DepotDownloader VS steamdb.info-issues

There's also DepotDownloader that lets you download anything, including past version, from Steam https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader

I use this to download historical versions of a game to help with reverse engineering to archive dialogue trees from a game https://dialogue.destiny.report

I'm not sure how you could just download the launcher. You want the Launcher.exe from this version. A quick google brought up this downloader: https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader

Steam Depot Downloader (requires DotNet)

Continuing to add to the confusion on the topic by trying to argue that Steam is DRM because you have to buy the game through Steam is counter-productive. (And apparently Steam's client isn't the only browser available.)

Not by Steam means. I don't know if it's still functional (update on last year) but https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader is what you're looking for and you need to learn the DLCs depot number from SteamDB to feed that information into this program.

use this https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader

If you are looking for a specific version of the game and you own it on steam you could download it using something like DepotDownloader. An example of this would be downloading the first pubic version of the game

You can still rollback with the help of the DepotDownloader: https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader

Asking if you should buy a game now or wait for a sale isn't allowed, asking when a game will go on sale is not allowed, asking how big of a discount a game might get is not allowed. Use SteamDB to look at sale histories on games.

Here's how to cure you from your buying habit, checkout https://steamdb.info/, check the price history of the game you're thinking of getting. Most likely it's on sale once every odd month, and discount percentages are only ever increasing over time. So really you can just buy it when you think you have time to play it soon.

Correct, it's trending on https://steamdb.info/ if you look at the panel, some games will show zero players. But OP is wrong, other games are trending too.

Asking if you should buy a game now or wait for a sale isn't allowed & asking when a game will go on sale is not allowed. Use SteamDB to look at sale histories on games.

You can use the Steam console to download older versions as described here. You can get the depot and manifest IDs from SteamDB.

If you want to find the app id for any other game just head to steamdb.info and type the title of the game on the search bar.

Yes, as yo_soy_pinguino noted it does go on sale. You can check steamdb.info for a price history. I bought my copy during the Autumn Sale.

(*1) RRP Data from SteamDB