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redonihunter12 days ago

So you ask, why games on Itch have links to their Steam appearance, but you do not see games here that link to their GoG appearance?

I am not sure. My guess is, that you would need a finished game to realease it on GoG. The games you see on Itch that push their Steam are usually in the making. They try to get known, they try to self publish and try to get an audience. And steam does have early access. Though, GoG also has early access - but far less reach.

There are games that are on all three. Backpack Hero for example. They do have a link to the wishlist us on Steam. But I see no GoG link.

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Dickmilch11 days ago

The last game i bought on here was Fear and Hunger.

I think i should be more grateful that devs offer their full version on itch.
For years, i ignored the platform and thought, weird. But the more i browse, try out games, i find it a quest of sorts with some very unique games that wouldn't be anywhere else.
I know very little about why this or that platform is better.
As far as i am concerned, i would be willing to pay the dev here and download it.
It struck me just as odd to see Steam (wish list) on here. My perspective is purely that of a consumer rather than a developer.

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redonihunter11 days ago

There is a thing on Steam, if a developer has a development version of a game and is not yet released on Steam, it helps, if people "wishlist" it there. That is why the developers advertise that Steamlink.

Also, there is shop integration. You can buy a game here on Itch and if everything is configured and the developer wishes to do so, the buyer will get a Steam key. This makes less sense for GoG, as games on GoG have no DRM, as most likely the Itch version also has not. Also, I presume the revenue share on GoG is worse than on Itch. While on Steam it might be similar, but you can't beat the reach Steam offers. I have seen games that are on Steam and on Itch and the Steam version has over 5k reviews, while the Itch version has 5.

The Steam platform does offer benefits when playing games with other people. There is no such thing as a friend list on Itch or capabilities to play a game together. Itch is a download store, not a platform to play games together with your friends.

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