Steam method is a shitty method. Never used it probably never will. It's like renting a game. I'll go out of my way for a real physical copy everytime if I want it enough. Support doesn't last long. They are dropping El capitan support in 3 weeks. I Only got around to upgrading to El capitan like 2 weeks ago. So maybe 2months I'd get out of steam if I was lucky. Demos are a must. You are right
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I would guess the number of indie games that are available on physical media tends to be near zero. And any updates would have to come via the net anyways. Even physical console games only save you a little download, as the patches come over the net.
And wait a minute. You upgraded to El Capitan? That is mac, is it not? The internet tells me, that el capitan stopped getting security upgrades in 2018. You "upgraded" to a 5 year out of date OS? Seriously?
I agree with you. That is one of the reasons I dont like Patreon very much. I mostly download a free version of the game and play it. If I like it a lot and if I'm interested in following parts I decide to pay for it. What I dont want is a monthly subscription that requests monthly payments until the next update of the game is available. With some games it lasts 6 months or more and you pay for every month waiting.