Hi,
You have probably seen some comments about deals on Nuuvem by now. You are
probably interested on them, since you are reading this. I will try to write
down some simple information and instructions about using this site.
I am in no way linked to Nuuvem, nor do I represent them.


What is Nuuvem?

Nuuvem is a Brazilian website that sells games. They have some good deals with
some of the major game producers, like EA and Sega.
It IS legit. I already bought Steam-redeemable games there.


Are all games for Steam?

No. Some of their games do not use Steamworks. You can check if a game is
Steam-redeemable following this simple instructions:

  1. Go to the page of the game that you want.
  2. Check if there is a "Notícia Específica" on the middle left of the page. If
    there is one, check if it says "Este game utiliza a ferramenta steamworks".
    You may use ctrl+f to search for "steamworks" too (Example here). If you find it, you got
    yourself a Steam game.

Another way to check for Steam games is to search for "steam" on that blue search box at the top right of the screen.


What is R$? How much it is worth?

R$ is the Brazilian Real, the local currency. It is not Russian.
On a quick search on Google (03/22/2012), I get the current conversion rate:
1 Brazil real = 0.549753 U.S. dollars
This means that a R$10,00 game is around 5.50 USD.
If you buy your game using paypal, you may get a different value for your
local money.


How can I pay for a game?

You can use paypal. There are some
other ways to use an international credit card or other things, but I don't
think they will be interesting for you and cannot guarantee that they will
work.


How do I buy a game?

  1. On the game page, click on the "Comprar", or "Adicionar ao carrinho" button. It has a small cart. You
    can do it for several games and pay it once. You can only do it once for each
    game, just like Steam.
  2. On the next page, you will have to identify yourself. You may register a
    new account, or use Facebook, or even Twitter. For a new account, they ask you
    the following information (in this order): Name, Last Name, Email, Login,
    Password, Password again. There is also a checkbox about their terms of
    service and another one for their newsletter.
  3. After identifying yourself, you just have to choose your way to pay for the
    games. If you choose paypal, it will pop an internal windows in English.

How do I retrieve my games?

You have to click on your username (up there in the right) and then on "Meus
games". After that, you can click on your game and check your keys.

Credit goes to KeyserSozer for the idea.

He lives in the best place in the world.
12 years ago*

Comment has been collapsed.

Awesome points incoming, good sir.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

tl;dr--can navigate nuuvem well enough as is--but good on you! Very helpful.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for this guide.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

The site is really great. Thanks for the guide, good idea.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thanks for the guide

Btw guys Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai is 12.5 Euro lol you save 17,5 euro brand new game

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

It is already available to play, despite the release date being tomorrow. Just played the new campaign.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thanks for taking the time to write this guide. Btw if you use paypal is there a conversion fee involved?

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Paypal gives you a worse conversion than your credit card, but they do not have a conversion fee.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for the guide. One alternative would be just to use the Chrome browser and let it translate most of the site for you. It doesn't translate all, but the rest is very easy to figure out.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

^

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

thanks! I got deus ex HR from there in the past. And just got dungeon siege 3 for about 8$.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Are the games bought from there multilingual?

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Yes.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Guide to browsing nuuvem:

translate.google.com
type in nuuvem.com.br
click GO
HUEHUEHUEHUE
profit

I think it also converts currency amounts to your local. Can't remember for sure.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Lol,sir..

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Great guide, I'm sure it will help lots of people! :)
Nuuvem really needs to make their site available in other languages, though. They have an opportunity to grow and are missing it.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

I just got a copy of Deus Ex:HR for about €6.30, so I have to thank you for posting this guide.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Thank you for Notícia Específica thing.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Is Nuuvem.br authorized to sell outside Brazil? I hope so.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

They provide you with steam keys, when activated they show up as 'retail copies' of the games. There isn't anything stopping you from having a Brazilian friend who bought the game and gave you the key... I'd assume that at the very worst it would be a gray area legally.

Wouldn't worry about it much. Found that navigation was fairly easy even before translation, and Google Chrome's built-in page translator handled it no problem when I wanted to double check right before purchase.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

You can also search in search bar for Steam, this way you will have all Steam available games in the list.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Oh my, just checked some prices in there, and the exchange REALLY helps me.

USD = 4.40ARS

BRL = 2.30ARS

Thank you for this link!!!

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

People, don't forget that not all games are steam activate games, which means that you will need to use nuuvem account to download them, unfortunatelly they are not this good in download speed yet, what do not means that they will not fix this problem in the future.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

thanks =)

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Nicez

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Any problem, send me a PM on steam, i'm from Brazil...

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Brazil represent.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Grande iniciativa! Espero que a loja venda muito e torne viável mais promoções pra gente do Brasil. ;)

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Hey are the games there activateable in AUS

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

They should be. I still haven't seen any complain about region locks.

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

It's pretty standard lay-out, so you don't even need to know portuguese to buy something. Got DXHR there :)

12 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Closed 12 years ago by LuckyBoy.