Amazon Purchase to Steam Activation

**BuddyLee.** · 09-07-11, 11:20 AM

I just bought Civ 5(PC Download) off of Amazon for 29$.
Amazon.com: Sid Meier's Civilization V: Pc: Video Games
Steam is selling it for 50$

Took my Key Code Amazon provided and activated and downloading the game via Steam.

Has anybody tied this with other games?

BL

**QuickLightning** · 09-07-11, 11:32 AM

Yup.

All of these games can be activated on steam. Generally, if I see something on sale in a store for cheaper than on steam, I will check if it's on this list:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7480-wusf-3601

**kibner** · 09-07-11, 11:42 AM

It only works on a game-by-game basis. The only guarantee if it will work is if the game is a Steamworks game. Those games require Steam so they have to have cd-keys that will activate on Steam.

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**QuickLightning** · 09-07-11, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by kibner

It only works on a game-by-game basis. The only guarantee if it will work is if the game is a Steamworks game. Those games require Steam so they have to have cd-keys that will activate on Steam.

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That's not true. All of the games above can be activated on steam with CD Keys. Most of them do not require steam.

If a game you are looking at is in this list, it can be activated. A lot of them you can also just install from CD as well.

All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:

Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
AI War CD Keys in various formats
Aliens vs. Predator (2010 Release) CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Alpha Prime CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Audiosurf CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
BRINK CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Call of Duty: Black Ops CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
Cities in Motion CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Civilization V CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Commander: Conquest of the Americas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Cricket Revolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dark Messiah Multiplayer CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article
Darksiders CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

Note: The number 2 and letter Z may look very similar.
Dawn of War II CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dawn of War II - Retribution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Defense Grid CD Keys in this format (Direct2Drive only): 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Duke Nukem Forever CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Dungeon Siege III in this format: 1ABCD-D3FGH-45I67
Empire: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-DDEFGH3-IJK4L-MNOPQ-RST56
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
F.E.A.R. 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Fallout: New Vegas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Football Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
Football Manager 2010 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
Football Manager 2011 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Front Mission Evolved CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Global Agenda CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
GTR Evolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Homefront CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Humble Indie Bundle in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Humble Indie Bundle 2 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Humble Indie Bundle 3 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Just Cause 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

Note: Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Killing Floor CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Lara Croft Guardian of Light CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
The Last Remnant CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Lionheart: Kings' Crusade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
Mafia 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Magicka CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Metro 2033 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
MLB Front Office Manager CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Mount & Blade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Mount & Blade: Warband CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
NBA 2K9 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Napoleon: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Order of War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Pirates of Black Cove in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
R.U.S.E. CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

Note: R.U.S.E. keys from Ubisoft's Digital River service are not accepted on Steam
RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
RACE 07 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Railworks CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Rogue Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Saint's Row 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Serious Sam HD CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Shattered Horizon CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Ship Simulator Extremes CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Silent Hill Homecoming CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Sniper: Ghost Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Space Trader CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Speedball 2 - Tournament in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Star Trek: D-A-C CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
STCC - The Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Super Meat Boy CD keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Supreme Commander 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Torchlight CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L

Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Unreal Tournament 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2-3FGH-456I-K8LM
Velvet Assassin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
X3: Terran Conflict CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
Zeno Clash CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q

**kibner** · 09-07-11, 03:23 PM

What did I say was wrong? All Steamworks games require Steam so it doesn't matter where you buy them. Everything else is a crapshoot (well, except for Valve games). Your list above has those non-Steamworks titles that you can buy anywhere and still have them added to your Steam library via cd-key.

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**QuickLightning** · 09-07-11, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by kibner

It only works on a game-by-game basis. The only guarantee if it will work is if the game is a Steamworks game. Those games require Steam so they have to have cd-keys that will activate on Steam.

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The bold part is misleading. All the games listed in the list above are guaranteed to work, activated through steam and can function the same way regardless of whether you bought them on steam or retail.

It's not a "Crapshoot". Just look at the list, if your game is there, activate it on steam and use their servers.

**kibner** · 09-07-11, 03:32 PM

Well, I meant it was a crapshoot if your list didn't exist.

I could have worded things better.

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**PizzaSHARK!** · 09-07-11, 04:52 PM

You, unfortunately, cannot use a Doom 3 or UT2k4 CD Key to register the game on Steam. Kinda sucks because I have the Doom 3 jewel case, but have no fucking clue where the discs are. Really would like to play it again, but I ain't payin $20 for the privilege.

I had no problem buying UT2k4 again because it's the best competitive multiplayer shooter ever made.