Is there a way to refund a game I bought 2 months ago?

[Sunfote]

I bought slime rancher for $2.24 2 months ago and I never played it. It's currently $0.89 in my country and I want to return it and buy another game with the money. I want to buy Counter Strike Source but I don't have any money. Is there a way to the refund?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by SunFote:

Is there a way to refund a game I bought 2 months ago?

I bought slime rancher for $2.24 2 months ago and I never played it. It's currently $0.89 in my country and I want to return it and buy another game with the money. I want to buy Counter Strike Source but I don't have any money. Is there a way to the refund?

Outside of 2 weeks of ownership, no.

[ReBoot]

No way, not after 2 months of not caring. CS is F2P though.

[Sunfote]

I meant Cs source

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

No way, not after 2 months of not caring. CS is F2P though.

Source isn't free.

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I bought slime rancher for $2.24 2 months ago and I never played it. It's currently $0.89 in my country and I want to return it and buy another game with the money. I want to buy Counter Strike Source but I don't have any money. Is there a way to the refund?

Official policy is 2 hours playing or 14 days owning for steam refunds.

Outside of that window, you might be able to if there's something actually wrong with the game.

Though it is notable that this post you've made kinda establishes that there's nothing wrong with the game...so refunding it now would be scam and you've posted the proof.

From the refund policy:

"Abuse

Refunds are designed to remove the risk from purchasing titles on Steam—not as a way to get free games. If it appears to us that you are abusing refunds, we may stop offering them to you."

$2.24 seems very low in cost, so you should probably just keep the game. Doesn't seem worth the risk of them no longer offering you refunds, even if they do refund it this one time.

For more details on the refund policy: https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/

[Sunfote]

I mean... if there is an option to return it saying "the game is cheaper now" it's not a scam. And $2.24 is a lot for a student like me living in a bad economy. I'm just trying to save my money sorry

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I mean... if there is an option to return it saying "the game is cheaper now" it's not a scam. And $2.24 is a lot for a student like me living in a bad economy. I'm just trying to save my money sorry

Yes, within 14 days unplayed, or 2 hours played, it's not considered a scam to ask for a refund in order to purchase the same title again at the lower price.

But you are asking to purchase a different title, well after the refund period has expired, and there's nothing wrong with the title you did purchase.

Don't you see how that's different?

I mean, if you didn't want the first game, why buy it in the first place? Why not just buy some gift money if you just wanted some balance in your account to buy games?

PS: nothing to apologize over, just trying to explain it to you.

[Sunfote]

I think I explained it wrong. I will buy both Slime Rancher again and another game with the refund money. I just apologized for my ignorance.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I mean... if there is an option to return it saying "the game is cheaper now" it's not a scam. And $2.24 is a lot for a student like me living in a bad economy. I'm just trying to save my money sorry

Feel free to try it, just don't expect success

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I think I explained it wrong. I will buy both Slime Rancher again and another game with the refund money. I just apologized for my ignorance.

In such a case, you are welcome to try, as their terms exclude that as part of abuse (see above linked refund policy), but exceeding the 14 day window will still probably prevent your refund.

Just explain it very clearly and don't try to mislead them.

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I just apologized for my ignorance.

Ah, well, apology accepted.

Though, personally, I don't think you need to apologize for ignorance when asking for help in a help thread. It's kinda assumed that you are ignorant, or you wouldn't need help.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by SunFote:

I mean... if there is an option to return it saying "the game is cheaper now" it's not a scam. And $2.24 is a lot for a student like me living in a bad economy. I'm just trying to save my money sorry

Such an option is there for if a sale starts a few days after you purchased, not after 2 months.

If you want to save money, might I suggest to not buy games you don't play immediately? ;)

Try the manual ticket. If they say "no", you're out of luck.

[Hennix]

forget it

[Chronocide]

@sunfonte:
Assuming you are new to steam forums, you should probably "unsubscribe from discussion" and/or "Mark topic as answered" when you are done here. Otherwise people just keep replying and steam keeps notifying you...

[Kargor]

Originally posted by SunFote:

And $2.24 is a lot for a student like me living in a bad economy. I'm just trying to save my money sorry

Maybe you should avoid videogames, or at least the "pay for" variant, until you can actually afford them...