• leave_it_blank@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      So it’s possible to download the installer through steam, store it somewhere and ten years later I can just start the installer without having steam on my system?

      Asking out of curiosity, I don’t use steam, I never thought that would be possible?

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        9 months ago

        You can copy the entire game folder and run it that way, as long as the game is actually DRM free it should work just fine.

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            9 months ago

            You would use Steam as the installer, or you can buy it on GoG and they will give you an installer for the game. Entirely depends on what game you’re trying to copy.

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              9 months ago

              Thank you! I have about 5 games on steam, so I haven’t installed it on my system. The only interesting one is Doom 2016, so for a moment I thought I could download the installer as a backup without having to use steam anymore in the future when I do want to play it again. Would have been nice. Thanks for clarifying!