alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 21 hours agoValve bows to Kremlin: LGBTQ+ solitaire game [Flick Solitaire] pulled from russian Steam [cited a 2006 federal law prohibiting the "promotion of non-traditional sexualities"]www.player.oneexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down124
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkValve bows to Kremlin: LGBTQ+ solitaire game [Flick Solitaire] pulled from russian Steam [cited a 2006 federal law prohibiting the "promotion of non-traditional sexualities"]www.player.onealessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarejazzkoalapaws@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 hours ago But, it would suck if I were in Russia and suddenly lost access to my games. Another reason not to rely on steam as a central point of failure.
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoNot a defense, but aren’t a lot of the steam games at least runnable without the front end? Not as much as GOG obviously, but some ?
minus-squarempdarkguy@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoAfaik no. Some games will run with steam open in offline mode without an internet connection but that’s about it.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·50 minutes agoAll the games will run in offline mode, unless they specifically require the steam services to start, like anticheat and stuff. It’s a gamedev decision, not Valve’s
minus-squareBillyTheKid2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoLots of indie games yes, but not so many of the AAAs
Another reason not to rely on steam as a central point of failure.
Not a defense, but aren’t a lot of the steam games at least runnable without the front end?
Not as much as GOG obviously, but some ?
Afaik no. Some games will run with steam open in offline mode without an internet connection but that’s about it.
All the games will run in offline mode, unless they specifically require the steam services to start, like anticheat and stuff. It’s a gamedev decision, not Valve’s
Lots of indie games yes, but not so many of the AAAs