While many accuse Valve of monopolising the PC gaming market, others argue that Steam's dominance is simply the result of doing things right.
Tywèle [she|her]
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As far as I know the Steam DRM is not mandatory to use for developers.

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Yes, I still need to go through Steam for every install.

AwesomeLowlander
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Non-drm steam games can actually just be copied around like you would copy the installer

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I still need the client once (RIP Windows 7), and installations are not guaranteed to be portable.

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