Hey people. This is for those of you who want to buy a key from a 3rd party store and want to know if the key you're purchasing will work on steam. Many threads are made for sites like Green Man Gaming or GamersGate on their awesome deals. But there is always doubt as to if it will work. Here is a full list of the games that can be updates.

If you find any that are NOT on the list. please inform me. This will be updated regularly.

everything on this list is steam redeemable!

(>'o')> Check out this little Kirby clicky for the Google Spreadsheet.

If you're looking for a specific game, just hit CTRL + F, then type in the name. If it appears on the list. It's steam redeemable.
Thank you to CorneliousJD and dys for the idea/know-how

EDIT: obviously, this is a work in progress. not 100% yet, if you know of any mistakes i've made, or games i've omitted, please feel free to let me know. It all helps.

Thank you guys

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it's a shame that isn't complete. I don't know why, it just never has been

EDIT: also it took them a few years just to update it to what's on that list now. Whereas i will update, weekly? monthly? not sure yet

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lol xD

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win xD

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Thanks for telling me.

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That list is incomplete, the one posted by the OP has more titles. Some games, like Sideway and Xotic, can be redeemed on Steam, but they're not included in the former while they are in the latter.

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THANK YOU MAN! the whole reason i did this! thank you so much!

12 years ago
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Thanks for posting it as a PDF. I'll add this to the FAQ.

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Drawn the painted tower is on your list but as far as I know it cannot be redeemed on steam, I have a boxed version at least that cant, and I'm pretty sure if you buy it direct from bigfish it wont be able to either.

The game has steamworks only if it is purchased directly from steam (like a bunch of other games) you might need to check up on some of thoes. but this is a great list =D

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Yea, I know for a fact that Mount & Blade keys will not activate on steam either (got that directly from Steam support), but you have M&B: Warband listed. Seems like this list could use some double-checking

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hey there, thanks for the feedback, Mount & blade does not activate, you're correct on that. But warband does. Or at least, it has been done so in the past.
check out post number 9

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that thread is from 2010. Here is a response I got from Steam Support a couple months ago when I asked them about activating a M&B: Warband key I bought from Amazon:

Hello xxxxx,

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

Retail copies and other digital versions of this game cannot be registered through Steam. If you wish to create a shortcut to this game in your Library list, instructions can be found here:

Title: Adding non-Steam games to the Library tab
Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2219-YDJV-5557

A full list of games with CD Keys that can be registered through Steam can be found at the following link:

Title: Retail CD Keys
Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601

Please let us know if you have further questions.

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So yea, neither of the 2 keys I got from Amazon support would activate, and then Steam tells me that straight out.

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ahh touche, you win :) i shall remove it next update. thanks for the feedback

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is it not? i shall check up on that. Thank you for the feedback.
Also, as far as i know, it's "Steamworks" as long as it activates on steam, not purchased THROUGH steam. but i shall also check up on that. Thanks for the feedback dude

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it may be specific to certain retailers, i'm just not sure all i know is that my boxed version does not and since bigfish has their own download client I doubt that one does either.

This is also quite useful for this: Some steam forum page

it's got a couple retailers and according to this the amazon version of mount and blade warband will activate, sigh why cant they just make it easy...

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Also according to this: another steam forum page the second entry is drawn and like I suspected it is only steamworks on the steam version.

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<('o'<) ^( '-' )^ (>'o')> v( '.' )v <(' .' )> <('.'<) ^( '.' )^ (>'.')> v( '.' )v <(' .' )>

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<(. __ .<) ^( . __ . )^ (>. __ .)> v( . __ . )v <(. __ . )> <(. __ .<) ^( . __ . )^ (>. __ .)> v( . __ . )v <(. __ . )>

This is going to look so messed up...

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+92839218390128312098 for the whale dance^^

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Did you actually go and copy paste the number? xD

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well, I think you wouldn't believe me if I said I memorized it, so yes, yes I did :P

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faery solitaire has steam achievements:)

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you are correct sir! have a cookie! that will be changed next update.
Thanks for letting me know

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Thank you, AJ, favorited.

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Kirby thanks you :)

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are they not? I'll double check them and sort it out. Thank you

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reckoning and shank 2 def do not, when i purchased both of them they were origin activation.

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yeah it's fairly safe to say anything relatively new from ea wont activate on steam.

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"Oil Rush CD Keys in this format: 1A2B-3C4D-5E6F-7G8H" right on the steam support retail key page. might just be boxed copies though...

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You wanna make a Google doc for it? :D
I will read it tonight and see if I have any additions.

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Great idea! Thanks to both of you :)

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i haven't got a clue how. Could you add me and we talk about this? Thanks dude

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Supreme commander... EDIT: (the original)

I don't know if you want to add it to your list but it's missing. Its kind of complicated and I'm not sure where it can be activated from, however, buying it from the amazon store you can activate it on steam. but my boxed version cannot be activated on steam.

I don't know if it can be activated from other retailers, but i can confirm it will activate from amazon

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i guess that would be some sort of exception list i need to make. something like "specific retailers" list. I shall get on that for the next update. Thank you :)

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SupCom retail version CAN be activated on Steam, but for some reason only the addon Forged Alliance. But it then activates SupCom + FA...strange eh?

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Dont they have multiple threads on Steam User Forums indicating what games from what store will activate on Steam?

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not complete ones, no. Not even steams own Support page is complete. Which is why i've done this

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This is great, but wouldn't it be even better if it was just a Google Doc spreadsheet? X_X

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Look at this guy over here and his good suggestions. Probably would be easier to edit and won't use up his bandwidth if it got popular.

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Yeah someone else recommended it lower down. I wasn't sure how to do this, but i'd happyily do it :) thanks JD

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Or, ya know, plaintext?

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How long dos it typically take to save? because it's taking AGES!

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the problem with that is that it just has all games on steam, this is looking for ones that can be activated on steam from other websites and stores.

looking at the steamworks titles can be a rule of thumb but some only have steamworks when you purchase it direct from steam. See this: steamworks games

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I would use it if it was a regular web page and not a .pdf.

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note taken. I plan to make a google document for it, webpage, and anything else that would make it user friendly. Just uploaded as the one for now until it's 100% accurate. With help from the kind SG users.
Thanks for the feedback

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Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning is not steam redeemable. Yes, you can buy it from steam and that version has steam achievements, but if you buy it from anywhere else, you will get a key for Origin, not Steam.

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Thanks for that, i'll double check and change it if need be.
thanks for the feedback

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Good job mate!

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Someone had some spare time.

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indeed. Just ended a contract at work. so a LOT of spare time :P and if it helps people out, i'm all for it :)

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Thanks, certainly be useful for a number of times.

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i do hope so :)

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I think Tropico 4 is steam redeemable too, not sure about Tropico 3.

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oh. I got supreme commander the expansion from amazon. the key not only worked on steam it gave me the original1

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RESULT! :) maybe that's just an amazon thing though, i'll look in to it

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Closed 12 years ago by AJValentine.