I made a curator with (almost) every DRM-free game on Steam : steam

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Nice to see curation used for something other than memes and hate groups

[+] termaxima@programming.dev 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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[–] Zibetnu@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago

As far as the PCGamingWiki API is aware, there are 810 DRM-free Steam games not on GOG.

Here's a complete list: https://termbin.com/jb07

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

there are many DRM-free games on steam that aren’t on GOG, sadly

idk if it’s on this list, but Cassette Beasts is one of them

[–] banditbananas@retrolemmy.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Love it! Is it going to be kept up to date?

[–] Zibetnu@programming.dev 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, I'll regularly run the script I wrote to add new games from the wiki.

edit: I also plan to make the script available once it's in a better state than "let's spend a few hours slapping stuff together."

[–] RiQuY@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Followed! Thank you for the effort.

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Is it GOG lol?

Jk, nice work.

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Doing the Lord's work. Followed!

[–] gmr_leon@mstdn.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hey cool!

I admin/am with a curator group that crowdsources this within Steam itself, alongside noting when DRM free alternatives are available when the Steam copies aren't DRM free (which happens sometimes).

Check it out here:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33471358-FCKDRM/

p.s. I didn't create the group originally, so the name is a carryover from the creator being inspired by GOG's FCKDRM push at the time. If memory serves changing it risks breaking things.

[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

How can this be?! I thought games on Steam had to have DRM.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, it's an optional module of Steamworks. (And using Steamworks at all is also optional.)

[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, I was trying to make a joke, since you read it so often, that games on Steam always have DRM.

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What steam provides is weak and optional.

[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried and failed to make a joke.

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you edit it or was it really like that when I replied?

[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think I edited about a minute after posting the comment, before anyone replied, but kept the general meaning.