can i bypass the client to run a game?

[epic_chicken]

I just want to play the game I paid for without the heavy steam client. Is there anyway to do this?

[Jerry]

Definitely no. Would enable unallowed copies. Will not happen as long as Steam exists.

[epic_chicken]

feelsbadman

i hate being tracked by steam. I'm out, screw this place. thanks for your help Jerry

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by Jerry:

Definitely no. Would enable unallowed copies. Will not happen as long as Steam exists.

the correct answer is: depends on the game. Try to run the executable directly from steam commons folder, if it doesn't work, then no. You can turn overlay off, but the steam client is not by any means "heavy"... If it is, then you'll need a new rig for gaming.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

feelsbadman

i hate being tracked by steam. I'm out, screw this place. thanks for your help Jerry

Steam doesn't track anything aside from hours played.

You can run Steam in off-line mode.

[epic_chicken]

thanks Liezerota. My rig can handle it, I can't tho. I hate everything about the launcher.

[epic_chicken]

yea right lol, nothing but hours played--i'm sure they aren't extracting more data from us than that.


kappa

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

thanks Liezerota. My rig can handle it, I can't tho. I hate everything about the launcher.

you can make everything private only to you, for example, right now, nobody can see your games/play times/etc except maybe friends, if you hate being tracked that much then you should probably stop using a web browser too. or connecting to the internet at all. your isp can see everything you connect to unless you use a specialized dns/vpn/etc.


and yes, hours played and achievements are the only things they track, but again, if you're paranoid, you stop probably stop using the internet as a whole. ;)

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

yea lol, nothing but hours played. i'm sure they aren't extracted more data from us than that. kappa

They aren't.

The only other thing is a hardware/software survey, but you can decline that when it comes up.

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

thanks Liezerota. My rig can handle it, I can't tho. I hate everything about the launcher.

There is a small mode as well. Maybe that would be more to your liking?

At the top:

View > Small Mode

[epic_chicken]

yea, going to stop using the internet because Liezerota thinks I'm paranoid.

[Washell]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

yea right lol, nothing but hours played--i'm sure they aren't extracting more data from us than that.


kappa

This shows you everything they track about you, in accordance to EU privacy laws: https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata

[epic_chicken]

yea 200gb for a launcher to run one game makes alot of sense for me. super lightweight client indeed.

kappa

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

yea a 200gb for a launcher to run one game makes alot of sense for me. super lightweight client indeed.

kappa

The Steam client is NOT 200GB.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by epic_chicken:

yea 200gb for a launcher to run one game makes alot of sense for me. super lightweight client indeed.

kappa

At this point you have shown you are here just to cause trouble and start an argument. I suggest rethinking that that idea.

Have a good day.