When is the stand-alone release coming to PC? I do not use steam :(
At the moment we use Steam as the main platform for game distribution, because Steam allows us to regularly release patches for the game without the need for the player to constantly download and reinstall the game. Our game uses no anti-piracy protection, so in theory you can play the latest version of the game without having to install Steam (simply coping game files into another directory), but we haven't tested this feature. The only thing I can say for sure is that after the release of the full version of the game we will definitely add the stand-alone version.