How long are steam purchases valid? [duplicate]

Having always purchased hard copies of games I am a bit apprehensive about going all digital.My main concern once I have a steam game in my library is there a download limit/number of installation on the game.Is it safe to say that I can dump physical copies for good?

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Best Answer

The games you buy are yours forever (or rather a very long time) and can be installed on as many computers as you want (unless the game has a limit on its own, but the same limitation would likely be on the physical edition too).

Dumping physical copies is a decision you must make, but as I stated below, Steam has been around for 13 years already, and they are likely to be around for a very long time. I don't like physical copies as buying, storing, moving and organizing them is hard yet losing them is pretty easy.

Steam is generating billions of dollars every year and is unlikely to go bankrupt, and even if it did, most developers would provide a way to move your games to another platform, like most developers did when Desura went bankrupt.

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Can you buy the same game twice on Steam?

You can only own a single copy of any game per steam account, in some cases, extra copies, can be given away to another steam account. So if you want to buy it again on steam, you will need a second steam account for that copy. You should be able to buy the second copy as a gift on your main account.

How do you fix you must have a valid Steam purchase that is between 7 days and a year old with no recent chargebacks or payment disputes?

Activating a Steam Wallet Code or Gift Card on your account to add funds to your Steam Wallet also meet this requirement. Retail CD key activation and gift purchases do not satisfy this requirement. Any purchase that is charged back on your account will reset this restriction.

How long do you have to wait to attempt another purchase on Steam?

So if you're trying to buy a game that's on sale, but you have trouble purchasing, Steam will let you try the purchase again within the next three days.

How do I gift a 2nd copy on Steam?

How to Gift a Duplicate Game on Steam

Launch the Steam client on your PC.

Go to the \u201cGames\u201d section.

Locate \u201cManage Gifts and Guest Passes.\u201d

Find the duplicate games you want to gift to your friend.

Select your preferred delivery method from the two options available.

Select \u201cNext\u201d when done.

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