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To DF1871, your comment implies that only Steam games work with the overlay, which just isn't true. Yep :) It's a standard feature of Steam, and it's my default mechanism for launching games, GoG ones included, so that I can get things like a browser overlay and my Steam friends list. the Steam overlay function is not directly tied to Steamworks or Steam DRM and such, it is simply a feature of the client software as long as the game is launched via Steam, and is rendered with a supported graphical engine, it works. Some 2D games which use DDraw or software based rendering methods are not supported (ex/ Diablo)."Īntaniserse: it is a pretty honest actually. The basic requirement is that the game uses Direct3D 7, Direct3D 8, Direct3D 9, Direct3D 10, or OpenGL for rendering. "The Game Overlay will work with third-party non-Steam games which you have added to Steam. I've personally tried it with Legend of Grimrock, GOG version, and OOlite, the open source Elite remake, and it works perfectly It does not work 100% of the times, one know limitation is, for example, with games that start with a launcher before switching the main EXE, but it usually do

EXE that you like for that matter, add a shotcut in the Steam client, and after launch you can access Steam overlay and its features (chat, integrated browser and so on). That means that you can take a GOG game, or any.

DF1871: Are you honest with your question? it is a pretty honest actually.