Is the steam version drm free?

[KickAssKanuck]

My gut says no, but I hope so. I clicked the steam version out of habit without thinking...

 

Whoops.

[Axodoss]

I don't think that any game on Steam is DRM free. I got my copy from gog.com (DRM free, I think).

[TheGoatMan]

yeah gog is drm free

 

steam isn't though im pretty sure steam is the drm actually.   

[number5]

Steam = DRM

 

GOG = DRM free

[draek]

Steam = DRM

 

GOG = DRM free

 

There actually quite a few DRM free games on Steam. Such as starbound.

Just because it is on steam doesn't need to be attached to a DRM. 

 

Games which have things like Achievements \ Cloud Saves \ Steam Multiplayer Match Fixing  - will be using the steam wrapper. 

http://steam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games

[BlackyNoir]

Just because it is on steam doesn't need to be attached to a DRM. 

There actually quite a few DRM free games on Steam. Such as starbound.

Yes it is. Steam is a software to manage digital restriction per se.

 

Some games are less linked to it, yes, that doesn't mean no DRM that means less DRM.

[solamyas]

 

Just because it is on steam doesn't need to be attached to a DRM. 

There actually quite a few DRM free games on Steam. Such as starbound.

Yes it is. Steam is a software to manage digital restriction per se.

 

Some games are less linked to it, yes, that doesn't mean no DRM that means less DRM.

 

For some games and almost all Paradox published games and all Paradox developed games, Steam is just download manager and isn't different than login on GoG to download games or using GoG's downloader. If the game you have on GoG isn't an old game or isn't from Witcher series GoG don't have any benefit from any other reseller.

[Icelander]

Pillars of Eternity is DRM free on Steam. You do not need to have the steam client running to play the game. There are quite a few games that are DRM free on Steam. As Solamyas said, Steam, in this case, is a download manager like GOG or Humble Bundle.