> can i buy a game on steam

No you can't. When you pay for a Steam game, you rent not buy it.

Not true. The wast majority of games can be backed up locally and reinstalled indefinitely without online access.

	▲	chrisjj a day ago \| parent [-]
		> Not true. True. https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/ "The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services." > The wast majority of games can be backed up locally and reinstalled indefinitely without online access That doesn't mean you bought/own them.