alt Hacker NewsWhat is the command I can use to run them without Steam then? If the game links to a dll that launches Steam and won’t play without it, then that is effectively Drm.
Before I even play the game without Steam: how do I download it without Steam?
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You can download a fake steamapi.dll from a pirate site. It will fill in all the function stubs and it isn't even illegal.
Or so I assume. I have Steam installed, so I wouldn't know.
If you are on Windows, you navigate to the folder that the game is installed to and double click the .exe to launch it.
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/5540051992994...
You download it with Steam, then run Steam's backup function to back up the games you care about to physical media. Or in the vast number of cases you can just copy the game folder
Obviously if you buy it with steam you need Steam. But you only need it at the time of purchase, for the vast majority of titles
Depends on the game. Stardew Valley can be run outside Steam, and I do it to be able to add mods.
How do you run an application? Depends on the application, as they all have different filenames...
I got Kerbal Space Program to run by just copying the entire folder then deleting the Steam dlls. Not sure how many games that will work for though.
There are DLLs that remove any check of Steam running. Just keep a copy of one and use that on other games.
Regarding the download, it's the same issue with physical media. If I don't have the DVD, how can I acquire the game?