Valve introduced the Steam system for activating Half Life 2 back in 2005, and over the intervening years this has evolved into more than a DRM system, becoming a digital delivery service for many games, hosting downloadable content, gaming communities and online support.Īlthough the requirement for and inclusion of Steam was made public prior to release of Civilization V, it’s presence on the disc as part of the installer has caused some consternation among gamers who have developed a dislike for publishers that treat personal ownership of a videogame with such disregard. This is quite possible and there are many methods, from playing offline to finding and installing a Civilization 5 “no Steam” patch. As a result many have been looking to find a way of playing the game without using Steam. However the requirement for Steam to be added to computers as part of the Civilization V installation game as a big surprise to a lot of users when the game was released in 2010. This works to varying degrees, but in the case of some games (such as Half Life 2) it can result in problems for the consumer if the server managing activation is under too much pressure.
While there are plenty of arguments against this tactic (the number of pirated games hardly seems to have decreased) this hasn’t stopped major publishers from forcing buyers of their games to use online game activation. DRM – Digital Rights Management – is a feature of more and more games for Windows as publishers take heavy handed steps to prevent their titles from being pirated.
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