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Uh, it's actually quite the opposite, most games you need to at least open them one time while connected to the internet for offline to work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itBscLjRCPc
Steam literally warns you for every game. It tells you if you need to be online once or online every time. I don't think you can blame them. If you buy games that require an online activation you can't get upset that you can't play offline.
Example games:
I do wish that this wasn't hidden inside of the "Steam Deck Compatibility" section. (There is a yellow box about third-party DRM outside, but for the details you need to click the Steam Deck Compatibility box) But that is my only complaint.
Personally I just don't buy these games.
But that is not the fault of Steam Deck, which was discussed.
At least you can run the games in offline, even when you have to log in the first time.
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