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in normal store there is written about region locks on game purchase page

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If you look at each of those 2 subs, the global is global, it has no region restrictions. They can be activated and used everywhere, including RU/CIS. So if you are sure you don't have the RU/CIS one, it's safe to put without any region lock.

In some shops, usually they mention region locks (e.g. Fanatical) somewhere. In Fanatical you can see a list of places where it's activated, IIRC. Humble Bundle is harder until you try to activate the key and know how to get the activated sub; if you have a locked one, it should be activable in your region (the one you chose in your user settings).

If you got the key off a bundle, go to Deals and look for the bundle, it'll list the region locks thanks to the busy people there, specially SensualShakti.

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No. Global is global. Without any restrictions

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From what I understand, they won't give a RU/CIS key to people outside of that region so unless you are from that region or use a bank./payment from that region it should give you the global one for this case.

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Let's say you are not in any of the RU/CIS countries. I think it's safe to suppose that you got a key that's not the one for RU/CIS. It would make no sense. And if it is, you should be able to refund it, or change it somehow.

A way to know what you're activating without using the key is if you have the game (the exact game/bundle) or one of your friends has it, try to redeem it in the browser using this method:
https://i.imgur.com/FpwDaSD.jpg

See the "packageid" number? Then go to https://steamdb.info/sub/55781/ or whatever number it gave you, and that's the sub the key will activate.

However, this method can be dangerous for anything but single game keys, and there's always the chance that Steam borks and still activates the key. It once happened to me with a bundle. For single game keys I think it's safe. If you trust your friends about it, ofc.

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I recommend not to contact Humble support about restriction. I did it once before purchasing Hogwarts legacy asking about it saying I have it as prize for contest. They threaten me by ban saying it is only for personal use.

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As you live in France(?) afaik you'll get the global key automagically. Besides, if the winner isn't a total jerk he'd consent to delete the GA should any problems materialize.

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if your bumping for the Ixion question, I would trust steamDB(especially if you bought 2 and redeemed one) over what fanaticals region checker said(this is a good backup if you aren't sure on the steamDB package). Just take a little caution with some bundles bringing new games as they might have had a new unindexed subID made for the bundle(watch SG thread for those)

fanatical sometimes says things have more region locks than they really do(I have had ones where it says it only activates in the USA... and after checking once winner activated the game it was a far more open than fanatical said).

now on a second note... if fanaticals region checker is matching this subID: here I would be a little more cautious as they might not be guaranteeing you a region unlocked key.

to note: you can always check which subID a key is for if you own the game already.

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  1. There is no way to know the sub of a key unless you activate it yourself with SteamDB extension (or read the information from F12 Developer Tool). And even doing so won't let you know the sub of a region locked key that excludes your store country.
  2. The region lock information is usually written on the store page, but the accuracy varies. Humble Bundle used to gives wrong region information for some bundle keys in the past, but they have been mostly accurate lately. Fanatical does handle region locked key but it is not very clear about it (you need to try selecting from the drop down), and it sometimes give wrong information as well.
  3. SteamDB is accurate about the region lock of a sub.
  4. SteamDB used to include all sub of an app, but due to change in Steam API, it can no longer see subs that the bot doesn't own. We used to be able to look through the list and determine possible sub of a key, but it's no longer fool proof if publisher decides to make new region locked subs.
  5. In the case of WRC 6, if you are buying from Moldova, you might get RU/CIS sub. On the other hand, if you can confirm that your key is global sub, you can gift without restricting country.
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The sub in F12 Developer Tool is the actual sub of the key, in which case, if you check Info tab, you can see that the key is almost global, excluding only Russia (other CIS countries can activate the key).

As mentioned before, store may give incorrect region information. You only know the sub of the key when you activate it, from which you can look up the region lock information on SteamDB.

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Your key region is based on your Steam account region when you first connect to the Humble bundle
In this case: https://steamdb.info/app/458770/subs/
If you're steam region was from RU/CIS when you first connect to the Humble bundle, it's RU/CIS key
If not, you got the global key

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