Epic vs Steam

Their client is even worse...

Commie Epic vs Capitalist Steam

Epic isn't giving away games out of the kindness of their hearts.

I like the community pages - like discussions and art works and guides etc.... which Epic doesn't have

Bcz they can't code.

I don't like Timmy. That's probably the main reason. Also EGS didn't have a shopping cart for a long time. Also their client sucks. Also their shop sucks.

Oh and I don't think that Epic is 'charitable'. They just know that they need to bait people into their shop... years after opening it.

The launcher is so slow, dull and plain and it lacks features i have to use heroic launcher to install games from epic

I think it's because Steam has a much more developed... how should I put it? "infrastructure" plus a habit that's second nature, as they say. Plus a lot of friends, plus conservatism.
Of course, this is just my humble opinion. I sometimes play Epic games in their launcher, and I can say that Steam is more convenient. I hope that Epic will become a worthy competitor in the future.

If Steam dies, I can go to my freebies at Epic! But I don't know who will close first, Steam or Epic? Probably I die first before one of them closes.

1. Achievements momentum. All my achievements are stored and showcased on Steam. Does Epic even have achievements?
2. User profiles, reviews, and community discussions. I have a Steam profile which shows my games and activity. I can post screenshots. There are discussion boards, news, and reviews. I think Epic has none of that.

I'd rather buy a game on Steam to keep my achievements and community presence together than have it be isolated on Epic/GOG.

charitable company

Giving away free games to entice customers is not charity. They are not a charitable company, nor is Valve.

I wasted a crapload of money on Steam all because of my Steam Deck but if I had a PC think I'd just stick to Epic. I have been adding the free games every week for years.

I am opposed to any platform that pushes third-party exclusives on PC. I also clearly remember Tim Sweeney saying that the players—or customers—weren't what mattered, but rather the developers; his plan was to attract developers by paying for exclusives, thereby forcing players to use his platform (as if we were all stupid sheep). Furthermore, at least in my country (Argentina), Steam offers better pricing thanks to its regional rates—unlike EGS, which doesn't offer them at all. And I haven't even mentioned all the pro-consumer policies Valve offers compared to Epic—such as refunds, community reviews, and forums—which essentially turn the store into a social network.

Better player infrastructure, better sales, and better integration with 3rd party websites and services. There is also the fact that I prefer to do most of my transactions in as few places as possible. If I can get it on Steam, which already has my payment info, why would I want to give my info to Epic?

Outside of that, I don't mind either (gameplay-wise) because I user Playnite to launch games, include Epic games. I did have client issues a couple of times, but most of the time it launches seamlessly in the background.

You listed the one good thing Epic does, but didn't mention anything Steam does. It's an unfair comparison.

Epic gives out freebies, and I respect and admire them for that, but in 8 years, they could have achieved a lot and become much better than Steam. But something is holding them back.

You could say Steam also does a lot of charitable things if you put it that way...
Steam gave us workshop, gave us "Remote play together", brought more than ever linux support, open the path to indies all over the world and plenty more.
Epic is a barebones shop that doesn't care about you in any way. They give games in hopes newer generation will have a library that will hold them there to fight the long libraries people already own on Steam, but besides the free games, Epic has nothing. Also you can use both, I have 600+ free games on Epic but only buy on Steam...
Lastly, if you know Tim Sweeney story through the years, you know he is not PC gaming friend... He came back to it when Steam already had laid out the world that build the pc gaming community and then got mad he didn't have his piece served...
The moment Epic grows to be the size of Steam we would have a lot of issues. Not to mention, Epic is heavily owned by Tencent, which is also not a great company.

Edit: I replied but honestly, this just feels like a troll post...

Third-party exclusives and I don't like Tim Sweeney. I still use Epic for games like Alan Wake 2 though. A while ago I got some free games on epic that I wanted but then I decided I don't want to play them (about 5 games) on epic so I bought them on Steam when they weren't even on sale, just to get rid of the "list of games I need to play on epic". Kind of the same with GOG but then again GOG versions of old games usually work better than Steam versions, so I still have my backlog there.

For games on EPIC (only freebies, I've never spend a cent on the games there, except my Amazon Prime sub for like $8/year, which gives me also some EPIC, besides Amazon and GOG games)) I'm using Heroic Launcher, which is much faster, lighter and can link Amazon and GOG games as well. But still, because of the community, I guess, I spend much more time on Steam and if I have a game on Steam, I don't play at any other place.

I personally have both installed on my PC, and I'm generally not the kind of person that really minds having multiple launchers on my PC. Especially with just how much stuff Epic is giving away for free.

That said, the only times I ever bought at Epic was back when they had the big coupons. Especially at the start, when they just gave you 10€ off for every game 15€ or up. That was an absolutely insane deal. Of course I will buy the game at Epic for 5€ instead of 15€ at Epic.

But without that aggressive pricing, I just see no reason to buy from Epic. Yeah, Steam was there first, and I already have a library and friends there. But also, functions like family sharing or Remote Play Together provide some nice extra value, and I can't think of anything that Epic has that Steam doesn't. Really the only thing is the slightly better dev cut, which is nice, but also nothing that will make me switch sides. And in terms of prices, I usually get Steam keys for cheaper on bundle sites or other third-party platforms, so the price point indirectly goes to Steam as well.

I just want to leave this here for those who are too young to remember.. or forgot ;)
https://news.softpedia.com/news/Tim-Sweeney-Says-the-PC-Is-Dead-for-Games-80714.shtml

You DO know that's the ONLY reason use Epic, right? For the free games. If they didn't do that, their store would have shut down by now.

Steam also gives free games, you can redeem this one now https://store.steampowered.com/app/674750/Yet_Another_Zombie_Defense_HD/ and there has been more in the past

I use both and I think Epic is definitely underappreciated and often bashed by Steam fanatics for no reason, but it doesn't change the fact that it's nowhere near Steam in terms of features and functionalities. E.g. this website is a proof for that - nothing like this could exist for Epic due to how poorly their support game keys, even GOG does a lot better job at it. Then of course there's the launcher that must be completely mismanaged and vibe coded at this point as I don't know how they still haven't optimized it too well and are also way behind GOG in terms of features. They kind of waste money on advertising without spending more money on proper development.

I like both and despise both.