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Re:Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential by Svip on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @08:11AM (#7056774)
Only for games that require Steam. A game bought through Steam does not necessarily require Steam. Europa Universalis III can be run without Steam running. Europa Universalis IV only requires Steam to be run once (and once for every DLC you buy, in order to activate it).

These settings are up to the game developer themselves. You are right about the offline mode, but it does not apply to all games.

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Re:Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential by shmerl on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @11:33AM (#7057915)
Running the game and installing it aren't the same thing. Some Steam can can be probably trivially copied (the game directory), and are backup-able that way, but you never know which ones, and which require more steps for installation. Steam also doesn't mark any such details on the games before you buy them.
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