Can I buy Spintires on Steam?

[Peaches23]

If not can i buy it on another site to download to my pc?

[Wolf Knight]

if it is shown in the steam store (the store has a search feature) then you can buy it. if it is not showing in the steam store, then you cannot buy it thru steam.

if you can find a site that sells a key or license, then you can buy it thru them. if there is a problem with the key, that is between you and that site, steam has nothing to do with it.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Originally posted by Peaches23:

If not can i buy it on another site to download to my pc?

How about Idk using the Store's search bar?

[Nx Machina]

It was removed from Steam back in 2016 according to this article.

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/spintires-removed-from-steam-amid-allegations-of-developer-sabotage/

[Cathulhu]

There was a fallout between the developer and the publisher. The publisher lost but had the rights to the name.
So the dev renamed it Mudrunner and kept improving and and even released a successor Snowrunner:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/675010/MudRunner/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465360/SnowRunner/

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

cheapest offer from a reputable retailer

https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/spintires

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

There was a fallout between the developer and the publisher. The publisher lost but had the rights to the name.
So the dev renamed it Mudrunner and kept improving and and even released a successor Snowrunner:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/675010/MudRunner/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465360/SnowRunner/

Actually both are available.
When I returned to Steam last year, I pciked them both up then.

Spintires first, then Mudrunner more recently.

ALthough I will say I can't be sure if I bought the first from the store directly or if it was in a Humble Bundle or something. I'll have to check (I'm in Britain, by the by).

[Sazzouu]

Originally posted by Damp Wizard Sleeve:

How about Idk using the Store's search bar?

How about Idk games being unavaliable in your region but giftable from other regions?

[Doctor Teo]

Alright, I'm seeing where this is going.

Yeah, Spintires seems to have been removed from Steam, which means you cannot buy it through Steam.

This does not mean Steam will prevent you from downloading or running Spintires, however; because I already have it in my collection, I can download it at any time from Steam, and Steam will run it; Steam will not make games you already own unavailable, such as Spintires or the Deadpool game.

If you want a game that existed on Steam at some point that you do not already own, you would need to find a Steam key for that game somewhere. It's possible someone has an old Humble Bundle code, or a third party site might sell it, but you're somewhat on your own for this one.

Alternatively, if the publisher is selling the game elsewhere, it could be bought there and then made to run through Steam as a non-Steam game.

[SeansShow]

greenman gaming still sell it, could do a search on ITAD and see if its cheaper elsewhere. Humble did sell it until recently, long after it was pulled from steam as thats where I got my china dlc but they must have ran out of keys.

I get the mudrunner and snowrunner recommendations but honestly there's enough differences between spintires to make it worth having in your library plus a hefty amount of mods for it.

[JellyPuff]

Indiegala also still sells keys for it. It's an authorized reseller.

https://www.indiegala.com/store/game/spintires/263280

A weird situation, but it is what it is. Might not have good regional-pricing for you, though.

[Peaches23]

Thank you all these replies have been very helpful.

[No skill only Tiktok]

Spintires was available again on Steam after the fallout between the developer and the publisher in 2016.
In 2020 they released more DLCs for the game but in early 2021 the game was removed again.
The reason? Nobody knows, people are just guessing. Some people says they were sued for IP infringement, others says it is a copyright dispute between them and the publisher of mudrunner and snowrunner.

You can buy steam keys for the game from key seller sites:
https://gg.deals/game/spintires/
Or there is a chance you can still buy the game from steam store via this link:
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/34128/
Looks like they didnt remove this bundle properly. No clue it works or not, your own risk if you try it.