DRM free games option

[Fannste94]

Add a DRM free download game option on a console and PC to play offline

[Ben Lubar]

If a game doesn't have DRM, when you download it on Steam it won't have DRM. You don't need to do anything special.

If a game has DRM that's because the developers of that game provided a version with DRM to Steam. Valve isn't going to reverse engineer every game and pull the DRM out.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Ben Lubar:

If a game doesn't have DRM, when you download it on Steam it won't have DRM. You don't need to do anything special.

If a game has DRM that's because the developers of that game provided a version with DRM to Steam. Valve isn't going to reverse engineer every game and pull the DRM out.

Nor are they legally allowed to.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

DRM free games option

Add a DRM free download game option on a console and PC to play offline

Game devs are allowed to provide you with DRM free copies of games they make. It's not mandatory to require Steam for the game to be played.

Most just don't though.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38523697-DRM-FREE-GAMES/

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7540156-DRM-Free-Games/

[Fannste94]

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

[BJWyler]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

Because that's what the developers choose to do.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

Because the developers who do release on GOG agree to their game being drm free.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

It's a business model GOG has, games on there need to be DRM-free. Though various on there do have a light form of DRM nowadays.

One has to keep in mind that GOG and Valve are perfectly allowed to run their stores differently.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

GoG has an agreement where its somewhat forced on the dev's to be DRM if its on their store. Its also why GoG doesn't have many popular games, why many publishers won't release on GoG, and why other developers will only release their games on GoG nearly a decade after they release on Steam to prevent piracy

[Fannste94]

Originally posted by BJWyler:

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

Because that's what the developers choose to do.

Then they should do the same on Steam

[Fannste94]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then how are all games on GOG DRM free and some on Steam aren't?

Because the developers who do release on GOG agree to their game being drm free.

Then they should do the same on Steam

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Originally posted by BJWyler:

Because that's what the developers choose to do.

Then they should do the same on Steam

You have an example of a dev who doesn't? There's actual more DRM free games in Steam than it seems.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Because the developers who do release on GOG agree to their game being drm free.

Then they should do the same on Steam

So you want 95% of the games pulled off steam or releases delayed 8 years? Because that is what happens on GoG because of the lack of DRM....

[Fannste94]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then they should do the same on Steam

You have an example of a dev who doesn't? There's actual more DRM free games in Steam than it seems.

They are not categorized

[Fannste94]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Then they should do the same on Steam

So you want 95% of the games pulled off steam or releases delayed 8 years? Because that is what happens on GoG because of the lack of DRM....

Yes, I want to play games without internet and Steam

[Zarineth]

Originally posted by Fannste94:

Originally posted by brian9824:

So you want 95% of the games pulled off steam or releases delayed 8 years? Because that is what happens on GoG because of the lack of DRM....

Yes, I want to play games without internet and Steam

Then buy them on GoG or get DRM-free ones from Steam?

https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games