No "CD Key" to add game to steam?

[Mondo247]

I bought Startopia on hard copy (CD) years ago and it does not require a CD Key to play so therefore there was no CD Key supplied, I'm looking to add this game to my steam games library, I have found that it is for sale on steam, so how do I do this without a Registration Key?

[Tev]

Not every game can be activated on Steam.

Startopia would seem to be one of those.
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Startopia#Availability

The game itself was released before Steam was even out.

June 15, 2001

[Žiobaras]

posting just for achievement (sorry for bad english)

[Mondo247]

thanks for your reply, so does that mean that even though steam is selling it that I can't add it without buying it again through steam?

[Tev]

Originally posted by monst24:

thanks for your reply, so does that mean that even though steam is selling it that I can't add it without buying it again through steam?

Unless the publisher gives a Steam key for it, I'm afraid not.

[StickyPawz]

Startopia is NOT on the list of retail games you can add to your steam account.

Which retail / digital CD Keys are accepted on Steam?

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There are specific games which can be activated through key.

[Mondo247]

Ok! Ty for replies, searched faq's but couldn't find anything relevant, and I wasn't aware there was a list, reasonably new to steam

[Tev]

Originally posted by monst24:

Ok! Ty for replies, searched faq's but couldn't find anything relevant, and I wasn't aware there was a list, reasonably new to steam

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

Then take it with a pinch of salt, it isn't exactly up-to-date.

While I personally check individual games rather from PCGamingWiki, this will likely get you somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_using_Steam_authentication

But as said, even the Wikipedia page lacks info like "Borderlands 1 can be activated on Steam using the authentication tool from under Steam > Tools (this since GameSpy went down.)"

[wuddih]

Originally posted by monst24:

thanks for your reply, so does that mean that even though steam is selling it that I can't add it without buying it again through steam?

like others said, you could ask the publisher and/or developer if they wanna give you a steam key.

squeenix may be a company that might do this