GOG vs Steam: which is actually cheaper?
Across the 7,749 games both stores currently sell, GOG is the cheaper of the two on 38% of them and Steam on 14%, with a median gap of 10% between the two prices. That is a tendency, not a rule: on any single game the other one may still win, which is why the price on the game's own page is the one to trust.
| Measured across our catalogue | GOG | Steam |
|---|---|---|
| Cheaper of the two, across 7,749 shared games | 38% (2,962) | 14% (1,075) |
| Median gap between the two prices | 10% | |
| Games we track it selling in total | 7,928 | 32,582 |
| Cheapest of every store we compare | 28.4% | 21.2% |
| Median saving when it undercuts the official price | — | — |
| How it sells | Official store | Official store |
GOG
CD Projekt's storefront, selling PC games DRM-free — the installer runs without a client.
Check before you buy: A smaller catalogue than Steam, and DRM-free means no cloud saves or achievements unless GOG Galaxy is used.
GOG deals right now →Steam
Valve's own PC storefront and the platform most keys activate on.
Check before you buy: Purchases are tied to the account that made them and are not resellable, and regional pricing depends on the account country.
Steam deals right now →How we measured this
The head-to-head counts only games both stores currently sell, comparing one US price each — a store cannot win a game the other does not list. The two rows below it are each store measured against every store we track, which is a different and much larger set of games, so they are context rather than a comparison. Everything here comes from our own price catalogue and moves as prices do, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict for all time. We earn a commission if you buy through our links, which is why these numbers are measured rather than argued. Full methodology.