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‘EGS Is a Shop, and Steam Is a Home’ – Developer Explains Why Most PC Users Are Attached to Valve’s Platform

The image shows the logos of the 'Epic Games Store' and 'Steam,' with the Epic Games Store interface displaying games like 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' on a smartphone screen.

It’s been just a little over seven years since Epic threw the gauntlet at Valve, launching its Epic Games Store as a direct competitor to the Steam platform on PC. Right away, Epic tried to lure the game development community with a far more appealing revenue share split (88%-12% in favor of the developers, versus Steam’s 70%-30%) and fans with a combination of exclusive games (which are more or less gone now, except for rare exceptions), free games and discounts (those are still very much happening), and more. At the end of 2025, we can safely say that Epic’s massive […]

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