@trinsec Steam is less great if you don't have an internet connection that can deal with huge downloads whenever you try to launch a game.
@swiley That counts for any launcher, honestly.
But you can play Steam in offline mode for times you don't have a (good) connection.
@trinsec Offline mode does not work. It's been unusable for long enough that I'm convinced it's intentional.
Also: KSP's launcher doesn't have this problem.
@swiley Whelp, can't help you there then. Worked fine here.
KSP? Kerbal Space Program? Not entirely sure what the launcher of just one game's got to do with a launcher of a game distribution site.
@swiley Och, I like Steam. I have no issues with it. :) Besides, this isn't Steam's fault. This is solely that game dev's fault.