Thank you, it worked, I got my key and activated it 😊
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Posting this on top so that it can maybe help others (info compiled from the OP + this thread's comments):
Option 1
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Start any of these games and the Stardock game launcher opens
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Look for a Free Game button which will open a page on the Stardock website https://prnt.sc/qwct6j
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Login with Steam, add your email, verify it
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Get your Steam key for the game
Option 2 - To skip the game install, one can do the following:
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Go to https://www.stardock.com/ and login with your Steam account. Enter your email, validate it.
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Go to https://www.stardock.com/games/promotions?providerappid=<appid>&promoid=freedmd&providertypeid=2&providerid=<steamid>
Rplace <steamid> with your steamID64 (you can use https://steamidfinder.com/ for example)
Replace <appid> with one of the app ids from the list (you don't need to own the game):- Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 204880
- Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation 507490
- Galactic Civilizations III 226860
- Offworld Trading Company 271240
- Star Control: Origins 271260
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Get your Steam key for the game, validate your email again
While you're there, you can also claim Offworld Trading Company for free:
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Option 2 is great and fast and worked like a charm :)
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It also does not check if you actually own the chosen <appid>. Worked like a charm.
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Thank you, option one didn't work for some reason, appreciate it!
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Referral links not welcome on SteamGifts - please remove it.
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I confirm that it worked as instructed. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
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This is the link when you launch the game https://www.stardock.com/games/promotions
Thanks!
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For some reason it doesn't work via link, only when you click banner from launcher and it opens link in browser. However once opened you could come back and opt for another key with other email.
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I have Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion® on Steam but don't understand, how to open a Stardock game louncher and receive a Dead Man's Draw key, help me please. Do I need to instal one of these games on Steam to receive a key?
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Install the game, hit Play, click that link http://prntscr.com/qwct6j, login with steam, add your email, verify it, request the game, verify it again to see the Dead Man's Draw key on their website.
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you have to link your steam account to your stardock account.
can confirm it works, just received my key few minutes ago.
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How can I link my Steam account to my current Stardock account? I looked through the Account page but couldn't find anything like that.
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Logout and then login again but with steam. Enter your password and it should be linked.
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Not work
"Thar be a problem
If you are a first time customer of Stardock Games (through Steam), we request that you first fully open a Stardock Game through Steam. You may have come here directly from our game launcher, but it will help us greatly if you can first enter the game. This will help us validate your credentials with Steam so that we may get you your free copy of Dead Man's Draw.
Once you opened the game, please return to this page and refresh it and you should be able to continue."
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Still not working:
"Thar be a problem
If you are a first time customer of Stardock Games (through Steam), we request that you first fully open a Stardock Game through Steam. You may have come here directly from our game launcher, but it will help us greatly if you can first enter the game. This will help us validate your credentials with Steam so that we may get you your free copy of Dead Man's Draw.
Once you opened the game, please return to this page and refresh it and you should be able to continue."
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Log into stardock site in top right corner via steam first, like you would do with sgtools and steamgifts. Then it should all work.
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Already did that, still not working.
Now the free game just disappeared from launcher as well. :)
OK so it wants the game to be running while it's done, not just launched before. Which is bit silly because the launcher vanishes when game starts.
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Keep the game open when you do it, that was required for me.
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Didn't get it at first.
AppID to be replaced with what game you owned
SteamID to be replaced is your SteamID64 (that's what used in mine)
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Guys try to just install game from steam, start it (launcher appears), hit banner in launcher, fill email and follow link from mail, it seems you don't need to mess with register on their site at all.
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Thanks for the heads up.
For me it didn't work with Galactic Cvilizations 3.
But when I installed sins of a solar empire: rebellion the tile / banner did show up.
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Dead Man's Draw
You need to own one of the following games:
Now to get the game:
https://www.stardock.com/games/promotions?providerappid=<appid>&promoid=freedmd&providertypeid=2&providerid=<steamid>. Replace <steamid> with your steamID64 and <appid> with one of the app ids that you own.The Stardock server is under heavy load. You need to wait a few hours for your validation mails. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion was available for free in December 2018 so most should own this one. It might be that you need some playtime in the game. Either start the game or use an idler to get that.
You can also get Offworld Trading Company but this is only free multiplayer not full game. So don't make giveaways for the full game. Discussion
[edit] updated with the tips provided in the thread
[edit2] added info about Offworld and server load
[edit3] seems some users have exploited the system and there are no more keys for the rest
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