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Can you actually sell a game on Steam without using Steam Keys? If so, what other knock-on effects (e.g., piracy) are the devs having to deal with?
by CodeWriter23 3y ago
Can you actually sell a game on Steam without using Steam Keys? If so, what other knock-on effects (e.g., piracy) are the devs having to deal with?
- kemayo 3y agoYou don't have to use Steam keys to sell a game on Steam. Steam only issues those keys if you request them -- you only need them if you're selling your game somewhere other than Steam (or doing something like fulfilling Kickstarter preorders). If you don't request any keys, that just means that your game is only selling through the Steam store.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoThank you.
- caslon 3y agoYou seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding, here. You can sell Steam keys on other platforms. Plenty of developers sell Steam keys on Itch, for example. You get to keep 100% of the revenue from an off-Steam Steam key sale. 100%! The only limitation is that they don't want you selling the keys for peanuts on other platforms. If your other platform is handling distribution, you can go nuts. Just don't charge 50% less on other platforms if you are depending on Steam for distribution.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoThanks, and you're totally correct, I did not understand.