SPORE: Can't find the activation key

What says in the title: I got Spore (the base game) as a gift, and i was excited to be able to share my critters and use the servers. The problem is that the servers can be only accessed if I have my activation key, and apparently Steam won't give them anymore due to a exploit. I've tried to contact EA help about 4 times and they won't answer me, only use their **bleep**ty EA to reccomend me help with "logging into your EA account" when that's clearly not what I asked. Has anyone that bought Spore in 2024/2025 have any luck contacting EA? Or are they using now only AI to cut costs and make people annoyed enough they buy the game again?

I saw someone saying to suck it up and buy the game on the EA Origins thing but I am not buying it again if i already bought it legally.

Also, i've tried finding the key through Regedit and I haven't had any luck, nor did i get it by linking my Steam account with my EA account.