Install of old game (no cd key)

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Retired Paratrooper Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:12am

How can an older game with no cd key be added to steam? The game is in Steam store (Age of Empires I & II) so I know that Steam supports the game; publish date around 2006 (Gold Edition Age of Empires Collector's Edition; 3 CDs AoE and AoE II)

Last edited by Retired Paratrooper; Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:14am

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Snapjak Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:14am

Just because Steam sells it doesn't mean you can add your old cd copy. Even if you can, you have got to have the key. Otherwise wait for a sale and buy it.

Also, the version of AoE2 on Steam is NOT the old CD version, it's a new HD remake.

Last edited by Snapjak; Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:15am

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:15am

you can only add the games as a non-steam games where it says + ADD A GAME in the bottom left of the steam client..

you have to purchase it on steam to have it as a steam game.

Retired Paratrooper Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:28am

Originally posted by Snapjak:
Just because Steam sells it doesn't mean you can add your old cd copy. Even if you can, you have got to have the key. Otherwise wait for a sale and buy it.

Also, the version of AoE2 on Steam is NOT the old CD version, it's a new HD remake.

Thanks (... and I didn't know they had HD remake)

Last edited by Retired Paratrooper; Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:33am

Retired Paratrooper Jan 31, 2017 @ 7:30am

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
you can only add the games as a non-steam games where it says + ADD A GAME in the bottom left of the steam client..

you have to purchase it on steam to have it as a steam game.

:qr:

Thanks

It wasn't purchased on steam ... I have it on disk but the old retail copy has no cd key

Start_Running Jan 31, 2017 @ 9:07am

Originally posted by Retired Paratrooper:
How can an older game with no cd key be added to steam? The game is in Steam store (Age of Empires I & II) so I know that Steam supports the game; publish date around 2006 (Gold Edition Age of Empires Collector's Edition; 3 CDs AoE and AoE II)

COuld uyou please post a link to that store page because I have not seen Age of Empires I anywhere on STeam, Just 2 and 3.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 31, 2017 @ 9:15am

Originally posted by Start_Running:
COuld uyou please post a link to that store page because I have not seen Age of Empires I anywhere on STeam, Just 2 and 3.

it is not on steam.

Retired Paratrooper Feb 1, 2017 @ 4:57pm

I don't know that if Steam has AoE I or ever did (unfortunity) ... I have the gold set with both on disk

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Feb 1, 2017 @ 4:59pm

the only thing you can do is add the game as a non-steam game.

Snapjak Feb 1, 2017 @ 5:13pm

Originally posted by Retired Paratrooper:
I don't know that if Steam has AoE I or ever did (unfortunity) ... I have the gold set with both on disk

Steam has only ever had AoE 2 (in the HD form) and AoE 3. Oh and Age of Mythology, if you want to count that.

Aspiring Champion Feb 1, 2017 @ 5:28pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
you can only add the games as a non-steam games where it says + ADD A GAME in the bottom left of the steam client..

Not necessarily a question directly to Hotsauce, but is there any benefit to adding games to Steam in this way? I recently dusted off my old Quake and Doom II CDs..

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