well to be fair, you dont "OWN" any software you buy, you just purchase the right to use it. and most people are connected 98% of the time. Also, you can play most/all steam games offline, and run them without steam. I neither like nor dislike steam, its "Allright"...
HAHA! YOU SEE? you dont need steam foh' sheeit! you just buy it off steam, then don't even need steam to play it.
OK Then: UN-Install STEAM and then TRY To Play your GAMES you BOUGHT From STEAM .. Go On, I'll WAIT ... tapping fingers on desk .... "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap" "tap"
but you still NEED Steam to play your GAMES You Got From Steam .. With Out Steam You HAVE NOTHING in the WAY of that $50.00 Game you BOUGHT !