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Most single player games on Steam still work when you're offline.","removed":false,"published":"2025-03-03T19:35:14.209549Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://feddit.org/comment/5092508","local":false,"path":"0.13170620.13171412","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":10566484,"name":"rumschlumpel","banned":false,"published":"2024-06-23T18:18:59.149007Z","actor_id":"https://feddit.org/u/rumschlumpel","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":244809},"post":{"id":22640464,"name":"im gonna stick to my old hitman games on disc thanks rule","url":"https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/26902e93-7a02-455a-9aec-6660f6c095d0.webp","creator_id":115836,"community_id":698817,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2025-03-03T09:37:36.925873Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"thumbnail_url":"https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/26902e93-7a02-455a-9aec-6660f6c095d0.webp","ap_id":"https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/22640464","local":true,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false,"url_content_type":"image/webp","alt_text":" tries new hitman game internet is required for basic features singeplayer modes like freelancer locked when offline people on steam are defending this bs"},"community":{"id":698817,"name":"onehundredninetysix","title":"196","description":"**Community Rules**\n\nYou must post before you leave\n\nBe nice. 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