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Banjo121 days ago

I have been looking forward to this for a long time! A couple of quick questions: does buying here also give a Steam key? Does the Steam version have DRM (i.e. requires Steam be active)? Will this be released on GOG (my platform of choice given the choice)? Is there anything "missing" from any releases (Itch, Steam) that are only available on a certain platform?

Again, this game looks *amazing* (I'm a huge fan of Colonel's Bequest  and Sierra in general) and I am looking forward to buying it soon whichever platform I decide on! :)

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JuliaMinamata120 days ago

Hello! Buying here on itchio doesn't give a Steam key, unfortunately. I'm hoping to release it on GOG in the near future, but nothing definite yet! The Steam version has the standard amount of DRM, maybe? I actually don't know how it works with them, whatever the default is -- I didn't add any special DRM to the Steam version.

The Steam version has 26 Steam achievements that will only work in that version, I think that's the only difference!

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Banjo119 days ago

Thanks so much for the reply! I really want to support (and play!) this amazing looking game, but would rather avoid buying  it twice. I will hang out a bit for a GOG release, otherwise will get it here. Steam is always my last choice if it has the  usual "always need Steam running" DRM. :(

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rainwarrior117 days ago(+1)

The Steam version has no DRM. The executable will run without Steam.

Steam doesn't have any default DRM, but a lot of games don't have a fallback if the Steam integration doesn't find Steam at startup and often just crash silently. (Often this can be fixed by adding a steam_appid.txt file in the same folder.)

The Crimson Diamond doesn't have that problem, though. It will run fine as-is.

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JuliaMinamata116 days ago

Thanks for the clarification! I'm not super knowledgeable about Steam, I wasn't sure how to answer!

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Banjo115 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks Rainwarrior. That was my main concern (and why I don't like to buy on Steam as a rule; I definitely consider "must always be running Steam" as DRM!). I would still prefer GOG so will wait a bit for a release there hopefully, but it is good  to know that Steam copies a) aren't DRM'ed and b) will survive after download even if Steam ever shuts down. :)

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