Some pricey things those removed games tend out to be once they get, well, removed. Going high as a grand, some titles like Wolfenstein 2009 and Juiced 2 are quite a collector's dream at this point.

However, not every removed game is in that situation and more titles are becoming "purchasable" by us, common folk, by day thanks to grey market sites. I made this topic so I and everyone can list removed games sold in G2A, Kinguin and everywhere else in a good quantity for a good price. Alongside, lets list restrictions, recommendations to purchase those and whatever more we can.

Here's a current table of what removed games from Steam can be purchasable and their restrictions:

GAME WHERE IT'S AVAILABLE? OBS
007 - Legends G2A RU / CIS locked. Cannot be ran from another region during the first 6 months after activation.SUB
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? G2A / Kinguin Region-free, playable anywhere. SUB
ATV GP G2A Region-free version available. SUB
Clive Barker's - Jericho G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
Deadpool G2A / Kinguin RU / CIS and Region-free versions are available, although the last is a bit more expensive. Russian version cannot be ran from another region during the first 6 months. SUB
DiRT 3 G2A / Kinguin / GAMIVO Complete Edition available for cheap without regional locks. SUB
Duke Nukem 2 G2A / KInguin Region-free version, SUB
Fast & Furious - Showdown G2A / Kinguin RU / CIS locked. Cannot be ran from another region during the first 6 months after activation.SUB
Football Manager 2013 G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
Football Manager 2014 G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
Mad Riders G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
NBA 2K15 G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
PREY (2006) G2A / Kinguin / GAMIVO Worldwide activation key, coming from very old retail disks. Can be activated and played from anywhere. SUB
PES 2016 G2A / Kinguin RoW version. Can be activated and played from anywhere except a bunch of countries listed in the sub. SUB
PURE G2A / Kinguin Region-free version is the only one available. Last copies disponible. SUB - thanks SketCZ
Scratches - Director's Cut Edition Kinguin Region-free version SUB - thanks FranEldense
Star Trek G2A / Kinguin Region-free version available. SUB
Superfrog HD G2A / Kinguin Region-free version - easy to find in SteamTrades too. SUB
The Amazing Spider-Man G2A / Kinguin Europe lock. Should be playable from anywhere. SUB
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 G2A / Kinguin RU / CIS locked. Should be playable from anywhere. SUB
The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian G2A / Kinguin Region-free keys available. SUB
The Walking Dead - Survival Instinct G2A / Kinguin RU / CIS locked. Cannot be played from another region during the first 6 months after activating it on your account. SUB
Transformers - Rise of the Dark Spark G2A RU / CIS locked. Cannot be played from another region during the first 6 months after activating it on your account. SUB

For HRK users, GunballJoens has a handy list of prices there for some of those games. Check it out.

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Kinguin mentions Disney mega pack includes pure, g2a doesn't, which one is true?

Bought Extreme but i dunno if that was wise if you want everything from Disney at one point, i thought i saw the mega pack at 10 before, but maybe i am wrong.

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The Disney Mega Pack Wave 2 indeed doesn't include PURE, don't know about the other being sold at Kinguin but it probably does, package info here. If you want only Pure anyway I would recommend the Extreme Racing Pack.

6 years ago
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both can be true:
https://steamdb.info/sub/52412/apps/
https://steamdb.info/sub/137314/apps/
same name: Disney Mega Pack, one game difference, guess which :)

6 years ago
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Thanks, well that sure isn't confusing. :p

6 years ago
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List needs an update? Alan Wake got into steam again and it's going for $3 the "whole" franchise (two games+dlc). So much for a "rare" title lol.

6 years ago
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Hi there, I purchased a Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions from a g2a seller but the moth@!f#u@*er put a code for The Amazing Spider-Man Retail (RU) instead which was activated even being my account placed in Europe.

So obviously I have made a dispute to the seller so I can get refunded but I'm also worried about the activation since the region lock things and steam policies, what should I do? delete the game asking steam support to do it?

6 years ago
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If a game activated then it's because it was valid in the region you're in, regardless of what the name or the description says. So don't worry about it.

6 years ago
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So the moral of the story is you should check out g2a and Kinguin. I'm not sure we need a chart for this.

6 years ago
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Okay, im confused and a bit

lets say I buy 007 Legends which is region locked and activate it through VPN; are you sure the region lock disappears after some time or how does this works exactly?

sorry if im asking sthg incredibly obvious

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is the episode included in the Extended edition or its a seperate game?

6 years ago
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The Extended edition has all the DLCs for Afterfall Insanity, Afterfall Reconquest Episode 1 is a separate game so it isn't included.

6 years ago
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oh ok thx for the info mate! :)

6 years ago
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Pleasure man :)
Afterfall Insanity is an awesome game and the DLC basically adds an arena but it is a lot of fun to play through as well.
The "sequel" episode game isn't as good and is in black and white? But hey it's a sequel in a sense so if you liked the first you will want to play the sequel.

6 years ago
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didn't know Afterfall Reconquest Episode 1 exist, just bought it from Fanatical, surprise

3 months ago
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Some good games from this?

6 years ago
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I got a Russian Key for Deadpool, but haven't a clue how to redeem it

I've had it for multiple years now, had no issue redeeming Amazing Spider-Man 1/2 with a Russian Key
But Deadpool straight up refuses to unlock, anyone got any ideas that work still in 2024?

Sorry for necroing a 5 year old thread!

4 months ago
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if the key is activation restricted then your only option is to change your account's region

4 months ago
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does that not require them to have a valid payment method like credit card from Russia (or wherever they want to change it to) and even then if they want to change the account back would it still work?

4 months ago
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yep, a valid payment method is a must and it has to be any cis country apart from russia (russian cards won't work due to sanctions). you can easily find services to do so but i think that does break steam's terms of service
and you can change the region again after roughly 3 months

4 months ago
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Does anyone know where I could get Blur for steam?

3 months ago
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GG Deals lists only 2 places and both cost well over $1,000 USD ...

3 months ago
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That's "cheap". GG Deals shows me a price of 3.583,93 €.

3 months ago
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My Abandonware.

Blur is never coming back, too many licensed cars there for any publisher to bother reviving it.

3 months ago
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there was never any keys sold for it (including the physical retail copies)

so only gifts

3 months ago
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why pay 1k or 3k for a game thats dead ?!a game that used to be 60$ max!!! just dowload it from an Abandonware game site , its not like you're strealing it lol

3 months ago
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nostalgia, for me it's my childhood game, but it's just overpriced now, no one can afford, people are insane

3 months ago
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yeah make sense but still , since the game is dead and no one is making money off out it , why give 1k+ to a scalper that abusing the "nostalgia factor" and not just download it for free ?!!

3 months ago
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there are people want to organize games in 1 place, for data, profile... Steam is currently the best shelf

3 months ago
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I'm lucky enough to have it on disc, but a steam copy would still be nice.

3 months ago
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It's one of the most valuable (if not THE most valuable) delisted Steam game ever. You can still buy a disc copy for XBox 360 or PS3, though those'll look quite bad on a modern display unless you have a Retrotink 4K or other high end upscaler w/good CRT filters.

That said, if you do want to go the abandoneware route, there are fan-made online servers for the game still: https://amax-emu.com/

EDIT: You could also look into getting a physical copy for PC if you have a disc drive, those seem to be fairly cheap still.

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I own a copy for PC, don't know if they are still sold though.

3 months ago
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Thanks everyone for helpful comments. I know the game is expensive as hell because sadly these so called traders somehow manage to get it from private sellers for a "low" price and then they want more then double the profit which is not fair. I mean it's not fair to charge for the game even more then a 100$ but I was thinking maybe someone knows a private seller or someone who has it in their inventory who won't ask a kidney for it. The reason why I want it on steam is because I am a steam diehard, sure it sounds stupid but I love having everything on steam.

However, it seems that I might just take the best advice that everyone has been giving me everywhere which is to just download the game for free, since I can't come to term with these traders as I tried to offer them around 1 grand already but they are so greedy that it's not enough for them.

One trader in specific (I am not gonna name him) actually has 5 Blur gifts in his inventory and he isn't ready to lower the price at all). It's just sad to see that "cool" games that are removed for licencing reasons are now treated like pieces of real art and gold and it isn't fair to any average gamer who just wants to enjoy them. I even told them, any removed game I am looking to buy, if ever, I wanna buy to play and enjoy myself, I have no interest in selling or trading to someone else. Makes no difference to them...

3 months ago
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it's not fair to charge for the game even more then a 100$

It's completely fair, it is called supply and demand. What you are trying to explain is that maybe is non ethical to charge so much money for a simple game.

3 months ago
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Thank you for the correction. That is exactly what I meant.

3 months ago
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MyAbandonware is your best option unless you want a physical copy

3 months ago
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Save you money and get the Iso image from safe sites. With the right patch (vitality) you can still play online.

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