Updated post for Humble choice January 2025 games. Am I missing anything? I tend not to buy smaller bundles much anymore.
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A redemption deadline was retroactively added to Demon Turf from March 2023 for August 5, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM PDT.
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Updated. Thanks for letting me know since I skipped this bundle.
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Did you receive an email about the retroactive expiration, or does it show as expiring on that date on the Humble Choice page?
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I didn't get an email. Just saw the expiration added when going through my redemption pages.
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I don't see Demon's Turf as having an expiration date. It looks like Hero's Hour also no longer has an expiration warning on the Humble Choice page:
https://www.humblebundle.com/membership/march-2023
Can anyone confirm? Do these no longer have expirations? I received an email for Hero's Hour, but not for Demon's Turf. How did you find out about Demon's Turf expiration?
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Check the comment right above yours. usshadowop directly above you commented that there was a retroactive deadline for Demon's Turf.
I do not have access to that bundle, so if they are wrong I will fix them. Can more people who have these bundles in their backlog check?
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Ah, I missed their comment. I didn't get an email about a deadline for Demon's Turf, and don't see any indication on the Humble Choice page about an expiration on either key now (Hero's Hour or Demon's Turf), even though I received an expiration notice about Hero's Hour.
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What a weird set of circumstances. Thanks for the info.
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I do not see a deadline for either Demon Turf or Hero's Hour on the website. I got an email notification for Hero's Hour though, about two months ago.
However, when I go to reveal a key for Hero's Hour, I get the message "Keys are temporarily exhausted for this product. As soon as we receive more keys, we will add them to this page and send you an email."
I contacted support about this as I have been trying to reveal a key for about a month. They confirmed that they will not be able to restock the keys. Quite disappointing.
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Side Note: some games seem only removed from the page, not necessarily expired? I don't have the keys to check if they are actually expired and not just removed from the page...
Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star & DESOLATE from June 2021 Choice both have this message below them
Oops! This game key is no longer available.
It has been over 3 years since purchase, exceeding our[ terms of service.](https://www.humblebundle.com/terms)
Search for 3 years in the terms and that's where they say you must redeem within that window or they are under no obligation to give keys.
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Just saw a discussion about this on reddit, here is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/humblebundles/comments/1ioau0t/humble_expiring_keys_instead_of_replenishing/
Seems like Humble made a sudden update to their ToCs in Dec 2024 (?) without any notice about not replenishing out of stock keys over 3 years since purchase... I'm quite worried about this as I still have unredeemed keys from years ago. Still checking through my backlog...
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Confirming that I've also ran into this issue.. Already found quite a few keys that can no longer be redeemed.. Will update as I go...
Humble Choice June 2021
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Platinum Edition
Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star
DESOLATEHumble Choice February 2021
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Boomerang FuHumble Choice November 2020
Darksiders III
Humble Choice September 2020
Strange Brigade
Humble Choice August 2020
Call of Cthulhu
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
"Oops! This game key is no longer available.
It has been over 3 years since purchase, exceeding our terms of service.
Need help? Contact our support team here."
Seriously, this is very disappointing... there were never any notice about these games going to be made expired after 3 years at all, and it was certainly not in HB's terms of service to expire them when these purchases were made.
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Yeah, very disappointing. I've slowly been working through my old keys and just noticed them last night. I checked that reddit post and it seems like that list of keys is mostly from Choice only. I guess I will work on adding them to the table later this weekend when the dust settles.
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More games with the message about exceeding 3 years:
Games at risk of being expired by the new TOS (out of stock but no message yet):
Games with no message, and no button to redeem key:
Games (already) expired with deadline added at a later date - without warning:
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I wrote to HB and publisher and both refuse to provide more key for this bundle
Damn, that's crazy. People should seriously consider some kind of lawsuit against these publishers too (if they don't end up providing keys/legitimate compensation in the end). That could work better, because the average publisher probably has way less money than the investment group who owns Humble Bundle (Ziff Davis).
From the publisher's perspective:
We're a publisher and regret our game being devalued from excess keys on the market after we made a ton of money participating in a bundle, therefore we want to retroactively revoke keys that were not marketed with an expiration date.
From Humble Bundle's perspective:
We want to sell more games and bundles, so reducing the key supply is a win-win scenario.
In any other industry, this behavior could land people in jail, but it seems like they think it's different because these are digital products that have historically been marketed towards kids. The issue for them is that a lot of these "kids" have grown up and don't take kindly to this kind of fraudulent behavior.
Realistically, this situation could be the result of a few things:
A corrupt backroom deal between Humble Bundle and the publisher to revoke keys and increase a game's value by decreasing the supply of secondhand keys (providing Humble Bundle with compensation)
Humble Bundle never actually had the keys to begin with (even though they sold the keys). This is less likely, because people have reported that their revealed keys were unrevealed, meaning Humble Bundle had the keys, but then revoked them/gave them back to the publisher so they could reduce the supply of keys on the market.
To make matters worse, I see some on Reddit defending this behavior, meaning Humble Bundle/Ziff Davis may have bot accounts to influence opinion e.g. "why did you wait so long, it's your fault" etc. victim blaming, as if it's okay to revoke purchased keys that haven't been activated. Imagine if Valve was just like "too many people bought this game on sale, so we're going to revoke it on a lot of people's Steam accounts so they have to re-buy it at a higher price."
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Well, there's the whole history about this, but a bunch of stuffs leading to Steam tightening policy on key generation (back then, there were people generating 100k of keys of shovelware to giveaway and make profit on market), and this leads to publisher getting their hands tied when they want to generate a large amount of keys for bundle, especially for games that have modest sale on Steam compared to the bundles sold.
HB's design is such that keys are not assigned on purchase, and only assigned when user redeems it. This allows them to offer bundles uninterrupted for the entire duration, and add more keys later if needed. It was fine back then, but with the change in key generation policy, this is no longer guaranteed.
I read a bunch of discussion regarding this, can't remember where, but it's said that Steam doesn't like it when publisher requests more keys when the previously generated keys are not activated. They forces publisher to deactivate unused keys first before generating more, which leads to a bunch of keys having a redemption deadline now.
Regarding keys revealed before the change but replaced by the message, your key is still reflected in the response from the API, but no longer displayed, probably to prevent you from complaining if the key got deactivated by dev/publisher.
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Well, then it looks like there's blame to go around. Regardless, I don't think it' asking the world of publishers to honor giving keys to people who bought bundles with their game in it. It's not like this is a grey market scam or anything, it's literally a bundle they willingly participated in.
I still think the best way to go about this is to threaten class action lawsuits against publishers, since many of them are small, and their stubbornness could easily bankrupt them, even if just with legal fees. Of course, they could avoid that threat by simply providing their product to customers who legally and legitimately paid for it.
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I was just able to reveal a key for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI from the Humble Choice June 2021 bundle. However, when I am trying to reveal a key for DESOLATE I get the "Keys are temporarily exhausted for this product. As soon as we receive more keys, we will add them to this page and send you an email." message.
Is this somehow region dependent. I am located in Europe.
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Yes, I saw someone from Germany on Reddit say they could get a Civ VI key. However, I was unable to get one while checking my bundle. Seems very regional.
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Games with region-locked keys will, of course, have different pools for the keys, and they seem to show the message for regions where the keys have run out. Users from regions where key are still available can still redeem their keys, but once they run out, it's very likely that they will not be restocked.
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Updated main post.
Cat Quest 2 II
The redemption deadline is May 31, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM PDT. You have 103 days left!
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I was able to claim Strange Brigade again (was no longer expired like last week), but keys are exhausted. Hopefully this means they're walking back some of those retroactive expiries?
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That's good. I think other people also said they could still redeem the key(s) if they had revealed it previously.
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Thanks but I bet most people don't even care about the EA ones
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Without notice, Humble Bundle retroactively expired Deadlink keys purchased 1 year ago from Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters and are reselling them in the Best of Boomer Shooters 4: Badda Bing, Badda Boom Bundle.
Stay classy, Humble Bundle.
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Yeah, unfortunate stuff. I really need to get back to redeeming old keys, but I keep running into the hour limit.
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Dredge from latest Humble Choice was added to OP.
Expiration Date | Game | Still Redeemable? | Bundle | Platform | Publisher | Developers | Retroactive Expiration |
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2025-12-30 | Dredge | Y | Humble Choice April 2025 | Steam | Team17 | Black Salt Games | No |
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Updated sheets/tables.
Below are a few upcoming expirations to be aware of. Make sure to redeem these by the date listed.
Expiration Date | Game | Still Redeemable? | Bundle | Platform | Publisher | Developers | Retroactive Expiration |
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2025-05-31 | Cat's Quest II or 2 | Y | Humble Better With a Friend Co-op Adventures | Steam | Kepler Interactive | The Gentlebros | No |
2025-06-03 | HiFi Rush | Y | Humble Choice May 2024 | Steam | Bethesda Softworks | Tango Gameworks (now defunct) | No |
2025-06-03 | Hero's Hour | Y | Humble Choice March 2023 | Steam | Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited | Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer | Yes |
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Tables updated.
Expiration Date | Game | Still Redeemable? | Bundle | Platform | Publisher | Developers | Retroactive Expiration |
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2026-01-04 | Tchia | Y | Humble Choice June 2025 | Steam | Kepler Interactive | Awaceb | No |
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Old one, but just found another. Dead in Vinland from Humble Choice December 2019 no longer has keys it seems like.
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I guess technically not an expiration thing though.
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Do you know if it had any expiration listed, or did they just permanently run out of keys like so many other games?
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Ah yes, you're right, I think it's not an expiration but they've just run out of keys.
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Is the Demon Turf code from the Masterful Modern 3D Platformers safe, or will it expire as well?
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I skipped that bundle, but hopefully others purchased it and can help check. Anyway, while I'm here, I will update the thread for the new monthly.
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Oh I did buy the bundle back then, that's why I was asking. If it doesn't say anything next to the key in the "Keys & Entitlements" page then it's safe?
And thank you for keeping the thread updated!
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Explanations are usually marked with differently colored text below the key. Typically, it's a red text saying the expiration date.
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I see. There's nothing written next to it so I guess this one is strangely fine
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Expiration Date | Game | Still Redeemable? | Bundle | Platform | Publisher | Developers | Retroactive Expiration |
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2025-08-04 | Demon Turf | Y | Humble Choice March 2023 | Steam | Playtonic Friends | Fabraz | Yes |
2025-09-02 | Immortals of Aveum | Y | Humble Choice February 2025 | Origin/EA | EA/Electronic Arts | Ascendant Studios | No |
2026-06-30 | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | Y | Humble Choice July 2025 | Steam | Meta Publishing | Owlcat Games | No |
2026-09-01 | Cat Quest III | Y | Humble Choice July 2025 | Steam | Kepler Interactive | The Gentlebros | No |
Notable upcoming expirations plus new ones from this month's Humble Choice.
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Just got Strange Brigade in September 2020 bundle restocked.
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Thanks for the update. I checked with a friend, and it seems like they removed the expiration date for it, too.
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Feeling sad right now, missed all the Humble Choice ones that have expired so far as I never knew this was a thing.
Life has been insanely busy the past 4 years or so with very little spare time on my hands so gaming took a big backseat. Kept my subscription the whole time, thinking they'd always be there.
Been going through all the old ones, and counting back from now until September 2023 there are also 38 games currently out of stock as well as the expired ones I've lost for good. There'll be more out of stock ones as I've still got plenty to attmept to reveal going back to 2021.
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Sorry. D:
Hope my spreadsheet helps keep track in the future, but I know the feel of missing out on something. Honestly, I am surprised someone hasn’t sued for their keys, as some bundles are missing the majority of their keys years later. No restocks or very small quantity restocks is not a winning combo.
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Yes, I'll definitely be keeping up with your spreadsheet, very useful info!
Gone through absolutely everything now. I hadn't missed out on quite all of them in the end but still a bit annoyed with some of the ones I did. Final results below.
Keys Expired = All of them apart from Call of Ctulhu, The Coma 2: Viscious Sisters, Strange Brigade, and Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair. I must have grabbed them at some point.
Particularly dismayed about Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, Deathpool, Hi Fi Rush and Ghostwire Tokyo. Not so bothered about Mass Effect and the Star Wars games because they're on Origin and who hasn't played Mass Effect games already? Some of the others not really my thing, and I did end up sourcing a cheap key for Railroad Corporation elsewhere. Already had Civ 6 (base game) but I see the platinum edition is going free on Epic Games next week so that's ok.
Duplicate Keys = 3
Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel, In Sound Mind. Black Book.
Keys exhausted/Out of stock = 70 some of these are actually on your list but they don't confirm they're expired when claiming.
Legacy of Kain(tm) Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, Racine, Beneath Oresa, The Lamplighters League, Cassette Beasts, Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator, Dome Keeper, Jack Move, Remnant Records, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Infraspace, Astral Ascent, Diluvian Ultra, Universe For Sale, This Means Warp, Starship Troops Terran Command, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Miasma Chronicles, Stray Gods, Steel Rising, Bravery and Greed, Mediterranea Inferno, The Callisto Protocol, Fashion Police Squad, Terraformers, Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Ultimate Edition, Saints Row, Soulstice, Afterimage, Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter, Marvel's Midnight Suns Digital+ Edition, Prodeus, Spirit of the Island, The Forgotten City, Trek to Yomi, Temtem, Merchant of the Skies, Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, Remnant From the Ashes Complete Edition, Death Stranding Director's Cut, Hero's Hour, Golden Light, First Class Trouble, Roboquest, Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, Banners of Ruin, Evan's Remains, Per Aspera, Just Die Already, Calico, The Surge 2, S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster, Secret Neighbor, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star, Desolate, Morkredd, Family Man, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, Boomerang Fu. Tabletop Playground, Darksiders III, Smile For Me, Rover Mechanic Simulator, 11-11 Memories Retold. God's Trigger, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam + 2 DLCs
Keys for this game are no longer available. We apologize for any inconvenience = 1
Dead in Vinland (Humble Choice December 2019)
Humble owe me about 8 or 9 full bundles equivalent. Makes me question what I've been paying for.
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Some of the keys may only expire in certain regions as well. Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair had an expiry in Southeast Asia, I believe. I do not recall hearing about an expiration date for all other regions.
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Hello, I just wanted to share a list of games that are expiring soon. I do not know all of them, but after missing out on a couple I wanted to have a centralized area to post about expiry dates. The game key does not have to be from Steam so long as it is expiring, reply and I'll add it.
Table of games and dates below, sorted by nearest expiration date that has not yet occurred. Already expired keys are added to the bottom.
Google Sheet version of the table below with colors marking expired games and a bit more information.
Command & Conquer Remastered CollectionMass Effect Legendary EditionSTAR WARS: SquadronsDEATHLOOPDOOM EternalFallout 76Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (Fallout 1)Ghostwire: TokyoTown of SalemFriends vs FriendsCall of CthulhuThe Coma 2: Vicious SistersStrange BrigadeYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (SEA region)Darksiders IIITabletop PlaygroundLovecraft's Untold StoriesBoomerang FuSid Meier’s Civilization® VI Platinum EditionMilky Way Prince - The Vampire StarDESOLATESWINE HD RemasterRailroad CorporationDeadlinkDeadlinkCat's Quest II or 2HiFi RushHero's HourGames with no message, and no button to redeem key (Next to add to list soon.)
Sources: Barter, reddit, and Steamgifts 1 plus Steamgifts 2.
Share any new expiry notices and I'll add them to this main post later
Post Last Updated: 10:36 PM ET on 2025/07/01 or July 1st, 2025
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