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[โ€“] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 11 points 17 hours 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 14 hours ago

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