Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Ultimate List Of Steam Serial Keys From Retail


Steam always sells games at higher prices than in the retail stores. However, many retail copies of games contain serial keys that can be registered on Steam. By comparing Steam Store prices with retail prices, it is possible to find a Steam serial key that costs much less than buying directly from the Steam Store. For example, Order of War is available from the Steam Store for £29.99, but can be bought on Amazon for £2.60 including delivery. This retail copy can be registered and played on Steam without ever using the disc.

The following page is a list of every possible retail Steam key with a Metacritic rating over 60 that can be bought from retail. Each game title contains a link to its Steam Store page. My list includes a price from Amazon which is generated dynamically, as well as a link to Camelcamelcamel, a site which generates graphs of Amazon prices to track the decrease in price of a game over time. An explanation of how the graphs work is available in a previous article: Buy New Games For Less Using Graphs. The source of games that this article is based on is from Steam Support which lists the serial key formats of the games.

Last Updated: 18th January 2011.
Please comment if there are any new additions that I have missed.

(All versions linked are for Steam PC versions of games, even if the correct box art is not displayed).


Alien Vs Predator

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Audiosurf

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Civilization V

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Dark Messiah Might and Magic

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US
Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article.

Darksiders

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Dawn of War II: Gold

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Defense Grid

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Empire: Total War

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Fallout: New Vegas

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

FEAR 2: Project Origin

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Football Manager 2010

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK

Football Manager 2011

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK

Front Mission Evolved

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Global Agenda

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US
Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.

GTR Evolution


Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Half-Life 2: Orange Box

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Just Cause 2

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US
Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Killing Floor

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

King Arthur

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

The Last Remnant

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Left 4 Dead

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Left 4 Dead 2


Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Metro 2033

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Mount & Blade

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Mount & Blade: Warband

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

NBA 2K9 (no Steam Store UK link)

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Empire & Napoleon Total War GOTY Edition

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK

Order of War

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Prey (no Steam Store UK link)

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

R.U.S.E.

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Race 07: The Official WTCC Game

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Rag Doll Kung Fu
This game is not readily available via retail, and any retail copies left are more expensive than from Steam Store.

Railworks

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK

Red Orchestra

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Saints Row 2


Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Shattered Horizon

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

The Ship

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Silent Hill Homecoming

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Speedball 2 - Tournament (no Steam Store UK link)

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Supreme Commander 2

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Torchlight

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US
Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.

Unreal Tournament III

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

X3 Gold Edition

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Zeno Clash

Camelcamelcamel - Amazon UK - Amazon US