The big list of DRM-free games on Steam

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

• Types of DRM
• DRM-free (Steam list)
• Stores
• Middleware
• DRM removal

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.
• Discuss DRM-free games on the "DRM-Free and Client-Free Games" Steam Group

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of DRM-free games on Steam" thread on the GOG.com Community Discussions - Note that some of the games listed may be outdated or outright false.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

This page may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: (Dandelion Sprout:) The list is missing circa 300 games compared to List of DRM-free games on Steam, as of 14th of August 2022. You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.

Developer/Publisher-specific

Atari / Nightdive Studios

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
7th Legion	Link		✔
Blood	Link	Bundled with DOSBox. Currently only sold with Blood: Fresh Supply.	✔
Blood II: The Chosen	Link		✔
Blood: Fresh Supply	Link		✔
Bubsy: Paws on Fire!	Link		✔
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream	Link	Pre-packaged with ScummVM.	✔	✔	✔
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe	Link		✔
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack	Link		✔
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum	Link		✔	?
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition	Link		✔	?
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic	Link		✔	?
Sid Meier's Colonization	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔	✔	✔
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.	✔
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.	✔	?	✔
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time	Link		✔
Turok (2015)	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 405820.	✔	?	?
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (2017)	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 405830.	✔	?	?
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.	✔

Bethesda Softworks

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Arx Fatalis	Link		✔
Doom (1993) / Doom I Enhanced / Doom + Doom II	Link	Doom + Doom II is DRM-free if Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file containing the game's App ID number 2280; Bethesda.net account creation can be skipped, but is required to download curated and user submitted mods as well as online multiplayer. Bundled with The Ultimate Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, Master Levels for Doom II, and Final Doom, which are packaged with DOSBox Staging v0.81.2.0. Doom I Enhanced can be accessed by selecting the previous-re-release beta channel.	✔
Doom II: Hell on Earth / Final Doom / Doom II Enhanced	Link	Packaged with DOSBox v0.72. Bundled with the 2019 Unity port which is also DRM-free; Bethesda.net account creation can be skipped, but is required to download add-ons.	✔
Doom 3	Link	Stock executable has Steam DRM check and requires CD key to run. 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 after proving the game with a CD key. Comes bundled with Doom 3: BFG Edition as of August 10, 2022.	✔	?	?
Doom 3: BFG Edition	Link	Doom 3: BFG Edition: DRM-free as of the 1.0.0.2 update on January 24, 2023. Comes bundled with Doom 3 with its Resurrection of Evil expansion pack as of August 10, 2022. Doom 3: Bethesda.net Edition: Can be played without Steam running. Only available to owners of Doom 3 (2019) on Bethesda.net after migrating their account to Steam.	✔
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.	✔
Fallout	Link		✔
Fallout 2	Link		✔
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel	Link		✔
Heretic	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔
Hexen: Beyond Heretic	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔
Quake / Quake Enhanced	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.	✔
Quake II RTX	Link		✔		✔
Quake II Enhanced	Link	DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt containing its Steam App ID number 2320 in <path-to-game>\rerelease; the Bethesda.net log-in error can be skipped when playing without Steam running.	✔
Quake 4	Link		✔
Spear of Destiny	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔
The Elder Scrolls: Arena	Link	Freeware and bundled with DOSBox.	✔
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall	Link	Freeware and bundled with DOSBox.	✔
Wolfenstein 3D	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory	Link		✔

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
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		✔

CD Projekt

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Cyberpunk 2077	Link		✔
Drake Hollow	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 739650.	✔
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		✔

Crystal Dynamics / Eidos Interactive Corporation

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2	Link		✔
Thief Gold	Link		✔
Thief II: The Metal Age	Link		✔
Tomb Raider (1996)	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	Link		✔

Cyan Worlds

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Myst: Masterpiece Edition	Link		✔	✔
Myst III: Exile	Link		✔	✔
Myst IV: Revelation	Link		✔	✔
Myst V: End of Ages	Link		✔	✔
Obduction	Link		✔	✔
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition	Link		✔	✔
Riven (1997)	Link		✔	✔
Uru: Complete Chronicles	Link		✔	✔

Daedalic Entertainment

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Barotrauma	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	✔	✔
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today	Link		✔	✔	✔
Journey of a Roach	Link		✔	✔	✔
Munin	Link		✔	✔	✔
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	✔	✔

Devolver Digital

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
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.	✔	?	?
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.	✔	?	?
Reigns	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Shadow Warrior (1997)	Link	Free.	✔
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.

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Broken Age	Link	Steamworks title.	❌	?	✔
Brutal Legend	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
The Cave	Link	Steamworks title.	?	?	✔
Costume Quest 2	Link		✔
Day of the Tentacle Remastered	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Full Throttle Remastered	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Grim Fandango Remastered	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Psychonauts	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Psychonauts 2	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Spacebase DF-9	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Stacking	Link	Steamworks title.	❌	?	✔

Hyperstrange

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
77p egg: Eggwife	Link		✔
Ghostware: Arena of the Dead	Link		✔

Larian Studios

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Baldur's Gate III	Link		✔	✔
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.	✔	?	?
Divinity: Original Sin II / Definitive Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?

inXile Entertainment

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
The Bard's Tale	Link		❌	?	✔
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic	Link	Steamworks title.	❌	?	✔
Wasteland 2	Link	Steamworks title. Both the original and Director's Cut versions are DRM-free.	✔	?	✔
Wasteland 3	Link	Steamworks title. Online co-op is P2P only. DLC access requires an Internet connection.	✔	?	✔

Microids

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy	Link		✔
Arkanoid: Eternal Battle	Link		✔
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 (2018)	Link		✔	?
Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered	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). However, the original DRM from the retail version of Moto Racer 2 was not removed properly, causing bike speed limits to be implemented.	✔
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy	Link		✔	?
XIII (2003)	Link		✔	?

Paradox Interactive

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
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. 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		✔
Crusader Kings II	Link	Steamworks title. Base game free as of October 19, 2019.	✔	?	?
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.	✔	?
Imperator: Rome	Link	Multiplayer disabled when launching without Steam client.	✔	?	✔
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Majesty Gold HD	Link	Run MajestyHD.exe from the HD folder.	✔
March of the Eagles	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Pillars of Eternity	Link		✔	?	✔
Sengoku	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut	Link		✔	?	✔
Shadowrun Returns	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Surviving the Aftermath	Link		✔
Tyranny	Link		✔	?	?
Victoria II	Link	Steamworks title. Includes A House Divided and Heart of Darkness expansions and all DLCs.	✔

SEGA

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Alpha Protocol	Link	Run Binaries\APGame.exe, not APLauncher.exe.	✔	❌	❌
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.	✔
Jack Lumber	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog	Link		✔	?
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.	✔
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.	✔	?	?
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.	✔
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.	✔
Valkyria Chronicles	Link	DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when steam_appid.txt is in directory containing any number.	✔	✔

SNEG

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔	✔	✔
DeathKeep	Link		✔
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun Series	Link	Includes Dark Sun: Shattered Lands and Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Dungeons & Dragons: Krynn Series	Link	Includes Champions of Krynn, Death Knights of Krynn and The Dark Queen of Krynn. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft Series	Link	Includes Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and Ravenloft: Stone Prophet. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One	Link	Includes Eye of the Beholder, Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon and Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two	Link	Includes Curse of the Azure Bonds, Pool of Radiance, Hillsfar, Secret of the Silver Blades, Pools of Darkness, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three	Link	Includes Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Fantasy General	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Pacific General	Link		✔
Star General	Link		✔
Stronghold (1993)	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Take No Prisoners	Link		✔

Strategy First

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Ankh: Heart of Osiris	Link		✔
Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge	Link		✔
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs	Link		✔
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage	Link	Main branch only; original version with Games for Windows - LIVE DRM is in the gfwl beta branch.	✔
Mashed	Link		✔
The Outforce	Link		✔
Rails Across America	Link		✔
Shadow Vault	Link		✔

Square Enix

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Actraiser Renaissance	Link	Can be played without Steam running.	✔
Anachronox	Link
Dragon Quest XI S - Definitive Edition	Link	Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on May 28, 2021. Does not require the Steam client to run.	✔
Dungeon Siege	Link		✔
Dungeon Siege II	Link		✔
Final Fantasy IX	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. DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt file is in directory containing any number.	✔
Mini Ninjas	Link		✔
Omikron: The Nomad Soul	Link		✔
Pandemonium!	Link		✔
Star Ocean: The Divine Force	Link	Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on April 21, 2023. DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when steam_appid.txt is in directory containing the number "1776380".	✔
Trials of Mana	Link	Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on August 26, 2020. 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).	✔
Triangle Strategy	Link	Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on April 6, 2023. DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt file is in the <path-to-game>\TRIANGLE_STRATEGY\Binaries\Win64\ directory containing the number "1850510".	✔
Valkyrie Elysium	Link	Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on March 30, 2023. 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>).	✔

Supergiant Games

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
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.	✔	?	?
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.	✔	?	✔

Take-Two Interactive (2K Games / Private Division / Rockstar Games)

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Army Men: RTS	Link		✔
Grand Theft Auto 2	Link	Removed from digital distribution May 2013.	✔
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Link	Became DRM-free as of the November 7, 2014 patch. Removed from digital distribution as of October 13, 2021 due to the upcoming release of The Definitive Edition.	✔
Kerbal Space Program	Link		✔
Kerbal Space Program 2	Link		✔
Mafia	Link		✔
Sid Meier's Railroads!	Link		✔	?
X-COM: Terror from the Deep	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
XCOM: Chimera Squad	Link	Requires bypassing the launcher.	✔

THQ Nordic / HandyGames

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Airline Tycoon Deluxe	Link		✔
Alone in the Dark 3	Link		✔
Arcania: Gothic 4	Link		✔
The Black Mirror	Link		✔
Black Mirror 2	Link		✔
Black Mirror 3	Link		✔
The Book of Unwritten Tales	Link		✔	?	?
Carmageddon	Link	Bundled with DOSBox.	✔
Dark Fall II: Lights Out	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Destroy All Humans!	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Expeditions: Viking	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Gothic (2001)	Link		✔
Gothic II	Link		✔
The Mystery of the Druids	Link		✔
Neighbours from Hell	Link		✔
Silent Storm: Gold Edition	Link		✔
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	✔	✔
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated	Link	Steamworks title.	✔

Ubisoft

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
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 has not updated the Steam store page to remove the warning about 3rd-party DRM integration.	✔
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	Applicable only to the H5_Game.exe from the binDM subfolder, not the bin subfolder.	✔
Outland	Link	Linux: RunGameNoSteamRT.sh must be run from the main directory.	?	?	✔
Rayman Origins	Link		✔	❌

Valve

Their games running on the Source 2013 Multiplayer engine branch only work when maxplayers is set to 1.

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Black Mesa	Link	Steamworks title. In Terminal run: Linux: ./bms.sh.	?	?	✔
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.	✔	?	✔
Half-Life: Source	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game hl1	✔	?	❌
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.	✔	?	✔
Half-Life 2	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe	✔	?	❌
Half-Life 2: Episode One	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game episodic	✔	?	❌
Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game ep2	✔	?	❌
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game lostcoast	✔	?	❌
Half-Life: Alyx	Link	In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hlvr.exe	✔	?	?
Portal	Link	Steamworks title. In Cmd/Terminal run: Windows: hl2.exe -game portal	✔	?	❌

Warner Bros. Games

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Batman: Arkham Asylum	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.	✔
Batman: Arkham City	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.	✔
F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point / F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate	Link	Base game not DRM-free.	✔

Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft)

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection	Link	Becomes DRM-free after the first launch.	✔
Dust: An Elysian Tail	Link		✔	?	✔
Ori and the Blind Forest	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition	Link	Steamworks title. Version 1.10 branch is not DRM-free.	✔

XSEED

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed	Link	DRM was removed in a patch. 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. 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. 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. 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		✔	❌	❌
Potionomics	Link		✔
Ys I & II Chronicles+	Link	Steamworks title. Confirmed DRM-Free by the localizer 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.	✔	❌	❌

Ziggurat Interactive / Cosmi ValuSoft

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
18 Wheels of Steel: Across America	Link		✔
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul	Link		✔
18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy	Link		✔
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 2	Link		✔
18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin'	Link		✔
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal	Link		✔
BloodRayne: Terminal Cut	Link		✔
BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut	Link		✔
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel	Link		✔

ZOOM Platform Media (Jordan Freeman Group)

The games that the company (co-)publishes on Steam are always DRM-free to match their values as a distributor.

Additional extras may be exclusive to the ZOOM Platform storefront.

Name	Store Page	Notes	Win	OS X	Linux
A Vampyre Story	Link		✔
Arthur's Birthday	Link		✔
Arthur's Computer Adventure	Link		✔
Arthur's Reading Race	Link		✔
Arthur's Teacher Trouble	Link		✔	✔	✔
Command Adventures: Starship	Link		✔	✔	✔
Hardwar	Link		✔
Obsidian	Link		✔
Off-Road Redneck Racing / Off-Road	Link		✔
Re-Loaded	Link		✔
Rocket Jockey	Link		✔
The Space Bar	Link		✔

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
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.	✔
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.	✔
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.	✔
A.W.O.L.	Link		✔		✔
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.	✔
Adventures of Shuggy	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Aeon of Sands - The Trail	Link		✔	?	✔
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.	✔	?	?
Alwa's Awakening	Link		✔	?	?
Alwa's Legacy	Link		✔	?	?
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.	❌	?	✔
ANNO: Mutationem	Link		✔
Antichamber	Link		✔	✔	✔
Aozora Meikyuu	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Ara Fell	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
A Robot Named Fight!	Link		✔	?	?
The Ascent	Link	DRM-Free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt is in directory containing the number "979690" in the <path-to-game>\TheAscent\Binaries\Win64\ directory. Running the game without Steam reduces the framerate.	✔	?	?
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.	✔	✔	✔
Bad Pad	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. 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.	✔	✔	✔
BeamNG.drive	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Beholder	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Besiege	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	✔	✔	✔
The Blackwell Convergence	Link		✔	✔	✔
The Blackwell Deception	Link		✔	✔	✔
The Blackwell Epiphany	Link		✔	✔	✔
The Blackwell Legacy	Link		✔	✔	✔
Blackwell Unbound	Link		✔	✔	✔
Blasphemous	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Bleed	Link	Steamworks title. Its steam_api.dll and SteamWrapper.dll files in its installation folder are required, but can be played without Steam.	✔	?	✔
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.	✔	?	?
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).	✔
BPM: Bullets per Minute	Link		✔
Breath of Death VII: The Beginning	Link		✔
Brigador	Link	Can be run directly from the executable in the game directory.	✔	✔	✔
Brigand: Oaxaca	Link		✔
Broforce	Link		✔	✔	✔
Brotato	Link		✔
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling	Link		✔
Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils	Link	Can be played directly from its executable.	✔
Card City Nights	Link	Steamworks title.	?	?	✔
Caves of Qud	Link		✔	?	✔
The Cat Lady	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Ceress and Orea	Link		✔
The Citadel	Link		✔
Cloudbuilt	Link	Requires its Steam-related *.dll files to launch.	✔
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.	✔	?	?
Coromon	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Cortex Command	Link	Steamworks title. Requires its steam_api.dll file in the installation folder to run the game.	✔	?
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		✔
Cultic	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.	✔	?
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.	✔	?	?
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.	✔	?
Disco Elysium	Link		✔	?
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.	✔	?	✔
Filcher	Link		✔	?	✔
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.	✔
A Foretold Affair	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Fragile Fighter	Link		✔
The Free Ones	Link		✔	?	?
Freedom Planet	Link		✔
Frogun	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.	✔	✔	✔
Ghost of a Tale	Link		✔
Ghostware: Arena of the Dead	Link		✔
Goat Simulator	Link	Steamworks title. Might not save games without Steam.	✔	✔	✔
Going Medieval	Link		✔
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		✔
Grime	Link		✔	?
Hard Time 2D	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.	?	?	✔
Heart Star	Link		✔
Hedon	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.	?	?	✔
Kingdom Come Deliverance	Link		✔
A Kiss for the Petals - Remembering How We Met	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
KUMACURE	Link		✔
Lake of Voices	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Lamplight City	Link		✔	✔	✔
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.	✔	?	?
Lost in Play	Link		✔	?
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.	✔	✔	✔
Merchant of the Skies	Link		✔	✔	✔
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.	✔	✔
Milk outside a Bag of Milk outside a Bag of Milk	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	✔	✔
Mini Metro	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Mini Motorways	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.	✔
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell	Link	Can be played without Steam when the steam_appid.txt file in the game's installation folder containing its Steam App ID number 747760.	✔
Momodora: Reverie under the Moonlight	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine	Link	Steamworks title.	?	?	✔
Moon Hunters	Link		✔	?	?
Morrow	Link		✔	✔	✔
Mr. Shifty	Link		✔	?	?
My Lady	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Mysterium	Link		✔	?	?
Neon Drive	Link		?	?	✔
New Super Lucky's Tale	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 1038300.	?	?	✔
Nidhogg	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Noita	Link		✔
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.	✔
OpenTTD	Link	Free and open-source.	✔	✔	✔
Orborun	Link	DRM-free as of the "Halloween Update".	✔	?	?
Overgrowth	Link		✔	✔	✔
Papers, Please	Link	Steamworks title.	?	?	✔
Parkitect	Link		✔
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 II: Deadfire	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Pizza Tower	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Project Zomboid	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Proteus	Link		✔	?	✔
Punch Club	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.	✔
Racer 8	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Raining Coins	Link		✔
Receiver	Link		✔	?	?
Reflections ~Dreams and Reality~	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Reframed	Link		✔
REKKR: Sunken Land	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	DLC Pacific does not launch with the rwr_game.exe file.[citation needed]	✔	✔	?
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Secret Little Haven	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Serial Cleaner	Link	Steamworks title.	?	?	✔
Severed Steel	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.	✔
Shelter	Link		✔	?
Shipwreck	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	✔
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove	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.	✔	?	?
Shutshimi	Link
Simply Chess	Link	Steamworks title. Offline only.	?	?	✔
Six Days of Snow	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Shattered Planet	Link		✔
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War	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.	✔
Sound of Drop - fall into poison -	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Spark the Electric Jester	Link	Does not need Steam to run.	✔
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		✔
Starbound	Link		✔	?	?
Stardew Valley	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
SteamWorld Heist	Link		✔	?	?
Steel Assault	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Strawberry Vinegar	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
A Story about My Uncle	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
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.	✔
Strike Suit Zero	Link	Steamworks title. Warns about Steam absence but should play without issues.	✔	?	✔
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.	✔	?	✔
Super Laser Racer	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Superflight	Link		✔	❌	❌
Sword Daughter	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Sword of Rapier	Link	Can be played directly from its executable.	✔
Tallowmere	Link	Steamworks title. Warns about Steam absence (no achievements nor leaderboard submissions) but plays fine otherwise.	✔	✔	✔
Terrian Saga: KR-17	Link	Steamworks title. Leaderboard absent without Steam.	✔	?	?
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.	✔
Thief Simulator	Link		✔	?
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.	✔	?	?
Tinykin	Link		✔
To Be or Not To Be	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Tokyo 42	Link		✔	?	?
Toodee and Topdee	Link		✔
Trapped Dead	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Train Valley 2	Link		✔	?	✔
Tricky Cat	Link		✔
Tricky Cow	Link		✔
Tricky Fox	Link		✔
Trouble Juice	Link		✔
True Lover's Knot	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion	Link		✔	?	?
Ultrakill	Link		✔
Underrail	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Undertale	Link	Steamworks title. DRM-free if steam_api.dll is deleted from the game's folder.	✔	✔	✔
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.	✔	?	✔
Viscerafest	Link		✔		✔
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.	✔	?	?
Wyrmsun	Link		✔		✔
X Archetype	Link		✔
Yes, Your Grace	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
40 Winks	Link	Emulated PlayStation game.	✔
A Story about My Uncle	Link		✔
Abzû	Link		✔
Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura	Link		✔
ARK: Survival Evolved	Link	Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with -EpicPortal command line argument.	✔	?	?
Ascension to the Throne	Link		✔
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th	Link		✔
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Battle Chess	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Bejeweled 3	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
BlowOut	Link		✔
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	Link		✔
Call of Juarez	Link		✔
Celtic Kings: Rage of War	Link		✔
Chex Quest HD	Link	Free.	✔
Colin McRae Rally (2014)	Link	Steamworks title. Delete/rename Steam DLLs to prevent Steam being detected and launched.	✔	?
Command & Conquer / The Covert Operations	Link	Steam DRM removed on March 9, 2024.	✔
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun / Firestorm	Link	Steam DRM removed on March 9, 2024.	✔
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 / Yuri's Revenge	Link	Steam DRM removed on March 9, 2024.	✔
Command & Conquer: Renegade	Link	Steam DRM removed on March 9, 2024.	✔
Constructor	Link		✔
Crime Boss: Rockay City	Link	Can be played directly from the executable (CrimeBossRockayCity\CrimeBoss.exe)	✔
Crysis	Link		✔
Crysis Warhead	Link	Can be played directly from its 64-bit executable (Bin64\Crysis64.exe)	✔
The Curse of Monkey Island	Link	Pre-packaged with ScummVM.	✔	?
Death Rally (1996)	Link		✔	?
Déjà Vu II: MacVenture Series	Link		✔	?
Dimension Tripper Neptune: Top Nep	Link	The main executable doesn't require Steam to run.	✔	?	?
Drake of the 99 Dragons	Link		✔
DuckTales: Remastered	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Echelon (2001)	Link		✔
Echelon: Wind Warriors	Link		✔
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West	Link	Steamworks title. When running outside of Steam, the save game location changes.	✔
Fable: The Lost Chapters	Link		✔
Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy	Link		✔
Fast Food Tycoon 2 (Pizza Connection 2 / Pizza Tycoon 2)	Link		✔
The Fruit of Grisaia	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition	Link	Only the base game is DRM-free. The expansion (which is launched by default) requires the Steam client to be run.	✔
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition	Link	All three executables (base game and both expansion packs) are DRM-free.	✔
Gorky 17	Link		✔	?	?
Gray Matter	Link		✔
Ground Control: Anthology	Link		✔
GT Legends	Link		✔
GTR - FIA GT Racing Game	Link		✔
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing Game	Link		✔
Haunted	Link		✔
IXION	Link		✔
Kholat	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.	✔
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude	Link		✔
Lies of P	Link	DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when steam_appid.txt is in the <path-to-game>\LiesofP\Binaries\Win64\ directory containing the number "1627720".	✔
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP	Link	DRM-Free when Steam is not installed or when the steam_appid.txt is in the <path-to-game>\lollipop\Binaries\Win64\ directory containing the number "2658450".	✔
Lunatic Dawn Legend Pack	Link		✔	?
Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book	Link		✔	?
Maniac Mansion	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔
MDK	Link	Software executable (MDK3D3.EXE) uses Steam DRM, however, the 3DFX executable (MDK3D3.EXE) is DRM-free.	✔
Mosaics Galore	Link		✔	?
No More Heroes 3	Link	DRM-free when starting any of the executables, including the nmh3.exe one. Starting the game without Steam will disable controller support . To enable controller support for the game outside of Steam, follow the directions in this Youtube video here). The latest update that is based off the Microsoft Store version has full controller support out of the box.	✔
Offworld Trading Company	Link		✔	?
Orcs Must Die! 3	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 1522820.	✔
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. Free.	✔	✔	✔
Postal 2	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	✔	✔
Postal 2: Paradise Lost	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	❌	❌
Postal III	Link	As of October 13, 2023.	✔
Postal 4: No Regerts	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Planetary Annihilation	Link		✔
Planetary Annihilation: Titans	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?	?
Remnant II	Link		✔
Rise of the Triad (2013)	Link	Steamworks title. Run Binaries\Win32\ROTT.exe	✔
Rising Kingdoms	Link		✔
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.	✔
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.	✔	?	✔
Sifu	Link		✔
Silent Hill: Homecoming	Link		✔
The Sims 3	Link		✔	?
Slay the Princess	Link		✔	✔	✔
Sniper Elite	Link	Steamworks title.	✔
Space Hack	Link		✔
Spacebase Startopia	Link		✔	?	✔
Spiritfall	Link		✔	✔
Star Trek: Resurgence	Link		✔
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	Link	DRM-free when running the game via <path-to-game>\SwGame\Binaries\Win64\SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe.	✔	?
Star Wars: Rebel Assault	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔	?
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire	Link	Pre-packaged with DOSBox.	✔	?
Steven Universe: Save the Light	Link	Steamworks title.	✔	?
Street Racing Syndicate	Link		✔
Strife: Veteran Edition	Link		✔	?	?
Stronghold HD	Link		✔
Stronghold Crusader HD / Extreme HD	Link		✔
Sudden Strike 4	Link		✔	?	✔
Super 3-D Noah's Ark	Link	Pre-packaged with ECWolf. Includes DOS version.	✔	?	✔
Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack	Link	Only Chapter One.	✔	?
Toonstruck	Link	Pre-packaged with ScummVM.	✔	✔	✔
Tormented Souls	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.	✔
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown	Link		✔
Uninvited: MacVenture Series	Link		✔	?
Unreal Tournament 3	Link		✔
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action	Link	DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a steam_appid.txt file containing its Steam ID number 447530 in the game's installation folder.	✔	?	?
We Happy Few	Link		✔	?
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin	Link		✔
Worms Pinball	Link		✔
X-Blades	Link	Steamworks title. MacOS X and Linux versions are Wineskin-wrapped ports.	✔	?	?

Flash & AIR

DRM can not be used on Flash and AIR games.

Multi-platform: these games can be played 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
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.	✔	✔
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 1	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".	✔	✔	✔