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taticas 31 Aug @ 1:44am
Has there ever been a game developer/publisher that added a 3rd party launcher months or years after the game's launch on steam?
This is just out of curiosity. I was wondering if there has ever been any game on steam that started requiring the use of a 3rd party launcher months or even years after it was released on steam

Thank you
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Lime 31 Aug @ 1:51am 
Not exactly what you were asking but the closest example I can think of is with the old GTA trilogy (GTA3, VC, SA), The originals which didn't require a social club account were removed from sale and replaced with the definitive edition remake which does require you sign up with rockstar
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ṼṏẌṏḭḊ 31 Aug @ 1:53am 
I think some publisher did a year or two ago, because I remember the uproar about it and how it ruined mods and all sorts of stuff. Can’t remember which publisher it was though or any of the games affected, sorry.
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Logan 31 Aug @ 2:00am 
I think 2K did that with Bioshocks
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St✩rlight 31 Aug @ 2:27am 
Yeah, Bethesda.
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The Burger Ratencio 31 Aug @ 2:29am 
Originally posted by St✩rlight:
Yeah, Bethesda.
HA! That reminds me of their failed store they tried to have of course when they ended that useless ♥♥♥♥, they came back to steam :TOIlogo:
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St✩rlight 31 Aug @ 2:30am 
Originally posted by The Burger Ratencio:
Originally posted by St✩rlight:
Yeah, Bethesda.
HA! That reminds me of their failed store they tried to have of course when they ended that useless ♥♥♥♥, they came back to steam :TOIlogo:
They got rid of the bethesda app and converted everyone's beth copies of FO76 into Steam copies, then they brought it back and you need to use the app for your steam copy, which wasn't originally a steam copy.
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Maximus10113X 31 Aug @ 2:32am 
Total War games. There is a launcher for all of the Total War games collectively on Steam that was released in 2019 (the majority of Total War games were released before then I think)
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The Burger Ratencio 31 Aug @ 2:39am 
Originally posted by St✩rlight:
Originally posted by The Burger Ratencio:
HA! That reminds me of their failed store they tried to have of course when they ended that useless ♥♥♥♥, they came back to steam :TOIlogo:
They got rid of the bethesda app and converted everyone's beth copies of FO76 into Steam copies, then they brought it back and you need to use the app for your steam copy, which wasn't originally a steam copy.
What? So it failed of course, they turned their games to steam versions but now again make you use the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ launcher for their online games? Ugh only bugthesda does stupid ♥♥♥♥ like that but then again maybe it doesnt matter for the people that play online fallout and online skyrim
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