steam is not a drm-free platform like GOG or Epic Games (some epic games games have additional drm, but most are completely drm-free and there's no client-level drm at all like in steam*).
Most games use the Steam API to check stuff, so Steam client needs to be running.
(I'm actually kinda ok with steam's drm btw, it's not as intrusive as on some other stuff)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I’m fine with the DRM. But why does the window need to open and take several seconds to “connect to the friends network” for a singleplayer game? This doesn’t need to be a blocking process.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

There's a setting somewhere to disable the friends list.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Would staying offline on the friends network help that issue?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Or the window popping up when you exit steam from the system tray just to show you "steam stutting down" and a spinning icon for 5 seconds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yes if you go to 20 years ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

You mean just the UI popping up or steam itself? Because it's up to individual games if they implement any steam drm, and if so how much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Please

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Pretty please

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isnt this possible? I do it with blender. Just right click the icon of the game and pin it to your taskbar then click it when you wanna launch the game

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That depends on if the game uses the steam API for something like drm. Then steam has to launch.