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13 votes
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Microsoft is bringing more games to Steam, says 'We believe you should have choice in where you buy your PC games'
15 votes -
Steam Spring Cleaning Event - Games free to try and on sale + tasks and projects for playing games in your collection
9 votes -
Valve explains their thoughts about whether the recent Assassin's Creed: Unity giveaway resulted in the first "off-topic review bomb" with a positive effect
14 votes -
Steam Client Beta Update - May 15th, 2019
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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech comes to PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam on May 31
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Risk of Rain 2 has passed one million sales on Steam in the first month of Early Access
8 votes -
Epic buys Rocket League developer Psyonix, strongly hints it will stop selling the game on Steam
62 votes -
Official Valve Index pages now up on Valve's website
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Tim Sweeney - If Steam commited to a 12% take, we would stop buying exclusives
@timsweeneyepic: @GV_Delchev @riggedforepic @BeegorBucleor @MrAngryBates If Steam committed to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers without major strings attached, Epic would hastily organize a retreat from exclusives (while honoring our partner commitments) and consider putting our own games on Steam.
7 votes -
Octopath Traveler | Released for PC on June 7, 2019
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Multiple upcoming Bethesda games will be released on Steam, as well as Fallout 76 (currently exclusive to Bethesda launcher)
@bethesda: We're pleased to announce that RAGE 2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, and DOOM Eternal will be released on Steam as well as https://t.co/p0BARqmTBp. We will also be bringing Fallout 76 to Steam later this year.
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Steam is finally getting a redesigned library—here's our first look
16 votes -
Steam announces plans to identify "off-topic review bombs", and remove them from games' review scores
13 votes -
Dwarf Fortress to be Released on Steam and itch.io
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New Steam client beta supports "Steam Link Anywhere", allowing streaming games outside the local network
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Valve lays off thirteen employees, reportedly slashing VR hardware division
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming to Steam, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One on April 9
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Devotion developer calls for calm as fallout from China Winnie the Pooh poster goes from bad to worse
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I just discovered Steam
I know I'm late to the party, but do you have any recommendations, hidden gems? What's your favorite lately? I've played most of the big games on console, so I would be looking for something that...
I know I'm late to the party, but do you have any recommendations, hidden gems? What's your favorite lately?
I've played most of the big games on console, so I would be looking for something that isn't on PS/Xbox.
Thanks!
Edit: I usually like puzzly games such as Limbo, Inside, Little Nightmares or story-driven epics like RDR2, God of War.
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Linux gaming is on a life-support system called Steam
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Enderal - Forgotten Stories released on Steam (Standalone total conversion mod for Skyrim)
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Steam Play recently hit 500 Windows games rated as Platinum on ProtonDB
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Metro developer threatens to drop future PC support in response to boycott
24 votes -
2018 Steam Awards winners announced
https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/ Video direct link: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/store/promo/steamawards/Steam_Awards_2018_04_NoCountdown.mp4 Wikipedia table with results:...
https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/
Video direct link:
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/store/promo/steamawards/Steam_Awards_2018_04_NoCountdown.mp4Wikipedia table with results:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Awards#2018The "Game of the Year" Award The "VR Game of the Year" Award The "Labor of Love" Award The "Best Developer" Award The "Best Environment" Award The "Better with Friends" Award The "Best Alternate History" Award The "Most Fun with a Machine" Award 19 votes -
The action adventure game 'Evoland Legendary Edition' arrives with Linux support
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Looks like Steam’s getting dedicated servers for non-Valve games
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Steam's Lunar New Year 2019 sale - many games on sale, including an extra $5 off first $30+ purchase
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It's great that Epic is trying to compete with Steam, but they're going about it in the worst way
17 votes -
Metro Exodus being pulled from Steam, now only on Epic Store (preoders will be honored)
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Amplitude Games: Endless series free weekend
7 votes -
So you want to compete with Steam: Epic, Discord, Kartridge, and RobotCache
11 votes -
Steam - 2018 Year in Review
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‘The Division 2’ coming to Epic Games Store, pulled from Steam
17 votes -
Star Control: Origins has been removed from sale on Steam and GOG following DMCA takedown filing by original Star Control creators
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What games do you have on your Steam wishlist that haven't come out yet?
What upcoming game are you looking forward to so much that they're already on your Steam wishlist? Mine are: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Away: The Survival Series Children of Morta Morning...
What upcoming game are you looking forward to so much that they're already on your Steam wishlist?
Mine are:
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Away: The Survival Series
Children of Morta
Morning Star
Noita
Space Haven
What The Golf?13 votes -
Steam's “Best of 2018” Lists - A Look Back At 2018
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Steam Winter Sale is live until Jan 3, including voting for the Steam Awards and a daily "advent calendar" of Steam items
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Steam Awards finalists
Previous discussion here Nominees for Game of the Year: “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” “Monster Hunter: World” “Kingdom Come: Deliverance” “Hitman 2” “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” Nominees for VR...
Previous discussion here
Nominees for Game of the Year:
- “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds”
- “Monster Hunter: World”
- “Kingdom Come: Deliverance”
- “Hitman 2”
- “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey”
Nominees for VR Game of the Year:
- “VRChat”
- “Beat Saber”
- “Fallout 4 VR”
- “Superhot VR”
Nominees for Labor of Love:
- “Dota 2”
- “Grand Theft Auto V”
- “No Man’s Sky”
- “Path of Exile”
- “Stardew Valley”
Nominees for Best Environment:
- “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”
- “Subnautica”
- “Shadow of the Tomb Raider”
- “Far Cry 5”
- “Dark Souls III”
Nominees for Better with Friends:
- “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
- “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege”
- “Payday 2”
- “Dead by Daylight”
- “Overcooked! 2”
Nominees for Best Alternate History:
- “Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus”
- “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey”
- “Hearts of Iron IV”
- “Sid Meier’s Civilization VI”
- “Fallout 4”
Nominees for Most Fun with a Machine:
- “Euro Truck Simulator 2”
- “Rocket League”
- “NieR: Automata”
- “Factorio”
- “Space Engineers”
Nominees for Best Developer:
- CD Projekt Red
- Ubisoft
- Bethesda
- Rockstar Games
- Digital Extremes Ltd.
- Square Enix
- Capcom
- Paradox Interactive
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Klei
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Slay the Spire will release from Early Access on January 23, 2019
10 votes -
Steam Awards nominations are now open!
14 votes -
Steam Link for the Raspberry Pi is now officially available
10 votes -
Artifact - Preorders now available on Steam + answers to some questions about what the purchase includes and what will be available at launch
6 votes -
Steam Autumn Sale 2018
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Steam developers speak: Maximum profits for Valve, minimum responsibilities
10 votes -
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey becomes the highest played in the series with 33% more players on Steam than last year
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The future of GOG: Mod support, Steam rivalry and problematic tweets
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Controller gaming on PC
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The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on
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Linux gaming: GOG vs. Steam?
I started prioritizing GOG a couple of years ago, buying most of my games there because I love their DRM-free stance. I have an entire backup of my GOG gaming library on my hard drive, so even if...
I started prioritizing GOG a couple of years ago, buying most of my games there because I love their DRM-free stance. I have an entire backup of my GOG gaming library on my hard drive, so even if something happened to my account I'd still have everything I've bought from them over the years. On the other hand, their Linux support isn't great. For example, GOG Galaxy, their all-in-one frontend, is still not available on Linux despite being out for other platforms for years.
Steam, on the other hand, is DRM-agnostic, and there isn't an easy way to separate my games from the service. I worry about what would happen if I somehow lost access to my account. When a game is available on Steam and GOG, I opt for GOG each time because I'd rather have a DRM-free copy that I can control. Nevertheless, Valve has done a lot to support Linux gaming, especially with their recent debut of SteamPlay and Proton. Right now, Steam gives a much better user experience to Linux users and supporting Valve helps move Linux gaming forward. It also helps that their selection is much greater than GOG's, (though that's less of a pull for me as I do appreciate GOG's heavier-handed curation).
I'm torn because I want a little of column A and a little of column B. I keep hoping that GOG will eventually catch up with Steam with regards to Linux support, but that's already been the dream for a while (and a lot of people are done holding their breath). At this point I'm wondering whether I should just hop on the SteamPlay train and start putting my eggs back in that basket. Anyone have any thoughts? Who do you choose to buy from, and why?
31 votes