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Posts tagged "cd-keys"
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February 28, 20267 min read
Steam, Epic, GOG. When a key is really a key, and when it's just a login
A Steam key, an Epic code, a GOG link. Three platforms, three activation methods, three risk levels. Know what you're buying before you click.
February 8, 20267 min read
Why does the same game cost ten bucks in one store and fifty in another?
Three times a week someone asks: why does your comparator show four different prices for the same game? Here's how the CD key market actually works.
January 15, 20268 min read
How to buy a CD key safely and not wake up to a banned account
Key marketplaces can be 60 percent cheaper than first-party stores. Here's how to spot a scam, avoid revoked codes, and what to do if things go wrong.
October 30, 20257 min read
Your key doesn't work: a full step-by-step guide to getting your money back
You bought a key, entered it in Steam, got an error message. Here's the full refund procedure that works across the four main stores.
August 4, 20257 min read
Ten mistakes every beginner makes on their first CD key purchase
Most of these mistakes everyone has made at some point. List collected from 200 reader emails plus my own face-plants from 2017.
July 8, 20257 min read
Steam Gift, Steam Key, Steam Trade. One game, three completely different situations
On marketplaces you see the same game described three ways at different prices. Here's exactly what you're buying in each of the three scenarios.
June 15, 20257 min read
Eneba, Kinguin, Gamivo, G2A. A full ranking of key marketplaces in 2025
After a year of regularly buying across the four biggest marketplaces, I have enough data to make an honest ranking. No sponsors, no fluff.