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Posted June 19, 2013
I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here? Having to buy two copies of games I like (one for Steamworks features and another to have a DRM-free copy and get the bonus material) has gotten pretty tiring.
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Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here? Having to buy two copies of games I like (one for Steamworks features and another to have a DRM-free copy and get the bonus material) has gotten pretty tiring.
No games offered on GOG come with Steam keys.
Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here?
AFAIK - none.
Posted June 19, 2013
There are none.
Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here?
UnEpic. You do need to go to the developer's site and register the key gog gives you, then you can get a steam key. I don't think any other game gives steam keys, but you should ask the developers themselves.

Edit: Link to developer's site
Post edited June 19, 2013 by JMich
Posted June 19, 2013
No. I've heard UnEpic will give you a Steam key if you register the key you get here on their site, but I don't have the game so I can't confirm it.

You don't have to buy a game twice. If you want to run a GOG game through Steam you can add it as a non steam game.
Posted June 19, 2013
That's like saying you want two different cars, one with safety and modernisation and the other look hip and is really fast but you're only willing to pay for one..

But no, I don't know any and frankly I prefer if GOG avoids it as much as possible. What they should do is giving GOG keys to games people buy at Steam that are also offered here to promote their site. :-)
Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here?
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JMich: UnEpic. You do need to go to the developer's site and register the key gog gives you, then you can get a steam key. I don't think any other game gives steam keys, but you should ask the developers themselves.
Thanks. I guess I can open a thread on the forum pages for the games I want asking the question, but I'm not sure if GOG will have a problem with so many identical threads on different game pages.
Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: Thanks. I guess I can open a thread on the forum pages for the games I want asking the question, but I'm not sure if GOG will have a problem with so many identical threads on different game pages.
Not sure how many developers we have here, so I'd suggest contacting them directly either on their site or through twitter/facebook. I know we have Defender's Quest developer here (Level Up Labs), and people from Bohemia Interactive and Nordic Games are also here.

But just to be clear, any steam keys will be given by the developers, not GOG.
Posted June 19, 2013
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Fictionvision: You don't have to buy a game twice. If you want to run a GOG game through Steam you can add it as a non steam game.
That would not give me acccess to the Steamworks features I want (time tracking, achievements, etc).
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Nirth: That's like saying you want two different cars, one with safety and modernisation and the other look hip and is really fast but you're only willing to pay for one..

But no, I don't know any and frankly I prefer if GOG avoids it as much as possible. What they should do is giving GOG keys to games people buy at Steam that are also offered here to promote their site. :-)
That analogy doesn't work at all. Two cars cost twice as much for the manufacturer to produce. Issuing a Steam key for a game purchased elsewhere costs the developer nothing.
Post edited June 19, 2013 by ThreeSon
Posted June 19, 2013
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ThreeSon: I don't suppose anyone knows of specific GOG games for which the publisher will issue a Steam key if we purchase the game here?
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JMich: UnEpic. You do need to go to the developer's site and register the key gog gives you, then you can get a steam key. I don't think any other game gives steam keys, but you should ask the developers themselves.

Edit: Link to developer's site
Hmm.. just a little curious. I got the game through GG while it was still in the beta (?), and it then came with a CD key to unlock the game. It is this key which needed to register the game and get the Steam key - does the GoG version also comes with a CD key to unlock full version?
Posted June 19, 2013
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JMich: But just to be clear, any steam keys will be given by the developers, not GOG.
Yes, I understand that.
Posted June 19, 2013
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amok: Hmm.. just a little curious. I got the game through GG while it was still in the beta (?), and it then came with a CD key to unlock the game. It is this key which needed to register the game and get the Steam key - does the GoG version also comes with a CD key to unlock full version?
No idea. GOG provides a serial (gogXXXXXXXX) that I used at the developer's site, but I've no idea if it's needed to play the GOG version as well. I think it shouldn't be needed, but haven't tried it yet.
Posted June 19, 2013
As others have said, can't hurt to ask the developers of the games in question.
Posted June 19, 2013
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JMich: UnEpic. You do need to go to the developer's site and register the key gog gives you, then you can get a steam key. I don't think any other game gives steam keys, but you should ask the developers themselves.

Edit: Link to developer's site
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amok: Hmm.. just a little curious. I got the game through GG while it was still in the beta (?), and it then came with a CD key to unlock the game. It is this key which needed to register the game and get the Steam key - does the GoG version also comes with a CD key to unlock full version?
Yes, this is the key to register the game and also your profile on the site. GOG also comes with one.
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