Steam says that I need to buy the game again
I purchased and installed Assassin's Creed 4. It wasn't working. Then when I logged out and logged back in I couldn't get my serial code. After changing my password I came back into my steam to find that all of my friends are gone and that I have to purchase Assassin's Creed again. It says that I have installed it but I cannot play it because i have to buy it again. I did purchase it and I got an email saying so.
How can I fix this?
Best Answer
It totally sounds like you logged in with another account ("it says buy the game", "my friends are lost").
Please logout from your steam account and login to the correct one.
You can see your correct steam username in a receipt (Assassin's Creed 4's receipt in this case), for example mine is ardaozkal, and in a receipt I got through mail, it looks like this:
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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 bypass Steam purchase cooldown?
There's no way to bypass the cooldown, as you said yourself, you must wait.Can I 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 To Fix Steam Showing Games as Uninstalled (Easy Fix)
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