On the one hand I like GOG because it has no DRM and has better prices (in my country) than Steam and I have the feeling that on the one hand it follows more the open source philosophy than Steam itself, but Steam has helped enormously to play Windows games on Linux, so I haven’t really made up my mind.

On the one hand I want to buy on Steam for the convenience, but on the other hand I prefer GOG because (in my country) is cheaper. Which platform do you prefer and why?

To give an example, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is currently $15 on Steam with regional pricing, but on GOG it’s worth just $6.

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    4 months ago

    Lutris makes the Linux experience easier

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      4 months ago

      Sure does, though I hope it keeps improving steadily. I’ve been donating to their patreon almost as long as it’s existed.

      For me, Lutris works about 50% of the time with no hassle. The other 50% of the time I get an error during installation that I can’t figure out, and I end up using steam or giving up.

      Recently it was Diablo 1 that I couldn’t get working on Lutris, but got working pretty quickly with steam

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        4 months ago

        That’s a shame, it’s worked pretty well for me. Probably a handful of games that won’t play ball.

        Hopefully it’ll keep improving