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[–] 1 point 12 hours ago (1 child)

I believe Steam games, even in offline mode, can only be run on systems where you have installed Steam and logged into it. If you copy the game files to a disc and give it to a friend, they would not be able to play it.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 child)

    You're wrong. It depends on whether drm is enabled. If it is not, then the game files on the disc would work. It is the publisher's choice whether to enable drm.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    Why is this so hard to determine? I found two items online that indicated what I said was true for all Steam games. Maybe it has changed and I was reading old posts?

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  • [–] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    Steam doesn't advertise a game's DRM status. DRM-free Steam game lists are maintained on wikis by users testing them. Most of the time they're not DRM-free, but sometimes the developer is motivated to release them that way.

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