Steam *Admins pls post*

[ApesUpt]

Sorry I didn't know where else to put this, but I don't want to install steam on my computer so I was wondering if when this game comes out on steam if I could still play it without steam? If not I will not buy your product. You just have to understand that some ppl don't always have all the requirements to play your game.

[Calico]

Are you guys on Steam or Greenlight?
Not yet. We plan to further improve the game and try to get on steam in the 2015.

If I buy the game now will I be able to get a Steam key?
Yes, if we get on Steam you will have a choice whether to "own" the game at our website or on Steam.

Source=Factorio FAQ

Takes 30secs to google it, btw.

[ApesUpt]

Yea but that just states that I will get a steam key, not that I will or will not HAVE to use steam. I don't want steam btw.

[Calico]

it states clearly : at our website or on Steam.

[ApesUpt]

Oh,...... Oops. Guess that's what happens when you skim over things quickly.

[Calico]

Happens to the best of us, np.^^

[bobingabout]

Yeah, I have several games, Such as Kerbal Space Program, where they started off steam, and moved to steam later, but kept a non-steam version active and updated.
The problem with KSP though is they made a steam MIGRATION, so, if you moved your key, you couldn't use it stand alone anymore.
I bought it again on steam anyway when it was on offer, so I still can use either. But that's a rare case, most games that move to steam give a steam key AND let you continue to download the non-steam version.