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  • I too prefer to buy from GoG, but I often add my GoG games to be launched through Steam as non-Steam games so I can take advantage of features like Proton and Steam Input.

    If I want to take advantage of certain features Steam only offers to games you buy through them, I will buy through Steam instead of GoG. Usually when I do this it’s for multiplayer or save file syncing reasons.

    Steam features you can use with non-Steam games:

    • provides SteamInput which allows me to use any game controller in any game with a lot of configuration options. It’s the best tool for that purpose I’ve ever seen.
    • provides Proton for playing Windows games on Linux (and I do 99% of my gaming on Linux these days)
    • provides VR headset drivers and tools for using different VR headsets with games not designed for them
    • provides a TV and controller optimized interface (“Big Picture” mode)

    Steam features exclusive to Steam games:

    • updates games automatically
    • backs up my saves and syncs them across devices
    • provides multiplayer server infrastructure making it easy to play with friends
    • provides modding infrastructure, although not all games use it
    • provides tools for managing which version of a game you have installed











  • The danger isn’t blood loss, it’s nasty bacteria getting deep in there. If you haven’t gotten a tetanus vaccine recently you really should go get that.

    Other than that it’s probably fine but definitely keep an eye on it. I got a minor dog bite a few years ago and it was fine just treating it with neosporin and keeping it covered with a bandage.