There is already something like a Steam redeemable list, so I thought, why no Origin redeemable list? Yes I know this is Steamgifts, not Origin. But I like to think we have a nice community here. ^^

If you happen to god awfully hate Origin, there are plenty of Origin thread already on Steamgifts and I'd prefer if you would vent your emotions there. :)

I have already found a list of games that do not activate on Origin (directly, see third bullet below). List may seem outdated, but I have this feeling there has not changed much about it.

As Origin/EA puts it themselves, there are 3 ways to redeem a key for Origin:

• Activate a key through the client or at https://www.origin.com/us/account for games from 2008 and onwards.

• Activate a key through https://activate.ea.com/activategame.do for games released prior to 2008.

• Activate a key through support for certain exceptions (they list Crysis + Crysis Warhead, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Spore, The Sims 2 and Command and Conquer for example).

I am gonna try and list also what ways where used to redeem a key in Origin and also if the key came from Steam or not.

Additions to this list are more then welcome!

If you have any additions, pleasy mention the origin (hehe) of the key and what way you activated it.

List of keys that are confirmed redeemable for Origin:

• Alice Maddnes Return (key from Steam) option 1.

• Battlefield 2 (retail key, possibly also Steam) mixed reports, some works with option 2, others through support.

• Batllefield: Bad Company 2 (key from Steam) in my case redeemed through support, but other options probably work as well.

• Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (key from retail copy) activated through the client.

• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (key from Steam) option 2.

• Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (key from Steam) option 2, most likely also gets activated by activating just the C&C 3 key, at least from Steam.

• Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (key from Steam) option 1/through the client.

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (key from Steam) option 1/through the client.

• Crysis (key from Steam & retail) mixed reports, some works with option 2, others support.

• Crysis Warhead (key from Steam & probably retail) mixed reports, some works with option 2, others probably through support.

• Crysis 2 Maximum Edition (key from Steam) activated through option 1/the client.

• Darkspore (key from Steam) option 1.

• Dead Space (key from Steam, you have to look it up in the registry though) activated through the client.

• Dead Space 2 (key from steam) activated through the client.

• Dragon Age Origins (key from Steam) method unknown.

• Gatling Gears (origin unknown) option 1.

• Mass Effect (key from Steam & probably retail) mixed reports, some works with option 2, others probably through support.

• Mass Effect 2 (key from Steam) option 1.

• Medal of Honor: Airborne (retail key) activated through support.

• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (key from retail copy) option 2.

• Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (key from Steam) option 1.

• Need for Speed: Undercover (key from Steam, you have to look it up in the registry though) option 1.

• Shift 2 Unleashed (key from Steam) option 1.

• SimCity 4 (key from Steam, look it up in registry) added through support.

• The Sims 2 + Expansions (origin unknown) one report of mixed succes through support.

• The Sims 3 + Expansions (key(s) from Steam) method unknown.

List of keys that are confirmed to not give a key in Steam:

• Mirror's Edge (no Steam key) the one big exception to EA games giving keys in Steam, Necroblight and also myself can confirm that support can help you with this by providing a screenshot (next to the Origin account in my case).

• Shank (no Steam key) because it is not published by EA on Steam.

• Shank 2 (no Steam key) because it is not published by EA on Steam.

I have some more keys (not much) that I have that I am gonna try through support, so off course I will also update the result of that here.
In case there are a lot of keys mentioned that do not work (or maybe just through support from the list mentioned earlier) I might also create a list for that. Most likely actually about keys from Steam (like Mirror's Edge, which does not give a key).
As you can see, it is a rather short list now, but I hope to expand it with your help. Especially the EA games keys that are also available on Steam. I will probably try some Command & Conquer games shortly.

Update:

As Necroblight pointed out, all games from EA can in some way be activated through Origin.

If the key is not provided by Steam directly, it will be in the registry. Only exception to that would be Mirror's Edge.

Complete list of EA games on Steam (except Darkspore) is here.

And as much as I might like to shout to following back at him at this very moment (which might in part be through the fact that I lost the text of this topic first just before I wanted to create it), I trust everyone can read it without using headers or caps.

Does it not work for any reason? Ask Necroblight why (not seriously). :P