Before you buy a game key
Four things worth knowing before you spend money on a cheap key: which regions activate in the EU, where a key is redeemed, what you are actually buying, and who the seller is.
Game key regions: Global, EU and region-locked keys
What Global, EU and region-locked game keys mean, which of them activate on an EU account, and what we see across the offers we track.
How to activate a game key
Where to redeem a game key on Steam, GOG and the other launchers, what each offer activates on, and what to do when a code is refused.
Key, account or gift: what you actually buy
The difference between buying a game key, an account and a gift, and why only one of them leaves the game on your account.
Key shops, resellers and marketplaces
How official stores, resellers and key marketplaces differ, what can go wrong with a cheap key, and what we check on every offer.