When comparing GOG vs Fanatical (formerly Bundle Stars), the Slant community recommends GOG for most people. In the question“What are the best online stores to purchase PC games cheaply?” GOG is ranked 2nd while Fanatical (formerly Bundle Stars) is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose GOG is:
GOG refuses digital rights management on principle.
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Pros
Pro DRM free as a rule
GOG refuses digital rights management on principle.
Pro Seasonal sales
gog features summer and winter sales every year and offer quite a lot of games at lower than retail prices.
Pro Client is completely optional
You can either download games directly from the site or use their Steam-like client, GOG Galaxy.
Pro Occasional free games
Every so often, GOG will have a game listed as free to add to your account.
Pro Money back regional pricing
GOG may charge more in some regions as publishers request so. But in those cases they give the extra cash back as credits for buying another game.
For example, the lowest price for the game is U$20 in US, but if in your region it costs U$30 they will give you U$10 back as credits for your next purchase.
Pro Money-back guarantee
If GOG can't help you fix a game, you're free to refund it within a month of purchase.
Pro Excellent support
Support is handled by an in-house team working for the company, and staff are knowledgable about their platform and games.
Pro Good puzzle games
You can find puzzle games like Superliminal and the Myst Series on this website.
Pro A large variety of bundles
Like other bundle sites, Fanatical often offers a large variety of bundles for not only games but also popular software and educational media at very low prices.
Pro Numerous bundles available at one time
The is a wide selection of bundles available at once, making for a good selection of genres or themes for each bundle. This way you are not limited to one selection of games that might not appeal.
Pro The Store has actual discounts
Unlike a lot of other similar sites, Fanaticals store lists games with quite good discounts. Meanwhile some other bundle sites commonly don't discount more than 5% below Steam prices.
Cons
Con Linux games distributed as installation scripts
Installation scripts have a lot of bugs and dependencies. Packing games in archives would be better. Extracting archives from installation scripts is possible, but difficult.
Con Many games only for windows when they also have a native Linux version
The Linux library on Steam is far bigger than in GoG, many titles have its Linux version both in Steam and its respective web page, but GoG only lets buy the Windows version.
Con No Linux client (yet)
They say it's coming. And meanwhile you can still install Linux compatible games directly.
Con Limited, often dated, library selection
Con No compatible support with (Steam) achievements
Steam has achievements that many appreciate. Unfortunately, those same achievements are not available when you buy the GOG version of the same game.
Con No 1$ tier
Bundles are generally 6 or more bundled games with a total % discount.