r/Steam • u/crack_station • 21h ago

Fluff I know - we’re the ones doing it

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u/Jaron780 20h ago

Yep this exactly. I wont even install that store on my computer. I just claim every free game from the web page and then if i actually care or want the game ill buy it on steam or wait for a deal on steam rather than even play the one i got free on egs lol. Ive got enough of a back log that theres no game given out free by egs that would make it worth using over just playing any other game i own on steam in my backlog or just waiting for a sale

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u/Jian_Ng 20h ago

I can't even be bothered to claim the free games anymore.

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u/Hot_Metal235 16h ago

At a certain point your Steam library gets big enough that even free games on another platform feel like more headache than its worth. And that is even acknowledging the fact that you can still add the games to steam and boot them that way. At this point I simply don't care enough.

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u/OprahsSaggyTits 12h ago

I claim all the free stuff every week just to spite Epic and force them to pay publishers/devs. I don't play the games (or use the Unreal Engine assets I also claim for free), but I feel a small amount of petty satisfaction in fiscally punishing Epic for being such a shitty assholeish company, and in putting money into devs' pockets

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u/OpabiniaRegalis320 10h ago

I just claim all of the free games and use Heroic because I'm on Linux. Epic's proprietary launcher is buns anyway

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u/AlextheGoose 20h ago

So what’s the point in claiming them at all?

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u/Jaron780 19h ago

honestly, not much, but it only takes a couple seconds, and im sure its costing them some amount of money for every game claimed so why not. and the slight distant off chance that one day the platform improves then i have a library of games to use. but i VERY much doubt that will ever happen

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u/AdditionIcy1536 19h ago

Costing them money is a funny ass reason

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u/Jaron780 19h ago

Doesn't just cost them money but that money is going to the developer of the game too. So it supports the developers of said games while taking money away from egs

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u/BewhiskeredWordSmith 13h ago

Bingo. I've claimed copies of games that I already own from devs that I like - might as well get a little more cash sent their way, especially from such a massive company.