Buy steam games from other sites?

[Yolomizt]

I just saw Horizon Forbidden West at 26 % cheaper than steam store at “instant gaming” site.

Is it safe to buy steam games from other sites than Steam store?

Are there any safe sites or should I stay away from those and stay tight to steam store instead? Thx for any answers and tips.

[Mr. Smiles]

https://isthereanydeal.com/

That site lists authorized key sellers.

Other sites are grey markets and may lead to your account getting phished.

[Yolomizt]

Pished? So I will get banned for buying from other sites?

[Mr. Smiles]

Yolomizt původně napsal:

Pished? So I will get banned for buying from other sites?

No, you run the risk of losing access to your account to a scammer or phisher if you use grey market sites.

Edit: or just straight up getting scammed, like a certain 3 letter site that sells accounts instead of games...

Sites listed on isthereanydeal are legit and you do not need to worry.

[feytharn]

Yolomizt původně napsal:

Pished? So I will get banned for buying from other sites?

No, you won't get banned for buying games on other sites.
If you buy from a site listed on isthereanydeal, there is pretty much no risk at all (just take care that you are buying a Steam key, not a key for the EA launcher or Ubisoft Connect etc. but that is clearly labeled on the site)

If you buy from a grey market site there are several things that might happen:
- you get scammed. (The key you buy is not for your region, was already used or gets revoked when the sellers original payment gets cancelled)

- you get scammed (instead of a key the seller sold you get name and password of an account - which is against Steams ToS, so Steam might lock that account, or the original account owner - which might not even be the seller - gets it back)

- you get phished (someone tries to trick you into logging in on a fake Steam site, getting your password, account name and authentificator, getting access to your account.)

Buy from Steam or any of the authorized resellers listed on isthereanydeal.

[Cathulhu]

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/4349988380671688050/
Just an example of what can happen.

[Yolomizt]

Oh. Stay to Steam Store, got it. Thanks for answers!!

[Cathulhu]

Not necessarily. At least stick to authorized resellers like those you can find through isthereanydeal.com

https://isthereanydeal.com/game/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition/info/

[feytharn]

Yolomizt původně napsal:

Oh. Stay to Steam Store, got it. Thanks for answers!!

That hasn't been in the answers, Stay away from unauthorized resellers was.

[Yolomizt]

stupid question, how can I tell if they are unauthorized?

[Cathulhu]

1. They aren't listed on isthereanydeal.com
2. They advertise CD Keys and/or offer currency for games or in-game items not sold as official DLCs.

Admittedly, sometimes it is hard to say.

[Bibo1]

Read the first reply.
And if the "store" looks like ebay with multiple offers from different sellers then it's a market or bazar.
You don't know where those keys have come from and wether they will be revoked in the future.