It normally displays it in its descriptions in your inventory. Although I think the non-descript one is usually the SEA region.
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Anyway most of the games ain't restricted in US...So people can just use a vpn for US ip... Exceptions include Sleeping Dogs... Er...
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this is wrong. don't giveaway a game to all if it's region restricted .
i would never use vpn. hence, i won't get the game
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It should say which ones in that same description. I know there is one game that gives that message without necessarily being region locked, but I don't remember its title. What game is it in your inventory?
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I wondered the same thing. My daughter has this showing up for her extra gift copy of Frozen Synapse Prime from some bundle. It says it's restricted, but not to where. We're in the US.
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Then it's fine. It's ROW restricted. I had the same thing happen.
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It's a thing to do with 2-packs and 4-packs, etc. They are typically now region locked to the region they were 'opened' in - but they don't always say which region that is. As far as I know the Frozen Synapse Prime gifts are still region locked but you can read more about it here.
Edit - If it's usable in Europe then that should mean it was opened in Europe and should be ROW. Which is probably why it says it is region locked but doesn't list any restricted countries. Hopefully.
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When you click 'Add to Library' it should show to you a warning to which countries it is restricted.
If it doesn't show anything when adding to library, then you should be fine.
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Hm, looks like it's either ROW or not restricted at all even though it says it is.
Oh well, if anyone wants to find out: here it is.
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It's restricted to the country "you're in" now. After recent changes, extra gift copies have the same region lock like the other Steam Store games you bought. It's not different trying to buy a gift game and Steam warns you that it'll only activate in your region.
If you're "NOT" getting benefit from regional pricing and you're certain that you're in a ROW country then you can say that. Otherwise SteamDB says it's restricted to where original one activated.
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Well, I'm Dutch. So yeah, I'm certain I'm not getting benefit from regional pricing.
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I believe this is actually region free. If memory serves, I think I got it in a trade and it was a gift. Here is a thread about the problem:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/328600/discussions/0/624075036476026535/?l=polish#p4
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It's not restricted. I've been looking at my extra copy of that game for quite a while, and reports on the forums are that anyone can redeem them. I gave my copy away last week here on SG without problems. There was some problems when they gave out the extra copies, but since it's restricted in no countries, it acts just as a normal non-restricted game.
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got one of those (FSP) once from Latin-America Region > used it on a EU account - worked
silly enough there are even FAKE Restriction notes like that on REGULAR Gifts (MGSV:GZ) with no Region specified
used one of those (gotten from NA - North America Region) to be safe on a EU account - worked too ... likely because
NA Region is not restricted (yet, or ever)
thats steam region locks for you ... those buggers, putting fake warnings to fuck with you :D
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If I have a gift that says this in the description, how do I find out what countries it's restricted to?
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Obviously, it doesn't say what countries it's restricted to inthe description, or I wouldn't have had to ask for it.
The game is Frozen Synapse Prime. I know it's useable in Europe at least, because that's where I live, but other than that I don't have a clue.
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I guess we'll just find out the hard way.
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