Quote Originally Posted by imryel View Post
I hope SE can improve the reliability of the link with Steam or else not require that connection at all
I was of the belief that Valve requires you to use the Steam launcher for all of its games, including this one.

I'd certainly support a move of the game off Steam to normal accounts. Not sure, contractually, how Valve and SE could accommodate that though. Perhaps a small surcharge, like there is for world transfers? Also not sure how that might affect Steam Deck users -- can they actually play games not bought via Steam?