Steam DRM bypass knowledgebase

Used tools

Steamless Goldberg Emulator: Detanups01's fork

Games, where removal of steam_api DLL or creation of steam_appid.txt with game's AppID as content removes the DRM:

Only dll removal works:

Only steam_appid.txt creation works

Isle of Jura SteamWorld Dig

Both dll removal and steam_appid.txt creation works:

SteamStub, crackable with Steamless:

Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Doesn't run at all if crack is not applied.) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Otherworld Legends Penumbra: Overture Penumbra: Black Plague Project Borealis: Prologue (Not the .exe at base game directory, the right one is buried deeper in folders) Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Grim Dawn 911 operator (911.exe only)

Steamworks DRM, crackable with Goldberg's Steam Emulator (steam_api.dll replacement):

Black Mesa (Shows error message about Steam not running and closes if crack is not applied.) Borderlands 2 Dynasty Warriors: Origins Endless Legend Entropy: Zero 2 (Crashes after intro videos if crack is not applied.) Expeditions: a mudrunner game Half-Life (Shows two error message boxes and closes if crack is not applied.) Life is Strange 1 Oxygen not included (Crashes after intro video if crack is not applied.) Paper Lily Chapter 1 Portal 2 Portal: Reloaded Portal: Revolution Portal stories: Mel (All 4 Portal games show message that Steam is not running and will close after that if crack is not applied.) Project Borealis: Prologue (Crashes on launch if crack is not applied and SteamStub is already removed.) Stanley Parable Demo (Menu buttons are missing when game is launched if crack is not applied.) Tell Me Why Grim Dawn (Asks to run through Steam if crack not applied. NOTE: If dll replacement is done, saves will be looked for and stored in %appdata%\GSE Saves\0) 911 operator (Only required for CallEditor.exe to work.) Space Pilgrim Episode III Delta Pavonis (Crashes on startup without emulator)

Steamworks DRM, crackable with ColdClient (tools from steamclient_experimental):

Minerva Hitman: World of Assassination (Demo version contains all of the game's files. You don't have to buy the game to get all files, just download the demo from the green box in Steam store page. Cracking Steam DRM cracks unlocks full access to game.) Sin episodes: emergence

Steamworks DRM, games additionaly requiring steam_interfaces.txt file to run without Steam:

Borderlands 2 Life is Strange 1 Minerva