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coates32: Yes I have. The game won't start up properly without the Steam client being active.
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B1tF1ghter: Did you test with empty or appid string?

Also did you have Steam processes running when attempting this whole thing?
I made sure that Steam was not processing anything.. Also, the steam api file only had the game's id in it.
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B1tF1ghter: Did you test with empty or appid string?

Also did you have Steam processes running when attempting this whole thing?
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coates32: I made sure that Steam was not processing anything.. Also, the steam api file only had the game's id in it.
The steamappid file, steamapi file is a different thing ;)
Did you try deleting steamAPI file?

Btw, do you perhaps have game launch logs?
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coates32: I made sure that Steam was not processing anything.. Also, the steam api file only had the game's id in it.
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B1tF1ghter: The steamappid file, steamapi file is a different thing ;)
Did you try deleting steamAPI file?

Btw, do you perhaps have game launch logs?
I first tried launching the game without the steam_appid file. It wouldn't start. All my previous tests also made sure the steam_api64.dll file was removed. When I tried to test the game with the steam_api64.dll file, it still wouldn't start up without Steam running. No, I don't have the game logs.
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B1tF1ghter: The steamappid file, steamapi file is a different thing ;)
Did you try deleting steamAPI file?

Btw, do you perhaps have game launch logs?
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coates32: I first tried launching the game without the steam_appid file. It wouldn't start. All my previous tests also made sure the steam_api64.dll file was removed. When I tried to test the game with the steam_api64.dll file, it still wouldn't start up without Steam running. No, I don't have the game logs.
Well without any form of logs I cannot really tell if it's possible to do anything with this.
And since I am currently in no position to be able to test this myself it may take a while before I get a definitive confirmation for my own sake.
Anyway, if it's indeed no longer possible to run it DRM-free then it kind of sucks.
Winter Magic Factory is DRM-free.

Tested on Windows 10.
high rated
I can confirm that RE2 is unfortunately no longer DRM-free. The same tricks that worked before don't work now, and I can't get anything else to work, so I guess that's what the latest update did. That's a shame, but I'll remove it from the wiki page.

(Also, for the record, the DLC was also DRM-free, you just had to rename files to get it to work. That obviously doesn't work anymore, though.)
I had mentioned a while back that Super Hydorah doesn't appear to be DRM Free yet it's still on the list.

Is it just me, or can anyone else definitely confirm that it isnt?
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pedrovay2003: I can confirm that RE2 is unfortunately no longer DRM-free. The same tricks that worked before don't work now, and I can't get anything else to work, so I guess that's what the latest update did. That's a shame, but I'll remove it from the wiki page.

(Also, for the record, the DLC was also DRM-free, you just had to rename files to get it to work. That obviously doesn't work anymore, though.)
Any details for the DRM-free DLC?
I am especially interested since I will still play this on older version through manually downloading depots (not atm, but when I do install it I will do exactly that).
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pedrovay2003: I can confirm that RE2 is unfortunately no longer DRM-free. The same tricks that worked before don't work now, and I can't get anything else to work, so I guess that's what the latest update did. That's a shame, but I'll remove it from the wiki page.

(Also, for the record, the DLC was also DRM-free, you just had to rename files to get it to work. That obviously doesn't work anymore, though.)
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B1tF1ghter: Any details for the DRM-free DLC?
I am especially interested since I will still play this on older version through manually downloading depots (not atm, but when I do install it I will do exactly that).
Yeah, here's how I got it to work, and the post under it confirms that it works for paid DLC, as well:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/steam_games_you_can_play_without_the_steam_client/post1471
Post edited February 10, 2021 by pedrovay2003
Queens Garden: Sakura Season is DRM-free.

Tested on Windows 10.
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle comes with an html version that is DRM free and that appears to be platform agnostic. You just need a browser that can run html (likely html5) and a way to give inputs to the game. To launch the html version, go to the folder /HiraganaBattle/www/ and open the file index.html there in your favorite browser.

Tested in an Ubuntu 20.04 virtual machine that never had Steam installed.

Also, according to an user from protondb, if you use Firefox, you need to toggle a setting in it for the game to work. For that, put about:config in the link field and open it, search for "privacy.file_unique_origin" and set it to "false". Then it should work without issues after that.
Post edited February 15, 2021 by _Auster_
Songbird Symphony looks to be DRM Free. Need to use the appid trick though.

Windows 7
The Chronicles of Robin Hood - The King of Thieves is DRM-free.

Tested on Windows 10.
i think Half Life 2 runs without the steam client, from what i've read online.
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Slick_JMista: i think Half Life 2 runs without the steam client, from what i've read online.
More info here:
[url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life:_Source#Availability]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life:_Source#Availability[/url]
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2#Availability
[url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Lost_Coast#Availability]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Lost_Coast#Availability[/url]
[url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Episode_One#Availability]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Episode_One#Availability[/url]
[url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Episode_Two#Availability]https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2:_Episode_Two#Availability[/url]