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steam vs gog, which game store to buy from?
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this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2025
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Honestly, it depends on you, what matters to you more.
For their stance on DRM free and game preservation, Id buy from/support GOG every day of the damn week.
Problem is, that I'm from a third world country, with recent and very high inflation. Dollar is way too expensive here. (With a gov tax on converting the local currency to dollar on top of that 🤮)
So the above + regional pricing means I'm stuck to Steam + piracy.
If budget is tight, I'd say, stick to Steam. Otherwise, go GOG
Well for me price isnt a problem since for me on both platforms games cost similiar, gog for me is local buying though
well if there'd be a local digital game store for me that's as good as GOG I'd exclusively buy there.