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sammycorn1234
5 years ago
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I play the Sims 4 through Steam and I was wondering if the online game codes that you can buy on Amazon are able to be redeemed on Steam??
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    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @sammycorn1234  I don't think so, at least not directly.  Amazon sells Sims 4 product keys to be redeemed in Origin, and I'm not sure Steam allows you to register keys from another source (whether digital or a physical copy), at least not for Sims 4.

    However, since your Steam and Origin accounts are linked, you may still be able to download a pack you register within Origin into your Steam install.  That's how it works normally.  The catch is, I haven't heard from people who've done this without already owning the game in Origin.

    If you want to see whether it would work, try buying a pack through Origin.  You don't actually need to pay; just see whether Origin will let you buy the pack without owning the base game in Origin.  If you can, then you should also be able to add a product key from a third party.

    Or you could just skip this mess and look for Steam sales.  Those make Sims 4 packs cheaper than they normally are on Amazon anyway.

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5 years ago

@sammycorn1234  I don't think so, at least not directly.  Amazon sells Sims 4 product keys to be redeemed in Origin, and I'm not sure Steam allows you to register keys from another source (whether digital or a physical copy), at least not for Sims 4.

However, since your Steam and Origin accounts are linked, you may still be able to download a pack you register within Origin into your Steam install.  That's how it works normally.  The catch is, I haven't heard from people who've done this without already owning the game in Origin.

If you want to see whether it would work, try buying a pack through Origin.  You don't actually need to pay; just see whether Origin will let you buy the pack without owning the base game in Origin.  If you can, then you should also be able to add a product key from a third party.

Or you could just skip this mess and look for Steam sales.  Those make Sims 4 packs cheaper than they normally are on Amazon anyway.

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    sammycorn1234
    5 years ago

    Thank you for your solution it really helped. I couldn't find an answer anywhere so I came here.

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