GOG has taken its first step towards being a serious Steam competitor

It’s bad enough that the masses on the Internet shower Steam with love and praise, but those of us who actually recognize that the platform has an abundance of flaws, not the least of which is Valve’s indifference to the problems of its users, are forced to use Steam if we want to play games on our PC without resorting to piracy. Steam is the king of PC gaming, and there’s simply no viable alternative, which means Valve can do whatever it wants. However, a new competitor has been gaining ground over the past few years, and it just took its biggest step towards becoming a real threat to Steam.