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Fazz
Honored Contributor
September 3, 2018
Question

GOG.com like Steam?

I was just looking at CDkeys.com and some of their games tell you to activate them on GOG.com. I've used Steam to activate keys, but I've never used GOG.com. I'm just wondering if anyone has used GOG.com for games and if it's like Steam or something entirely different? Do you just login to GOG.com to play your games like you do with Steam?

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    Orodreth16
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2018
    The beauty of gog is, that you can play all their content offline since everything they offer is DRM-free. That means of course you have to log in once to activate your key and download your game, but after the download has finished you don't have to login again. And all of this can be done through their website, no client needed.

    If you do want a client, however, they also offer that. It's called gog Galaxy and offers an experience similar to Steam.

    LZoltowski
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2018
    Yes no DRM on gog.com, it's maintained and owned by CDPROJECT RED, makers of the Witcher series.

    Once you buy a game you own it for life, you can archive the downloaded game, and in 20 years time still be able to run it with no activation :)
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    FazzAuthor
    Honored Contributor
    September 3, 2018
    Can you play with Steam players online or do you just get to use Gog Galaxy for multiplayer? Cheers!
    cybereality
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2018
    GOG is nice, DRM-Free is their big selling point. They also have pretty hefty sales on old games on a regular basis.
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    FazzAuthor
    Honored Contributor
    September 3, 2018
    @LZoltowski @cybereality - Does Multiplayer include Steam players if you purchase from GOG.com?
    LZoltowski
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2018
    I haven't got a clue, I don't play multiplayer games.
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    Anonymous
    September 3, 2018
    The other cool thing about GOG is that every once in a while they do something called GOG Connect that allows games you have in your Steam account to be added to your GOG account giving you a DRM free copy.

    Personally if I could migrate my whole Steam library to GOG I would, I like the concept of I buy it and it is mine forever or at least for as long as the install executable remains compatible with whatever version of Windows you are on.
    FazzAuthor
    Honored Contributor
    September 3, 2018
    @SimonSays28 - Do you know if I'm able to play multiplayer games with Steam friends?
    LZoltowski
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2018

    RedRizla said:

    @SimonSays28 - Do you know if I'm able to play multiplayer games with Steam friends?

    I did a bit of research and it looks like it depends on the developer and if they have implemented cross-platform play, either through GOG Galaxy or their own servers. So it would seem it's on a per title basis, I would search the forums on a particular title and see what others say.
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    FazzAuthor
    Honored Contributor
    September 3, 2018
    @LZoltowski - Thank you!
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