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76561198098114705 Jul 18, 2016 @ 6:21pm
How can I add an old retail game, which is available on steam, to steam?
Hello, I have a retail copy of Call of Duty: World at War. I got it in 2009 IIRC, and I've heard that old games can be added to steam using their CD key (if they are supported).

COD: WAW exists on steam, so it's not that the game isn't supported or something. But the problem is that the CD key isn't in the format listed in the "Activate a Product on Steam" dialogue. It's in the XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format. As expected, when I enter the CD key, it says it's invalid.

Does this only work for games which were available on steam when they were bought?

Any ideas?
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76561198218426745 Jul 18, 2016 @ 6:50pm 
Not all retail keys can be activated on Steam.
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Beardface31 Jul 18, 2016 @ 6:51pm 
Your retail copy most likely wasn't intended to be claimed on Steam.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601
Last edited by Beardface31; Jul 18, 2016 @ 6:52pm
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76561198098114705 Jul 19, 2016 @ 11:11am 
Originally posted by Beardface:
Your retail copy most likely wasn't intended to be claimed on Steam.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601

That's what I guessed. At the back of the book and the case, there isn't any steam logo or anything. CoD: WaW probably didn't exist on steam back when I bought it.
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Tev Jul 19, 2016 @ 11:13am 
Modern Warfare 2 and up is Steamworks.

World at War does not activate through Steam. Sorry.

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War#Availability
Last edited by Tev; Jul 19, 2016 @ 11:20am
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