What is drm?

[🐉IcexStorm🐉]

Hiya
I wanted to know if there are any games that are not drm on steam and wether or not there is away to tell for the option of offline play and mainly I just cant get any games that are steam drm to work at all period

[Spawn of Totoro]

DRM = Digital Rights Management

Steam it's self is a form of DRM. There are maybe a few game (about 5-10 maybe) that have no DRM. None of those are huge titles.

You can play almost all Steam games in Off-line mode (just not any multiplayer components). You just need to connect back about every two weeks to maintain

Some games contain a 3rd Party DRM. This should be stated on the games store page, either on the right hand side or in the system requirements.

Some 3rd Party DRM may require a constant internet connection for some/all of the games features. Games For Window Live for example.

[2point4]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

There are maybe a few game (about 5-10 maybe) that have no DRM.

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam

[sfnhltb]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

You can play almost all Steam games in Off-line mode (just not any multiplayer components). You just need to connect back about every two weeks to maintain .

Offline mode is unlimited, you don't have to connect in every two weeks. Unless you have some anti-virus/PC Cleaner or some other dubious piece of software clearing your steam login details on a regular basis.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by sfnhltb:

Offline mode is unlimited, you don't have to connect in every two weeks. Unless you have some anti-virus/PC Cleaner or some other dubious piece of software clearing your steam login details on a regular basis.

There is a thread about it:
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/828937979095845728/

As well as one in the old Forums:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=34472009

And a quote from the SSA:
"...you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet."

Originally posted by 2point4:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam

That is a very...convoluted thread with games posted all over the place. Hard to tell how many there are and you have to search to find the ones they say can run.

[Ryumunk]

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam

The list of drm-free games are on the first page.

[2point4]

Yeah, not sure what's so convoluted about finding the first post. Maybe this will make it easier:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/post1

Also, have another thread...more specifically, have a post in that thread:

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/864969953572102601/#c864969953730401285

It's both funny and sad that moderators are still spreading that misinformation regarding offline mode.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by 2point4:

Yeah, not sure what's so convoluted about finding the first post. Maybe this will make it easier:

When you start off on the last post and people are expecting the first post, it does get convoluted.

Originally posted by 2point4:

It's both funny and sad that moderators are still spreading that misinformation regarding offline mode.

It is funny and sad that others think we know everything and single us out for their own ends.

None the less. Thanks for the correction.

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