Amazon digital download please help!

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Amalama May 31, 2013 @ 3:24am

Amazon digital download please help!

Hello, if i buy a digital download game (non-steam) from amazon US, and I live in Australia, will I be able to download?

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Kenny32673 May 31, 2013 @ 3:39am

Depends on the game. It should say on the amazon page if it's a steamkey.

Last edited by Kenny32673; May 31, 2013 @ 3:40am

Green May 31, 2013 @ 3:40am

You can only download on Steam if when you purchase a game it comes with a Steam Activation Code. The description will almost always mention that Steam DRM is required.
Just Ctrl+F and type "Steam" to look for any mention. That's what I do. :)

Marble May 31, 2013 @ 4:06am

Amazon games are region-locked and cannot be downloaded via Amazon if you are in a different country than the store you purchased from.

Amalama May 31, 2013 @ 4:06am

What about this? http://www.amazon.com/Mount-Blade-With-Sword-Download/dp/B004Y0F89U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1369998365&sr=8-5&keywords=mount+and+blade

.aNNdas May 31, 2013 @ 4:07am

Amazon Games are not at Steam.

Marble May 31, 2013 @ 4:07am

It says quite clearly on the page "Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address."

Tsundere Kanojo May 31, 2013 @ 4:15am

Originally posted by Canti:
Amazon games are region-locked and cannot be downloaded via Amazon if you are in a different country than the store you purchased from.

The Steam games themselves ARE NOT region locked.

You can easily bypass the US billing address barrier by either faking one or using Google HQ as your address.

The only games that are known to be locked is Dead Island and Inversion.

Marble May 31, 2013 @ 4:18am

Amazon download games have nothing to do with Steam.

Amazon's are region-locked to US customers. I already have a friend who tried this and couldn't play.

Amalama May 31, 2013 @ 4:19am

so fake addresses wont work?

Tsundere Kanojo May 31, 2013 @ 4:21am

Originally posted by Lord Snow:
so fake addresses wont work?

Well they do, for buying.

Downloiading = no.

Buying Steam keys from them = yes.

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Amalama May 31, 2013 @ 4:22am

ok, dam well thank you anyway, i might just buy from the taleworlds website.

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Marble May 31, 2013 @ 4:22am

No because they use your billing address, as in the address that your credit card is registered to. If you have a credit card registered to a US bank and home address then maybe it will, try it and see!
I would strongly recommend not to though, lest you waste your money on something you can't play.

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