ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up1823arrow-down135cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1788arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square253fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 hours agoThere’s a Linux specific Steam program though. Is there a Linux specific GOG program?
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·15 hours agoThe Heroic Games Launcher can download and run GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.
minus-squareOhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThey set up a commission with gog if you buy games through heroic
minus-squareouch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 minutes agoIs this an actual, specific deal with Heroic, or some general affiliate linking thing?
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoCool, thanks.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoYou mean a native version of GOG? I don’t think so, but you can use it through Lutris.
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·15 hours agoNowadays the Heroic Games Launcher is the preferred solution for downloading and running GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoCool, thank you.
There’s a Linux specific Steam program though. Is there a Linux specific GOG program?
The Heroic Games Launcher can download and run GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.
How does GOG support Heroic?
They set up a commission with gog if you buy games through heroic
Is this an actual, specific deal with Heroic, or some general affiliate linking thing?
Cool, thanks.
You mean a native version of GOG? I don’t think so, but you can use it through Lutris.
Nowadays the Heroic Games Launcher is the preferred solution for downloading and running GOG games. It’s a community-run project, but officially affiliated with GOG.
Cool, thank you.