Aside from some games that are locked to a single region only, you can get gifted all kinds of games and activate them on your account without any problems.
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Had the same problem - won a game that refuses to install because of my region. Good to know I can get support to remove it from my account, as it's something I really wanted and wasn't going to be able to as it already existed in my account.
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What was the game, if you don't mind me asking?... some games are region versions and thus do not install outside of the country where they were intended for; maybe that is why it does not install? From what I remember, there are almost no games on steam that cannot be purchased and installed in the US. Problem do arise from retail cd key codes and the like that have regional "settings" if you were. :)
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I read on the steam forums that a German person gifted someone Titan Quest. The recipent was stuck with the German cut version, but at least it installed and ran fine. I'd assume that there are some rare regions where games you buy don't activate in ROW (rest of world), maybe Russia is one of those.
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Empire: Total War. I won a copy from a Russian user and apparently the Russian copies are region locked and thus can't be installed here in the States. Oh well, it's not like it cost me anything, it's just a hassle to get support to remove it from my account.
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That is why I said "Aside from some games that are locked to a single region only", most of this problem you mention is caused by the Russia-only copies and similar.
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As far as I heard, the Russian version of FEAR3 is locked in Germany.
BUT even if you cannot buy a game in your region, it is about 99% certain that you can get it via gift. I did it many times, and all games work fine. Example: most GTA games are unavailable here in Germany, yet I got the GTA collection as a gift and they work fine. Most Quake and Doom games are unavailable, but i got the quakecon pack gifted without a problem.
In general, steam does not check which region you are in when you receive a gift. The game's region will be the gifter's.
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Many game unavailable for my country GTA, Dirt3, If i win gift not work right? Sad bro.
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