how do i buy tradeable steam games?

[:(]

I notice that some steam games can be traded.
is there a way to obtain a tradeable steam game through the store?
if not, how does Tradeable Steam Games exist?

[м]

If you find and buy 2 or 4 packs of certain games they will still give tradable inventory copies.

But it doesn't work with all games anymore.

https://steamdb.info/search/?a=sub&q=2-pack

https://steamdb.info/search/?a=sub&q=4-pack

and on steamgifts is a list of games that give an extra copy if you buy them:

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/nk8sQ/list-of-games-with-extra-copy-after-the-purchase

[Ogami]

At one point all Steam games could be traded and put as gifts into your inventory for trades.
But users ( like usual) abused the system to sell games for profits to other users so the system was abolished.
Nowadays all games you buy as gifts have to be send immediately at checkout.

The only games that still can be traded as items between accounts are old gift copies that are left from the time before the new restrictions and "2/4/6 pack copies of games.

So if you buy a game that offers a 4 pack you get one activated on your account and 3 as items in your inventory to gift/trade.

But those are the only games still available in that fashion, so maybe 0.000001% of the Steam store content.

[✨Saint✨]

I was not sure, so I had to look this up:

Quote: "Games received as an Extra Copy can be traded to other users. They can be used to trade for other Gifts, or for items in games supporting Steam Trading. Some older gift purchases on Steam can also be traded ".

[Zekiran]

SOME.

Mostly, not. A very very small portion of currently-available Steam games MIGHT be able to still be effectively gifted/given to others. But those are remarkably rare, and barely grandfathered in with their newer rules.