ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Gaming@beehaw.org · edit-210 days agoSteam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad?www.digitaltrends.comexternal-linkmessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareMyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI’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.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoThat’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: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam
minus-squareMyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoI wasn’t aware of that because I don’t own any games on that list.
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.
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: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam
I wasn’t aware of that because I don’t own any games on that list.