I know, it’s still a single-digit percentage of the market share, but I wish GOG would finally give us an official GOG Galaxy version for Linux. Yes, I can integrate my GOG account with Lutris, which is fine, I guess, but steam manages to grab my fickle attention with their app easily, including tempting me to waste money on DRM-proteced game licenses where the games aren’t even owned by me 😞
So far, Valve hasn’t abused that, and they have been amazing for Linux gaming, but it does not feel great, knowing the fundamentals there are what they are.
Well colour me intrigued - and also abysmally ignorant - I hadn’t followed them initially, because I was never interested in the Epic Store, but checking them out again just now, the project has just easily grown into something amazing and far beyond the initial scope!
Heroic is pretty much flawless for me. It flakes out less than Linux Steam, honestly. I’m looking at it right now, and it picked up all my GOG installs, it keeps them updated and it does support cloud saves on GOG, although it’s in beta and they caveat enough to make you think twice.
I gave up on GOG years ago. Not only do publishers who put their games on GOG treat the customrlers there as second class, but then GOG treats linux users as second class. So we’re like. Fourth class. Sucks ass, man.
While I respect and use GOG occasionally there really isn’t any competitor to Steam for its library, Greenlight, and Linux support. Also their CDN tech is bleeding edge and massive, not even the Publisher’s shitty apps like EA could hold a candle to it. We’re very lucky Valve isn’t a malicious company, really fuckin hope there’s some sort of long-term plan for their leadership post GabeN.
And while yes it is American made, it’s at least from Washington so that’s not as bad I guess.
I know, it’s still a single-digit percentage of the market share, but I wish GOG would finally give us an official GOG Galaxy version for Linux. Yes, I can integrate my GOG account with Lutris, which is fine, I guess, but steam manages to grab my fickle attention with their app easily, including tempting me to waste money on DRM-proteced game licenses where the games aren’t even owned by me 😞
So far, Valve hasn’t abused that, and they have been amazing for Linux gaming, but it does not feel great, knowing the fundamentals there are what they are.
Other people have mentioned Heroic as another Gog client
Well colour me intrigued - and also abysmally ignorant - I hadn’t followed them initially, because I was never interested in the Epic Store, but checking them out again just now, the project has just easily grown into something amazing and far beyond the initial scope!
I wish GOG’s client was native to Linux, but in lieu of that Heroic is the next best client I have tried.
AFAIK Heroic is more or less officially supported by GOG, they even have a affiliate deal when you buy games from within the launcher
Heroic is pretty much flawless for me. It flakes out less than Linux Steam, honestly. I’m looking at it right now, and it picked up all my GOG installs, it keeps them updated and it does support cloud saves on GOG, although it’s in beta and they caveat enough to make you think twice.
Heroic works perfect on steam deck.
I wish Valve would move to New Zealand.
Being based in New Zealand would give Valve such an incredible glowup!
Do a merger with mega.nz
I gave up on GOG years ago. Not only do publishers who put their games on GOG treat the customrlers there as second class, but then GOG treats linux users as second class. So we’re like. Fourth class. Sucks ass, man.
While I respect and use GOG occasionally there really isn’t any competitor to Steam for its library, Greenlight, and Linux support. Also their CDN tech is bleeding edge and massive, not even the Publisher’s shitty apps like EA could hold a candle to it. We’re very lucky Valve isn’t a malicious company, really fuckin hope there’s some sort of long-term plan for their leadership post GabeN.
And while yes it is American made, it’s at least from Washington so that’s not as bad I guess.