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Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad? (www.digitaltrends.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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ITT I learn that oligarch gabe nawel is the elon musk of gamers

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[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m not sure what you mean…once you’ve purchased a game on Steam…you have to play it using Steam…a platform that needs to be working for you to play your game.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a common misconception.

Many games are DRM free and run without Steam. This even includes Valve games such as Half-Life 2.

Here's a list: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I wasn’t aware of that because I don’t own any games on that list.