles is good (physical disks). For just playing new games steam is good along with other features like community, friends etc.
Sir! SIR...there is another advantage I wish you would discuss, "Low budget gaming". IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY and don't WANT to buy or upgrade to Windows 10, then GET GOG games for Skryim and other games. Because STEAM IS FORCING you to upgrade and spend money JUST TO PLAY THE GAMES YOU BOUGHT. On GOG games, there is no such bullshit. They do extra programming on the games ALL THE GAMES.... SO THAT YOU can play your games with compatibility , on your Windows 7 computer. You don't have to upgrade to win10, which at THIS point, (not 3 years ago,), TODAY, is going to cost you money.
or just install Linux like PopOS. That's what I do. Don't need Windows 10 or 11. Last I used is 7 and that is still bootable and works with Steam in Offline Mode in 2024.
if i and a friend wanted to buy a single player game and we paid 50-50 for it but on a one account can we download the game on both pc's and play it at the same time?
You can run GOG windows games on Linux just like Steam Windows games, just not as easily or conveniently as Proton. Things like Lutris and Heroic Launcher can help a bit with that.
So far in GOG i play 2 or 3 games, that are not latest version. So games where full whit game ending bugs, 1 of the game wont even start and is too late for refund! Thats why Steam is better!
I suppose if there are price drops happening in steamdb, then there is a decent chance that GOG might have a price drop? I need to research this theory 🤔 and calculate the average to see if it is consistent?
@@erikouwehand Hi. Well, I mostly play on Switch, PS4 Pro, and PC via 2020 MSI AMD gaming laptop. Collecting parts for a tower build as well: AM5 7800X3D paired with an older but still new in box NVidia ASUS RTX3080 Noctua OC. Gonna build it in a Lian Li 011 Air Mini case, all air cooled.
@@erikouwehand Also, I almost forgot, the most important thing. On PC I mostly buy my games on GOG / Good Old Games . I have some Steam games but I don't like the whole Big Bro online launcher platform thing. So I download my GOG games through the Offline Backup Installers, which means there is no need for a launcher. Once the games are installed via Backup Installer, the internet can be completely disabled and the games are completely playable because the whole game is installed on the SSD, without any Digital Rights Management attached. It's the best.
@@LBGSales by "like piracy" I mean you get to keep the installer file and play it for as long as you want, no? Because not being able to do this is the main reason I avoid many gaming companies, especially live services. This is also why I would never pay for a streaming service, because they don't actually allow to download a video file for you to keep on your preferred device.
@@bloody0 I know. it's just so many people complain about not owning their games and yet almost nobody talks about GOG where there is no such problem. More people should talk about it. I wish I knew about it earlier, not a month ago.
gog is nice, but it runs in the background until i restart my PC and also interjects itself rudely while i work. if i don't do this it can sometimes and usually does eventually, cause problems for me, if for example i log in to gog, play a few games, log out of gog, then do other tasks on my PC, the screen flashes sometimes while i edit stuff, and this causes terrible glitches to sometimes ruin my editing experience. gog has this issue, so pls beware.
GOG is DRM free, but you still need a GOG account right? if GOG if gone you wont be able to install de game in other computer, or how GOG works in that part?
GOG version is a nightmare to install. It won't download all the way forcing you to manually do it, and the newest patch also got stuck. I'm getting the steam version as well.
I stopped buying on Steam because steam no longer cares about anyone of us. They have become a disgrace to me. You can’t even get a hold of them most of the time which is ridiculous. I play most of the games on the Android tablet now.
No, although their maintenance last time took longer than they stated and should have and I shit bricks due to it cause I was worried about the games I bought but didn't download yet but it's all good
I make regular sales videos for both platforms multiple times a week. So consider subscribing if you want to get updated with the latest deals.
Also I am partnered with GOG as well and they have given me my own Page with some Recommendations. Check it out here : af.gog.com/partner/LowBudgetGaming?as=1740735888
What did you buy on epic? Games or epic exclusives?
@@yol_n Yeah some exclusives and some games that are cheaper on epic with the coupons etc.
Gotten my 1st free game from GOG the other day (Lost Ruins), and finally decided to venture the hows & whys of "STEAM vs GOG", and why I should consider GOG at all. As a console gamer at core, I NEEDED to know. Given problems with games like Flatout 2, Ultimate Carnage, Oblivion(I play with controller) and the dreaded how to's of FALLOUT 3 from STEAM, this video helped me alot. I WILL be using GOG alot more now. Thank you, brother. Instasubbed.
And GOG, if you you're reading by any chance, please do all things possible to help bring the best underground (and savagely underrated) racing game, BLUR to PC.
can we play a multiplayer game with a friend if I'm on steam and my friend is on gog ? or we must be both on the same platform ?
It depends on the game itself. Most should work.@@SoulBadoulibur2024
I’ve been with Steam since the beginning and with GOG since the beginning. However my GOG account spent years neglected until recently. So now I’m slowly building up my GOG library to be in parallel with my Steam as much as I can. The DRM free nature of GOG is absolutely invaluable.
Gog is drm free you don't need the internet.
@@X862go precisely.
Same. I wish I wasn't neglecting GOG though. I missed my chance to buy various delisted TellTale games.
Can I play GOG on Android or a game console? Do I need a PC?
@@realtruenorth PC only. Possibly on a android, but that would require some technical know-how. A great way to get into PC gaming is actually through the Steam Deck. It is basically a portal PC and very affordable. You can even play it on your TV.
GOG all the way; if a game has LAN play and I want to be able to play it with my son in the same house, I shouldn't have to buy two copies, which Steam does. Just imagine, buying Super Mario Bros. 3 for NES back in 1989 and having to pay an extra $50 to unlock 2-player mode. Everyone, encourage every developer with games on Steam to expand to GOG!
Agreed.
I hate DRM in games, but I don't think that installing a game in two computers at the same time is a honest practice. Is because of things like that, that companies add drm in their products
@@i-frames816 if they're in the same house for the same family it should be fine, for the reason I stated above. I'm done having others control how I use my purchases; one of the reasons I just Android and not iPhone. GOG is what allows us to protest this direction in gaming without resorting to the Pirate Bay or quitting gaming entirely; any game devs that want my money (and I'm sure I'm not alone) will sell through GOG. I shouldn't have to pay $100 to play a $50 game with my 6yo son, and I'm taking a zero tolerance stance on it.
@@magicwordxyzzy I understand your frustration with the lack of split screen mode in recent coop games. But in my opinion, that don't justify making a copy of your game and distributing it to others. What is the line? Making a copy for 2 people? 3? Or 5?
@@magicwordxyzzyBut I think that this is most the developers fault. One game that does this very well is don't starve together. You can purchase one game and receive another key to give to anyone you like.
On gog you download and install games on and from your OWN computer. You don't need a launcher, either Also, you OWN the games that YOU buy. If steam shuts down, that's it: You've lost it all. With gog, your OWN storage becomes YOUR library. This alone is HUGE, especially in an time when most gaming companies only license games. They sell you an access key, nothing more.
Steam shutting down? Did I just hear that? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@mrtoolegittoquit2, that's how things on internet are working bro.
@@mrtoolegittoquit2 Steam doesn't have anything setup right now even if they were to go down. For a company to say stuff like "we'll do something although we don't have anyway right" isn't good enough it should already be in place.
Wait till they get thier account banned or a new terms of service comes out that they are forced to agree with then lose all thier games
@@mrtoolegittoquit2Gabe is getting old. Even if steam doesn't shutdown. There is a chance that Steam might copy ubisoft or EA when Gabe passes away.
I use both. I’ve been a Steam user since 2007 and GOG since around 2015. Steam is where I get the latest games or simulators that Paradox refuses to release on GOG (Cities: Skylines, the upcoming Cities Skylines 2), or my favorite FPS series Sniper Elite. Or driving games like American Truck Simulator and ETS2. However, the communities are very toxic and they don’t accept every source of currency (generic Visa/MC gift cards that are not Steam are hard to use to add funds to purchase games, for example).
And then there’s GOG. Man…during the days when Proton wasn’t a thing that Valve was using for Linux support, I found myself installing GOG any time that I installed Linux Mint and took a break from Windows. I kept my library ever since (almost 300 as of this morning). GOG is where I play games to RELAX (the Ys series, Colossal Order’s first game Cities in Motion, the Metro series, the Dishonored series, NO MAN’S SKY, Cloudpunk, Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner). It seems that if I want to relax, GOG is where I buy and play games. If I want to chase achievements, or if GOG doesn’t have it, I go to Steam.
That's an interesting comparison as well between the 2.
For me steam is my priority since i find its shader cache pretty invaluable. It just helps games run smoother.
But I do buy games off GOG if they're actually "good old games" ie. Old retro games that aren't available on steam, or if I hear the GOG version is patched up for modern systems. Something steam doesn't alwaya do.
So you mean there is a performance difference between steam and GoG games?
@@tomasgoncalves8286 yeah
Gog uses less ram while steam uses more but it won't be as noticeable.
For me having games like the Arkham and Yakuza series fully drm free is fantastic. I still mostly use Steam but having single player games with online only drm is ridiculous.
Agreed
YOu won't be able to use Steam too long. IN January, YOU MUST have windows 10. BUT I AM TELLING YOU. that I talked to an insider, and he told me that they are going to force their customers to upgrade AGAIN, in June, for Windows 11. I am not kidding. Its bullshit.
@lukeyznaga7627 I got my first dedicated gaming pc in July that came with Windows 11. So I'm good for a bit but I agree with you, as long as someone has the specs to run games and steam they shouldn't be forced to upgrade their OS.
so you are using win 11. does it really operate better than windows 7??@@spectre_635
@@lukeyznaga7627 This comment aged like fine milk.
I've been using GOG for 8 months and Steam since 2018. Now living in a rural area, the DRM free nature of GOG has become invaluable, and occassionally, they will have different versions than Steam (Redout comes to mind). Now, Steam is for when I'm visiting family, and GOG is for everyday use. Thanks for putting out videos for the low budget gamer. It greatly helps for a disabled gamer like myself. You have a new subscriber in me
Thanks for the kind words. Yeah I have been buying more from GOG lately as well. The DRM free nature plus older games work better if they are the GOG version.
@@LBGSales Thanks for replying, very generous! Agreed. I got a couple games I grew up with (I grew up in the 2000s), and they work better on GOG. I will be upgrading my hardware soon. I found the AMD 5600g for $120 USD, so I'm going to build my first rig with it. GOG has more games that'll work with that cpu/igpu combo
Same here. Full AMD build, still have first gen Ryzen CPU although got a new GPU last year - 6600. Would like to upgrade CPU though as its aging a bit now.
@@LBGSales I traded my Wii for a 1650 OC, so I may put that in it. The AM4 socket CPUs have gotten cheaper over time, at least here in the USA
@@nathanieleslavik Yeah CPUs are cheaper. I was thinking of the 5600X as that would work on my board.
Also, once you've downloaded an installer, you can burn it on DVD/BR and put it on a case on your shelf
You guys really can't let go of discs can ya ? 🤣🤣
@@DragonOfTheMortalKombat if I actually have the game on a disc, I don't have to worry about the service going down, unlike renting out games on Steam or Epic
Also on farcry 2 i am getting 200fps or something on gog version,i never regret buying on gog. Gog never dissappointed me
Funny you shoudl say that. I have been really thinking of getting Far cry and Far Cry 2 as I have not played those.
@@LBGSales far cry is a generic shooter, far cry 2 is the most unique in the series and quite fun but didn't age well
Recent events are really making me think more about digital ownership, and I realize that it is an important matter that I care about. Not that I'm afraid that Steam will take away my games (not while Gabe Newell is alive, at least), but I'm starting to see a point in having a collection of games that are actually mine.
Buy on GOG and own your games.
@@GraeTendo Yeah, moving forward I'll buy my games on GOG whenever they're available.
Epic is ruining the game industry with exclusives. GOG and Steam have their positives..
GOG is objectively better than Steam, so I only use Steam if the game isn’t available on GOG. And even then, for games I think have a good chance of getting on GOG, I simply opt to wait for the GOG version (like Robocop Rogue City).
I got a huge collection on both of them. I technically got more reasons to prefer GOG over Steam. In all honestly, GOG really gives you a lot of bang for your buck on so many games.
I like both platforms, but I tend to prefer GOG way more for older games since they come with more patches the own GOG devs do to fix stuff in-game, while Steam releases of some old games are a bit barebone in content, not to mention GOG's goodies are just awesome, smth that Steam doesn't have. However for most newer releases, Steam wins every time.
Time to put some stocks to GOG. Supporting these kinds of stores is the way forward 💪🏼
Do you mean "stock in GOG"?
I hope you mean by buying games ...
NOT by buying stock.
That would mean GOG went public, and that would be bad news all around.
Cheers.
Oh God if GoG became a publicly traded company it would be a shittier steam lmao please no
GoG is the place i buy singleplayer. Steam is for multiplayer/live service games. I use to only use steam.. But DRM free and the fact you can dl the game installer means you own the game. If steam close tommorow i lose all the games on there.
I would like GOG , if GOG has Regional Pricing
I had forgotten you can play at GOG offline, as I know exactly how many hours I have played all my GOG games.
Gog have always performance benefits,to test this i have installed wolfenstein new order on steam and gog,
on steam it run smoother with little frame drops here and there in higher performance mode,but on other hands on gog it runs perfectly with no frame dips even on low performance mode
Yeah without DRM and launchers it makes it easier for lower end systems.
GOG without that linux client tho 👀
You on linux ?
@@LBGSales it's just stupid gog sells itself as the drm free platform but doesn't have a client for the people that are into drm free stuff
I plan on switching to linux once it's good enough though
@@yol_n I use Sude's tool to get my gog games locally on Linux it's great
Steam's launcher is the best and my first preference, bought most games there and they often have cheaper price due to their sales and 3rd party sales (Fanatical, Greenmangaming etc). GOG is my 2nd preference - has an ok launcher and older games not available on Steam. While having offline installer is a plus, personally have never used it yet but at least the option is there if necessary. Epic's launcher is worse, but claimed free games there, so I just use an alternative launcher for it. Some of their DRM-free games don't really require a launcher after installation. While I did buy some games from Epic before, also have not bought anything from them recently.
Also with gog galaxy you can map other storefronts to it so you can use same launcher for almost all games.
I used gog before steam. I started using steam when XCOM2 come out.
GOG is amazing!! Picked up Shadow of War and Shadow of Mordor for like $5 each with the DLCs last year! DRM free!!!
if i get a game that gets constant updates will the game on GOG be always up to date and how does it work with downloading the game?
Yeah you get regular updates. If you have the installer downloaded you can just download the update or download the full updated installer.
Can you make your GOG games collection video?
Is it possible that Steam would eventually giveyou the option to download your games offline when they're beginning to shut down? Or is that not realistic
It is definitely possible. And i hope something like that happens because we all have a lot of games there.
If you get banned on Steam they remove access to your games. I mean it's not "steam going offline", but it is a similar thing for the individual.
Steam will never shutdown they way too big… a new CEO one day when gaben retires but shutdown? hell no even if they would go bankrupt some investor would buy the platform and keep it going which will never happen as well bc they a privat owned company and make billions for literally nothing
As someone who’s going to switch to pc soon, GOG looks great to buy games and truly own them.
The GOG is the WAY.
with steam having profiles and communities it is the best option to me, its like myspace meets gaming.
Appreciate your perspective, nice video dude! Been collecting for 20 years on steam so wasn't sure if it was worth grabbing games on GoG
It is definitely worth buying games from GOG.
GOG has Wishlist as well, so once you create a Wishlist on your account, GOG will email you the sale prices when your Wishlisted games go on sale. GOG has sales fairly regularly.
Just getting into pc gaming soon. Its seem gog is cheaper in Canada compared to steam. Whats better to buy Skyrim for mods steam or gog?
I think mods should work the same on both versions 🤔 .
@@LBGSales GOG is cheaper because it was USA price
Not Canadian price lol
@@stockpilethomas7900
Whether the prices are Canadian or US shouldn't matter much in the long run.
In the long run what matters is owning your games.
Can't do that on Steam.
CAN do that on GOG.
This was helpful, thanks for uploading.
Gog is clearly better, but I’ve already spent thousands on my steam.
I like gog more but the negative aspect is we cannot play game in GeForce now except for the witcher compagny
as a new pc gamer who has steam deck oled i just know steam maybe after i mature as a gamer i will expand outside steam
You don't need to wait to "mature as a gamer" to go ahead and create a GOG account now.
Add games to your Wishlist. Then receive emails from GOG when those games go on sale.
When the price is low enough for you then buy the game. Then the game is yours to keep and you don't need a launcher to open it.
i use both for different purpose:
- GOG: for retro games, like: Diablo 1, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, re-volt, stb.
- Steam: Literally everything else
and what about the other launchers ? ok. here we go:
- Battlenet: only for diablo 3, (but i plan to buy a PS3 copy of the game, so i can abandon the launcher forever)...
- Ubisoft: only for Assassin screed games. (once in a year)
- EA launcher: barly used. only for EA exclusives.
thanks for this video. cyberpunk is currently astronomically cheaper to get on gog than on steam, but i have been hesitant to branch out from keeping all my gaming centralised on steam. after this though i think i’ll give gog a try.
Oh interesting. What region are you in ? I would be so happy if GOG was cheaper than steam for me. Still bought it on GOG.
@@LBGSales i’m in the uk. currently the only way to get cyberpunk plus the dlc on steam would be full price, being 75gbp. but for gog i can get ultimate edition for around 28
@@Unidud3 28 is pretty good. When CP was first launching they gave us regional price match. So this was the only game which had the same Regional Price on steam. However with the dlc they forgot all about it. Now I have the main game on GOG but now the dlc is cheaper on steam.
kinda wish I could pay a transfer fee for some games for the freedom like a balance transfer, i better not give them more ideas
Funny you should say that. A few years ago GOG had something called GOG connect. Basically they would offer you some games for free on GOG if you already owned them on steam. You just had to connect your GOG and Steam accounts for them to verify you owned those games on Steam. Sadly they discontinued it but i still got a lot of games on GOG with this method. Entire Walking Dead Telltale series for example.
thanks a lot been hearing good things about gog
My old Asus republic of gamers 17in laptop from 2012 with windows 7 still runs gog perfectly lol iim planing on buying a new one when I can but it's nice to see a old ass laptop still running my fallout and Witcher games decently enough lol
IMHO Hell No! You purchase games via steam and you never own them. No Internet = No Gaming, No Steam = No Gaming, Steam Hacked = No Gaming, Steam shuts down and opens up under a different name = No Gaming, (ADD MORE HERE)
You can play the steam games without internet same as every other platform, most the time it is the developers/publishers who add in drm that prevents you from playing offline.
@KymHaniford
This. I've been trying to tell people for years, but their ears are clogged with Steam Launchers.
I started to move to GOG. because our game are our property.
"Some of those unavoidable"
Nope. No Diablo 4 for me. Steam only :)
You have more will power that me :)
🤦 I wish 2 years ago when I started using pc I went with GOG.
Good thing you found GOG before you ended up RENTING all your games on Steam!
I support gog but man GOG Galaxy is soo bad.. i just can't.
also, most of my friends don;t buy or use GoG which is a shame.
I don't even use the launcher. Just download and play directly.
Really? I don't have an issue with it, except the maintenance. That was a shit show, it took longer than what they stated and longer than it should have and I shit my pants for few days, I thought I couldn't download the games I bought but it works like a charm now
I dont remember when I'm in Steam maybe when magazine put game with key on Steam...
But when i calculeted my all games on Steam I see how many my games are not my.
Sinse then i prefer GoG and when I can i bought this games that i have on Steam. Not all Games have Gog than Steam but what i can i bought in Gog.
And I stop play in game on pc too so my library is not big.
I change my platform from Pc to Ps4 Pro
I`m form Poland😆
Yeah that's sensible. I have lot of games on PS3 as well.
For collecting games GOG and Consoles is good (physical disks).
For just playing new games steam is good along with other features like community, friends etc.
Sir! SIR...there is another advantage I wish you would discuss, "Low budget gaming". IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY and don't WANT to buy or upgrade to Windows 10, then GET GOG games for Skryim and other games. Because STEAM IS FORCING you to upgrade and spend money JUST TO PLAY THE GAMES YOU BOUGHT. On GOG games, there is no such bullshit. They do extra programming on the games ALL THE GAMES.... SO THAT YOU can play your games with compatibility , on your Windows 7 computer. You don't have to upgrade to win10, which at THIS point, (not 3 years ago,), TODAY, is going to cost you money.
or just install Linux like PopOS. That's what I do. Don't need Windows 10 or 11. Last I used is 7 and that is still bootable and works with Steam in Offline Mode in 2024.
if i and a friend wanted to buy a single player game and we paid 50-50 for it but on a one account can we download the game on both pc's and play it at the same time?
For GOG if its single player then yes. Download the game installer and share with your friend. Obviously it will be only on one account.
@@LBGSales so if i bought a game like god of war 2018 and I give my friend the installer we can both play the game simultaneously
@@AVERAGE69696 Yeah you should be able to. You will need to share the installer with him. Would be big though.
Downside of GOG is you must use the malware known as Windows.
Actually you can play some of the games natively on Macs and Linux too.
You can run GOG windows games on Linux just like Steam Windows games, just not as easily or conveniently as Proton. Things like Lutris and Heroic Launcher can help a bit with that.
I 100% use linux for my gaming on GoG. All my games ready for me.
@@SaganStudios Native is going to break over time. It's called API rot. I use Proton for all my gaming needs
BUT, can you still use mods with games on GOG? Like Fluffy Manager for resident evil games?
GOG doesn't have resident evil (probably due to drm free refusal)
There are many mods available for some GOG games. You will have to check your modding sites for compatibility.
So far in GOG i play 2 or 3 games, that are not latest version. So games where full whit game ending bugs, 1 of the game wont even start and is too late for refund! Thats why Steam is better!
Is there any sites that help with keeping track of prices for GOG
GOG themselves mention the lowest price in the previous 30 days. Buy yeah i haven't found one like steamdb
I suppose if there are price drops happening in steamdb, then there is a decent chance that GOG might have a price drop? I need to research this theory 🤔 and calculate the average to see if it is consistent?
Found "GOG DB" (database) it acts similar to Steam DB. This website works best on desktop.
I use ITAD site for prices. It's been invaluable to me. I get notifications when something meets my price.
Issue with gog is it Requires TFA to refill wallet even if using 100% anonymous paysafe card, until that changes gog is dead to me.
You dont own games on steam but you do on GOG
I might shift to gog if the games i mainly play are on gog :\
Whats your opinion on Xbox PC gamepass?
I think its ok for checking out expensive new games.
The idea of a monthly subscription like GamePass makes me want to vomit.
I'm ole skool though.
We like owning our games.
@@GraeTendo What platforms do you use in that case? If I may ask?
@@erikouwehand
Hi. Well, I mostly play on Switch, PS4 Pro, and PC via 2020 MSI AMD gaming laptop.
Collecting parts for a tower build as well: AM5 7800X3D paired with an older but still new in box NVidia ASUS RTX3080 Noctua OC. Gonna build it in a Lian Li 011 Air Mini case, all air cooled.
@@erikouwehand
Also, I almost forgot, the most important thing.
On PC I mostly buy my games on GOG / Good Old Games .
I have some Steam games but I don't like the whole Big Bro online launcher platform thing.
So I download my GOG games through the Offline Backup Installers, which means there is no need for a launcher.
Once the games are installed via Backup Installer, the internet can be completely disabled and the games are completely playable because the whole game is installed on the SSD, without any Digital Rights Management attached.
It's the best.
so this is like piracy, but the good kind where the developer gets the money? Basically best of both worlds? If so, I want to support GOG!
Its not like piracy, lol. Its more buying a physical game but digitally.
@@LBGSales by "like piracy" I mean you get to keep the installer file and play it for as long as you want, no?
Because not being able to do this is the main reason I avoid many gaming companies, especially live services.
This is also why I would never pay for a streaming service, because they don't actually allow to download a video file for you to keep on your preferred device.
Yeah you keep the installer on your pc if you want.
@@TabalugaDragonthat’s just called owning your game outright and not a license
@@bloody0 I know. it's just so many people complain about not owning their games and yet almost nobody talks about GOG where there is no such problem. More people should talk about it. I wish I knew about it earlier, not a month ago.
isthereanydeal is the goat
Steam is a steaming pile, GOG is the best
lol
@ScottBrady ,
Facts, bro. Been trying to tell people.
gog is nice, but it runs in the background until i restart my PC and also interjects itself rudely while i work. if i don't do this it can sometimes and usually does eventually, cause problems for me, if for example i log in to gog, play a few games, log out of gog, then do other tasks on my PC, the screen flashes sometimes while i edit stuff, and this causes terrible glitches to sometimes ruin my editing experience. gog has this issue, so pls beware.
Yeah I don't even use the launcher. Just prefer playing games offline with that.
if I lose my password on gog do I lose all my games?
I don't think you will.
I have not tried this with GOG, but I'm pretty sure that you can have your "Password Reset" sent to your email.
GOG is DRM free, but you still need a GOG account right? if GOG if gone you wont be able to install de game in other computer, or how GOG works in that part?
You download the game installers your your PC. That's it.
GOG version is a nightmare to install. It won't download all the way forcing you to manually do it, and the newest patch also got stuck. I'm getting the steam version as well.
Of what ?
I stopped buying on Steam because steam no longer cares about anyone of us. They have become a disgrace to me. You can’t even get a hold of them most of the time which is ridiculous. I play most of the games on the Android tablet now.
Are there any download issues on gog ?
No, although their maintenance last time took longer than they stated and should have and I shit bricks due to it cause I was worried about the games I bought but didn't download yet but it's all good
But will it be around in 5 years when I want to download and play the game? I can trust steam isn’t going anywhere
He literally said u get the installer 🤦♂️
Try to clean your ears and pay closer attention next time! 😄
You have a lot more chances to keep your games from GOG than Steam
GoG you own your games you own the files no DRM to mess up your computer no nothing