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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by djhaskkka on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:13PM (#40963583)
I never even considered buying games again until gog.

pay. download. run in dosbox or something. done.

steam is just a crap I refuse to put up with. and that's the store. imagine the drm.

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by tokai on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:29PM (#40963682)
Almost all games can be run without steam.
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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by BlueTemplar on Sunday July 14, 2024 @07:02PM (#40963873)
This varies wildly depending on their level of DRM :

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/how_to_run_steam_games_off...

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by tokai on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @01:59PM (#40978748)
Yeah exactly. Its up to the individual game and not a steam thing.
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