Re: Steam is still a pain in the arse!
@Dark: I've tried launching games directly via the executables. You'll need to at least interact with the Steam interface to the point of logging in which you already are at this point, because even with that method the games call on SteamAPI.dll to check legitimacy. The most common reaction is either a bringing up of the Steam login prompt, or a fatal error that the game failed to initialize without Steam running. So, launching games directly with their executables is possible, but only if Steam is running.
Hopefully the above mentioned big update for Steam actually does! address the inaccessibility of the library and modernizes it.
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