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I posted this in Reddit today: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/tsljr/drm_free_games_on_steam_are_you_guys_up_to/ This is basically a list that don't require Steam to run. As a user pointed out, they all are not necessarily DRM-Free, free from Steam DRM.
What's the best way to include in this wiki? Do I include this info in the game's articles and create a category or do I create a new page?
Thanks
Hiya, I have been following that thread (I am Daily_concern).
From this wiki's point of view, I am not interested in creating just a list of games- if you only want a list then I suggest working with this page. Eventually, this wiki will contain ALL DRM/DRM-free information, but on individual game article pages, so I don't mind where you go.
If you'd like to contribute to the wiki, 'DRM-free' info would be very useful on individual game pages. The PCGamingWiki:Sample_Article_Layout has an availability/DRM table to indicate whether a game is DRM-free or not.
For example, you could indicate that, even though the game is bought from Steam, it is also 100% DRM-free, by using the two unlock icons:
| Source(s) | Store unlock | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam |  
|
Steam version can be run without Steam being loaded. |
We have just developed this new table, so I'm hoping to get it into more article pages as soon as possible, just lacking time and contributors to help with it :).
Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you stay a while :).
Just to clarify, what do you mean with DRM-free? Do you get a DRM-free copy from Steam? Don't you need to open Steam before installing/loading the game? (talk) 15:50, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Many games, like Bastion, can be run without Steam. This makes them effectively DRM free. When you buy Bastion from Steam, it gives you a 'Steam' version and a 'DRM-free' version.
Similarly, if you buy Legend of Grimrock from the developer website, you get a DRM free installer, as well as a Steam key.
Please include any and all reports below of users who you believe are vandalizing, spamming or just generally causing havoc to be reviewed by the administration/moderation team so we can take appropriate action.
Hi there, wouldn't it be useful to supplement the Fixbox template with a template for unresolved issues, which, just like how cleanup works, would be tracked on it's own category page?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Fighters_%28video_game%29
Currently no page on this but that's probably because it's unavailable these days on digital download. I installed a copy recently on a Win 7 64-bit machine and found it playable until the character gets stuck in a floating position, at which point if you attempt to go up or downstairs, your vertical position becomes locked, forcing a reload. No idea how or if these problems are resolvable.
P.
I recently purchased Bioshock on steam as I wanted to play it before Bioshock Infinite, and I simply can't get it to run.
My specs are: Win7 x64 ultimate sp1, NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti SLI x2, 16.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz, Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz and a Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77X-UD3H mobo
I can get it to run past the main menu. I can get the main menu up fine, but when selecting new game it will go to a loading screen and promptly crash. I've tried running it with the -nosound command, did not change a thing, I've followed every troubleshooting guide I can find, nothing seems to help. I just want to get the game running. Any advice would be very appreciated.
What error are you getting? Or just crash to desktop without any dialogs at all?
You have more than capable PC to run it so I'm afraid that something in you operating system is causing this. I've run into something similar with Hitman and AC3 and installing recommended updates from Windows Update helped. Other generic advices: install all redistributables from Bioshock install folder, update DirectX and all drivers in you system (GPU, soundcard, chipset etc.).
If I recall correctly after loading there is prerendered movie so maybe some codecs in your system can be causing this.
All of my drivers, directx, and windows are up to date. As for codecs aside from what comes standard, I think the only specific codecs I've installed are CCCP for media files.
Here is the error report windows gave, if it helps:
Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: bioshock.exe Application Version: 1.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 474f5a3a Fault Module Name: bioshock.exe Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 474f5a3a Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 003d44a1 OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 0a9e Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Additional Information 3: 0a9e Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Try upgrading/reinstalling your videocard drivers, as well as all your other system drivers. Try uninstalling and reinstalling/updating direct x. Do any other games do this?
I've reinstalled my videocard drivers and directx so much I could do it in my sleep, unfortunately, and all my system drivers are currently up to date as well. No other games have this issue, just Bioshock.
If it's on steam, try validating the game cache. If it's not on steam, try installing the latest patch available on it. Try this too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/244628-33-bioshock-solution-intial-load-screen-black
Also, just to be sure, you've reinstalled DirectX 9 & 10, right?
I'd also try disabling SLI for Bioshock in the Nvidia control center, seeing if that fixes something.
My final suggestion is to simply trudge through here and try all the different fixes: http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6ed23ae7c0461e00bdc12f36ac6c6197&t=1133842
Reinstalling your Windows will help. Install only drivers, Steam, Bioshock and it's redistributables. If it is running OK, start slowly installing applications and testing Bioshock after each two or three installations to figure out what is causing that crash.
I've run in many unsolvable issues over the years and fresh OS install is the best solution. Just look at how many hours you've spend on trying different fixes, when fresh OS install+apps will take you two to four hours.
I handle the backend of PCGW and wanted to know if there are any little things that annoy you, or any slow pages or bugs that you have found
This site is already a useful resource, but it'd be excellent if there were a way to view games at a glance (like Steam daily deals) and get an idea if the PC version of the game is a lazy but acceptable port to PC; a terrible, unoptimised version that needs lots of tweaking to get decent framerate or controls; or that the PC version is actually the best version of a given game.
I added a suggestion to the "request site features" section on GOG of adding links to a game's PCGamingWiki article from its gamecard here: http://www.gog.com/en/wishlist/site/add_a_link_from_a_games_gamecard_to_the_relevant_article_on_pcgamingwiki
The more votes it gets, the higher up the list it goes, and the more likely it is to be seen by a GOG employee and hopefully be added in some form (which would increase traffic/users here)!
I think we should provide information about whether or not a specific game allows for YouTube monetization. Possibly a simple text line (with a thumbs-up icon) and a link at the top of the game's article.
For example, in Minecraft's article we add the line "Minecraft's Terms of Use allow users to monetize YouTube footage of the game" and add a link to its Terms of Use page. Games that do not allow for monetization don't get a thumbs-down or anything of the sort. Perhaps we SHOULD add information about games that forbid it, with an "i" icon instead of a thumbs-down.
If you're asking yourself why go through the trouble, I can tell you that as a YouTube partner it's not always easy to find that remote forum post, tweet or other official statement regarding monetization. Crowd-sourcing the efforts makes the task easier. It will also help PCGamingWiki's reputation and expand its user-base without deviating from its original goals.
Thanks for posting the link to the YouTube from TGS where TotalBiscuit spoke about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-1B-HQq3lEY#t=1098s
We may end up creating a new wiki for this topic.
Some nonsense have been added to the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City article and now I'm reporting it.
Not sure if there is a easy way revert it, might do it manually.
Steam supports OpenID and while it is possible to manually put http://steamcommunity.com/openid into the signup/login box, I doubt many people know about that. Most editors here probably have a Steam account, so I feel adding it to the default suggestions would make sense.
ok, so, since EA had that glitch/giveaway/callitwhateveryouwant thing where people got games for free, i've had troubles with mine, i got BC2 because i've always wanted it on PC because it's amazing and the multiplayer looks good... so, when i go to play, the game is ALL about origin, at first this wasn't a big deal, till i realized i can't play MP because origin has no servers... is there a way to export the game to Steam and use their servers?
There are some games that when I launch, all it does is open a window frame. If I move my cursor into the frame, the cursor turns black. The game never loads. I don't know if they have anything in common, but here some of the games I remember: Overgrowth Alpha, Toribash, Gish and FTL. I run Windows Vista.
Help to fix this problem, if it's even fixable, would be greatly appreciated.
We have a ton of it, Here is the list my bot came up with, Please reslove this
- Age of Empires links to http://aoe.heavengames.com/ - Socket Error: 'Connection refused'.
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings links to http://aok.heavengames.com/ - Socket Error: 'Connection refused'.
- Age of Empires III links to http://aoe3.heavengames.com/ - Socket Error: 'Connection refused'.
- Baldur's Gate links to http://http://www.gamebanshee.com/baldursgate/ - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Age of Empires links to http://www.microsoft.com/games/empires/default.htm - 404 Page not available.
- Anti-Aliasing (AA) links to http://developer.nvidia.com/csaa-coverage-sampling-antialiasing - 404 Not Found.
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings links to http://www.microsoft.com/games/conquerors/downloads.aspx?f1=no - 404 Page not available.
- Bastion links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(video_game - 404 Not Found.
- Creatures links to http://users.rcn.com/dvoskuil/grendel/cob1.html - 404 Not Found.
- Creatures links to http://www.fortunecity.com/underworld/hexen/751/cob1.html - 404 Not Found.
- Creatures 2 links to http://users.rcn.com/dvoskuil/grendel/cob2.html - 404 Not Found.
- Creatures 2 links to http://users.rcn.com/dvoskuil/grendel/norn2.html - 404 Not Found.
- Creatures 2 links to http://www.fortunecity.com/underworld/hexen/751/cob2.html - 404 Not Found.
- Day of Defeat links to http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/mods.asp?id=15&s=1 - 404 Not Found.
- Castle of the Winds links to http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/ - 404 Not Found.
- Day of Defeat links to http://www.dod.sportlegen.de/downloads/DoDb31steam.exe/ - 404 Not Found.
- Dead Space links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space_(video_game - 404 Not Found.
- Deus Ex links to http://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-new-vision - 404 Not Found.
- Diablo III links to http://www.wowhead - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Diablo III links to http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3980578358 - 404 Not Found.
- Diablo III links to http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/statusBlizzard's - 404 Not Found.
- Diablo III links to http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3980578358 - 404 Not Found.
- Drakan: Order of the Flame links to http://www.arokhslair.net/forum/default.asp - 404 Not Found.
- Evil Genius links to http://browse.files.filefront.com/Evil+Genius+Official+Patches/;1323717;/browsefiles.html - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Drakan: Order of the Flame links to http://www.arokhslair.net/downloads.html - 404 Not Found.
- Deus Ex links to http://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-new-vision/videos - 404 Not Found.
- Drakan: Order of the Flame links to http://www.arokhslair.net/downloads.html - 404 Not Found.
- Final Fantasy XI links to http://wiki.windower.net/plugins/drawdistance - 404 Not Found.
- Grand Theft Auto IV links to http://enbdev.com/index_en.html - 404 Not Found.
- Games for Windows Live links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_transmission_unit%7Cnetwork - 400 Bad Request.
- Gratuitous Space Battles links to http://positechgames.com - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Gratuitous Space Battles links to http://positechgames.com - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Gratuitous Space Battles links to http://positechgames.com - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Final Fantasy VII links to http://finalfantasyviipc.com/en - HTTP Redirect Loop: [1] -> [2] -> [3] -> [4].
- Guild Wars 2 links to https://www.buy.guildwars2.com/ - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/aresextinctionagenda - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/ - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/GAMENAME - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/gish - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/dustforce - 404 Not Found.
- Alien Swarm links to http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Vertical_Sync_(Vsync - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/bindingofisaac - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/defensegridtheawakening - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/cardinalquest - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/fateoftheworldtippingpoint - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/blocksthatmatter - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/hammerfight - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/gish - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/naturalselection2 - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/qube - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/supermeatboy - 404 Not Found.
- Intel (CPU) links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_(microarchitecture - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/revengeofthetitans - 404 Not Found.
- Intel (CPU) links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_(microarchitecture - 404 Not Found.
- Humble Store links to http://www.humblebundle.com/store/product/waveform - 404 Not Found.
- Mass Effect 3 links to http://www.mijnwebwinkel.nl/winkel/simpelfy/images/me3reg2.jpg - 404 Not Found.
- Mass Effect 3 links to http://www.mijnwebwinkel.nl/winkel/simpelfy/images/me3reg1.jpg - 404 Not Found.
- Pharaoh links to http://pharaoh.heavengames.com/downloads/lister.php?category=patches - Socket Error: 'Connection refused'.
- Pharaoh links to http://pharaoh.heavengames.com/ - Socket Error: 'Connection refused'.
- Quake II links to http://kmq2.quakedev.com/ - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Quake II links to http://kmq2.quakedev.com/ - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Nexuiz (2012) links to http://forums.nexuiz.com/index.php?/topic/722-alt-crylink-infinite-sound-loop/ - 403 Forbidden.
- Nexuiz (2012) links to http://forums.nexuiz.com/index.php?/topic/719-mouse-sensitivity/ - 403 Forbidden.
- Nexuiz (2012) links to http://forums.nexuiz.com/index.php?/topic/728-failure-to-launch/ - 403 Forbidden.
- Nexuiz (2012) links to http://forums.nexuiz.com/index.php?/topic/748-bug-with-keybindings-nex-scope-is-stuck-to-mouse-2/ - 403 Forbidden.
- Nexuiz (2012) links to http://forums.nexuiz.com/index.php?/topic/732-cant-change-keybindings/ - 403 Forbidden.
- Race Driver: Grid links to http://community.codemasters.com/forum/grid-tech-support-1020/402823-logitech-g27-wheel.html - 404 Not Found.
- Max Payne 3 links to http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/dlc/ - 401 Unauthorized.
- Red Faction links to http://nebulamods.com/rf/steam/rf_pfsteam.php - 404 Not Found.
- Red Faction links to http://nebulamods.com/rf/steam/ - 404 Not Found.
- Red Faction links to http://nebulamods.com/rf/steam/rf_pfdx8.php - 404 Not Found.
- Red Faction links to http://nebulamods.com/rf/steam/rf_sub.php - 404 Not Found.
- Re-Volt links to http://revolt.wikia.com/wiki/Revolt_and_linux_(still_in_alfa_version - 404 Not Found.
- SpaceChem links to http://mailto:support@zachtronicsindustries.com - HTTP Error: InvalidURL.
- Remapping links to http://www.inchwest.com/mapkeyboard.htm - 404 Not Found.
- Sonic Generations links to http://www.microsoft.com/download/en....aspx?id=17851 - 400 Bad Request.
- Link to http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is back alive.
- TERA links to http://tera-mods.blogspot.co.uk/ - 404 Not Found.
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory links to http://etui.kashui.fr - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- Sim City 2000 links to http://www.sc3000.com/sc2000/ - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
- TERA links to http://www.frogster.de/en/index.html - HTTP Redirect Loop: [5] -> [6] -> [7] -> [8].
- World of Tanks links to http://wotskins.wordpress.com/ - 410 Gone.
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory links to http://paste.pocoo.org/show/556052/ - 410 Gone.
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- World of Tanks links to http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products-jsgme.html - 404 Not Found.
- World of Tanks links to http://wotbase.de/Mods/overcross - 403 Forbidden.
- XPadder links to http://majorgeeks.com/Xpadder_Last_freeware_version_d5282.html/ - 404 Not Found.
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind links to http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=4 - Socket Error: 'Name or service not known'.
I am working on building a Gaming PC on a budget and off of my current PC... i currently have a 4 gbs ram and a quad-core processor operating at 3 ghz... I'm going to buy a new 600 watt power supply to power a GTX550ti, the last thing i'm hoping to buy is RAM... i want to buy 4 more to get to 8gb total (some say a standard to run games smoothly), i want to buy this one:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CRSM48/ref=gno_cart_title_4 This RAM says it's PC3-12800, my motherboard says it does PC3-1333 and Pc31066, if i bought the RAM shown, will it down-clock to 1333? or will it just not work completely and be incompatible? Also, if it is not compatible, can someone please give me links (preferably AMAZON or Fry's) to compatible RAM that is semi-decent for Gaming... thank you for all the help, and if you do respond, please don't be mean, like i said, i'm a beginner and don't know much.. Thank you, -Recon9896
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc is a great place for finding this info out, You will do well there
Hey there, I noticed there isn't an America's Army page on the site yet, so I'm asking this here:
I am trying to play AA2 once again and have downloaded the game and all the patches, however when I attempt to log in I get an error saying:
"Your internet connection may be down or the authorization server may be undergoing maintenance."
I know my internet is working fine so that leaves the second half of the error in question. Does this happen to everyone else that tries to log in to AA2 now, meaning the game is officially dead? Or is there a fix that I can do?
I'm on Windows 7 64bit.
Hi there,
I have a re-occuring problem across pretty much any game I play, I've had it since I got the laptop but I never really bothered to do anything about and lately it's starting to really annoy me. Whenever I'm playing a game in full-screen and I have to minimise it due to skype calls etc, the game will refuse to re-open, crash and I am forced to restart it losing any of my unsaved progress. The obvious answer would be to just not minimise it but due to various updates, scans, notifications it tends to minimise itself and if it's not that I have been known to accidently press the windows start key whilst playing (It's not as difficult as it sounds ok!). So yeah I was just wondering if anyone has any advice and yes I am using the dreaded Windows Vista. Thanks in Advance.
You don't specify which games you are having trouble with. Minimizing a full screen game using Alt-Tab can cause problems with some games, the same if the game is interrupted by another program. I've had games crash because of Windows Update before.
When running a game, you really need to turn off any software that will interrupt the game, such as Skype, especially since you know it causes games to act up.
(When I started this site, I always intended to host information about removing certain DRM restrictions. However, I received a fair amount of warning from well-wishers that we should not include this information because it could have legal repercussions. However, I don't see any harm in linking to files and information to removing DRM from games (for example Fallout 3 GFWL removal mod, as long as we are not hosting the actual files. I'm also going to eventually writeup more in-depth articles on specific DRM like GFWL which will include important information like how to remove it, which will likely have performance improvements in most games. Any thoughts?
Sounds fine - if someone makes threats we can always just take it down, and stuff like No CD cracks for games that were released ages ago - I can't see the publisher caring that much.
If I were you, I wouldn't risk.
But that's up to you.
You could always place some disclaimer, such as "We are not responsible for the content of sites we are linking to", but...
I would highly recommend to contact a lawyer first.
I agree with Dravic, I do not think it's worth the hassle. If we start such a rule then it only takes one publisher/developer/license holder to bring the whole site down. And I think it's a bit optimistic to hope for a simple "take it down and everything will be OK". There would most likely be a cease and desist at which point any other potential copyright infringement for that same license holder could be called into question.
Basically, I think we should allow the wider internet to deal with such issues and focus on what is legal and constructive within the gaming community - if we blur the line between legal/illegal then it'll snowball into something bigger.
To elaborate, I think whatever stance we take (especially if we take a 'no tolerance' policy on such a matter) then we need to state it clearly and in detail on the homepage, referring specifically to what kind of hacks/exploits are not allowed.
What if we were to have some sort of generic guide for removing DRM services, but never actually talk about specific games. We could link to other sites that provides resources and information on more specific things, but never actually mention specific games when talking about DRM removal on PCGW itself. That would hopefully avoid getting into legal issues with publishes since we wouldn't be saying "Here is how you remove the DRM from Game X".
What about games such as Re-Volt? Its publisher and developer have been defunct for years, and its classed as abandonware. The developer released a No CD patch ages ago, but other games in a similar situation may not have.
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