Some games on Steam are truly "DRM-free", but the default way is to use the Steamworks DLL which tries to open the game through Steam if the exe was clicked directly. This "DRM" is trivial to remove with the right tools (if not accompanied by a real DRM), but still you'd be basically cracking the games you bought.
GOG (and also Itch and sometimes Humble) simply gives you an installer with no DRM at all, meaning that the games will continue to work even if GOG blows up.
So yeah, that's why some people prefer buying on GOG over Steam. That, and European patriotism, sometimes.
Creators are sometimes afraid of this model, sadly, due to the perceived increased potential of piracy. Even though CD PROJEKT RED have repeatedly demonstrated that they can sell their own games with zero DRM and still dominate the top selling charts.
GOG (and also Itch and sometimes Humble) simply gives you an installer with no DRM at all, meaning that the games will continue to work even if GOG blows up.
So yeah, that's why some people prefer buying on GOG over Steam. That, and European patriotism, sometimes.
Creators are sometimes afraid of this model, sadly, due to the perceived increased potential of piracy. Even though CD PROJEKT RED have repeatedly demonstrated that they can sell their own games with zero DRM and still dominate the top selling charts.