I am in search for a game but can only find it on Steam. I did find someone on CS who had the game build that could launch without Steam but the link is long expired... Do you guys know where it is possible to find Steam less games?? I really don't want to download Steam just to play 1 game on my laptop.

    • SBS1313@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      I did search few but no one has it... the game is free on steam and is old (unmaintained). So cant find it nowhere...

      • Unruffled@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
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        5 months ago

        Ok, since it's a free game, you can post the title so someone might be able to help you locate a non-steam version. But don't get your hopes up - it may simply be unavailable.

        • SBS1313@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          hexagon
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          5 months ago

          Its Muck it was available until the links expired. I might have found it on softonic but never used that website before so asking here if anyone knows anything

          • Unruffled@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
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            5 months ago

            Oh ok. According to some random on the dev’s website forum for the game, it relies on steam networking to run properly, so you might be shit outta luck. The softonic listing just redirects to steam.

            https://danidev.itch.io/muck-mac-and-linux/comments?after=0

      • WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 months ago

        no pirated game needs steam to launch, maybe what you are referring to is steam teşease of a game, which is steam version being pirated, doesn't need steam at all

    • SBS1313@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      The problem is that the game is free so no one cracked it and it is old and not updated so no one has it anymore.

  • ThePhantomGM@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    You could make a copy the game files once downloaded from steam and try replacing the steam api dlls with the ones from the Goldberg emulator

  • catsup@lemmy.one
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    5 months ago

    Title should be "Steam-less games?". The word capitalization and the spacing between "Steam" and "Less" makes no sense at all. Also, including double question-marks is over-the-top, as though your request were urgent. Its games what you're asking for, not some medicine. Get a grasp on grammar.

    • SBS1313@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      Sorry for the bad grammar. But the 'less' at the end is a suffix of the main word here Steam. The two question marks are just a form of emphasis and no it's not as urgent as you are perceiving it. Its a way of writing idk why it made you react as such it is a forum you don't have to answer what doesn't please you and sorry again for the weird request.

    • MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      In either context, Steam is a noun and does not come across as a verb, particularly in the context of this community. Good luck correcting the grammar of others in future, but you've fallen flat here.

  • DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Since it's a free game, let us know the name and maybe we can point you in the direction of getting it legit.