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433 points Sporktacular | 2 comments | 04 Aug 23 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.447s | source

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mkatx ◴[04 Aug 23 02:03 UTC] No.36994570[source]▶

Steam gets all my gaming budget, as I really try to stick to Linux.

If it ain't on steam, I don't play it, and they don't get my money.

Gog also supports Linux, only it ships native binaries that you can install without renting.

zirgs ◴[04 Aug 23 06:35 UTC] No.36996215[source]▶

So does steam if game developers choose it. Lots of games on steam are DRM free.

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deely3 ◴[04 Aug 23 10:54 UTC] No.36998146[source]▶

Wait, you can easily and officially run these game without internet and without Steam client installed?

Could you point me to these DRM free Steam games? I have the impression that games from Steam doesnt work without actually Steam.

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1. zirgs ◴[04 Aug 23 11:06 UTC] No.36998268[source]▶

As I said - it depends on the developer. Integrating Steam DRM is completely optional.

For those games Steam acts as a download/update manager and nothing more. You can run them even without the Steam client.

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2. deely3 ◴[04 Aug 23 16:15 UTC] No.37002025[source]▶

Thank you, I had no idea.

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers