Buying games on Amazon ?

[GR|M " 死神 " Reap3R]

Hey guys , there are few games I want to get from Amazon ( Why ? Because it's cheaper )
It's my first time buying from Amazon , I was wondering , so If I bought on Amazon , can I have the game activated / added on my STEAM account game library ??
Or is it tied to Amazon instead ??

These are the two games Im looking at

http://www.amazon.com/XCOM-Collection-Online-Game-Code/dp/B00ECHYTKY/ref=lp_229575_1_11?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1385640034&sr=1-11

http://www.amazon.com/Bioshock-Triple-Pack-Online-Game/dp/B00DOD0TZG/ref=lp_229575_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1385640034&sr=1-1

[Warial]

Both need Steam activation, so you are good to go. It's always written in products description.

[sherwoodlunatic]

When you see, "Steam account required for game activation and installation" that usually means it works on Steam. I have bought games from other online stores that activate their games on Steam before (including Amazon) and have had no problems. They give you a code and you go to Games => Activate a Product on Steam.

The only thing to check is that sometimes there are a mixture of steam and nonsteam games in the same bundle, but Amazon is usually pretty good about noting that somewhere. If you want to be absolutely 100% sure then look up each game individually on amazon and see if it has a steam version (i.e. says, "Steam account required for game activation and installation"). If they give you the "Steam account required for game activation and installation" message on the bundle then it generally means they will use the Steam version. If they ever list the games out separately inside the bundle, they tend to place the client version (steam/amazon/etc.) next to it.

Hope this helps.

[GR|M " 死神 " Reap3R]

Tks guys =)

[The Brown Hornet]

Yep, the game description will read "requires Steam Client" or it may say "Requires Origin" if its an EA game, 70% of all my games were bought on Amazon

[Diamond]

is it cheaper on amazon ?! rly ?

[GR|M " 死神 " Reap3R]

Bioshock 1 , 2 , Infinite entire collection for only 14.99
While STEAM is selling individuals even after offer for more than 40 - 50$
X-COM , entire collection up till X-COM Enemy Unknown ( including 2 DLC I think ) it's only 9.99$
But STEAM it's selling JUST X-COM ENEMY UNKOWN for already 29.99$
Sometimes I find STEAM is alot more pricey...

[Spawn of Totoro]

Sometimes it is. That is why competition is a good thing. ;-)

Remember, prices on Steam are set by the developer. Sales are negotiated with them too, and require their approval.

Amazon pays out right for the games they sell, so have more control over the prices.

[GR|M " 死神 " Reap3R]

Either way , I will just buy wherever is cheapest =)
Even it's only 10 - 20$ difference in USD , but hey , Im not from US , so USD is 3.15X my currency ( currently ) so it's a HELLA lot of difference in my case.

[d7602002]

Cheaper is better in PC games. It's not like electronics where you pay a cheaper price and get an inferior product, in PC games it's the same game.

I will say that I keep an eye on other sites but rarely find the game I want at a big enough discount that I will buy it. I mean Amazon has Borderlands GOTY and BL 2 for 12 bucks but I paid 15 for both on Steam and have 146 hours into BL 2. If I had to wait until now it would not have been worth the 3 dollar savings compared to how much enjoyment I have gotten out of it.