It's no secret that Steam has had a monopoly on the PC gaming market for well over a decade at this point, but other platforms like Epic Games have some strong offerings with the sheer amount of free giveaways they provide each year. While the freebies can be hard to resist, the studio behind Ultrakill recently made a statement that proves it might not be as effective as Epic Games would hope.
As reported by New Blood game studio's own CEO DaveOshry on X, their most recent release of Blood West had an over 200% spike in Steam sales the day it became free on Epic Games. Oshry describes a game becoming free on Epic as "great advertising for Steam sales," and many players were more than happy to chime in with the same sentiment or their reasoning behind their purchases.
Public preference for Steam as an all-in-one platform isn't exactly a secret at this point, but it's still surprising to see so many players opt to buy a game they could normally play entirely free just to get around using the Epic Launcher. Even with the sheer amount of free giveaways Epic recently provided, which included the massive Hogwarts...
