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Arbee Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:13am
What happens if I activate a key for a game I already own?
The game in specific is Crypt Of The Necro Dancer, And im pretty sure you can have multiple copies, but if I activated a key, would the key just go to waste or would it got to my Inventory
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Originally posted by Ogami:
You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"

Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
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?! Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:14am 
Steam won't let you do that.
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Ogami Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:15am 
You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"

Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
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Arbee Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:15am 
Originally posted by Ms Beak:
Steam won't let you do that.
Alright, thanks for the help mate
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Si-Fi Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:15am 
It would simply detect that you already own the game. And yes, you can still activate it on another account or give it to a friend.

Originally posted by Ogami:
Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
This included.
Last edited by Si-Fi; Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:17am
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Arbee Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:16am 
Originally posted by Arbee:
Originally posted by Ogami:
You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"

Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
Thanks for the help mate
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999999999 Jul 31, 2018 @ 8:16am 
Originally posted by Arbee:
...And im pretty sure you can have multiple copies...

No, you can not.

Originally posted by Arbee:
...but if I activated a key, would the key just go to waste or would it got to my Inventory

It will say, "product already owned" and prompt you to install it or play it.

Activating keys never gave users inventory games.
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NekoChii Feb 5, 2023 @ 3:39pm 
So, if I own the base game and I have the key for a deluxe version, I will still be able to redeem it, but not the main game. I get the DLC's that comes with the deluxe edition?
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rawWwRrr Feb 5, 2023 @ 3:47pm 
Originally posted by NekoChii:
So, if I own the base game and I have the key for a deluxe version, I will still be able to redeem it, but not the main game. I get the DLC's that comes with the deluxe edition?
You get everything in the key that you don't already own. Anything you do own is disregarded.
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