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Revision as of 13:52, 25 June 2022
Project aim
- List all games on Steam which are DRM-free, that meaning games which can be launched without the use of the Steam client.
- DISCLAIMER: Currently this list isn't even remotely a complete listing of DRM-free games on Steam!
Instructions
- Mention "Steamworks title." in the Notes column for any DRM-free games which use Steamworks when launched through the Steam client.
- This list now features all versions of the games - Windows, OS X and Linux versions that are DRM-Free will now have indicators to the right.
- Section headers - Games are grouped in multiple categories for ease of use. Sections are listed alphabetically under their respective header.
Definition of "DRM-free on Steam"
- DRM-free on Steam does not refer to games which don't use third-party DRM; the Steam client is DRM if it is required to run the game.
- DRM-free games on Steam are games which do not require the Steam client or any third-party DRM in order to launch said game's respective executable or startup script (.exe .bin .app .sh).
- DRM-free games can be moved outside of the Steam folder and used freely.
- Steam does not have any official designation for games which are/aren't DRM-free - these must be tested by the editors themselves.
What is Steamworks?
- Steamworks is an API for game developers. It can be used for free and is used to integrate Steam features and solutions within PC games. Steamworks DRM is called Custom Executable Generation (CEG) and like the every part of Steamworks, it's optional for the developers. There are many games which use Steamworks and are DRM-free. These specific games will be noted.
- Steamworks-specific features such as Achievements, Cloud, Trading Cards, Leaderboards, multiplayer and other will not work if Steamworks games are launched outside of the Steam client.
Discussion
- Discuss the article on its Talk page.
- Discuss DRM-free games on the "List of DRM-free games on Steam" thread on the GOG.com Community Discussions.
Other information
- The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam - A comparable list of Steam games which feature Third Party DRM.
- "List of DRM-free games on Steam" thread on the GOG.com Community Discussions - Note that some of the games listed may be outdated or outright false.
- "List of DRM-free games on Steam" similar wiki page on wikia.com, but somewhat more active - Note that any game listed there should still be tested before added here.
Main contacts
- AsavarTzeth (User page to be added, if wished)
- Nicereddy
- Garrett
Developer/Publisher-Specific
Bohemia Interactive
- Since GameSpy shut down, major changes happened to the ARMA series. You can read about it here.
- ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead transitioned to Steamworks and BI added DRM.
- Before you run the listed games (except Tactics, Original War and UFO: Afterlight), run BattlEye (anti-cheat) from its folder or run the game from the Steam client to install it otherwise it will pop up the message "bad serial number given in Setup".
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Arma 2 | Link | ✔ | |||
Arma Tactics | Link | ✔ | ? | ✔ | |
Arma: Armed Assault | Link | ✔ | |||
Arma: Cold War Assault | Link | ✔ | |||
Original War | Link | ✔ | |||
Take On Helicopters | Link | ✔ | |||
UFO: Afterlight | Link | ✔ |
Devolver Digital
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Broforce | Link | Steamworks title. Offline play only. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Carrion | Link | Steamworks title. Linux: Delete/rename libsteam_api.so or the game won't launch. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Enter the Gungeon | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt containing its Steam App ID number 311690 in the game's installation directory.
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✔ | ? | ? |
Hatoful Boyfriend | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Heavy Bullets | Link | Steamworks title. Leaderboards cannot be accessed if the game is not launched through Steam. | ✔ | ||
Hotline Miami | Link | Steamworks title. DRM-free if you disable Steamworks (on Windows) when game launches. Linux is DRM-Free out of the box. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Loop Hero | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Luftrausers | Link | Steamworks title. Leaderboards cannot be accessed if the user is not logged into Steam. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Mother Russia Bleeds | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt containing its Steam App ID number 361300 in the game's installation directory. Cannot access online leaderboards without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. Any in-game achievements unlocked offline will unlock Steam Achievements retroactively.[1]
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✔ | ? | ? |
Reigns | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter | Link | HD version has CEG. | ✔ | ||
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter | Link | HD version has CEG. | ✔ | ||
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution | Link | ✔ |
Double Fine Productions
- Every new game released by Double Fine Productions is DRM-free and even some they publish.[citation needed] Costume Quest is the only exception.[2]
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Broken Age | Link | Steamworks title. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Brutal Legend | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
The Cave | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Psychonauts | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Spacebase DF-9 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Stacking | Link | Steamworks title. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Larian Studios
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Beyond Divinity | Link | ✔ | |||
Divine Divinity | Link | ✔ | |||
Divinity II: Developer's Cut | Link | Free upgrade for owners of Divinity II: Ego Draconis or Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga. | ✔ | ||
Divinity: Dragon Commander | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Divinity: Original Sin | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
inXile Entertainment
- Every game released by inXile Entertainment is DRM-free.[citation needed]
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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The Bard's Tale | Link | ❌ | ? | ✔ | |
Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic | Link | Steamworks title. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Wasteland 2 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Wasteland 3 | Link | Steamworks title. Online co-op is p2p only. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Paradox Development Studio
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game | Link | Steam and other digital distributors have outdated v1.07 because Paradox dropped support. Download v1.08 patch and apply it.
It is highly recommended by developers.[3] After patch, game is DRM-free. |
✔ | ||
Cities in Motion | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Commander: Conquest of the Americas | Link | Gold Edition tested. | ✔ | ||
Crusader Kings Complete | Link | ✔ | |||
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game | Link | Steam has outdated v1.02. Download v1.03 patch from developers and read Installation notes - Steam users. After patch, game is DRM-free. | ✔ | ||
East India Company | Link | ✔ | |||
Europa Universalis III Complete | Link | Steamworks title. Includes Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind expansions and all DLCs. | ✔ | ? | |
Europa Universalis IV | Link | Steamworks title. Includes all expansions and DLCs. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition | Link | ✔ | |||
For the Glory: A Europa Universalis Game | Link | Download v1.2 patch in archive for DRM-free version of game. | ✔ | ||
Hearts of Iron 2 Complete | Link | ✔ | |||
Hearts of Iron III | Link | Steamworks title. Includes all expansions and DLCs. | ✔ | ? | |
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Majesty Gold HD | Link | Run MajestyHD.exe from the HD folder.
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✔ | ||
Majesty 2 | Link | ✔ | |||
March of the Eagles | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Sengoku | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Victoria II | Link | Steam|215001/and Heart of Darkness] expansions and all DLCs. | ✔ |
SEGA
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Alpha Protocol | Link | Run Binaries\APGame.exe , not APLauncher.exe .
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✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
Crazy Taxi (Steam) | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 71230 .
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Jack Lumber | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Sega Bass Fishing (Steam) | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 71240 .
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Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics | Link | The "Simple" launcher (SEGAGenesisClassics.exe ) is a DRM-free Sega Genesis emulator, however the Unity-based "Hub" launcher (SEGAGameRoom.exe ) requires Steam DRM.
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✔ | ? | ? |
Sonic Adventure DX (Steam) | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 71250 . The previous 2011 version was also DRM-free.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Steam) | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 71260 .
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✔ | ||
Valkyria Chronicles | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when steam_appid.txt is in directory containing any number.[4]
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✔ | ✔ |
Square Enix
Name | Store Page | Notes | |
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Actraiser Renaissance | Link | Can be played without Steam running.[5] | |
Dragon Quest XI S - Definitive Edition | Link | Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on May 28, 2021.[6] Does not require the Steam client to run. | |
Dungeon Siege | Link | ||
Dungeon Siege II | Link | ||
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | Link | ||
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age | Link | Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on April 24, 2020.[7] DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt file is in directory containing any number.[8]
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Thief Gold | Link | ||
Thief II: The Metal Age | Link | ||
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | Link | ||
Trials of Mana | Link | Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on August 26, 2020.[9] DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt file is placed in the same directory as the exe (<path-to-game>\Trials of Mana\Binaries\Win64\ ).[10]
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Supergiant Games
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Bastion | Link | Steamworks title. Can be played directly from its executable. Online leaderboards and Steam Achievements cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise.[11] | ✔ | ? | ? |
Hades | Link | Steamworks title. Can be played directly from its executable. Steam Achievements cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ? | |
Transistor | Link | Steamworks title. Does not require the client to run. Steam Achievements cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Ubisoft
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Anno 1404 | Link | Includes the Venice add-on. Anno 1404 is the name used in EU and AU/NZ regions. The game was once pulled from Steam, but has been back since March 2014. TAGES DRM has been removed since then. TagesClient.dat and TagesClient.exe files remain in the game directory but they are inert and can be deleted. Ubisoft hasn't updated the Steam store page to remove the warning about 3rd party DRM integration.
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Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition | Link | Must be run via the DX9 launcher. | ✔ | ||
Dawn of Discovery | Link | Includes the Venice add-on. Dawn of Discovery is Anno 1404's worldwide name outside the EU and AU/NZ regions. Read Anno 1404 notes for further info. | ✔ | ||
Far Cry 2: Fortune's Edition | Link | ✔ | |||
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East | Link | H5_Game.exe must be run from the binDM subfolder, not the bin subfolder.
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Outland | Link | Linux: RunGameNoSteamRT.sh must be run from the main directory.
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? | ? | ✔ |
Rayman Origins | Link | ✔ | ❌ |
Valve
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Black Mesa | Link | Steamworks title. In Terminal run: Linux: ./bms.sh .
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? | ? | ✔ |
Counter Strike: Source | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game cstrike Linux: ./hl2.sh -game cstrike . Use console to create/join lan server.
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✔ | ? | ✔ |
Half-Life: Source | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game hl1
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game hl1mp Linux: ./hl2.sh -game hl1mp . Use console to create/join lan server.
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✔ | ? | ✔ |
Half-Life 2 | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Half-Life 2: Episode One | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game episodic
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game ep2
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game lostcoast
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Portal | Link | Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game portal
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✔ | ? | ❌ |
Half-Life: Alyx | Link | In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hlvr.exe
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✔ | ? | ? |
XSEED
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed | Link | DRM was removed in a patch.[12] Now shares the same executable (as well as Steam and Galaxy DLLs) as the GOG build. | ✔ | ||
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | Link | Steamworks title. DRM was removed in a patch.[13] Now shares the same executable (as well as Steam and Galaxy DLLs) as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC | Link | Steamworks title. DRM was removed in a patch.[13] Now shares the same executable as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd | Link | Steamworks title. DRM was removed in a patch.[13] Now shares the same executable as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Link | Steamworks title. Shares the same executable as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Ys I & II Chronicles+ | Link | Steamworks title. Confirmed DRM-Free by the localizer[14] and shares the same executable as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
Ys Origin | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Ys: The Oath in Felghana | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection | Link | Steamworks title. Shares the same executable as the GOG build. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
Miscellaneous
Indie
- Independent video games (commonly referred to as indie games) are made by individuals or small teams generally without video game publisher financial support. For the simplicity of this article, games published by those outside of the indie studio itself are also included in this list.
- For independent games using Flash & AIR see the Flash & AIR section.
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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3dSen PC | Link | DRM-Free as of v0.9.5 patch | ✔ | ||
3dSen VR | Link | DRM-Free as of v0.9.5 patch | ✔ | ||
100% Orange Juice! | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game but it is playable without Steam running. Steam Achievements, online lobbies, leaderboards, DLCs, and other Steam-related features cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise.
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140 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
200% Mixed Juice! | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game but it is playable without Steam running in the background. Cannot access online multiplayer and Steam Achievements are disabled, but the game plays fine otherwise.
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10,000,000 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its Steam-related .dll files in the installation folder to run but it is playable without Steam running in the background. | ✔ | ||
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda | Link | The game will give a warning message about Steam API not being initialized properly when launching the game directly from its executable, but it will continue to play afterwards. Berserker Suit DLC however cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in. | ✔ | ||
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda EX | Link | Requires its Steam-related .dll files in the installation folder to run the game. The game will use the local save file instead of the one stored on Steam Cloud. The Apollo drone for owners of the original A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda cannot be accessed without a Steam log-in. | ✔ | ||
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Acceleration of SUGURI 2 | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game but it is playable without Steam running. Cannot access online lobbies and Steam Achievements are disabled, but the game plays fine otherwise.
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Adventures of Shuggy | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Air Control | Link | ✔ | |||
Alarameth TD | Link | Steamworks title. If copying to another offline machine match the correct architecture (32-bit/64-bit). In-game achievements offer to sync to Steam achievements if/when connected. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
All Our Asias | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Amnesia: The Dark Descent | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Analogue: A Hate Story | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Animal Lover | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Anna - Extended Edition | Link | Steamworks title. Windows version requires both Steam & Kalypso account login. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Antichamber | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Aozora Meikyuu | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Ara Fell | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
A Robot Named Fight! | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Assault Android Cactus | Link | Steamworks title. Cannot access the online Daily Drive (offline version will be used) or leaderboards without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Astebreed | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Avadon: The Black Fortress | Link | Steamworks title. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Baba Is You | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
BallisticNG | Link | Steamworks title. Steamworks-related features such as Steam Achievements and Leaderboards will be disabled without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise.[15] Steam Workshop items can also be played without Steam by installing them from the Workshop and then importing the files to the game's respective mod folders. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Bandits | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Barony | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Bastion | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
BeamNG.drive | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Beholder | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Between Me and The Night | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
A Bewitching Revolution | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Bit Blaster XL | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Black Ice | Link | Steamworks title - will work when Steam is completely off | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Bleed | Link | Steamworks title. Its steam_api.dll and SteamWrapper.dll files in its installation folder are required, but can be played without Steam.
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✔ | ? | ✔ |
Bleed 2 | Link | Steamworks title. Its CSteamWrapper.dll , steam_api.dll , and Steamworks.NET.dll files in its installation folder are required, but can be played without Steam.
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✔ | ? | ? |
They Bleed Pixels | Link | Opens in a glitchy manner (double clicking on exe once opens two instances of the game, etc), but it is playable anyways. | ✔ | ||
Blind Men | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King | Link | ✔ | |||
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Link | Became DRM-free as of July 2, 2020 (v1.15 Update). | ✔ | ||
Breath of Death VII: The Beginning | Link | ✔ | |||
Brigador | Link | Can be run directly from the executable in the game directory. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils | Link | Can be played directly from its executable. | ✔ | ||
Card City Nights | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
The Cat Lady | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Ceress and Orea | Link | ✔ | |||
The Citadel | Link | ✔ | |||
Cloudbuilt | Link | Requires its Steam-related *.dll files to launch.
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Cobi Treasure Deluxe | Link | ✔ | |||
Cogs | Link | Steamworks title. On Linux, requires 32-bit version of SDL installed or copied to the installation folder. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
The Coin Game | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Commando Jack | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Cook, Serve, Delicious! | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Cortex Command | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game.
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Crimsonland | Link | "New" version has DRM, "classic" version (a full game on it's own that's bundled in with the purchase) does not. | ✔ | ||
CrossCode | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Cruelty Squad | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Cthulhu Saves the World | Link | ✔ | |||
Cuphead | Link | Steamworks Title. Steam DRM check is only on first launch, the game can be run in DRM-free mode afterwards by launching it from the Cuphead.exe executable.
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Darconika: The Cube of Soul | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Darkest Dungeon | Link | Steamworks title. For Windows it has a folder in its folder called "_windowsnosteam" and run it with Darkest.exe . It uses a different save than the Steam launcher.
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✔ | ? | ? |
Dashy Square | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ? | |
Date Warp | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Deer Man | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Dino Run DX | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Divine Slice of Life | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Duck Game | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Dog's Quest | Link | Rename folder "Dog'sQuest_Data" to "DogsQuestData" (remove the apostrophe) or else the game won't run. This seems to just be a developer error and is probably unrelated to DRM. | ✔ | ||
Doki Doki Literature Club! | Link | Run directly from executable. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Downfall | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Dungeon Defenders | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Dungeons of Dredmor | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Dusk | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Dust: An Elysian Tail | Link | Steamworks title. Windows version uses Steam DRM, however, the FNA-win32 build is DRM-free. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Delver | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Echo Tokyo: Intro | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Emily is Away Too | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Escape From Tethys | Link | ✔ | |||
Escape Goat 2 | Link | Steamworks title. | ❌ | ? | ✔ |
Ether Vapor Remaster | Link | Can be launched directly from its executable. | ✔ | ||
eXceed - Gun Bullet Children | Link | ✔ | |||
eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX | Link | ✔ | |||
eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package | Link | ✔ | |||
Faerie Solitaire | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Fairy Bloom Freesia | Link | Can be launched directly from its executable. | ✔ | ||
Fantasy Versus | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
FarSky | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Fault - Milestone One | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Fault - Milestone Two | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Fausts Alptraum | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Fez | Link | Steamworks title. On Windows, run FEZ_LaunchOption.exe to disable Steamworks so you can use DRM-free version.
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✔ | ? | ✔ |
Finding Light | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Floating Point | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Flying Red Barrel: The Diary of a Little Aviator | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game but it is playable with Steam running. Steam Achievements are disabled, but the game plays fine otherwise.
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A Foretold Affair | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Fragile Fighter | Link | ✔ | |||
The Free Ones | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Freedom Planet | Link | ✔ | |||
FTL: Faster Than Light | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Game Tycoon 1.5 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Garden Paws | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Gateways | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Goat Simulator | Link | Steamworks title. Might not save games without Steam. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Gratuitous Tank Battles | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Gratuitous Space Battles | Link | Steamworks title. Linux dependencies are easiest solved with "run.sh" from steam-runtime (not bound to Steam). | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Gravity Control | Link | ✔ | |||
Headlander | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Heart and Seoul | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Heart&Slash | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Heartbeat | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Hearthlands | Link | Steamworks title. Linux: Run hearthlands.sh . Must have Java installed, because it can't default to Steam-provided JRE.
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? | ? | ✔ |
Heart Star | Link | ✔ | |||
Here Comes Niko! | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Highschool Possession | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Highway Blossoms | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Hikaru's Cube | Link | ||||
Hiragana Pixel Party | Link | ✔ | |||
Hiveswap Friendsim | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Hollow Knight | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore a Fedora | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
The House in Fata Morgana | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
HuniePop | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Hustle Cat | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
I Am the Hero | Link | ? | ? | ✔ | |
Infinity Runner | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Ishmael | Link | ✔ | |||
Islanders | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | |
Ittle Dew | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Jamestown+ | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Jones on Fire | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
JumpJet Rex | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Keen: One Girl Army | Link | ✔ | |||
Killing Floor | Link | Steamworks title. Offline only. | ? | ? | ✔ |
A Kiss for the Petals - Remembering How We Met | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
KUMACURE | Link | ✔ | |||
Lake of Voices | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Last Day of June | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Last Days of Spring | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
The Last Dogma | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey | Link | "Remastered" edition has DRM, "Original" edition does not. | ✔ | ||
Lionessy Story | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Lord of the Seal | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Loren The Amazon Princess | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Long Live the Queen | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Love in the Glen | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Lynne | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
M1: A Death in the Desert | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
MagiCat | Link | ✔ | |||
Main Character Simulator | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Mainland | Link | ✔ | |||
The Maker's Eden | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
The Mansion | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Meanders | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Megabyte Punch | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Mekazoo | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Meltdown | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Mercenary Kings | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Miaou Moon | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Mighty No. 9 | Link | Steamworks title. Steam Achievements, online multiplayer, and leaderboards will not work without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Milk inside a Bag of Milk inside a Bag of Milk | Link | Steamworks title. Linux version inside folder. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Mini Metro | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Mini Ninjas | Link | Saves do not carry over | ✔ | ||
Miracle Fly | Link | ✔ | |||
Momodora III | Link | Its steam.dll and steam_api.dll files are required to run the game, but is playable without Steam running.
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Momodora: Reverie under the Moonlight | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Mr. Shifty | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
My Lady | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Mysterium | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Neon Drive | Link | ? | ? | ✔ | |
Nidhogg | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Noitu Love 2: Devolution | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Non-Linear Text Quests | Link | Steamworks title. Attempting to open the game without Steam open may bring up an error message and start the game with a default theme instead of the custom theme. This can be fixed by clicking "Back" on the story list and going to the main menu. | ✔ | ? | |
Obduction | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Odallus: The Dark Call | Link | ✔ | |||
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Offworld Trading Company | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Once on a Windswept Night | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
One Finger Death Punch | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Onirism | Link | Early Access. | ✔ | ||
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Orborun | Link | DRM-free as of the "Halloween Update".[16] | ✔ | ? | ? |
Overgrowth | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Papers, Please | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Party Hard | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Pillars of Eternity | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Project Zomboid | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Proteus | Link | ✔ | ? | ✔ | |
The Purring Quest | Link | ✔ | |||
Putin VS ISIS | Link | ✔ | |||
QP Shooting - Dangerous!! | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder but it is playable without Steam running in the background. Steam Achievements will be disabled, but plays fine otherwise.
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Racer 8 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Raining Coins | Link | ✔ | |||
Receiver | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Reflections ~Dreams and Reality~ | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Reframed | Link | ✔ | |||
Return. | Link | ✔ | |||
Rising Dusk | Link | ✔ | |||
River City Ransom: Underground | Link | ? | ? | ✔ | |
River City Girls | Link | ? | |||
Rosenkreuzstilette | Link | Can be launched directly from its executable. Steam Achievements require a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ||
Runner3 | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Running with Rifles | Link | LAN ok - DLC Pacific don't launch with the rwr_game.exe | ✔ | ✔ | ? |
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Secret Little Haven | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Serial Cleaner | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut | Link | Steamworks title. Its steam_api.dll and steam_api64.dll in the installation folder are required to run the game, but is playable without Steam running. The game will use the local save file instead of the one stored on Steam Cloud.
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Shelter | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Shipwreck | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Shovel Knight | Link | Steamworks title. Its steam_api.dll in the installation folder is required to run the game, and a message will appear to warn players about unavailable online features when launching the game without Steam, but is fully playable otherwise. The game will use the local save file instead of the one stored on Steam Cloud.
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✔ | ? | ? |
Shutshimi | Link | ||||
Simply Chess | Link | Steamworks title. Offline only. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Six Days of Snow | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Shattered Planet | Link | ✔ | |||
SkateBIRD | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sky Rogue | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Slain: Back from Hell | Link | ? | ? | ✔ | |
Slime Rancher | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Snuggle Truck | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
SOL: Exodus | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Sol Survivor | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Soul Saber 2 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Sora | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder but is playable without Steam running in the background. Steam Achievements will be disabled, but plays fine otherwise.
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Sound of Drop - fall into poison - | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Spartan Fist | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Splody | Link | Steamworks title. Requires its (lib)steam_api.dll/do/dylib file in the installation folder to run the game but it is playable without Steam running. Local multiplayer works perfectly. With neither Steam nor Discord running, online multiplayer is limited to LAN/custom games (direct IP connection). Installation on Windows, Mac or Linux includes DRM-free executables needed for all three platforms. Linux: run SplodyLinux.sh, Mac run SplodyDarwin64. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion | Link | ✔ | |||
Stardew Valley | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
SteamWorld Heist | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Strawberry Vinegar | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Subnautica | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Sucker for Love: First Date | Link | ✔ | |||
Summer Nightmare | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Sunrider Academy | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Sunrider: Liberation Day | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Super Bit Blaster XL | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Super Crate Box | Link | ✔ | |||
Superhot | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Super Meat Boy | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Super Panda Adventures | Link | ✔ | |||
Supraland | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
A Story about My Uncle | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Streets of Fury EX | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation folder containing its Steam App ID number 350910 .
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Strike Suit Zero | Link | Steamworks title. Warns about Steam absence but should play without issues. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Super Laser Racer | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Superflight | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Sword Daughter | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Tallowmere | Link | Steamworks title. Warns about Steam absence (no achievements nor leaderboard submissions) but plays fine otherwise. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
This Book Is A Dungeon | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Thomas Was Alone | Link | Steamworks title. | ? | ? | ✔ |
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack | Link | ✔ | |||
Timespinner | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file containing its Steam ID number 368620 in the game's installation folder.
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✔ | ? | ? |
To Be or Not To Be | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Tokyo 42 | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Transistor | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Trapped Dead | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Tricky Cat | Link | ✔ | |||
Tricky Cow | Link | ✔ | |||
Tricky Fox | Link | ✔ | |||
True Lover's Knot | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Underrail | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Undertale | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Under What? | Link | ✔ | |||
Unstoppable Gorg | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Untitled Goose Game | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Uplink | Link | ❌ | ? | ✔ | |
Vanguard Princess | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Vertex Dispenser | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
A Virus Named TOM | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
VVVVVV | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Waking Mars | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Wayward | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
We Know the Devil | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
A Wild Catgirl Appears! | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Willowbrooke Post | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Windward | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
Without Within | Link | ✔ | ? | ? | |
Wizorb | Link | Steamworks title. Save data might not work unless Steam is running. | ✔ | ? | |
Woodle Tree Adventures | Link | Steamworks title. Delete/rename Steam DLLs to prevent Steam being detected and launched. | ✔ | ? | ? |
X Archetype | Link | ✔ | |||
You Have to Win the Game | Link | ? | ? | ✔ | |
Yozora Rhapsody | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | ? |
YumeCore | Link | ✔ | |||
Yume Nikki | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? |
Other
- This list features non-indie, AAA (big publishers) and games outside publishers in separate paragraphs.
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition | Link | Steamworks title. Can be played without Steam by using the command-line argument -nosteam . Steam saves however are not compatible with non-Steam mode.[17]
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Bejeweled 3 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
BloodRayne: Terminal Cut | Link | Can be played without Steam running. | ✔ | ||
BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut | Link | Can be played without Steam running. | ✔ | ||
Crysis Warhead | Link | Can be played directly from its 64-bit executable (Bin64\Crysis64.exe )
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✔ | ? | |
Colin McRae Rally (2014) | Link | Steamworks title. Delete/rename Steam DLLs to prevent Steam being detected and launched. | ✔ | ? | |
Déjà Vu II: MacVenture Series | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Doom | Link | Packaged with DOSBox v0.71. Bundled with the 2019 Bethesda.net re-release of Doom Classic which is also DRM-free. | ✔ | ||
Doom II: Hell on Earth | Link | Packaged with DOSBox v0.72. Bundled with the 2019 Bethesda.net re-release of Doom II Classic which is also DRM-free. | ✔ | ||
Doom 3 | Link | Stock executable has Steam DRM check. Download and install the retail v1.3.1 patch in different location from where the Steam version of Doom 3 is installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Doom 3 ), then copy the Doom3.exe executable from the retail v1.3.1 patch into the Steam version's installation folder. Back-up your original Steam executable before using the retail version's executable.[18]
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✔ | ? | ? |
Doom 64 | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 1148590 . Bethesda.net sign-up can be skipped.
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DuckTales: Remastered | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Echelon (2001) | Link | ✔ | |||
Echelon: Wind Warriors | Link | ✔ | |||
Fable: The Lost Chapters | Link | ✔ | |||
Final Doom | Link | Packaged with DOSBox v0.72. | ✔ | ||
The Fruit of Grisaia | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition | Link | ✔ | |||
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition | Link | Base game (Dread Lords [GalCiv2.exe ]) and Dark Avatar [GC2DarkAvatar.exe ] expansion are DRM-free.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Link | Became DRM-free as of the November 7, 2014 patch.[19] Removed from digital distribution as of October 13, 2021 due to the upcoming release of The Definitive Edition. | ✔ | ||
GT Legends | Link | ✔ | |||
GTR - FIA GT Racing Game | Link | ✔ | |||
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing Game | Link | ✔ | |||
Kingsway | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
Killer Is Dead | Link | Steamworks title. Can be played without Steam by using the command-line argument -nosteam . Online leaderboards however are inaccessible without a Steam log-in, but plays fine otherwise.
|
✔ | ? | |
Legendary | Link | SecuROM paul.dll remnant in the installation folder does nothing and the game works fine without it.
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✔ | ||
Lunatic Dawn Legend Pack | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Mosaics Galore | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Moto Racer Collection | Link | No Steam check in the launcher or any of the games (Moto Racer, Moto Racer 2, Moto Racer 3, Moto Racer 15th Anniversary). | ✔ | ||
Our Darker Purpose | Link | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Painkiller Redemption | Link | On Linux the game is probably DRM-Free, but it is heavily built/linked against the Steam-Runtime. | ✔ | ? | ❌ |
Postal | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Postal 2 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Postal 2: Paradise Lost | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ |
Quake | Link | Can be played directly from its executables WinQuake.exe (Direct3D) and GLQuake.exe (OpenGL). Bundled with the 2021 Kex Engine remaster which can also be DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt containing its Steam App ID number 2310 in <path-to-game>\rerelease ; the Bethesda.net log-in error can be skipped when playing without Steam running.
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✔ | ||
Rise of the Triad | Link | Steamworks title. Run Binaries\Win32\ROTT.exe [20]
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✔ | ||
Saira | Link | ✔ | |||
Sam & Max Hit the Road | Link | Can be run through the included ScummVM executable. | ✔ | ✔ | ? |
Scribblenauts Unlimited | Link | Steamworks title. Warns about Steam absence but plays without issues. Object editor and custom objects are not available when not launched from Steam.[17] | ✔ | ||
Shadowgate: MacVenture Series | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Shadowgate (2014) | Link | Steamworks title. Delete/rename steam_api.dll and SteamworksNative.dll to prevent Steam being detected and launched. Bundled retro game installer is also DRM-free.
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✔ | ? | ✔ |
Sniper Elite | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Space Hack | Link | ✔ | |||
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated | Link | ✔ | |||
Star Wars: Battlefront II | Link | ✔ | |||
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Link | DRM-free when running the game via <path-to-game>\SwGame\Binaries\Win64\SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe.[21] | ✔ | ? | |
Steven Universe: Save the Light | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ? | |
System Shock: Enhanced Edition | Link | As of the "Source Port" update on September 13, 2018, the Steam version features a new command-line argument, -no-social , to launch the game without Steam running in the background.[22]
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✔ | ||
System Shock 2 | Link | Steamworks title. On Linux it should be DRM-Free as well. It may be hard to launch though, since it is using a Wine-wrapper. | ✔ | ? | ✔ |
Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack | Link | Only Chapter One. | ✔ | ? | |
Tormented Souls | Link | ✔ | |||
Uninvited: MacVenture Series | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut | Link | It has CEG, but you can use the provided CD key to get the DRM-free backup copy (you get installation files) at GOG.com. | ❌ | ❌ | |
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | Link | Steamworks title. It has CEG, but you can use the provided CD key to get the DRM-free backup copy (you get installation files) at GOG.com. | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Link | ✔ | |||
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince | Link | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation directory containing its Steam App ID number 690640 .
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✔ | ||
Worms Pinball | Link | ✔ | |||
X-Blades | Link | Steamworks title. MacOS X and Linux versions are Wineskin-wrapped ports.[23] | ✔ | ? | ? |
Yar's Revenge | Link | Steamworks title. Its steam_api.dll is required to run the game, and online leaderboards and Steam achievements are disabled without a Steam log-in, but the game can be played otherwise.
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Flash & AIR
- DRM can't be used on Flash and AIR games.[24]
- Multi-Platform: You may sometimes be able to play these games on any platform supported by Flash. To do this extract the .swf file from the .exe of the Windows version and open it in the Flash Player. A good extraction tool is e.g. exe2swf.
Name | Store Page | Notes | Win | OS X | Linux |
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Anodyne | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Auditorium | Link | ✔ | |||
The Basement Collection | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ||
The Binding of Isaac | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Botanicula | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Clicker Heroes | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Deep Under the Sky | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Enemy Mind | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Flight Control HD | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Intrusion 2 | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
The Last Door | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Lilly Looking Through | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Lone Survivor | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Lumino City | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Machinarium | Link | Multi-Platform: Use the extracted 00000004.swf .
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✔ | ✔ | |
McPixel | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Monster Loves You! | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Offspring Fling! | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Probability 0 | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ||
QuestRun | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ✔ | |
Retro Game Crunch | Link | ✔ | ? | ||
Samorost 2 | Link | Multi-Platform: Use the extracted "00000003.swf". | ✔ | ||
Soundodger+ | Link | Steamworks title. | ✔ | ||
Trauma | Link | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Windosill | Link | Multi-Platform: Use the extracted "00000004.swf". | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-04-27
- Unlocked a previously locked Steam Achievement after meeting its requirements when the game was played without Steam.
- ↑ Costume Quest on GOG - Costume Quest - Double Fine Action Forums
- ↑ 108 Patch is released
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client :: GOG.com Community Discussions
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client, post #1733 - last accessed on 2021-10-20
- ↑ SteamDB - last accessed on 2021-28-05
- ↑ Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age - SteamDB - last accessed on 2021-06-06
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client :: GOG.com Community Discussions
- ↑ SteamDB - last accessed on 2020-06-02
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client :: GOG.com Community Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-03-26
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/games/333980/announcements/detail/3060727083873875510
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://twitter.com/SaraJLeen/status/894734478823702528
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/312540/discussions/0/2798375980835575959/#c5413843407448403318
- ↑ BallisticNG 0.9 is now out and the game will soon be transitioning to paid, read for details - Steam Announcements - last accessed on 2020-07-11
- "BallisticNG is going to be completely DRM free, it will continue to function as it does now where the game does not require Steam to be running and will only disable Steamworks features when no instance of Steam is found - features such as the workshop, leaderboards, achievements and in the future, online multiplayer."
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-06-09
- Downgrading the game before the "Halloween Update" prevented the game from launching the game unless Steam was running.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Humble Bundle PSA: Batman: Arkham Asylum and Scribblenauts Unlimited are DRM-free, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-04-26
- Performed a clean re-install of Doom 3 and Resurrection of Evil and was prompted to log into Steam. Removing Steam (or renaming steam.exe) did not launch the game either. Using the retail version's v1.3.1 executable however bypassed the Steam requirements.
- ↑ San Andreas updated on Steam (Updated) - Rockstar Nexus (archived) - last accessed on 2019-07-20
- ↑ Rise of the Triad: Lack of DRM confirmed by developer - last accessed on October 05, 2017
- ↑ Steam games you can play without the Steam client - last accessed on [unknown]
- ↑ Source Port Update #1 is available now! - Steam Community Announcements - last accessed on 2019-12-17
- ↑ Linux and Mac ports available now! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: X-Blades - last accessed on June 27, 2017
- ↑ Steamworks - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS