Is there anyway to get pirated games to run on their native page on steam? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Acheivements are a big part of the experience for me, and just running them as an external program doesn't give that option. Is there any chance of doing so? I'm sure I managed to get some pirated dlc to work like that once.

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[-] Sarahli88@lemdro.id 1 points 6 days ago

I also enjoy achievements, it really adds to the game. I've spent a lot of time trying to find ways around similar issues with other games, sometimes it feels like I need an escape road from all the technical troubleshooting. I wish Steam made it easier to integrate external content.

[-] nowayhosay@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

You can use steam achievement manager to unlock any achievements you want. as far as having that automatically happen with steam, i'm not sure if that's possible

[-] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

oh alr, do you have to "own" the game on steam to unlock achievements? Currently just running them through "add a non steam game" I'm guessing you cant pirate steam product keys etc.

[-] nowayhosay@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

yeah you have to own the game to unlock the achievements

[-] will_iam90983402984@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

fair enough, I'm guessing there's no workaround for that?

[-] shadow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

If the pirated game you are running uses the Goldberg Emu or a similar variant then they have the capabilities of Achievement unlocks. If you are on windows you can also combine this with Achievement Watcher which can pick up the achievements and even display them as you get them with toast notifications.