GOG:
pros:
Longevity
easy name to remember
DRM-free movies/games
working on modern systems plus all manuals and bonuses.
cons:
gog galaxy launcher slow to launch, needed for multiplayer access (depends on games understandable)

jordan zoom platform:
pros:
Duke Nukem 3d
Educational and Historical legacy titles
Additional stuff that comes with games thanks to community
Cons:
name confusing with zoom video chat
not a lot in library
needs more exclusives
needs more coverage to compete with gog/steam

humble bundle
pros:
charity work
drm free
dual steam/hb copy sometimes depending on game
great stuff to get all in ones
cons:
owned by IGN
no launcher
bundles depends on price (pay what you want but requires a minimum so i think changing the terms is needed to avoid false advertising)
long name

I understand ZP vs GOG. why humble bundle? Last I checked most games being sold are with steam keys.

they also have DRM free games you can get via the HB library

Humble Bundle store filters make it trivial to show only their DRM-free games, a collection of 1 452 games is not what I would call a tiny selection (that's a bit more than 10 % of all the games they sell). I wish GOG provided such filters.

And they don't try to trick you into downloading and installing some unwanted software just to get access to your games…

Why Steam? They are releasing some of their games there.

The big blue button in my library says « Download and install », someone new to GOG will assume that it is about downloading and installing *the game*, not some other software.

Meanwhile the real download links are after a header saying « Download offline backup game installers », but why would I want a *backup* game installer? What is it missing compared to a regular game installer?

Everything in there is designed to trick the user. And it works, we can see that with regularity on these forums.

You raise some interesting points about the pros and cons of each platform.

weird bait thread is weird.

One significant downside of Zoom Platform compared to GOG/Steam is the lack of community forums - which removes the possibility of user-to-user support, which can be important when official support doesn't come up to scratch.

Is there any real proof this what GOG doing? Trying to trick us? Because it sounds like a conspiracy.

It's a open secret that GOG would prefer us to use Galaxy, starting with the fact that if you install a game with the installer and then click "launch", it will launch Galaxy and not the game.
Among other things also the wording encourages this way of thinking. But it's also not wrong. It is a backup - for the case that the GOG webpage ever vanishes. The word however is not found in the files themselves, just in the description.

I don't care how they call it as long as it works. I have Duke Nukem 1-3 + Manhattan here. No idea why Apogee or whoever removed them from GOG.

You should add fireflowergames to your list, they have some good point&click adventures not to be found on the other pages.

GOG cons: you mentioned bundle prices as "pro" for another site, so it must be a "con" on GOG.
Bundle handling and version handling is awful
1. Base product + Deluxe Edition upgrade = Deluxe Edition? Not on GOG, on GOG you get ads for the Deluxe Edition forever, can't even mark it as "owned" or put it on ignore or something.
2. Partially owned bundles cost the same as bundles where you don't own anything.


edit: about the 'con' galaxy multiplayer requirement. I would say, that's neutral,because: pro: Games have multiplayer.
It would be a pure "con", if the same games on Zoom offer multiplayer without client, that require Galaxy on GOG.

Lies! Nobody knows the true origin of the GOGBear!

Have you been living under a rock since 2014? ;P

Hey, they do not even try to hide it, they are pretty transparent with their will to get all of their customers to use their optional-for-now games client.

These days Humble is barely even about charity, much less DRM free. If memory serves, it used to be that 100% of a bundle's proceeds went to charity. Then it was a slider you could choose how much to donate to charity, and how much to Humble. Now it's 10% to charity with no option to change the ratio, meaning 90% is going to Humble/the game dev. It's basically just a key reseller that gets a small tax deduction.

They do have individual games that are DRM-free, but when was the last time they had a DRM-free game bundle? Other features like Humble Choice are intrinsically linked to Steam.

Given that there are already a bunch of games on Steam that are DRM-free, I would argue you may as well just cut out the middle man, buy the games there, and then donate whatever you can to the charity of your choice. No real reason for Humble to be taking a cut.