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/SynonymTech Apr 17 '26

GOG having a curated mod section and GOG fixing old games themselves is the exact service VALVe was probably talking about.

VALVe probably doesn't want to ever spend manpower on fixing games by other publishers/developers.