Are digital keys from sites like Green Man Gaming Legal?

[C-Mactin]

I ask the question above because I don't want to have my steam account banned or taken away from me. I noticed that websites like Green Man Gaming ( https://www.greenmangaming.com/) give you the digital key but I worried that I'll lose my account if I input the steam key from there after buying it. Is there any link that shows me that Steam allows digital keys from website like them?

[Seraphita]

Really...? GMG is one of the most legitiimate stores out there. Of course it's legal. Like any of the other safe bundle websites. And there is no visual proof that it's legal, just trust me. You will not be banned for a GMG key ever. That's just 100% impossible. You should not worry about it...

[999999999]

GMG, yes.

Go here to find more https://isthereanydeal.com/

[C-Mactin]

So it's ok for me to put in a key from a website like them and not have to worry my account will be banned, thus stopping me from playing my other videos games that I brought from Steam itself?

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by C-Mactin:

I ask the question above because I don't want to have my steam account banned or taken away from me. I noticed that websites like Green Man Gaming ( https://www.greenmangaming.com/) give you the digital key but I worried that I'll lose my account if I input the steam key from there after buying it. Is there any link that shows me that Steam allows digital keys from website like them?

Greenman gaming is an authorized dealer, so you are safe to buy from them

The best thing to do is look at this site

https://isthereanydeal.com/

they only list authorized dealers, which means you are safe to buy from any of the stores they show on that site. If you do not see key store on that site it is best to say far away from the key store.

[SterlingStar]

Like the others have stated isthereanydeal is a good one, another alternative is https://www.cheapshark.com/browse. you can sort by the store its sold in etc and all are legal reseller without a fear of a ban.

[Kargor]

Also, "bad" keys don't ban anyone. They either don't work at all, or they might get revoked eventually. Either case, nothing happens to your account other than loosing the game.

The reason for this is that you can't know (or be expected to know) the "back-story" of a given key. Instead, if a key is stolen, the publisher simply revokes it -- if someone has used the key they will loose the game, and if the key hasn't been used it will simply become invalid.

[C-Mactin]

So in their words, Steam is not going to delete my account just because I brought a digital key from another website that not them. Right?

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by C-Mactin:

So in their words, Steam is not going to delete my account just because I brought a digital key from another website that not them. Right?

correct

[C-Mactin]

Would the same be said for this website?

https://www.fanatical.com/en/genres/strategy?page=2

[999999999]

Originally posted by C-Mactin:

Would the same be said for this website?

https://www.fanatical.com/en/genres/strategy?page=2

Fanatical is just fine. It used to be Bundle Stars. It is also the only Steam group that Valve allowed the name to be changed.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by C-Mactin:

Would the same be said for this website?

https://www.fanatical.com/en/genres/strategy?page=2

All of these are fine (taken from isthereanydeal):-

2game
Amazon
BI Store
Blizzard
Digital Download
Direct2Drive
DLGamer
Dreamgame
Fanatical
FireFlower
Game Jolt
GameBillet
GamersGate
GamesPlanet DE
GamesPlanet FR
GamesPlanet UK
Gemly
GOG
GreenManGaming
Humble Store
Chrono.gg
IndieGala Store
Itch.io
LBOstore
Less4Games
MacGameStore
Origin
Paradox Plaza
Razer Game Store
Savemi
SilaGames
Square Enix
Steam
Uplay
Voidu
WinGameStore

[C-Mactin]

Thanks for telling me everyone. I'll use this info in the future.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by C-Mactin:

So in their words, Steam is not going to delete my account just because I brought a digital key from another website that not them. Right?

Nope.

As other have said. It's a legit site that sells legit keys and if you actually check they have a legit refund/warranty policy to go with it.

They legit.

I'd actually forgotten about them.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Also, not on that list, is publishers'/developers' own web stores. These are legit, of course. Some may or may not give you Steam keys, but if they do, they should be trustworthy.

This includes one rather semi-big web store that's not on the list: Playism - http://playism-games.com/

They're actually a publisher/localizer, best known to western audiences for their localizing Japanese games (e.g. La-Mulana), but they also help western games get localized elsewhere. So their store contains basically all the games they've worked on.

Their store also features a handful of games you can't find anywhere else.

They generally provide DRM-free + Steam key, though check each store page to make sure.

Unfortunately, their sales events are few and far between lately.