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[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not a DRM, it is just a launcher.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Games that are multiplayer will usually use drm, yea.
The thousands of other games do not.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The very first game on the list;

Absolver - Boss re-matches are locked behind an online requirement. Boss loot too. As well as some techniques that can be used in offline play but can only be learned online. Absolver also installs the invasive EAC anti-cheat software even for single player and won't start without it.