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this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
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Yeah, but the store doesn't actually tell you which is which when you're looking to buy a new game, now does it?!
Further, will that copy of an install folder work if you copy it into a new machine? Maybe, but probably not (it depends on things like how the game handles missing registry keys and/or the graphics card changing whilst there's already a shader cache for the previous graphics cards).
When you're making a purchasing decision, if that factor is very important to you, Steam's possibility that maybe it can be done in an unofficial non-supported way, but you don't get told upfront if it does work, and you're not sure if it will work if you change machines, doesn't count as a real "I get to keep the game no matter what" feature.
In GOG that feature is standard.
This wasn't a "hey this is ok because you can sometimes do it in a jank way" comment, more of a "hey in case you didn't know you can go make copies to preserve what you like" comment
Ah, cheers!
It's always good to inform people.