Steam Keys

[RydiaHighwind]

I want to gift the game to a friend who is very reclusive and doesn't quite want to share his data/his accounts, so I wanted to buy a key from steam but it seems it's.. impossible? I just want to slip it under his tree at christmas anyway and I am just very confused? I want to do things 100% legit but I just don't see how I can go in and... do things?

[Dizzy Ladybug]

yes i don't think you can buy keys from Steam, you are best to purchase the game as a gift and send it to your friend on your friends list.

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

Originally posted by RydiaHighwind:

I want to gift the game to a friend who is very reclusive and doesn't quite want to share his data/his accounts, so I wanted to buy a key from steam but it seems it's.. impossible? I just want to slip it under his tree at christmas anyway and I am just very confused? I want to do things 100% legit but I just don't see how I can go in and... do things?

You can

1. Buy Physical Steam Cards with X amount of funds
2. Buy Digital Steam Cards and send it his way (friend on Steam)
3. Add this game to your cart, then purchase as gift and send it his way (friend on Steam)
4. Buy physical copy of this game and mail it to him
5. Buy physical copy of this game and visit him in person
6. Buy physical copy of this game and have it deliver by sketchy person or person who knows how to locate another reclusive person
7. Buy on third party website at your own risk for a Steam Key and text him this key to have himself add the game to his own Steam Library
8. Buy on third party website at your own risk for a Steam Key and write it on paper then mail it by USPS to have himself add the game to his own Steam Library
9. Buy on third party website at your own risk for a Steam Key and carve it on a piece of wood and shove this under his Christmas tree and have himself enter code and add the game to his own Steam Library
10. Buy on third party website at your own risk for a Steam Key and email him this key to have himself add the game to his own Steam Library
11. Buy on third party website at your own risk for a Steam Key and write on a note then secure it properly to a brick and smash it into his windows if he has one to have himself add the game to his own Steam Library
12. Roll a dice, D1 = don't give the code at all, wish him Merry Christmas and move on
13. Roll a dice, D20 = do a giveaway here for anyone but your reclusive friend.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by RydiaHighwind:

Steam Keys
I want to gift the game to a friend who is very reclusive and doesn't quite want to share his data/his accounts, so I wanted to buy a key from steam but it seems it's.. impossible? I just want to slip it under his tree at christmas anyway and I am just very confused? I want to do things 100% legit but I just don't see how I can go in and... do things?

I recommend either a key you can get on GOG.com or e.g. Humble Bundle as a trusted source.

One word of advice and warning: in most of my experiences it turned never out good to gift a game. Especially not if that gift is bound to expectations like "playing together".

You are doing yourself, based on how you described that person, a favour by communicating your intentions truthfully and straightforward. There is always a chance they already got a game, just without you knowing because e.g. they have it on GOG.com and never mentioned it on Steam for whatever reasons.

[RydiaHighwind]

I thank you all for the comments, I will go with the steam card option.And no, there are no strings attached as 'play together' for me. I genuinely just want them to experience baldur's gate and enjoy it.

I do admit I don't trust side sources/sites and I'm not sure what GOG is.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by RydiaHighwind:

I thank you all for the comments, I will go with the steam card option.And no, there are no strings attached as 'play together' for me. I genuinely just want them to experience baldur's gate and enjoy it.

I do admit I don't trust side sources/sites and I'm not sure what GOG is.

GOG.com is a gaming distribution platform founded by the makers of The Witcher. It has a solid stand on the market based on the fact that they offer all their games DRM free. I wholeheartedly recommend that store.

[DthBlayde]

GOG is Good Old Games, very reputable site. It's CD Project Reds' distro platform (the Cyberpunk and Witcher devs)

Other safe options are Humble, Green Man Gaming , Fanatical and Epic Games (Though the game itself may not be available on all distribution platforms)

[アンジェル]

In addition to that, a Steam gift card can be used for something else. So there is a chance they might not get Baldur's Gate 3 with that.

[❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

In addition to that, a Steam gift card can be used for something else. So there is a chance they might not get Baldur's Gate 3 with that. :lis_alex:

Just write a Christmas card along with the Steam Gift Card titled "Buy BG3 or Else"

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[アンジェル]

Originally posted by ❃ Galiäna Krüger ❃:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

In addition to that, a Steam gift card can be used for something else. So there is a chance they might not get Baldur's Gate 3 with that.

Just write a Christmas card along with the Steam Gift Card titled "Buy BG3 or Else"

XDDDDDDDDDDD

lol