Does anyone here use these "to good to be true" websites that sell cheap game keys?

Carlo$ · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:07

g2a and cd keys and all that....are they legit? safe ?

thanks

Zeebedy · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:08

Yeah, I use G2A and its never been a problem for me.

Gimpymoo · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:20

Carlo$ said:
g2a and cd keys and all that....are they legit? safe ?

thanks

If you mean, do publishers recognise them as official resellers, then no as they at best source their keys through the grey market.

At worse, the keys are sourced through stolen credit cards which is why some keys are revoked from accounts.

Ayahuasca · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:26

I've bought loads of game keys over the years from the various sites you find through the likes of allkeyshop, never had any issues with transactions or keys being revoked.

I'm not going to say it would never happen but the chances seem fairly slim. I wouldn't however buy Windows or Office keys through those sites as the chances of those being deactivated at some point seems much greater and I know a few people that's happened to.

spudbynight · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:44

I think CD Keys sells grey market keys so while the publishers don't like it, they aren't selling anything dodgy. Some of the other sites knowingly sell stolen keys.

This story was pretty recent :

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...n-game-key-sales-pays-40000-to-factorio-devs/

Josh · 4 Jun 2020 at 17:47

Yeah used them loads, never had a drama.

Getting charged the same RRP as a physical copy but without he resale option never sat right with me.

Mr G · 4 Jun 2020 at 18:08

Carlo$ said:
g2a and cd keys and all that....are they legit? safe ?

thanks

Instant gaming is another good cd-key website, used it regularly without issue.

Carlo$ · 4 Jun 2020 at 20:11

ok thanks everyone

suenstar · 4 Jun 2020 at 20:56

Always been happy with CD Keys, they've always provided a good service with legitimate codes.
Had a few issues with G2A in the past, haven't used them for a couple of years though so they might have improved their sources since then.

DaleTheWhale · 5 Jun 2020 at 00:30

Did the issues with G2A charging users £1 a month for being inactive ever get revoked? I've avoided the place ever since.

kevman · 5 Jun 2020 at 08:30

Never used g2a but have used cdkeys plenty of times. Always been pretty much spot on. Only time they did not deliver was a pre order of streets of rage 4 which they refunded on release day

varkanoid · 5 Jun 2020 at 08:31

Avoid G2A dont like their practices.

CD Keys probably one of the most reputable ones, also find MMOGA is good too.
Allkeyshop best keys comparison site which also often has discount codes too.

Haggisman · 5 Jun 2020 at 08:44

To echo the above, I've used CDKeys a couple of times - as far as I'm aware they sell the keys directly, so they are liable for any issues with them (e.g. if they turn out to be stolen), whereas places like G2A are just marketplaces and so any issues they just claim innocence, maybe ban the seller, but with no real consequences.

DONOHUE07 · 5 Jun 2020 at 10:08

I’ve used https://www.dlcompare.com/

For years, it’s like a compare the market for game keys

Junglist · 5 Jun 2020 at 10:18

CDKeys and CJS-Keys have both been really solid for me.

Sp00n · 5 Jun 2020 at 10:24

Been using CDkeys and Kinguin for years, recently tried greenman gaming, all been absolutely fine.

pestt · 5 Jun 2020 at 12:04

Sp00n said:
Been using CDkeys and Kinguin for years,

Yup, been using Kinguin during the quarantine, no problems at all and a bit slicker than it used to be. All good.

Black Dog · 5 Jun 2020 at 12:13

gamivo.com is a great site and have had no problems at all. Really good prices if you look around.

Nick1881 · 5 Jun 2020 at 12:26

Junglist said:
CDKeys and CJS-Keys have both been really solid for me.

Same, also Green man gaming.

Grumps82 · 5 Jun 2020 at 15:13

Always used CD Keys and never had an issue. Also used Gamivo around 20 times and never had a problem.