How to add Far Cry 4 on Steam using cd-key

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Tamara Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:30am

Hi everybody, I've recently been given Far Cry 4 (on original cd/dvd/whatevs) for my birthday. I've already activated the code on uplay and it's downloading now, but I love to have all my games sorted together in Steam. Is there any way to add Far Cry 4 to my list of games on Steam? Or do I have to add it once I've installed it, via 'non-steam games'? Because if so, it'll just disappear when I delete the game or buy a new computer. And I like to have quick access to the Far Cry 4-forums as well...

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Maver (Nick) Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:36am

Try this: Go to steam on Up Left corner find "Games" then click on "Activate a Product on Steam" and insert here your key.
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Last edited by Maver (Nick); Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:39am

Kargor Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:53am

No, UPlay keys are UPlay keys, not Steam keys.

Ubisoft is slightly more cooperative than EA when it comes to Steam, but they aren't best buddies.

Maver (Nick) Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:56am

Originally posted by Kargor:
No, UPlay keys are UPlay keys, not Steam keys.

Ubisoft is slightly more cooperative than EA when it comes to Steam, but they aren't best buddies.

Ah yes, sry i forgot about that as Kargor says. You cant activate Uplay keys on steam. So. There is no choice. You cant activate the key on steam. I think you must keep it on Uplay.

Goo6i Jan 19, 2015 @ 6:58am

I've recieved the key for it and surfed the entire web for a workaround but it seems like there's no way, sorry dude.

Tev Jan 19, 2015 @ 7:03am

In the meantime, like you said yourself - you can add the game to your non-Steam -list, that will give you the Steam overlay.

You can also go to Steam -> Settings -> In-Game and change your homepage to http://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/ and pretend you have quick access to the gamehub by pressing the 'Web-Browser' from inside the overlay.

Also, if Far Cry 4 seems to have performance issues (IF despite your hardware being good enough to run it), I'd personally recommend to edit the game's profile.xml file found under

C:\Users\<user>\My Documents\My Games\Far Cry 4\numbered subfolder

and edit the values