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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Doubly your fault for deciding to give that twat any time of your day

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

My wife loves fortnite, not much I can do tbh

[–] miss_brainfarts@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As much as I hate him, a large majority of the games that are given away on that platform are fully DRM-free, and that's pretty damn cool

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Can you download the installers for these games?

[–] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

What's the fuss over an "installer"? You just need a folder with the game's files. If you really insist, that folder can be rolled up into a zip file dot exe.

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

What I really mean is: can I keep a backup of the game that I can play later without having to use their launcher?