[Humble Bundle] Humble Choice FAQ

Humble Choice FAQ

How do I generate a Gift Link now?

On the "Choose your games" page, you click a game, scroll down and click "gift to friend" instead of "get game". Then you see the usual region lock notification about countries that receive a different game version than you do or do not receive the game, and you can pick between generating a gift link or sending the game via email.
"Get game" will instantly reveal the key and NOT simply add the game to your Downloads page for this bundle.

Can I change my subscription plan?

This is currently not supported.
The official Humble Bundle FAQ states the following: For multi-month or classic plans, changing plans is not currently supported. You will need to wait until all remaining subscription credits are consumed before you can switch plans. For classic subscribers, you will need to contact customer support for additional assistance!

Can I pause indefinitely?

You can pause one month after another without a limit, but pausing lasts only 1 month at a time. After that month has been skipped, you will be resubscribed and set to receive the next monthly subscription. You will then need to pause again for the second month.

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If I pause a Humble Choice month, does my additional discount of 10% / 20% in Humble Store remain? Will I keep my access to Trove?

No to both.

https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/iV5xPGo

I have the Classic plan. Can I reveal all the keys at once?

There is currently no option to reveal all keys. You have to click the games one by one and click "Get game".

Is it possible that more games (a 13th, 14th game) will be added before the month is over, after the 12 games have been initially revealed?

No.
The official Humble Bundle FAQ states the following: All games are revealed upfront without any waiting to find out what you're getting each month!

If I have the Classic plan and more than 10 games to choose from, do I get to keep all games?

Initially, with the Classic plan, you were able to get only get 10 choices regardless of whether there are more than 10 games available to choose from. Example: see January 2020 Humble Choice
However, this was changed in the meantime and what was advertised initially as a limited-time promotion for Classic and Premium plans to receive all 12 games became now customary.

Is it still possible to subscribe between the autocharge date and the release date?

Yes. As long as the bundle is not yet released, you can still subscribe.

What happens if you leave some choices unclaimed? Lets say I have 10 claims, but use 3. Do I get to keep the claims for future bundles or do they become void?

Unused choices do not expire when the month ends or in the future (you can claim them whenever you want, for that specific month) but do not roll over to any following months as they are specific to the month they were purchased for

More info in the official Humble Bundle FAQ

Why are the region locks from the "Create a gift link" pop-up different than the ones mentioned on the SteamGifts thread corresponding to that bundle?

In most of the cases, the list of locked countries should be taken as a hint on which countries receive region locked keys ("for customers from these countries, Humble Bundle provides region locked keys"), rather than a warning that the key you receive will not activate in those countries. Keep in mind that people who receive ROW keys will also get the same warning, even if their key is perfectly redeemable in those countries.
 
A SteamDB sub will always list the region restrictions. Therefore, in order to deduct if a key is locked or not, one needs to check what kind of packages exist for that sub. All possible subs have to be checked, included the no-name ones. Also make sure that the content of the subs - the apps - is pretty much the same (sometimes there can be an extra DLC / a missing DLC in some regions).
If there is a package that is restricted to your country and that country is listed in the Humble Bundle notification, then it's usually a sign that you will receive a key that activates that specific sub. Important to note here is that there are cases in which region locked subs exist, but Humble Bundle together with the publishers decide to deliver ROW keys to the customers from those countries (in this case, the country will not appear in the list from the gift link).
 
The SG thread corresponding to that bundle will always list the "real" region locks, by compiling them based on what subs exist in combination with the list of the countries from the gift link notification, which are in most of the cases confirmed by users.
 
Not all the regions contain the same countries. Each publisher defines their own region locks and list of countries.

How can I find out which package I got?

When activating or failing to activate the key, ArchiSteamFarm or the SteamDB browser extension would tell you.
Alternatively, you can also open your browser dev tools on https://store.steampowered.com/account/registerkey and click the network tab in the dev tools window and then try to redeem the key; you can find the activation details or failure details in the network response you get. The SteamDB extension just shows this in a convenient way.

More info here

Where can I find a list of all Humble Originals?

There is a thread for that but please check this comment as well - if you didn't reveal your key yet, you'll most likely not receive one any more.

Other general questions

What is a sub?

When you purchase something on Steam (or activate a key from a bundle), you purchase a subscription to some specific products (a sub).

Note: Subs can contain multiple items, some of which are not visible in your library.
Activation will succeed if there is anything included that you do not own (technically: app IDs and depot IDs).
Therefore, if the sub you just activated contains such an item that you didn't own already, then the key will be used up to add this hypothetical extra content to your account.

Example:
Sub 1 contains Item1, Item2
Sub 2 contains Item1, Item2, Item3 (not visible in the library)
You activate Sub 1 and when you check your library, you see Item1 and Item2 only.
If you try to activate Sub2 now, you'll see that it will also activate, because it contains an extra item: Item3. But if you check your library afterwards, you will still see only Item1 and Item2.

When I click on "Create a gift link", I see a list of 2-letter countries. How can I see what each of these codes represent?

Here are a few options:

1. Translate 2-letter codes into country names (Barter.vg)
2. Country abbreviations list
3. Decoding table of country codes (Wikipedia)

Other Useful links

Official Humble Choice FAQ
[1] Classic plan info
[2] How do I make sure I get the Classic plan?
[3] How do I regain access to the Classic plan once it is lost?
[4] Can I pause my subscription?
The "Transition to Humble Choice" section has been moved here.