activating region locked game keys (details)

[Spheredala!]

hi, im just curious, what happened if you activate game keys that are region locked and you're outside that said region?

can you still play it or no? does the game added to your steam library or not at all?

will steam prompted you some warning or something? ban perhaps?

i was looking for games that are removed from steam store a long time ago on 3rd party store sites and find out that region locked games is cheaper than global keys.
is the region locked worth buying or global key is better?

also, i heard region locked games can be unlocked after 3 months?

any infos are appreciated

[Cathulhu]

Case 1: Steam will outright refuse to activate the game.
Case 2: Steam will allow you to activate the game, but refuse to start it for 90 days. After that, you can run the game.

You will not be banned unless you use methods to disguise your location to activate a game that can not be activated in your region.

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Case 1: Steam will outright refuse to activate the game.
Case 2: Steam will allow you to activate the game, but refuse to start it for 90 days. After that, you can run the game.

You will not be banned unless you use methods to disguise your location to activate a game that can not be activated in your region.

also Case 3: it will allow you to activate the game and refuse to start it for 90 days and once that timer is up while you can run the game it may still be missing region locked content or lack options for languages and settings it may normally have.

[Wolf Knight]

case 4: the key you got is used or fake

make sure you are buying from legit sites and not grey markets. legit sites get their keys from the game developer/publisher. grey markets get them from where ever they find them, stolen, fake, used, demo's, free keys that were given out by another site, press/review keys, etc.

and you should be looking at why did the game get removed from steam

[Spheredala!]

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

case 4: the key you got is used or fake

make sure you are buying from legit sites and not grey markets. legit sites get their keys from the game developer/publisher. grey markets get them from where ever they find them, stolen, fake, used, demo's, free keys that were given out by another site, press/review keys, etc.

and you should be looking at why did the game get removed from steam

oh wow thanks for the heads up but the game im looking for is a racing game, and the game uses real car brands, and if you dont know, devs usually make a contract with the real companies on how long they will use their cars licences (e.g with toyota or something) and so they cant sell the game forever.

[Wolf Knight]

Originally posted by dimi :):

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

case 4: the key you got is used or fake

make sure you are buying from legit sites and not grey markets. legit sites get their keys from the game developer/publisher. grey markets get them from where ever they find them, stolen, fake, used, demo's, free keys that were given out by another site, press/review keys, etc.

and you should be looking at why did the game get removed from steam

oh wow thanks for the heads up but does SNIP counts as shady market?

also the game im looking for is a racing game, and the game uses real car brands, and if you dont know, devs usually make a contract with the real companies on how long they will use their cars licences (e.g with toyota or something) and so they cant sell the game forever.

do not bypass the filters. that site is known for being shady, it is a grey market. if a site gets added to the filter, there is a reason for it. I suggest you remove the sites name

things the site is known for - fake keys, selling bundles but the key is for the base game only, used keys, asking people to get information from steam that they know steam will not supply, insurance (no legit site sells insurance for keys), selling keys for the wrong region, keys getting revoked (look up Sniper Elite 4 keys revoked, guess which site sold a ton of stolen keys), etc.