Differences between the different versions of the game

[bitrunner]

What are the differences between the different available versions of the game?

I found these versions:

- Steam
- GOG
- HumbleBundle
- http://themeparkitect.com/

E.g. can the Steam version also be run without Steam? Some games allow this.

Are some versions updated more frequently than others?

Is the final release of the game going to have further differences?

[Sebioff]

Hey!
The only differences are due to how these different platforms work.

Our website uses a widget provided by HumbleBundle, so we're directly selling that version there.
Yes, the Steam version can be run without Steam. Additionally Steam has auto-updating through the Steam client, Cloud Sync for savegames/progress, Steam Workshop for sharing parks/blueprints and trading cards.
GOG has auto-updating through GOG Galaxy and some wallpapers and forum avatars.
Humble donates a portion of their sales to charity.

All versions are updated at the same time around every end of the month. GOG does an additional quality assurance check to make sure the game is running properly before releasing the update, which usually takes 1-2 work days.

The only other difference I can think of at the moment for the future would be Achievements, which don't exist on Humble.

[bitrunner]

Thank you very much for the quick and detailed answer!

One more question: Am I correct that when buying the game from the Humble store, one gets the DRM-free version and a game key for Steam?

[bitrunner]

I can answer my last question by myself now :). I bought the game on http://themeparkitect.com which forwarded me to the Humble Store. I got the DRM-free version (for Windows, Linux and Mac) and a game key for Steam. Buying from themeparkitect.com was a good idea because I had to pay only 15,87€ instead of the usual 17,99€ because the game price was calculated in US dollars (17,99$) :)