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Not a defense, but aren't a lot of the steam games at least runnable without the front end?
Not as much as GOG obviously, but some ?
Afaik no. Some games will run with steam open in offline mode without an internet connection but that's about it.
All the games will run in offline mode, unless they specifically require the steam services to start, like anticheat and stuff. It's a gamedev decision, not Valve's
Lots of indie games yes, but not so many of the AAAs