Epic is trash, they choose the most anti-consumer policies and then wonder why gamers are mad.
Epic keeps trying to start the exclusivity console style wars on PC, and that is something I will never forgive. We are on PC because of options and choice already, don’t try to lock us in to your shitty garden.
I grab some of the free games but every time I try to play one, they don’t work on linux and i give up. Too used to steam just working out of the box.
Steam does a far better job supporting Linux, can’t even be bothered to try and use the epic store.
Steam is where Indie stars are born. Epic is where games die.
Don’t idolize companies.
Don’t tell me what to do.
“People keep asking for these basic features that the competitor has. We still refuse to implement them and, for some weird and unexplained reason, people won’t buy from us!”
Epic board, probably.
It would also help if they didn’t spend every single interview rubbing their hands together with evil glee while they talk about all the anti-consumer features they want to implement and think Steam is crazy for NOT implementing.
Personally I just hoard the giveaway games.
Same. I will never spend a cent there. Occasionally I rebuy one of the giveway games on Steam just so I can get a DLC.
Occasionally I rebuy one of the giveaway games because I completely forgot Epic gave it away for free. I grab every free offer and immediately put them in the memory hole.
another article which implies Steam is a monopoly.
Now I just need “EA/Ubisoft/Blizzard leak customer voting records” and “AI game generates CSAM” and I’ve got my 2026 bingo completely filled.
Of all the games i collected there i played none. Slow af luncher and even worse library search than steam. Gonna be interesting see the backlash if they finally close down
You’ve played none but have assessed the speed of the application? Hmm. Doubtful.
Launching games the first time might take a bit just to find your game by virtue of the hundreds sitting there but subsequent launches are just as easy as steam from the system tray icon. Click for context menu, click game.
I highly recommend Heroic Launcher, it’s a complete replacement for the Epic launcher and way less of an unresponsive mess
I got through Alan Wake 2 on it and that’s it, that’s the only game I was willing to put in that effort for, and it’s now an active hindrance to my replaying it. “I should finish off new game+ - nah.”
I bought Subnautica on Steam when I wanted to replay it, despite having it free on Epic, just because it was easier than dealing with their trash.
