I have read it runs fine on steam but would rather buy it on GOG due to the lack of DRM.
I thought this way in the beginning, but the way gog never even built a Linux client while valve literally made Linux a viable gaming platform from proton to steam deck, I buy all my games from steam now.
True. Linux client is a must for me. Their Windows launcher is kinda crap too. It has so much focus on trying to get all your games in one launcher but it’s not great as a launcher for any platform…
So, do you use Lutris instead?
I use Windows on Desktop and I use Steam Deck OS on my Steam Deck. On my Deck I usually just don’t play GOG games lol
@nieceandtows Yeah, I love GOG’s DRM-free ethos and I’d love to support them, but they sure don’t seem interested in supporting me.
I’d like for Steam to have good competition because monoculture is bad and competition is good for everybody. But if you’re a Linux gamer, nobody else compares to Valve.
Itch.io is really the only other game store that shows anything like Valve’s level of support for Linux, and it’s great but it’s not a Steam competitor.
You should be able to add it to your steam library as a non-steam game and then in game options in Steam set up using Proton as long as you have Proton enabled for all games, not just verified games.
I recommend Heroic Games Launcher for GOG games, it’s much nicer to use, IMO.
You can log into GOG through Lutris too, and install and launch games through that.
That doesn’t allow you to update the game though, so it doesn’t work out great for new games with frequent updates and a large download file size.
I have only used it to download older games, so I have no idea how it handles updates.
@Dubious_Fart @Raincloud I get this error when I play some games from GOG through heroic which happens on steam deck. Also, controller support is not great on gog through heroic. So, this makes me stay on steam to play games. Anyway, I hear that steam has drm free games so if BG3 and Star field are drm free then it doesn’t matter if it’s on steam or gog.
