Best Steam alternatives & replacements (2026)

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Heroic Games Launcher

Gaming Platform alternatives are worth considering when the incumbent gets expensive, restrictive, or invasive. Heroic is a Linux-...

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GOG Galaxy

Gaming Platform alternatives are worth considering when the incumbent gets expensive, restrictive, or invasive. GOG sells games DRM-free,...

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Open Source Games

Video conferencing has good open-source options now — the quality gap closed in 2023. Although they are relatively...

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Itch.io

Video conferencing has good open-source options now — the quality gap closed in 2023. Itch.io sells games without...

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Humble Store

Video conferencing has good open-source options now — the quality gap closed in 2023. The charity initiative Humble...

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Good Old Games (GOG)

Video conferencing has good open-source options now — the quality gap closed in 2023. GOG is a Steam-like...