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Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Cool, but it's still DRM, contrary to GoG where you just download the installer and pass a pendrive around.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are games with no DRM at all on Steam as well, it's up to the developer.

    See also: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But you do still need to install Steam to get the files at all. GOG lets you download installers from the website, and the desktop client is completely optional.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can also use steamcmd or DepotDownloader. It's not DRM just because no website download is available, once they are downloaded they are yours to keep.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    True, but my point is that having to use third-party tools just to access games you bought without downloading a desktop client isn't as consumer-friendly as the way GOG offers offline installers directly for every game.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    my point is that having to use third-party tools just to access games you bought

    In other words, contrarianism for the sake of contrarianism. You had to download that DRM-free installer somehow, yes? I'm betting you used a web browser to do that. I.e. a third-party tool used to access the games you bought.

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