![]() Even so, the Epic Games Store is so threadbare that it barely feels fit to accommodate the games it’s secured with its Fortnite millions. It’s inevitable that at this point Steam offers a significantly better experience for gamers. Epic Games Store vs Steam: which is the best? That’s fine for now, but will need to change as Epic’s store takes on more games and your library fills up. Not great.Īt this point, the games you own are simply displayed as tiles with no organizational options. And, if you uninstall Epic Store before uninstalling any of the games you have on it? Well, you’ll need to go and manually delete the game folders in your OS like it’s 1995 again. Installed games don’t appear in the Apps & Features list in Windows 10, so the only way to uninstall them is through the Epic Store. You can only change the install path on a per-game basis, which takes you to the Windows or Mac file explorer and lets you manually choose a directory. ![]() There’s no way to change the default install directory through the Store’s settings. When that's done, you'll get an all-new, less ancient-looking Steam library.īut what about the Epic Games Store? For a storefront hoping to be ‘The Future,’ game management here feels a little old-hat. You'll be prompted to restart Steam, and it will download an update. Right now, you can go to the top left corner of the steam desktop client, click "Steam" then "Settings", and where it says "Beta participation", click "Change", then "Steam Beta Update". In Steam’s settings, you can set multiple default install directories, so when the time comes to install you can quickly pick one from a dropdown menu.Īnd, if you want a more modern library on Steam, and you're not afraid of downloading a beta version, you're in luck. Custom categories let you organize games into as many different lists as you want. It’s practical, and distinctly ‘PC’ in its no-nonsense presentation - but some might see it as a little bit dated.Ĭlicking the ‘List View’ in your library shows whether your saved game data is synced to the cloud, as well as the game’s Metascore (handy if you have more games than you know what to do with, and want to quickly find something new in your library to play). Select a given game, and you see news about it, some highlighted mods from the Steam Workshop, screenshots you’ve taken and so on. Steam is built for a lot of games, and its no-nonsense default library view reflects that, showing a long list of your games in a pane. The new, improved Steam beta library (Image credit: Valve) This will connect through the game through the Epic Portal without requiring the Epic app. Just right-click Subnautica’s ‘exe’ file or entry in your Steam library, click Properties, then in the Target box enter "-EpicPortal" after the game’s directory. ![]() Subnautica is DRM-tied to the Epic Store, though we did find a neat workaround should you want to run it without the Epic Store (directly through the executable, say, or through Steam as a ‘non-Steam game’.). The Jackbox Collection seems to be DRM-free, and can run irrespective of whether you have the Epic Store open or not. Of the three games we've tested – Fortnite, Subnautica and the Jackbox Collection – each one seems to play by its own rules. However, at this point, there doesn’t seem to be a consistent DRM policy on the Epic Store. If you want to run a game through its executable file, or a Windows shortcut to it, it will automatically open Steam at the same time as opening the game. The only caveat here is that if the game’s owner starts playing anything in their library, you have five minutes before you’re kicked from the game. One Steam DRM feature that doesn’t get enough credit is Steam Family Sharing, which lets you share your entire library with up to five other Steam users, and authorize up to 10 devices. ![]() If you don’t have an internet connection, that’s fine, because Steam has an offline mode. On Steam, DRM is set in stone: you buy a game, and you need to have Steam open to run it. You can share your Steam library with members of your family.ĭRM (Digital Rights Management) is the method of copyright protection for digital games, helping to prevent people from playing games they haven't paid for. ![]()
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