Can you return games on steam

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That is, the purchase should have been made within 14 days, and the gift recipient should have no more than 2 hours of play time on the game. Steam does not consider it an abuse of the refund system to get a refund for a game and then rebuy it for the sale price. However, the sale will have had to occur within the day time span after you bought the game, as you can only refund games you bought within that time span.

You also only have two hours of playtime on the game that you intend to refund and rebuy. To do this, all you need to do is request a refund for the game, making sure it meets the requirements. You can follow the steps above for refunding games to do this. Steam is pretty lax with their refund policy, and they do this in order to promote a no-risk feeling when buying new games.

Then, when asked what you need help with, select "Purchases. Choose the recent purchase you want to be refunded from the list provided. If it doesn't appear in this list, that means that Steam has decided that it's not eligible for a refund probably because you've had it for too long or played it for too many hours.

You'll be asked what problem you're having with the product, so you can choose "I purchased this by accident" or "Gameplay or technical issue. Next, Steam will try to support you if you are having technical problems, but you can simply skip that and choose "I'd like to request a refund. You'll then be asked to provide some extra details about why you want the refund.

Be sure to check whether Steam is going to refund the amount to your original payment method or to your Steam wallet. If you fall outside the time frame for a refund, you can still submit a refund request for the Steam Support staff to look over. However, it's unlikely you'll be compensated. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more.

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