Sorry, I've been feeling impatient, and I feel like I'm spamming you, but I feel like I want a video tutorial on how to create a new Spore account without purchasing a new copy of the game. These steps are confusing as heck about the linking of the Origin, EA, and Steam accounts. Do I log into Origin using my Steam account, my first EA account, or my second EA account? (the second EA account is the one with the email that brought me to the "welcome" screen on Spore.)
The CD keys are under manage section after right clicking on the game in your library list or on the right side of the game info page in steam.
The way they say to link the accounts didn't work for me either. The Tech got me to download apex legends on steam and sign into the origin account I wanted to link in the game. I deleted the game right after.
The physical copy of spore I have had an "outdated" CD key and I got support to add it to my account manually. I guess they stopped tracking the physical keys or never did to begin with.
rant: Why are they even still selling it on steam, It shouldn't take 3 hours of tech support to play a game you just bought. /rant
