Alpha Sandbox require Steam?

[GrimLoke]

Was wondering if the current sandbox version of the game was playable without having Steam installed? I know they'll be a DRM free version upon final release. I was wondering if there's a DRM free version for the current build?

If so are any features missing outside of the Steam version? Is it updated?

Thanks for any help. Ordered Starbound early, but it requires Steam for early access, and was wondering if this was going the same route.

[Burning Bridges]

I am afraid not. I installed Steam only for this game, and will probably remove it once the DRM free version is out.

[GrimLoke]

Thanks for the help. I'll hold off til the final release then.