What are the advantages of buying the Steam version vs the version directly from the website?

I'm going to purchase BeamNG soon and I want to know if there are any major advantages to spending $5 more to get the game on steam. Which version should I buy, and what are the differences?

 

• You get more maps and cars
• You get better graphics (because it's on a newer version)
• You get more features such as horns, sirens
• You get more configurations
• advantages between techdemo and steam version

 

Thanks for letting me know.

Edit: I've since been informed that this is incorrect.

 

Thats not true at all. The steam version and the humble bundle version from the website are exactly the same. It's just personal preference, $5 is the steam markup for all the services steam provides such as help and support, discussion forums, server uptime, etc.

 

I thought he meant the TECHDEMO.

 

What you said isn't even representative of the tech demo. That's just a single vehicle on a single map on an old version of the game, and it's free (not $20).

To note about the Humblebundle version, you get both a steam key and a DRM free copy (will require manually updating) if you're into that sorta stuff.

 

That was the advangt- Nevermind, this is too hard to explain.

 

So essentially if I don't buy it on Steam directly it can be in my Steam library anyway?

 

Pretty much... or you could have it as a non-Steam game if you get it through Humble Bundle, but supposedly this way you will have to do some more steps to update the game

 

It’s not much more work to update it through Humble Bundle. All you need is to download the new version, all mods transfer and everything. Pretty slick. You also get to have old versions of the game, I guess.

 

Humble Bundle purchases come with a Steam key AFAIK, so you get a better deal with Humble Bundle

 

So overall you would strongly recommend Humble Bundle (non-Steam version)?

 

yes. the $5 cheaper version includes a steam key for the $5 more expensive version. so technically the same

 

Yes, as it still provides a Steam key. The only reason it is cheaper is as Humble takes less money than Steam AFAIK.

I would only buy the Steam version during a Steam Sale

 

Thanks for the input everybody!

 

Like the posts above (that aren't raids), buying off of the website (Humble Bundle) and using the given key to add BeamNG to Steam is cheaper than buying BeamNG directly from Steam, so yes buying off of Humble Bundle is the best way to go.

 

I bought from Humble Bundle too!

 

So technically Humble Bundle is still better, as you have up to 30 days to refund your product, and steam only gives you 2 hours of playtime?

I'm pretty sure that's how it works, but I might be mistaken.