9 Steam Alternatives Every PC Gamer Should Know

If you're a pc gamer, you should already know that steam is a large selection of games and you can find amazing deals during their sales. Not everyone is a fan of steam. There are several issues that people have with the service including a history of having terrible customer support.

If you are looking for other options for your gaming needs, I will show you 9alternatives to steam that you should know about

1. Green man gaming

This web-based store sells digital keys for steam, origin, battlenet and many others. They offer independent sales which vary from those services. You can find newer of the popular releases from triple-a publisher along with a large selection of indie titles. If you sign up for their VIP program, you can also get extra discounts not found on their home screen. To become a VIP is free and all it requires is creating a user account

2. gog

gog is short for good old games, this distribution site was created by the people over at the CD projekt group, the makers of Witcher series. What makes the site stand out is that, all the games are 100% DRM free. They have some of the newer games with a large catalog of older games that can be hard to find on other services. They also have a gaming client called gog galaxy windows, mac, and coming soon for Linux. That can make it more convenient to purchase, update and play your games purchased from gog

3. Origin

Origin is another service similar to steam with a downloadable client. The site is owned by electronic arts, another company known for lackluster customer. If you are looking specifically for EA titles, you'll find them all right here. If you don’t plan to use the service to buy games, it is worth checking back every month or so to see their featured free games.

4. Humble

Humble has been a favorite of mine for the last few years. They’re well known for their humble bundles. You can get several games for a low price. They also offer a monthly subscription service called the humble monthly where you can get several games for a fixed price each month.

5. Gamersgate

Gamersgate is another popular service that offers games keys to be used on other services like steam and they also have direct downloads for DRM free titles

6. PlayStation Now

PlayStation Now is a game streaming service for use with the PlayStation 4 or Windows Pc. it is not available for Mac or Linux yet. With the service, you can get on-demand access to more than 500 ps3 and ps4 games. They are currently offering a 7-day free trial after that ends the cost is 19.99 per month. Also on PC a DualShock 4 controller is required along with an internet connection of 5 megabits per second or greater

7. Direct2drive

Direct2drive used to be the IGN game store. It has since been purchased by a holding company and is now run as an independent business. They still offer a large selection of games that can be downloaded from the site. They also sell games that require DRM activation on services like steam. Direct2drive is another option to score some great deals on games.

8. Itch.io

Itch.io is for those of you that like to play indie games. We will find many of the popular independent developers now are publishing their games here. The pricing can vary quite a bit and there’s a healthy selection of free games to play to. To install, update and play indie games, itch.io now has a desktop app for Windows, Linux, and mac.

Uplay which is owned by Ubisoft is another service that is similar to origin. You can find the latest titles from Ubisoft here, sometimes with lower costs than elsewhere. Ubisoft games can also be found on steam. Many times, to be able to play a Ubisoft game, both steam and Uplay have to be running at the same time.

9. Microsoft store.

Last but not the least is Microsoft store which they use to call the windows store. It’s an app that is part of the Windows 10 operating system. It has a decent amount of quality games but what makes the Microsoft Windows store a winner for me is that you will find many franchises like Forza Motorsport that were once exclusive to Xbox consoles which are now available for windows 1o with cross-platform multiplayer

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