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Anywhere I can get Civ V for Steam cheaper than $30 USD?

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omgitsnewyork

I missed the $12.50 sale for Civ V a couple weeks ago, but I see it's down to $30 on Steam right now. Is there any other sites that you might know of (maybe I can get a discount for using you as a referral?) that could get me a key that activates on Steam?

Any help/links is appreciated.

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djkirby

I believe it's a Steamworks game so any keys you get are steam activatable. You could get it from GMG for $24ish with the promo code WORLD-ATWAR-20PEC. Not sure if that's a big enough discount but if you're planning to get it from there and don't have a GMG account, could you use my referral? It nets us both $5 in credit but only AFTER you make a purchase.

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djkirby

Oh wait, it's $20 on Amazon.

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omgitsnewyork

Hell yeah, thanks a lot man. I'll save that referral for another game down the road, perhaps Dead Island.

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djkirby

Oh yeah, I believe you get an installer that hooks into Steam, attaches the game to your account and Steam parses through the installer as if it were downloading. At least that's what happened when my friend got Space Marine from Amazon.

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omgitsnewyork

Yeah, the Amazon page says;

Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

So I'm sure once that's done, it's permanently on your Steam account like any other game would be.

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Motoki

I don't even think you need to do that if you don't want to. You should be able to get the key from Amazon and just activate it in Steam. That's what I did with my copy I got from Green Man Gaming.

To grab your keys from Amazon go to "Your Digital Items" in the upper right corner after you login, then go to "Your Games and Software Library" and the keys should be there.

It's been a while since I bought a digital download from Amazon, but if I recall correctly you can access the key without having to download. AFAIK, all keys for Civ 5 should activate on Steam without having to go through an installer or anything.

Downloading it straight from Steam will get you the latest version anyhow. Downloading the installer from Amazon will mean you still need to download updates from Steam after it installs.

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omgitsnewyork

Right on man, thanks. I haven't made an Amazon purchase for quite some time. Think the last thing I bought there was Mafia II for a buddy last Christmas. Thanks for the heads up!

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kijib

the answer is not where, but when

cough holiday sale cough

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Corpekata

I would check sites like Reddits trade swap and Steam's trade forum. Seemed like a decent amount of people snatched up extra copies to trade, so you might find someone to trade with for a cheap game or sell it outright (though be wary of that latter option).

It does go on sale quite a bit though, but that was before the price drop.

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omgitsnewyork

Thought about doing that, but I generally stick to buying games from direct sources like the Steam store and the likes.

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Fnorx

russia?

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omgitsnewyork

Unfortunately, I don't know a single trustworthy Russian personally.

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toxidwaste

if you buy a cd version you can just take the key and add that to steam also. anywhy..the game will add to steam and you will never need the dvd again

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omgitsnewyork

Yeah I know, but I wouldn't trust buying a used copy for a cheap price nor am I going to go to a retail store and pay the $30. There's always a better deal online, and I haven't been able to find something better than djkorby's deal.

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omgitsnewyork

Wow, ended up getting it for $15 from someone who saw this post. :D <3

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ManiacB

Could you please share the info? Where do I also get it for 15? :-)

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omgitsnewyork

A guy had it in his inventory, wanted $15 for it, I ended up just trading a copy of Bastion for it ;)

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Sacrifice

In Russia it costs 11.5$. Complete edition costs 15$. Find yourself a friend from russia or find a guarantor here to protect a deal :)

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lonewolf80

So how will you know whether a game you bought from Steam has restrictions or censoring if it's the Russian version?

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Sacrifice

Games bought in the steam store as a gift, has no restrictions in any country

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iLegend

You can buy it from me for 15€, original Steam key.

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omgitsnewyork

Already got it thanks ;)

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Bossblood

Impulse Driven has it for $14.99 right now.
http://www.impulsedriven.com/civ5

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omgitsnewyork

Thanks, gonna pass this info on to a friend.

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Closed 13 years ago by omgitsnewyork.