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You can still launch the executable from the folder where it’s installed without using steam at all like you would do with DRM-dree games (assuming the game is DRM-free)

And you can also put steam in offline mode afterwards and keep using it, many times my internet went off and steam offered me to go to offline mode, so it doesn’t need to be prior to the PC disconnecting. So even if you were to consider this DRM it’s a DRM with a button to bypass it, which doesn’t sound like DRM at all.

But in fact going into offline mode is not even needed, for example on my Steam Deck when I wanted to play a game without people knowing I would just turn off the wireless in the configs since that was faster than putting it into offline mode and just play the game, doing exactly what you’re claiming is impossible.

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BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Steam has an offline mode ?

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- Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Not sure if sarcasm, but in case it isn’t yes they have an offline mode so you can play games and still get achievements, cloud saves, etc while offline and then when you go back to being online it syncs those up.
  
  Not sure why they needed an actual offline mode instead of just trying stuff and caching it for later if it fails (which I think it’s what they do now), but it’s there.
  
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  - BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I didn’t know about it. I just play my games offline as if I were online, no need to turn on anything.
    
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n3m37h@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Well I’ll be damned, steam used to put a DRM wrapper on their games. Guess Gabe finally made good on his word if steam goes down you can still play your games.

At one point the only way to play steam games was to use offline mode as I’ve previously stated

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- Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Again even if that was the case the fact that you have a button you can click to go into offline mode to play completely negates that this is a form of DRM. How is it the “play anyways” button different from the “go into offline mode” one?
  
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  - n3m37h@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    No you previously had to be online and put it into offline mode if you tried to sign in and play in online mode without an internet connection you would be fkd.
    
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