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This is not just a Steam issue, I have games I bought and will never be able to play because of DRM. Until laws change, this won't change.
Indeed, Steam is just one culprit - yet culprit nonetheless.
Culprit in what way? It's the developers and publishers that put the DRM on the games, not Steam.
Steam features its own DRM, ensuring games cannot be launched without it.
Steam has enormous leverage in the gaming market and could at least influence the devs to make DRM transferable between the publishing spaces (but that might hurt Steam's bottom line).
Plenty of games release both on Steam and, say, GOG. GOG versions don't feature DRM, Steam versions do. Why?
You are not required by Steam to use their DRM, it's a service they offer. Publishers make the choice to use the DRM.
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam