If you've got some length of steam library and wanna back it up while knowing there's a way to use it, google a certain 'rin' website that has a popular hl1 mod name as subdomain and download all you need there to do generic cracking and emulation of steam. I keep a backup of my lib along with a folder full of that stuff just in case.
Steam's DRM is, for now, the most inoffensive and most easily generic-cracked stuff out there. If there's ever a change to it then keep the backed up library out of sync.
There's also a decent amount of games that don't have any DRM at all on the platform.
https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games
Some game developers also give you prebuilt Steam-free executables, like egosoft for the X series.
https://www.egosoft.com/download/x3ap/bonus_en.php
Pretty nice people.
Overall, I don't really fear for my steam library as per games that are either drm free or only use steamworks stuff. I would worry more about people who use scheisse like Denuvo. Or always online garbage like Diablo 3. Steam going under isn't an apocalyptic event for your games. Blizzard would be if you're one of those shit tasters who like their new stuff.
Steam's DRM is, for now, the most inoffensive and most easily generic-cracked stuff out there. If there's ever a change to it then keep the backed up library out of sync.
There's also a decent amount of games that don't have any DRM at all on the platform.
https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games
Some game developers also give you prebuilt Steam-free executables, like egosoft for the X series.
https://www.egosoft.com/download/x3ap/bonus_en.php
X3: Albion Prelude 3.3 - NoSteam executable
This executable allows you to play X3: Albion Prelude without having to run the Steam client. See this FAQ article for further information. The NoSteam executable is available only to users who have either X3: Terran Conflict or X3: Albion Prelude registered in their forum profile.
Pretty nice people.
Overall, I don't really fear for my steam library as per games that are either drm free or only use steamworks stuff. I would worry more about people who use scheisse like Denuvo. Or always online garbage like Diablo 3. Steam going under isn't an apocalyptic event for your games. Blizzard would be if you're one of those shit tasters who like their new stuff.