Comment on Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad?

• RamenJunkie@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes. Thats how GOG wrks, for example. Everything is DRM free. I even have a script that downloads it all.

  That said, a LOT of Steam is actually DRM free as well.

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• MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m not sure what you mean…once you’ve purchased a game on Steam…you have to play it using Steam…a platform that needs to be working for you to play your game.

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  • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a common misconception.

    Many games are DRM free and run without Steam. This even includes Valve games such as Half-Life 2.

    Here’s a list: pcgamingwiki.com/…/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games…

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    • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I wasn’t aware of that because I don’t own any games on that list.

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