Can I ask Steam support for a free DLC that's delisted from the Store?

[GOG IS BETTER]

I just got Warhammer 40k: Space Wolf, a game that's just been delisted from the store and the only thing missing is the free DLC Armour of The Deathwatch. Can I directly ask Steam support to add this DLC to my acc, just like some free games were added long time ago? Like, I got Age of Wonders 3 and Stories: Path of Destinies without even being noticed. They can do this too, right?

I already tried installing it with steam.db

[d3str0y3r]

No they can not. If the devs pulled it from Steam Valve can not legally add it to your account.

[Yujah]

Since I do not have the base-game ("Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf") I can't test this myself, but seeing as how you do and as how the DLC was apparently free....

Try going to in the client Help -> Steam Support -> Games, Software, etc., search for "armour of the deathwatch", click said DLC, and choose "It's not in my library". This may -- or may not -- lead you a page that tells you it is/was free and having an (small, be sure to choose it) "install" link.

Worked at least at one time for removed free games as such; maybe it will for this free DLC. If not you'd supposedly be out of luck.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

引用自 Yujah：

Since I do not have the base-game ("Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf") I can't test this myself, but seeing as how you do and as how the DLC was apparently free....

Try going to in the client Help -> Steam Support -> Games, Software, etc., search for "armour of the deathwatch", click said DLC, and choose "It's not in my library". This may -- or may not -- lead you a page that tells you it is/was free and having an (small, be sure to choose it) "install" link.

Worked at least at one time for removed free games as such; maybe it will for this free DLC. If not you'd supposedly be out of luck.

If it was never added to the account before you removed it yourself, you can not add it back because you never owned it.

[Yujah]

引用自 cSg|mc-Hotsauce：

If it was never added to the account before you removed it yourself, you can not add it back because you never owned it.

The above did in fact work at one time for delisted free games (or F2P ones, not sure) also if they were not on the account before they were delisted.

To poster: an alternative attempt is Windows+R for a run prompt, "steam://install/1073650". When I do so myself it tells me I don't have a license -- but that might again be a matter of me not owning the base game. If that first method isn't working, try...

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Steam can't add 3rd party things to people account without permission from the dev/publisher.

The only way to add something to your account that has been delisted are by Steam key, or if dev/publisher made it free via adding it using Steam command, you can use Steamdb.info to see if it works, but it's very likely won't work if it a paid DLC, and may apply to free DLC as well despite being free.

https://steamdb.info/app/553210/dlc/

Click the DLC you're after, click install button, press ok this open your Steam client, it either offer you to download, error message, or nothing happens, so just check your base game DLC section, if nothing added in there then you know it doesn't work at all.

[Yujah]

A note is that Dr. Shadowds' method is (functionally) the same as my above "alternative attempt" -- but nice: doing it that SteamDB way would've saved me some googling around for IDs...

[Yujah]

Also -- and just in case such was for some odd reason not blindingly obvious already... -- please report back success/failure so that we may know.

[Crazy Tiger]

引用自 Yujah：

A note is that Dr. Shadowds' method is (functionally) the same as my above "alternative attempt" -- but nice: doing it that SteamDB way would've saved me some googling around for IDs...

While functionally the same, difference is that you're doing it yourself now and it's not Steam Support giving it.

Which is a good thing. Steam Support shouldn't set a precedence of adding free content to peoples accounts on request, since that would mean people would bother Steam Support with it, causing actual problems and tickets to get delayed.

[Yujah]

By 'my above "alternative attempt"' I referred to my "steam://install/1073650" advise which is the exact thing SteamDB runs for you when using Dr. Shadowds' advise. As such those two are not even different in the sense you describe.

Slightly different from that first described Help -> Support method I guess, since it'd still in that case be automated Steam support -- but anyways: I expect that that method is in fact also the very same, with that referred to potentially appearing "install" link doing the very same once again.

And that's then finally to say that I expect that neither will help since it seems that OP already tried StreamDB even before starting this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/553210/discussions/0/6993585599481490115/

Very useful and social of him/her to not mention that.

[GOG IS BETTER]

引用自 Yujah：

By 'my above "alternative attempt"' I referred to my "steam://install/1073650" advise which is the exact thing SteamDB runs for you when using Dr. Shadowds' advise. As such those two are not even different in the sense you describe.

Slightly different from that first described Help -> Support method I guess, since it'd still in that case be automated Steam support -- but anyways: I expect that that method is in fact also the very same, with that referred to potentially appearing "install" link doing the very same once again.

And that's then finally to say that I expect that neither will help since it seems that OP already tried StreamDB even before starting this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/553210/discussions/0/6993585599481490115/

Very useful and social of him/her to not mention that.

I'm really sorry for that, I wrote the two posts in different ocasions and as I forgot to mention it, and I couldn't reply in time.

[Yujah]

Mmm. Well, fair enough. And FWIW I sympathize with Missing-DLC OCD ;-)

[GOG IS BETTER]

引用自 Yujah：

Mmm. Well, fair enough. And FWIW I sympathize with Missing-DLC OCD ;-)

Lol, thanks. And that's even worst when it's a skin pack DLC like this. I really miss such content during my gameplays.

[Iceira]

You sure its not in workshop, i have seen game devs upload it as free DL and not part of Original content, its like special content upload by gamedevs, yeah go figure. now its legal then they do it.

ps.
Dont forget to suggest them this to solve it if it not as brake game content. its game devs choise.