tl;dr: can I undo my decision to purchase via Steam?
A long time ago I played DOTA2 for about 5 minutes, which required setting up steam. When I saw Factorio I knew this was a game I should avoid for fear of never having free time again. I failed, and decided to grab it from Steam as it seemed easy and I could start wasting my free time slightly sooner.
Which was true: but now I recognize that Factorio is a game that will go into my quiver of "old faithfuls" for a long long time - like games I purchased a zillion years ago and have to run on dosbox whenever I'm in the mood.
Then I looked closer at this Steam business: it starts up everytime I run Factorio - which I don't care for, but eh, whatever. But... I want to know that I can run Factorio in another 20 years time on a dusty old emulator in my direct-to-brain-computer or whatever we get (probably just "faster and slightly thinner computers").
Is there a way to "opt-out" of Steam? Trade in my key for a real copy?
Thanks!
Steam noob - can I get off this train?
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Re: Steam noob - can I get off this train?
The devs are working on an link between steam and their site. Then you can also dl the DRM-free version.
Re: Steam noob - can I get off this train?
Thanks Phillip_Lynx - that's good news!
Re: Steam noob - can I get off this train?
It is working now.
First you need an account on Factorio website : https://www.factorio.com/
Then, Confirm your account and login. Clicking on your name in top right bring a page where you can link your steam account (bottom of the page).
After steam account linked you can download DRM-free version of the game here : https://www.factorio.com/download/stable
First you need an account on Factorio website : https://www.factorio.com/
Then, Confirm your account and login. Clicking on your name in top right bring a page where you can link your steam account (bottom of the page).
After steam account linked you can download DRM-free version of the game here : https://www.factorio.com/download/stable
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Re: Steam noob - can I get off this train?
Thanks for the heads-up and the instructions, Neemys!