Hello,

I have some (very) old keys, but sadly haven't noted, if and when they expire. Is there a way to check, if they are still ok?

Most of the keys are keys from games I own, and when I try to activate them via the web browser, they show the game which they are for. But does that mean that these keys are still valid?

2 hours ago*

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Anwers to your 2 questions.

You can't/No

And No

2 hours ago
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Thanks

1 hour ago
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The only way to find out, if a Steam key is still valid, is by successfully redeeming it on an eligible account that doesn't already own it, thus using it in the process.

2 hours ago
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Thank you

1 hour ago
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That's the beauty of it... you can't! =/

1 hour ago
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Schrödinger's cat key!

1 hour ago
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We've been giving ancient keys (10+ years) away in the Bundle Oldies group, and so far all but one still worked.

If you got the keys from a reasonably legit source (so the dev had no reason to revoke the keys) then I think its safe to assume that they still work :)

1 hour ago
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That sounds good. Yes, they are all from official resellers. Mostly from bundles.

1 hour ago
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Unfortunately that's not entirely true e,g, Fanatical only guarantees their keys being operational for three months. That doesn't mean they won't work longer necessarily but I've witnessed developers going on a rampage and revoking keys years after they're sold on a retail platform legitimitely. In essence Steam is to blame as they empower their sellers to indulge in such craziness without rhyme or reason.

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