• “Mama mia!”
• “Okey dokey!”
• “Let’s-a go!”
• “Luigi time!”

One reason is that the Epic Games revenue split gives more to the developers. That being said though, they do enter exclusivity agreements with publishers all the time, which is anti-consumer.

But MudMan’s comment was more about how the meme denounces store-exclusive games, yet games that are available only on Steam are also store-exclusive.

GOG is a bit of an outlier. They allow developers to list their games DRM-free so their customers can truly own their games. If store exclusivity is the problem, GOG is the solution - not Steam.

I remember when Metro Exodus was about to release, Epic bought them out and they made the game unpurchasable on Steam after people already preordered. So only those who preordered were able to play on Steam for the first year after release. Valve left this statement on the store page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Exodus#Release

Do you play indie games often? Most of my favorite gaming experiences have come from indie studios. They put more love into them