So, why is that? I wouldn't mind it if it would be that your "versions" would have some gog-specials like wallpapers or other stuff, but as it stands.. I want to support but it makes it harder this way.

Thank you.

Depends on the game. Sometimes it's due to regional pricing (GOG apparently has fewer regions than Steam). Other times it's due to lack of relevant bundling, eg, even at 75% off, the 3x Bioshock games here are still +60% more expensive than Steam due to being sold as 3x separate games rather than 1x "Trilogy Collection". Other times discounts are lower for reasons unknown (eg, 20% vs 40% for Stardew Valley, or 30% vs 50% for BeamDog's "Enhanced Editions" of Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale, etc, during current sales). There could be contractual reasons behind that, but only GOG can answer for certain.

when u liek a b***h, u don't ask her why she's more expensive than the others ok?.. :-/

Why is it more expensive to buy a DVD of a TV season than it is to subscribe to Netflix and watch it there? Why is it more expensive to buy a book than to check it out of the library?

OP, your account was registered March 2015. How often have you visited the site here in that span? Many games (sadly not much new ones) do come with various bonus items like wallpapers.

Some GOG games do hv some extras that r not in available Steam versions like wallpapers, avatars, soundtracks & etc but it's not always the case. I wld say mostly it's due 2 regional pricing & also perhaps lack of bundles that Steam usually hv on discount.

Usually if the diff is not too big i wld still buy them here then on Steam even thought they r cheaper there as i rather prefer a DRM-free version of my games. I look as it as sort of a 'sacrifice' 2 support GOG, how u choose 2 look @ it wld be up 2 u. ;)

The thread title contains a false premise. GOG is not "more expensive" than Steam. I've seen plenty of games, many of which I've bought on GOG, which have identical prices to Steam, and which also have identical sales price to Steam's sale prices.

Maybe there are a few outliers here and there in which case what I said doesn't always apply in every particular case, but certainly there aren't enough to prove an assertion such as "GOG is more expensive than Steam."

Is price the only consideration that matters?

Some ip holders also likely push for higher pricing here to push people to buy from other stores where they can control their IPs more and/or where they want people to buy more copies from for some reason(like steam/etc).
=========================================== There are enough games, though, that people often complain about them and list them in some threads here....some games are even nearly DOUBLE that of steam, for example.....so the premise is not false(as in 100%) but just is incomplete(a better one would be to add the word sometimes before the word more in the title).
============================================ Good question/point...but sadly for some of it it is one big point when deciding where to buy....especially when very poor.

Now one could say to such people "just don't buy then"....but then they have to ask themselves as per their moral compasses/etc: Would they rather someone buy cheaper games from x or y store they dislike and buy such legally(or rent as the case may be), or pirate said games and not give the rights holders anything?

(Come to think of it, that might be a good idea for a thread.....)

I suspect in those cases the publishers are confident that they will sell more copies on Steam and care less about GOG, or think that they need to have lower discounts here to make up for fewer purchases? And GOG likely has much less authority than Steam when the publishers don't want to do it their way.

I don't think any store always has the lowest price. It can be frustrating when something you want is on sale on Steam but not on sale at GOG, because you have to decide whether to wait or not. It's always a back and forth though (in the U.S. anyway), it's not like GOG has higher prices in general.

Maybe overseas it's different.

Even if... think about it as DRM-free tax. In my book the GOG versions can be outdated (as long as not broken) and more expensive - DRM-free is alway the superior product.

This, it's worth remembering the market share each platform has. Steam can afford the big sales as they can also offer the more range of titles. On the flip side, the publisher/dev (depending on the deal) can expect more of a return due to volume of sales.

I will try to answer (or to put it better: continue the conversation with) all of you (except the one criticizing me for being registered at March 2015 while he's registered June 2017 -.- ).

As I said to my original post, I want to support GOG, so if the price difference is small (I would like to say negligent but we all have to remember that not all people are getting paid thousands of euros/dollars, for some, the monthly salary may be 300 or less) I would prefer to buy on GOG.

I will give as an example Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice: (euros for me) 10.19 GOG - 9.99 Steam. No wallpapers, avatars, manual, a small digital concept art book exclusive for GOG.. The only plus is that it's DRM-free. Their older releases had these extras to differentiate them from other stores. The new? Usually nothing. Some aren't even on the latest patch like their Steam counterparts (coughdarkestcoughdungeoncough or they updated it? )

Of course there are regional differences, of course they can't compete their prices with Steam's (although they do) but, at least, if they are going to have to put the price higher than Steam they should try to give us something more for our support. They used to have the Fair Price thingy but not anymore. It used to be a nice bonus that would add up.

I guess I'm asking for GOG to at least try and persuade the game developers to include a little something for their GOG releases to make it feel more worthwhile for us all who want to support them!

To conclude: They are a business company. We are customers. They shouldn't consider our support as a given.

What do you guys think?

And there are several games that are cheaper here. Take Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: The Complete Edition, for example: its base price is 19.99 € on GOG and 24.99 € on Steam. Currently both have a -75% discount, so still cheaper on GOG.

Original Sid Meier's Colonization: base price is 5.49 € on GOG, 6.99 € on Steam. And according to the Steam reviews, the game's DOSBox build is not configured as well as GOG's version.

Master of Orion 1 + 2 have a base price of 5.49 € on GOG and 5.99 € on Steam. The discount is currently -66% on GOG and -45% on Steam, so the difference is even bigger.

Dragonsphere's base price is 5.49 € on GOG and 6.99 € on Steam, both currently with a -66% discount.

Tomb Raider 1+2+3 have a base price of 9.09 €. On Steam, it's 6.99 each. Even with a bigger discount currently on Steam, it's cheaper to get them on GOG.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition: base price of 18.09 € on GOG, 19.99 € on Steam.

Syberia and Syberia 2: 9.09 € on GOG, 12.99 € on Steam.

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: 5.49 € on GOG vs 5.99 € on Steam. Same prices for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.

Your question assumes that gog is unilaterally setting an arbitrary price that is different. That’s kind of a strange assumption for many reasons, the most obvious one being that most of the games aren’t a significantly different price.

For small pricing differences it’s likely due to differences in how currency exchange rates are calculated since gog only recalculated them occasionally and takes an average. For larger differences it could be because the publisher demands a higher price. Or it could be because the games here have additional features, like extra work put into compatibility fixes that gog has done themselves, instead of dumping a broken game onto the market like Steam does.

The other thing to keep in mind is that the games sold here inherently have a special feature that their Steam counterparts often don’t have, they are drm free. It’s not strange for that to demand a premium, and we’re lucky in the sense that it often doesn’t.