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Posted April 26, 2015
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jpilot: When buying "Race the Sun" here on GOG, you'll get a serial number which you can use to register on the developer's website, where you can get a Steam key for the game.
Thanks!

Added Race the Sun / Flippfly to the list.
Posted April 26, 2015
See, personally i dont see the point, want a game on steam buy it on steam, i dont really get buying a title on a website that is all about DRM free then redeeming it on steam who some argue that steams very existence is DRM. But each to their own I guess.
Posted April 26, 2015
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reaver894: But each to their own I guess.
Some games have differences between GOG and Steam versions. Like language support, daily challenges, even exclusive content.
Not to mention that some people want to have a game on multiple platforms, for various reasons.
Posted April 27, 2015
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reaver894: See, personally i dont see the point, want a game on steam buy it on steam, i dont really get buying a title on a website that is all about DRM free then redeeming it on steam who some argue that steams very existence is DRM. But each to their own I guess.
+1 for this :)
Posted April 30, 2015
Added Instant Kingdom / Driftmoon to the list.
Posted April 30, 2015
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reaver894: who some argue that steams very existence is DRM. But each to their own I guess.
Isn't it kind of meaningless to base an opinion on what someone argues rather than facts? Games can be delivered DRM-free through Steam as well.

Given Witcher 3's 'We dabbled with DRM but aren't doing it this time' I'm going to assume Witcher 3 on Steam will be DRM-Free this time. There's certainly no excuse not to (apart from a cheap sales tactic perhaps 'GOG version is DRM-Free!')
Posted June 09, 2015
Added Alientrap Games to the list.
Posted June 09, 2015
This should definitely be a stickied thread. +1 for thinking of it.
I use both GOG and Steam. I tend to think of GOG as my bank vault games because they're DRM-free, and I use Steam for the differences. Sometimes it's nice to have two versions of the same game running, especially in RPG's. Play evil on Steam, good on GOG. Save the NPC, save the other NPC. That kind of thing.
Also, trading cards. ;)
Posted June 09, 2015
It's a nice idea, but as Timppu says, it might result in a worrying trend towards neglecting patching for the DRM-free versions.

If developers can maintain some degree of discipline in patching processes, then it be interesting to see if GOG would be willing to use Steam API integration to mirror game licences across two accounts for games whose developers opt in to such a system, along similar lines as the GOG Reclaim Your Game scheme.

For example, let's say a user has Anomaly: Warzone Earth on Steam only and Dust: An Elysian Tail on GOG only, and that 11bit Studios and Humble Hearts theoretically agrees to this scheme. A user would click on a button to sync the accounts, the Steam API website would open to ask for permission to do this, then Anomaly would be added to the active GOG account and Dust would be added to the active Steam account.

Given that developers are at liberty to issue as many external Steam keys as they want, such a feature would essentially be in GOG's and developers' hands. I don't think every developer would agree to this, but it's certainly worth bearing in mind.
Post edited June 09, 2015 by jamyskis
Posted June 09, 2015
IIRC, you can use serial keys from ARMA 2 to redeem it on Steam.

Serial keys seem to be much harder to find now than they used to be (another great update, GOG!!), but they are still there, behind More -> Serial keys.

I don't know if any other games work like this.
Posted June 09, 2015
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PixelBoy: IIRC, you can use serial keys from ARMA 2 to redeem it on Steam.

Serial keys seem to be much harder to find now than they used to be (another great update, GOG!!), but they are still there, behind More -> Serial keys.

I don't know if any other games work like this.
Thanks!

Added Arma II
Posted June 09, 2015
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jamyskis: It's a nice idea, but as Timppu says, it might result in a worrying trend towards neglecting patching for the DRM-free versions.

If developers can maintain some degree of discipline in patching processes, then it be interesting to see if GOG would be willing to use Steam API integration to mirror game licences across two accounts for games whose developers opt in to such a system, along similar lines as the GOG Reclaim Your Game scheme.

For example, let's say a user has Anomaly: Warzone Earth on Steam only and Dust: An Elysian Tail on GOG only, and that 11bit Studios and Humble Hearts theoretically agrees to this scheme. A user would click on a button to sync the accounts, the Steam API website would open to ask for permission to do this, then Anomaly would be added to the active GOG account and Dust would be added to the active Steam account.

Given that developers are at liberty to issue as many external Steam keys as they want, such a feature would essentially be in GOG's and developers' hands. I don't think every developer would agree to this, but it's certainly an eye worth bearing in mind.
I agree, it will just become backdoor DRM, e.g. of course you can get this that and the other thing, just download it off steam.
I also don't see any benefits of this for anyone, GOG providing the keys is just advertising for Steam. Developers would lose out on the sales from one or the other, although they would save on having to maintain two outputs. And the benefit to the user, I can't really see any, or is this going back to the having things on your e-shelf again?
Posted June 09, 2015
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PixelBoy: Serial keys seem to be much harder to find now than they used to be (another great update, GOG!!), but they are still there, behind More -> Serial keys.
Yeah, free game keys are there too :-/ I spend day going thru my library to find the game that I remembered having free codes until I figured out where gog had hidden them. Same could be said about gifts page that is now part of Orders and Settings and you have to disable all other order history filters to see just unredeemed gifts. Had to ask around in forums to figure that out as site FAQ has not been updated with the changes yet.
Posted June 12, 2015
After purchasing Earth 2140, 2150, and 2160 here on GOG, I messaged Topware Interactive and was able to receive Steam keys for the three games.
Posted June 13, 2015
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ChorizoConWebo: After purchasing Earth 2140, 2150, and 2160 here on GOG, I messaged Topware Interactive and was able to receive Steam keys for the three games.
Could you give the email that you contact them with?
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