The Steam Deal Thread V2 - Dig into those holiday games. V3 thread coming soon!

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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V2! You can find the V1 thread (2010-July 2011) here. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

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Steam Retail Key List

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Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?





All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • AI War CD Keys in various formats
  • Aliens vs. Predator (2010 Release) CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Alpha Prime CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Audiosurf CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • BRINK CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
  • Cities in Motion CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Civilization V CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Commander: Conquest of the Americas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Cricket Revolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah Multiplayer CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article
  • Darksiders CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: The number 2 and letter Z may look very similar.
  • Dawn of War II CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dawn of War II - Retribution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Defense Grid CD Keys in this format (Direct2Drive only): 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Duke Nukem Forever CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Empire: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-DDEFGH3-IJK4L-MNOPQ-RST56
  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • F.E.A.R. 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Fallout: New Vegas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2010 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2011 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Front Mission Evolved CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Global Agenda CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
  • GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • GTR Evolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Homefront CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Humble Indie Bundle in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 2 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 3 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Just Cause 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Killing Floor CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lara Croft Guardian of Light CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Last Remnant CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lionheart: Kings' Crusade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
  • Mafia 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Magicka CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Metro 2033 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • MLB Front Office Manager CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: Warband CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • NBA 2K9 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Napoleon: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Order of War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
  • R.U.S.E. CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: R.U.S.E. keys from Ubisoft's Digital River service are not accepted on Steam
  • RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • RACE 07 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Railworks CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Rogue Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Saint's Row 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Serious Sam HD CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Shattered Horizon CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ship Simulator Extremes CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Silent Hill Homecoming CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Space Trader CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Speedball 2 - Tournament in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Star Trek: D-A-C CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • STCC - The Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Super Meat Boy CD keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Supreme Commander 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Torchlight CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.
  • Total War: SHOGUN 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Unreal Tournament 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2-3FGH-456I-K8LM
  • Velvet Assassin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in this format: AB-1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM
  • Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • X3: Terran Conflict CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Zeno Clash CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Opposing Force CD-keys cannot be registered through Steam. Opposing Force was included in a retail Half-Life package. The Half-Life CD-key included in the package will unlock all of the games in that package, including Opposing Force.
Note: Only the retail games listed above can be registered through Steam. No other retail games can be registered and downloaded using Steam.

Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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Chewbacca's Abortion;9226444 said:
That's true, I have a GTX 560 and I still can't run with all of the DirectX 11 on.
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I have a GTX 470 and an i7-860 with 8gb of ram and it plays fine all the way cranked up and with phsyx since that last patch. I have a few frame dips but average is about 40fps. The original was about 50-60 on the same rig. It almost feels weird playing it on 50-60 though as its almost too smooth it looks better in my opinion at 30-40.
 
[quote name='teknikalei']Has anyone played Renegade Ops? Just watched a couple of the vids, it looks pretty fun, although now I want to get a controller dongle for my PC.[/QUOTE]

I got it at the last sale, it's a lot of fun and very well done. Granted, I've only played three missions so far (my backlog is killing me). It was worth the 7.50 I spent, so for 3 dollars it's a steal.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']I have a GTX 470 and an i7-860 with 8gb of ram and it plays fine all the way cranked up and with phsyx since that last patch. I have a few frame dips but average is about 40fps. The original was about 50-60 on the same rig. It almost feels weird playing it on 50-60 though as its almost too smooth it looks better in my opinion at 30-40.[/QUOTE]

30 fps is what a lot of movies are shot at, so it makes sense that something cinematic like Batman would look better with that movie type feel.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']I have a GTX 470 and an i7-860 with 8gb of ram and it plays fine all the way cranked up since that last patch. I have a few frame dips but average is about 40fps. The original was about 50-60 on the same rig. It almost feels weird playing it on 50-60 though as its almost too smooth it looks better in my opinion at 30-40.[/QUOTE]

I have a GTX 560ti and a i7 2600 with 8GB RAM and it's painfully slow the moment Batman appears at the "press Start screen". Just one time after the patch did it load and play very well. It takes forever to load the game. It plays beautifully with DirectX 9 though, and I finished it already.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']I have a GTX 470 and an i7-860 with 8gb of ram and it plays fine all the way cranked up and with phsyx since that last patch. I have a few frame dips but average is about 40fps. The original was about 50-60 on the same rig. It almost feels weird playing it on 50-60 though as its almost too smooth it looks better in my opinion at 30-40.[/QUOTE]
I can run it nearly maxed out, it's just the DX11 features can't be turned on full, it runs with a very noticable lag at that point.

Specs: PNY GTX 560, AMD 955 BE OC'd at 3.6, 8GB of 1333 RAM

But who knows, maybe the patch fixed it for me, I've been too busy to try.
 
[quote name='Kaltic']The problem is this. Say you want to buy a digital game for your Xbox. You will only have ONE place to buy it from, Xbox Marketplace. And the same goes for PSN. Unless they open their doors more to places like Amazon.

The great thing about the PC is the competition. If there was no competition there would never be a need for sales of this magnitude...

Consoles don't and most likely will never have that type or amount of competition and that could just mean higher prices for a very long time. But yes, it is early and hard to tell. And I have even said that we won't see the quality Steam brings to the table for quite some time on Consoles just because of how long it took Steam to not suck...[/QUOTE]

Given the "AppStore" direction it seems every platform is going with, such competition is getting less and less, as many platforms are using it to lock down access to anything but the "approved" source.

PCs are still the great frontier that still manages to get by unregulated. I'm hoping it says that way, but with Microsoft's direction for Windows 8, some things about the future are muddy.
 
[quote name='teknikalei']Lord I thought my console backlog was bad.[/QUOTE]
My Steam backlog has surpassed my total current gen backlog since I started with the Potato Sack earlier this year.

lol Steam. :cry:

EDIT: Woo called Blur! Also, the things I traded for Operation Flashpoint: Red River total up to just about that price. ddog's psychic powers confirmed.
 
[quote name='macschwag14']30 fps is what a lot of movies are shot at, so it makes sense that something cinematic like Batman would look better with that movie type feel.[/QUOTE]

Film is shot at 24fps
 
Chewbacca's Abortion;9226477 said:
I can run it nearly maxed out, it's just the DX11 features can't be turned on full, it runs with a very noticable lag at that point.

Specs: PNY GTX 560, AMD 955 BE OC'd at 3.6, 8GB of 1333 RAM

But who knows, maybe the patch fixed it for me, I've been too busy to try.
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It ran awful for me before the patch between 10-20 fps in dx11 and about 60 fps in dx9. The patch fixed all my issues. Its unfortunate it looks like it didn't for others as well. That being said I've probably only put in about 5 hours total into the game. I'd like to go back and play more but it feels alot like the first and not as special. I don't really like how open it is. I liked the structure of the original better. Also, there is old republic that is calling me.
 
[quote name='teknikalei']Has anyone played Renegade Ops? [/QUOTE]
Just played 30 mins of it. The winter achievement isn't available yet though (do'h!). Basically you shoot santa down. Merry christmas mothaf... - anyways, the steering controls take some getting used to but the overall game-play is alright. Nothing fantastic. It's just a shoot-em-up on wheels pretty much. Oh, and you can play as Gordon Freeman for some reason LOL. Has an Ant-Lion special attack.
 
Another day without anything for me. My wallet appreciated it for a moment, before I remembered to go to Gamersgate and get the Deus Ex deal.
 
Tempted to buy ME2 for 5 bucks, even though I own it on the PS3. (I have Me1 on the PC, but it won't run on my computer well)

Avadon I'm in for, however. I think I'm gonna skip on Jurassic Park for now.
 
Divinity 2: DKS was great when I bought it last holiday sale for the full $20 (I think? It may have been $10) - while I'm sure most of the RPG crowd is busy with Skyrim, $10 for DKS is not bad for the amount of content you're getting.

As for me, Avadon it is!
 
Chewbacca's Abortion;9226507 said:
Damn, no games or objectives for me today.

Still hoping on that 75% off Skyrim!
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got a 33% off coupon on Skyrim today I could give it to you if you want, I won't need it since I already own it myself
 
I've never bought anything from gamersgate before. If I buy Deus Ex: Human Revolution from them, can I activate it on Steam?
 
[quote name='LazyTriangle']got a 33% off coupon on Skyrim today I could give it to you if you want, I won't need it since I already own it myself[/QUOTE]
I would accept that, sadly I have no coupons left to trade for it though.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Divinity II doesn't support controller, it looks like.[/QUOTE]

No it doesn't, and it also doesn't have tv-friendly text. I wish I had known that before buying it in the Amazon sale a couple weeks ago. #-o

I was about to say I'm just waiting on Hard Reset to go on sale, then I realized it IS on sale, just not part of the daily deals. Think I'm gonna bite, $10 was my price on it.
 
[quote name='bhk']I've never bought anything from gamersgate before. If I buy Deus Ex from them, can I activate it on Steam?[/QUOTE]


Yes. The HR bought through GG activates on Steam
 
[quote name='houdinilogic']any opinions on skydrift?

and i got a copy of universe sandbox from the defcon achievement! hooray for physics and science and junk![/QUOTE]
Go into Universe Simulator, set the Earth's velocity to 0 and you'll unlock an achievement for another day in this sale.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Avadon is $2.49. If you like turn-based RPGs, you owe yourself to get this game. I absolutely loved it and sunk 50 hours into it, easy.[/QUOTE]
Just got a copy, sounds great.

Also E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy is an unannounced deal at $2.49 75% off which I am also partaking in. :D

A tip for everyone, put all the games you want on a wishlist and check it every day. There been days where there were dailies not posted on the main page like E.Y.E.
 
Yay, nothing in todays sale for me, except maybe, perhaps, limbo, but probably not.

As for the achievements today, I can do a few, thankfully. I will say, The Polynomial is one of the worst... I'm not even sure I'd call it a game, but it's been great for these sale achievements.
 
Only slightly interested in alien breed, everything else is either too expensive or already owned.

Tons of achievements to do today though, best one is:

Merry Christmas - Nuke Santa and thereby end Christmas for everyone, for ever more
 
[quote name='argyle']No it doesn't, and it also doesn't have tv-friendly text. I wish I had known that before buying it in the Amazon sale a couple weeks ago. #-o[/QUOTE]

Good to know. Wasn't that interested. Might have gotten it if it supported the controller.
 
[quote name='teknikalei']Do you already have Torchlight? That game is awesome, even more so at that price.[/QUOTE]

Yep
 
[quote name='INCyr']Yay, nothing in todays sale for me, except maybe, perhaps, limbo, but probably not.

As for the achievements today, I can do a few, thankfully. I will say, The Polynomial is one of the worst... I'm not even sure I'd call it a game, but it's been great for these sale achievements.[/QUOTE]
I beat Limbo. It's short, but very interesting for a puzzle solver. Great gothic & noir feel to it. I liked, but I'm not sure if everyone will. Definitely very black and white too.

[quote name='Sufuma']Great, my second coupon so far and it's 50% off divinity 2.
Which is 75% off today.
And I already own it.[/QUOTE]
AND you already own it? damn lol
 
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