Hello there! EDITED LINK - I own a physical copy of this game (store and exact item I bought) but I don't think I have ever activated it. Is there a way to find out how comes that Civ5 is in my steam library and what is it's key*EDITED LINK? I'm a bit confused.

le: gonna download it and see what happens! 'Night / 'morning everyone! :)
l-le: problem solved

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Civ V uses steamworks, so if you have a physical copy you had to activate it on Steam in order to install and play it.

1 decade ago
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Well I'm holding the box in my hands right now and it seems it was never opened.

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U sure you didn't activated your key? As far as I know there's no way to know which key was used for it D:
You could also try activating your key, if it works you'll get "You already have this game" if it doesn't it should say "It's a duplicated key" might work as you already got the game, not 100% sure if you'll get the duped key message if it doesn't work but it's worth the try :P

PD. SOME games tell you which is your key but that's when you need it for another kind of in-game registration like games for windows

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Ty for the answer, but my physical copy is "goty" while the one I have in my steam library seems like a standard edition - click -> I don't think this will help.

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From that image it looks like you only have the DLC... does it run if you try to play it?

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Well I have to download it first, but if I visit the store page it says "You already own Sid Meier's Civilization® V <PLAY_NOW_BUTON>".

1 decade ago
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You played 11 hours of it, and you're surprised that it's in your library?

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I played it in the free weekend.

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Perhaps a bonus with another game you activated? It has been a pre order bonus before IIRC.

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Did you just get the free copy of Civ from voting in the golden joystick awards like many others have?

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I didn't pick any because I had both of them + the game was activated on 7 sept 2013.

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You better edit that mail on the first pic.

i would edit and the account name too.
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Paranoia

1 decade ago
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ye... it seems you were right: click

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lol........

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well done, Detective Toca

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Oh god - facepalm. Thanks a bunch! I didn't check that. =))

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So which did you do: Bought a game you already won in a giveaway, or entered a giveaway for a game you already owned?

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I bought a game which I already won and I thought I played on the free weekend. :))

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Glad you figured out the mystery. Now you have an unopened box you can save until it becomes a collectors item.

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Toca FTW. lol

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Closed 1 decade ago by Undac.