Valve even prevents developers from linking to their own website, if said website includes ways to buy content independent of Steam payment.
See Rimworld. https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/
Sidebar has link to visit the website. https://rimworldgame.com/ You can buy directly with Credit Card or Paypal.
Fantasy Ground is the same way: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196310/Fantasy_Grounds_U...
IAPs are different: here Valve actually require you to process payments through steam when game is running via Steam. But even in this case a lot of games can be launched independently after installation through Steam.
Also on top of this Valve already decreased it's comission from 30% for large publishers.