You're searching for an official Steam Store alternative - a list of official Steam reseller?
On this page you'll find an overview of companies officially authorized to resell Steam keys aside from Steam itself. If you plan to buy a game on Steam, take a look at these legit Steam key stores first. Often you'll find a price-match or even a better deal than in the SteamPowered store!
Following you'll find lists of "approved retail vendors" by well known sources like Ubisoft, Rebellion and Elder Scrolls Online.
- 2019 - Ubisoft's approved digital distributors
- 2015 - Official "Digital Game Key Reseller" for Elder Scrolls Online / ESO
- 2014 - Rebellion's official STEAM key reseller
The following links will help you save you money buying STEAM games!
Official STEAM key resellers
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Amazon USA
(Germany,
UK...) - Epic Games Store
- Fanatical
- Gamersgate
- Gamesplanet
- Gamesrocket
- GOG - Good Old Games
- Green Man Gaming
- Humble Bundle
- Indiegala
- Win Game Store
Find all Steam deals of these official key resellers on our Game Deals and Voucher Page!
Beside these Steam reseller, there are also official stores and reseller for DRM-Free, Origin and other DRM games like Origin, GOG, Stack Social, and Microsoft Games.
Additionally game bundle sites like Humble Bundle, Fanatical, Indie Gala are official reseller. You'll find a full list of all active bundles here!
2019 - Ubisoft's approved digital distributors
Ubisoft has created a list including all of their official approved vendors.
"We recommend purchasing our ... games directly from the Uplay shop or from companies who have a digital distribution agreement with Ubisoft ... A list of companies ... is provided below. --- Source: Ubisoft FAQ
- 1c
- 1c-Interes
- 2game
- Accenji
- Aldi
- Amazon
- CDON Group
- Direct Games / H2 Interactive
- DLGamer
- DNS
- Dreamgame
- EA Origin
- Eldorado
- Elkjøp AS
- Epic Games Store
- Esetnod
- Fanatical
- Fnac
- Gabestore
- Gama-Gama
- Game (Spain)
- Gamebillet
- Gamecdkey
- Gamepark
- Gamer Taiwan
- Gameray
- Gamersgate
- Gamesload
- Gamesplanet
- Gamesrocket
- Good Old Games
- Gram.pl
- Green Man Gaming
- GzStore
- Humble Bundle
- Igromagaz
- Indiegala
- Inplay Interactive
- Jetgamer
- Komplett
- Meloman
- Muve
- Mvideo
- Oculus
- OTTO
- Ozon
- PlayGames
- Playkey
- Playo
- Playstore
- PlayTurk
- Roxen
- Savemi
- Sferis
- Softclub
- Softkey
- SOM Corporation
- Sonkwo
- SpotSale
- StartSelect
- Steam
- Supermarketigr
- Total keys
- True Digital
- Ubisoft Store
- Veepee
- Voidu
- Win Game Store
- Yandex
This list of approved and legit UPLAY games retailers worldwide was last updated on September 1st, 2019.
2015 - Official "Digital Game Key Reseller" for Elder Scrolls Online / ESO
The community coordinator of "The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited" posted the following statement with a list of reputable sources for ESO Steam keys in May 2015.
"We want to remind gamers to shop wisely and only purchase online keys from a reputable source. ... To avoid unknowingly purchasing a stolen game key we suggest that you purchase from our site or one of the official retailers listed below." -- Jason Leavey, ESO Community Coordinator
Global
- Green Man Gaming
- GamersGate
- Gamesplanet
- WinGameStore.com
- dlgamer.com
- Gamebillet
- Gamesrepublic
- Gamesrocket
- Microsoft
- Get Games Direct
- Humble Store
- Metaboli
- GameFan Shop
- 2game
- Allbrary
- AtGames (Direct2Drive)
- Nuuvem
- Paddle
- SaveMi
- Sila Games
- Smilegate
- Sony
- Steam
- The Licensing Agency
- Tradebyte
- Tranquiltechnology
- Ubisoft Uplay
- Xanatan
- Also Digital BV
- Exertis Ztorm
- Game Retail Stores ( Game Digital Limited )
- Nexway
- Soft Distribution Gmbh
North America
- Amazon
- GameStop
- Best Buy
- Busca Corp
- Buy Egames
- Imperial Games
Africa
- BT Games
Europe
- Dream Game
- Games Republic
- Games Rocket
- 1 Tonne de jeux
- 1c Digital / Muve/softclub.ru
- ALSO Shops
- Alternate
- Alza
- Au fond à gauche
- Boonty
- Boulanger
- CDiscount FR
- CDON
- Cenega Digital – Muve
- Central Point NL
- Codora
- Computersalg
- Darty
- Digital Virgo
- Elkjøp AS (Dixons)
- Entertainment Trading
- epay
- Fnac
- Foniks
- Game Sultan
- GAME.co
- Gamedigi
- Gamesload
- Gry-online
- IGE Group
- Intexmedia ES
- Jeuxvideo.com
- Jimms
- JRC
- Keto Media GmbH DE
- Kioskea
- Komplett
- konsoleigry
- Micromania
- More Than Games
- Multiplayer IT
- Muve
- Notebooksbilliger
- Orange
- PC Garage
- Playcycle
- PlayGames
- PS
- Rue du commerce
- SFR
- ShopTo
- Smadis
- Softonic
- Softwareload
- Spaceworld
- Starzik
- Tech Data
- Tones
- Toomai
- TTNet
- UnlimitedGameStore
- ZokkusMacGames_FR
Hong Kong
- 520 Game Limited
- Alta Multimedia Limited
- BE Advance Computer Systems Co
- Black Hand Fu
- CC Game Company Limited
- Chinesegamer International Corporation
- Gallop Computer Technology Limited
- GameNeed (HK) Limited
- MSI (Micro-Star International)
- Msystem.com.hk Limited
- Sino Legend International Company
- Six PC Company
- Success Comic Book & Network Game Gallery
- Tung's Computer Technology Co
- West City Computer Multimedia Ltd
Oceania
- Savemi
- Didgio Pty Ltd
Russia
- 1c Publishing / 1c – Soft-Club
South America
- B2C Express
- GatoSabido
- Incomp
- Nuuvem
- Paodeazucar
- Playspot
- Saraiva
- Starmedia
Southeast Asia/Japan
- Friendster.com
- GamePia
- H2 Interactive
- StraStar
- Tact Interactive Pte Ltd
- Beijing CE-Asia Co Ltd
- One Station Technology Co ( Gamesource )
- Transcrane Enterprise Co Ltd ( T/A Kanezo )
- SquareEnix e-store
This list of official digital game key reseller has been released in in the official "Elder Scrolls Online" Forums in May 2015.
2014 - Rebellion's official STEAM key reseller
Rebellion, developer of the "Sniper Elite" franchise, published a list of their official licensed Steam reseller in July 2014. This list gives a good overview of the official digital key reseller in 2014.
"...aside from Steam itself, digital keys ... can be bought from the below list of licensed partners. This is the full list of companies that get their keys direct from us for digital sale – we do not sell to anyone else." -- Rebellion
Sites:
- Amazon (USA, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, ...)
- Green Man Gaming
- GamersGate
- Humble Store
- Game.co.uk
- Rebellion Gamestore
- Metaboli (list below)
- Nexway (list below)
Nexway sites:
- www.gamesrocket.com
- www.gamesrocket.co.uk
- www.gamesrocket.de
- www.gamesrocket.es
- www.gamesrocket.fr
- www.gamesrocket.it
- www.funstockdigital.co.uk
- www.nuuvem.com.br
- https://www.fullgames.com.br
- nexway.jeuxvideo.fr
- www.micromania.fr
- jeuxvideo.jeu.orange.fr
- www.playstore.com
- www.centralkeys.com.br
Metaboli sites:
- dlgamer.com
- uk.gamesplanet.com
- de.gamesplanet.com
- fr.gamesplanet.com
- it.gamesplanet.com
- es.gamesplanet.com
- www.gametap-shop.com
- micromania.gamesplanet.com
- fnac.gamesplanet.com
- jeuxvideo.gamesplanet.com
- achat-jeux-pc.sfr.fr
- gameshadow.gamesplanet.com
- gamerunlimited.gamesplanet.com/
- gamestop.gamesplanet.com
- www.mcgame.com
This list of approved and legit digital retailers / Steam resellers has been released by Rebellion in the "Steam Users' Forums" in June 2014. Unfortunately Rebellion's original list is not available online anymore.