Bought Witcher III how I activate on steam?

[PROMETHEUS]

Hi , I just bought W3 retail version couse I love to have phisical stuff in the hands, the map , the manual and the old style nice stuff that were once available for games ...
Now I can't find a way to activate on stea how I do ? I want to enable the steam achievements .

[Kalil]

Retail is GOG not Steam.

[PROMETHEUS]

Whats GOG? I always could enable games on steam .

[DrunkenMonkie!]

It's not the steam verson. Go to GoG.com and activate it there.

[MeeYah]

yes this is true, you cant play any other copys on steam, only steams copy you able here, =(

[El Macho]

Use GOG for retails (Good Old' Games or Godfried's Omni-opening Grimoire)

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by PROMETHEUS:

Hi , I just bought W3 retail version couse I love to have phisical stuff in the hands, the map , the manual and the old style nice stuff that were once available for games ...
Now I can't find a way to activate on stea how I do ? I want to enable the steam achievements .

Retail version is for GoG.com. You have to go create an account with GoG.com and register your game there. The only way to get a Steam version if you buy the game from Steam themselves.

If you use GoG Galaxy then you can use the achivement system there for this game. GoG.com is also where you will download patches and the DLC, and if you want to get the Expansion packs you will need to buy them from GoG.com.

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by PROMETHEUS:

Whats GOG? I always could enable games on steam .

They didn't use Steam for their DRM for the physical versions.

[la_nague]

Originally posted by PROMETHEUS:

Whats GOG? I always could enable games on steam .

you were lucky then, its the exception not the rule

[BT]

Some games are Steam enabled for the box version but not this one.

[RamMack]

Originally posted by PROMETHEUS:

Hi , I just bought W3 retail version couse I love to have phisical stuff in the hands, the map , the manual and the old style nice stuff that were once available for games ...
Now I can't find a way to activate on stea how I do ? I want to enable the steam achievements .

Activate on GOG, then import .exe file to steam. This will allow you to start from steam, but not sure if it will track achievments though.

[gamertaboo]

After you install the game you should still be able to go in Steam, and click "Games," then "add a non-Steam game to My Library," and just find TW3's .exe and you can add it that way. Then you will have steam's overlay and stuff I believe.

[DarkStarClassic]

Play through GOG GALAXY who need steam ♥♥♥♥ that.

[gamertaboo]

Originally posted by PeterTheGamer:

Play through GOG GALAXY who need steam ♥♥♥♥ that.

Lol you say, on steam....... 0.o

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by gamertaboo:

After you install the game you should still be able to go in Steam, and click "Games," then "add a non-Steam game to My Library," and just find TW3's .exe and you can add it that way. Then you will have steam's overlay and stuff I believe.

Overlay, and that is it. No achievements, cards, time tracking and anything else of Steam.

[gamertaboo]

Originally posted by eisberg:

Originally posted by gamertaboo:

After you install the game you should still be able to go in Steam, and click "Games," then "add a non-Steam game to My Library," and just find TW3's .exe and you can add it that way. Then you will have steam's overlay and stuff I believe.

Overlay, and that is it. No achievements, cards, time tracking and anything else of Steam.

That kind of sucks.... Well OP, if you haven't opened the box yet, take it back and buy Steam gift cards instead, add the funds to your wallet, order TW3. Voila! :)