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Browsers · 11 alternatives

Instead of GOG.com, try one of these 11.

Every alternative is lined up against GOG.com on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. GOG.com sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
GOG.comWhat you have now
DRM-free storefront for classic and modern PC games.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Steam#1
Valve's storefront and launcher for buying and playing PC games.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Humble Bundle#2
Pay-what-you-want bundles mixing games, books and causes.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
itch.io#3
Indie marketplace where creators set their own prices.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Epic Games Store#4
Curated PC storefront with weekly free game giveaways.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Android · iOS
GameGator#5
Compares game key prices across many shops.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Hydra Launcher#6
Torrent-based launcher that builds a downloaded game library.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Linux
Ascendara#7
Organizes and launches pre-installed games on desktop.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
GamersGate#8
Client-free store for buying and downloading PC games.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Kinguin#9
Marketplace for buying and reselling game keys.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Plati.Market#10
Marketplace selling activation codes and other digital goods.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Zoom Platform#11
Storefront for classic PC games, DRM-free and updated.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

GOG.com alternatives at a glance

GOG.com is a free browsers app. We compared 11 alternatives: 3 are open source, 8 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 2 work fully offline. The most popular is Steam, with 2.6k likes.

Most liked overallSteam

Valve's storefront and launcher for buying and playing PC games.

Free
Best free optionHumble Bundle

Pay-what-you-want bundles mixing games, books and causes.

Free
Best open-source optionitch.io

Indie marketplace where creators set their own prices.

Free · Open source
Best for offline useHydra Launcher

Torrent-based launcher that builds a downloaded game library.

Freemium · Open source · Works offline

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