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FYI: There are tons of DRM free games on Steam http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/page1 http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_dr

by bdz 13y ago

FYI: There are tons of DRM free games on Steam http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/page1 http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_st... The recently released, higly anticipated System Shock 2 is also DRM free. Easy way to test a game: Download it then close the Steam client. Run the game from the folder. If it starts = DRM free

shmerl 13y ago
Is it easily reinstallable/transferable on another system without using the Steam client as well? If yes, then it can be really DRM free. It's a bit ironical though, that the list of DRM free Steam games appears on GOG, while Steam doesn't mark in any way whether the game is DRMed or not :)
- bdz 13y ago
  There is a backup feature so you can move a game between computers. I've used that but I guess there is no way to make a proper transferable backup w/o the Steam client.
  - shmerl 13y ago
    So if Steam goes out of business, or your account would be suspended, and in any other case when you won't have access to their client - the game will be nontransferable. That's one of the positive indicators of DRM.
    - bdz 13y ago
      If GOG goes out of business and you haven't downloaded the game before... Same story.
      - shmerl 13y ago
        It's not the same story since GOG gives you the installers. If GOG goes out of business you can still use them, if you have them. You just should be diligent to back them up. Steam doesn't give you such option and you simply have no way to transfer the game in absence of access to Steam at all.
bdz 13y ago
Also sometimes there are two layers of DRM on Steam games. The standard one + a 3rd party. Like most of the EA multiplayer games unplayable w/o an EA/Origin account. http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_on_Steam http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_o...

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FYI: There are tons of DRM free games on Steam http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_games_on_steam/page1 http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_dr

by bdz 13y ago

shmerl 13y ago
Is it easily reinstallable/transferable on another system without using the Steam client as well? If yes, then it can be really DRM free. It's a bit ironical though, that the list of DRM free Steam games appears on GOG, while Steam doesn't mark in any way whether the game is DRMed or not :)
- bdz 13y ago
  There is a backup feature so you can move a game between computers. I've used that but I guess there is no way to make a proper transferable backup w/o the Steam client.
  - shmerl 13y ago
    So if Steam goes out of business, or your account would be suspended, and in any other case when you won't have access to their client - the game will be nontransferable. That's one of the positive indicators of DRM.
    - bdz 13y ago
      If GOG goes out of business and you haven't downloaded the game before... Same story.
      - shmerl 13y ago
        It's not the same story since GOG gives you the installers. If GOG goes out of business you can still use them, if you have them. You just should be diligent to back them up. Steam doesn't give you such option and you simply have no way to transfer the game in absence of access to Steam at all.
bdz 13y ago
Also sometimes there are two layers of DRM on Steam games. The standard one + a 3rd party. Like most of the EA multiplayer games unplayable w/o an EA/Origin account. http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_on_Steam http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_o...