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And likewise, developers can scam people by asking for Greenlight votes and not give people Steam keys. But one essentially needs to have proof that they’ve voted, otherwise people could just scam the developer into giving away free keys without a Greenlight vote. You can also find these Greenlight requests organised by the developer himself/herself.

Once it’s on Steam, your key will be emailed to you. WGN, or often has Greenlight requests on its website, and you just vote “yes” for the game and reserve a key for later. Sort of like Kickstarter but there’s no money involved. But instead, they often appeal to gamers to vote for their game, and in return they are given a free Steam key once the game is on Steam. This is a major step for an indie developer, and no doubt they’ll do anything to get there – even sell their soul to the devil himself. This is a term that has become more commonly used over time, and refers to the act of asking people to visit their game’s space on Steam Greenlight and help them get onto Steam so that they can actually start selling their game on the digital distribution platform.

Do Greenlight, Steam, and everyone else a favour by not voting for rubbish, unfinished games. If you participate in Greenlight Bribery, only vote if you actually like the game and would like to own it. A free game is a free game, after all.By MediaPhoto.Org ( Own work) via Wikimedia Commons The rules may be a little complicated, and the selection limited, but ultimately it's hard to complain. GOG says the transfer eligibility period will vary from game to game, but once it transfers over, it's yours forever. Actually redeeming the games is as easy as it sounds, but not every game available on both Steam and GOG qualifies for transfer - GOG says the selection of eligible games varies "depending on various agreements with our partners." Right now, that limited selection includes games like FTL, Shadowrun Returns, Trine, Braid, Saints Row 2 and more.Īdding Steam games to your GOG account won't remove them from your Steam library, but you might lose the ability to transfer them if you haven't already - each eligible game seems to come with a time limit. Today, GOG.com announced a new service that will automatically add select Steam games to your GOG library - for free.įor folks juggling a fractured library of digital content, the GOG Connect's promise is enticing: link a Steam account to your GOG Library, get your Steam games on GOG. Did you buy that game on Steam, or GOG.com? Depending on the game, it might not matter anymore.

Juggling multiple digital libraries can be complicated.