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Steam is the largest and most popular game distribution platform. It played a big role in making PC gaming more accessible but it has a disadvantage that some people may not be aware of. Buying a game on Steam does not grant you ownership of the game. Instead, you are just given rights to play the game on one PC at a time. If, for example, your Steam account got suspended or banned, you cannot play anymore all the games tied to your Steam account. That would be really annoying if you have already spent a lot of money on Steam games.
If you do not like how Steam works, there are games that you can also buy at Humble Store or at GOG. They are sold without DRM (digital rights management) which means you can install the game on your PC then play right away without having to connect to the internet for game validation. You just need to be aware of the major difference between Humble Store and GOG. When you buy a DRM-free game at Humble Store, you receive a Steam product code and a game installer. That means you can simultaneously have the Steam version installed and the DRM-free version installed. At GOG, you only receive a game installer. Humble Store may seem to be always a better choice but there are games that are only available DRM-free at GOG.
We made a list of DRM-free games at Humble Store and at GOG for those who want more “control” over the games they buy. All the games listed are available on both Linux and Windows. They are sorted alphabetically for easier browsing and the list will be updated as more DRM-free games become available at Humble Store or at GOG.
Legend:
O – Available
X – Not Available
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
12 is Better Than 6 |
Top-down Shooter |
O |
X |
9.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
AI War – Collection |
Strategy |
O |
O |
16.99 |
2 |
AI War: Fleet Command |
Strategy |
X |
O |
9.99 |
3 |
Amnesia: The Dark Descent |
First-Person Horror |
O |
O |
19.99 |
4 |
Among the Sleep |
First-Person Horror |
O |
O |
14.99 |
5 |
Anima Gate of Memories |
Action RPG |
X |
O |
19.99 |
6 |
Anomaly Warzone Earth |
Reverse Tower Defense |
O |
O |
9.99 |
7 |
Anomaly Korea |
Reverse Tower Defense |
O |
O |
4.99 |
8 |
Anomaly 2 |
Reverse Tower Defense |
O |
O |
14.99 |
9 |
Anomaly Defenders |
Reverse Tower Defense |
O |
X |
9.99 |
10 |
Aragami |
Stealth |
O |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Badland – Game of the Year Edition |
Adventure |
O |
X |
11.99 |
2 |
Bastion |
Action RPG |
X |
O |
14.99 |
3 |
Braid |
Platformer, Puzzle |
O |
O |
14.99 |
4 |
Breach and Clear |
Strategy |
O |
O |
14.99 |
5 |
Brigador |
Action |
O |
X |
19.99 |
6 |
Broforce |
Action |
O |
O |
14.99 |
7 |
Brutal Legend |
Action, Adventure |
O |
O |
14.99 |
8 |
Butcher |
Action |
O |
O |
9.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Catlateral Damage |
Comedy |
O |
X |
9.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Darkest Dungeon |
RPG |
X |
O |
24.99 |
2 |
Don’t Starve |
Adventure, Survival |
O |
O |
14.99 |
3 |
Door Kickers |
Top-down Strategy |
O |
O |
19.99 |
4 |
Dust: An Elysian Tail |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
14.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Firewatch |
Exploration |
X |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Hollow Knight |
Platformer |
O |
O |
14.99 |
2 |
Hotline Miami |
Action |
O |
O |
9.99 |
3 |
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number |
Action |
O |
O |
14.99 |
4 |
Hyper Light Drifter |
Action RPG |
O |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Immortal Redneck |
First-Person Shooter |
X |
O |
19.96 |
2 |
Intrusion 2 |
Action, Platformer |
O |
X |
9.99 |
3 |
Invisible, Inc. |
Stealth, Strategy |
O |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Mark of the Ninja – Special Edition |
Stealth |
O |
O |
17.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Neon Chrome |
Action |
O |
X |
14.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Outlast |
First-Person Horror |
O |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
RIVE: Wreck, Hack, Die, Retry! |
Action |
O |
X |
14.99 |
2 |
Rogue Legacy |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
14.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun |
Stealth, Strategy |
X |
O |
39.99 |
2 |
Shadow Warrior (2013) |
First-Person Slasher |
O |
O |
39.99 |
3 |
Shadowgrounds |
Top-down Shooter |
O |
X |
6.99 |
4 |
Shadowrun Returns |
RPG |
O |
O |
14.99 |
5 |
Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut |
RPG |
O |
O |
14.99 |
6 |
Shadowrun Hong Kong – Extended Edition |
RPG |
X |
O |
19.99 |
7 |
Shadwen |
Stealth |
O |
O |
16.99 |
8 |
Shank 2 |
Action, Adventure |
O |
X |
9.99 |
9 |
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
24.99 |
10 |
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
9.99 |
11 |
Sir, You Are Being Hunted |
Stealth |
O |
O |
19.99 |
12 |
Starbound
|
Adventure, Sandbox
|
O |
O |
14.99 |
13 |
Strike Suit Zero |
Action, Space Battles |
O |
X |
19.99 |
14 |
Sundered
|
Action, Platformer |
X |
O |
19.99 |
15 |
Super Meat Boy |
Platformer |
O |
X |
14.99 |
16 |
Superhot |
First-Person Shooter |
X |
O |
24.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Tacoma |
Adventure |
O |
O |
19.99 |
2 |
The Stanley Parable |
Comedy, Exploration |
O |
X |
14.99 |
3 |
The Witcher 2 |
Action RPG |
O |
O |
19.99 |
4 |
Transistor |
Action RPG |
X |
O |
19.99 |
5 |
Torchlight |
Action RPG |
O |
X |
14.99 |
6 |
Torchlight II |
Action RPG |
O |
O |
19.99 |
7 |
Trine – Enhanced Edition |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
14.99 |
8 |
Trine 2 – Complete Story |
Action, Platformer |
O |
O |
19.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
World of Goo |
Puzzle |
X |
O |
9.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Xenonauts |
Strategy |
O |
O |
24.99 |
|
Title |
Genre |
Humble Store |
GOG |
Price ($) |
1 |
Ziggurat |
Dungeon-Crawler, First-Person Shooter |
X |
O |
14.99 |