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Edit: before buying

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Launch exe with Steam not running, see if it works or if it opens Steam automatically

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Should say on the store page, shouldn't it? Could've sworn I saw Denuvo specifically listed before unless there's just a gas leak in my house or they changed it or something.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, that popup only lists third party DRM.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All games on Steam use Steams DRM, I would have thought.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They do not have to. FTL is one example I know of off the top of my head.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

The original Kerbal Space Program is another. You can uninstall Steam completely but still launch the game just fine. It's actually pretty handy if you want separate mod loadouts, just copy the whole directory.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Selaco doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I don't know of a good way of doing that before buying, only after. Outside of aforeposted lists.