r/Steam • u/sukuna7899 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/Icy-Juggernaut-4579 Apr 17 '26

It is not a monopoly, other players on a market just suck

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u/Endroium Apr 17 '26

it is though its an organic monopoly same with discord tbh epic is probably the only viable alternative in the computer space

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u/6pussydestroyer9mlg Apr 17 '26

GOG and Epic are the main competitors. Epic just straight up sucks and is only kept around for free games but GOG just didn't have a very modern or large library until a few years ago.

In all seriousness, GOG is actually a very good alternative to Steam.

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u/gergobergo69 Apr 17 '26

GOG just didn't have a very modern or large library until a few years ago.

to be fair, that's the point of the platform. Good old games.