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[โ€“] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's already legal to download backups in certain jurisdictions, for example in France.

Also, it's very undocumented but you can actually generate an offline installer for a copy of a game you own on steam. It will still require steam and to be logged in in offline mode with an account that has a licence, of course, but it is a thing you can do.

[โ€“] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Interesting. I'll check that out. There's a few games I would like to keep a backup of just in case.