Just for clarification: do you have to download EGS to play this company's games on Steam?

You don't make sense. While I do have Epic Games Launcher installed, it didn't start when I played Echoes of Starsong on Steam. Maybe it had some Epic Games components included, but I didn't even notice.

It's different from most recent Ubisoft games, where you need Ubisoft Connect (Uplay) running and logged in to play their games.

Hey there, I understand your concerns, so I'll briefly clarify:
Installing and playing OPUS: Echo of Starsong on Steam should not install the Epic Games launcher, nor should it run anything Epic related. If you do not have the Epic Games launcher installed, and it appears because you installed EoS on Steam, something is wrong, please do let us know if that happens!

I hope that answers any concerns, and thank you so much for the kind words and support :)

Hey Dev (qugoid),

First off, thank you for hearing me out. And please know, in no way did I desire to publicly shame or dishonor your company, the games you've all created, or anything along those lines by making this discussion thread. I also do not wish to waste your time.

The crux of my concern is as follows: in build 8227731 (Depot 1504502, 1504503, & 1504504), pushed to Steam in late February of last year, Epic Online Services was added to OPUS: Echo of Starsong. Now, I don't know the details, and I was wrong to make assumptions as it is none my business; however, when I purchased, played and fell in love with your game, the additions mentioned above where not present (ref: https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/8227731/).

In regard to the kind words and support, you're very welcome — I meant them from the bottom of my heart.

Hey there, thanks for the clarification! From what I understand, a majority of the game's codebase is shared across multiple platforms, as such, it includes those two files used by the Epic build. However, they do basically nothing in the Steam build, so please do feel free to ignore them :)

Again, thank you very much for your support and understanding, and please enjoy your day!