Off topic a bit but it truly amazes me the sheer number of people who think Steam = DRM.
I'm
aware of the differences and that Steam can serve as a download system at minimum. The problem is it's the minimum, not the maximum. If it's possible for restrictions to exist on what I purchase, I avoid it. S'why I've never bought any Steam-only stuff via Humble or other storefronts. It may be excessive, but after literally losing titles upon system upgrades before, I avoid things like this as much as possible, whenever possible.
That, and it makes a good excuse to keep me away. Seriously, Steam sales would likely bankrupt me in a matter of months, if not weeks. Between that and their continuous attempt to avoid making effort in curation, I basically use "avoiding DRM" as shorthand for a multitude of reasons I avoid Steam as much as possible (not least of which is a preference for physical media...yes, yes, I know, get off my lawn, ya urchins).
Honestly though, I just really appreciate the attempts of the smaller storefronts like Humble (sometimes) and GOG (virtually always) to not act like every consumer is just another potential thief. And to be fair, quite a few game companies don't help the concept of Steam-as-DRM either when they advertise both a Steam and DRM-free option for PC versions. Kinda hard to avoid the Steam = DRM conclusion there.
GOG is my storefront of choice, but I do know its curation is pretty darn high (another advantage over the unmitigated disaster that is/was Steam Greenlight). However, given its origins as Good Old Games, I kinda think a love letter to the old Sierra games should have a pretty good shot at getting on.
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