What happens if I activate a key for a game I already own?
The game in specific is Crypt Of The Necro Dancer, And im pretty sure you can have multiple copies, but if I activated a key, would the key just go to waste or would it got to my Inventory
The author of this topic has marked a post as the answer to their question.Originally posted byOgami:
You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
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You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"
Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
Alright, thanks for the help mateOriginally posted byMs Beak:Steam won't let you do that.
It would simply detect that you already own the game. And yes, you can still activate it on another account or give it to a friend.
This included.Originally posted byOgami:Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
Last edited bySi-Fi;31 Jul, 2018 @ 8:17am
Thanks for the help mateOriginally posted byArbee:Originally posted byOgami:You cant activate a key for a product you already own. You will get a error message " this account already owns all product/s associated with this key. Do you want to install instead?"
Exception is if the version you try to activate contains something you are missing from your own, like a DLC or similar. Then you will get the missing content from the activation but no second copy for the main game. That will go "poof".
Originally posted byArbee:...And im pretty sure you can have multiple copies...
No, you can not.
Originally posted byArbee:...but if I activated a key, would the key just go to waste or would it got to my Inventory
It will say, "product already owned" and prompt you to install it or play it.
Activating keys never gave users inventory games.
So, if I own the base game and I have the key for a deluxe version, I will still be able to redeem it, but not the main game. I get the DLC's that comes with the deluxe edition?
You get everything in the key that you don't already own. Anything you do own is disregarded.Originally posted byNekoChii:So, if I own the base game and I have the key for a deluxe version, I will still be able to redeem it, but not the main game. I get the DLC's that comes with the deluxe edition?
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