• Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    How is backing up an installer from GoG different in any way to backup a game folder in Steam?

    Both can be copied to a different computer and used to run the game offline forever (unless of course the game has DRM, in which case both suffer from the same problem).

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      14 minutes ago

      Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t most Steam games require the steam client in order to run? You can’t necessarily just copy the files into a flash drive and deliver them to another computer.

      (unless of course the game has DRM, in which case both suffer from the same problem)

      That’s GOG’s whole schtick, none of the games they sell have DRM when purchased from their store. You can always copy the installer to another computer and run it.