How to get a foreign game key for Steam?
Steam is a game distribution platform developed by Valve. It distribute a lot of games, from small independents games to big video game studios. Steam is a platform that will stock your games online : you just have to install Steam on a computer and you will be able to download your game on any computers. Steam is available on PC, Mac and Linux.
You can buy your games directly on Steam. But there is a cheaper way to get Steam’s games. You can also just buy the game key from a non-authorized steam reseller. Be very careful with those websites, some are not trustworthy. Here’s a little list of some website you can trust :
On theses websites, you will be able to just buy the key from the game you want, cheaper than on Steam. You will receive the key by mail, all you have to do next is to enter this key on your Steam account and it will unlock the game. Unfortunately, those keys are often from Russia or other countries. So if you want to activate it on Steam, you will need to use a VPN.
How to activate foreign game keys on Steam?
If you, for example, get a Russian key for the game you want, you will have to make Steam believe that you are from Russia when you will activate your game. To do so, you will need to change your IP address for a Russian one, with a VPN. A VPN (virtual private network) is a simple application that will create a connection between you and a VPN server, via a VPN provider. So if you want a Russian IP address, just connect to a Russian VPN server.
Once you have chosen your VPN provider which provides IP address from the country you want, just connect to it. Then, connect to Steam and enter your game key, Steam will activate it without any problems. Once it is activated, you can disconnect from your VPN server and play the game without a VPN !
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Bottom Line
So if you want to pay less for your Steam games, just buy a game key on a website, activate it on Steam using a VPN and you’re done !
