I want to compile a list of currently delisted or purchase-disabled Steam games but they are still available as Steam key that can be bought from official stores
I think this info could be useful to some people maybe

Purchase disabled

Game ITAD
Betrayer ITAD
F1 2018 ITAD
F.E.A.R. ITAD
FIM Speedway Grand Prix 15 ITAD
Lost Planet 2 ITAD
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition ITAD
Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers ITAD
Max Payne ITAD
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne ITAD
NBA 2K20 ITAD
Ninja Blade ITAD
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City ITAD
Section 8: Prejudice ITAD
Shadow Man ITAD
Super Cloudbuilt ITAD
Street Fighter IV ITAD
Street Fighter® X Tekken® ITAD
WWE 2K16 ITAD
[Template]() [ITAD]()

Delisted (or banned)

Game ITAD
Afterfall Insanity Extended Edition ITAD
Crystal City ITAD
Eisenhorn: XENOS ITAD
Fable III ITAD
Glare ITAD
HORROR OF THE DEEP ITAD
Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird) ITAD
力量的代價 Power Overwhelming ITAD
Pressure ITAD
Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days ITAD
SinSlayers ITAD
Sol Divide ITAD
Spellblast ITAD
Spintires ITAD
Template [ITAD]()

Feel free to share your findings and I will update the list
And no, I won't list if they are available on grey market

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reserved maybe

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thanks for this it will be very useful

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Hi Maya, thank you for the input.
I am just confused if there are any Steam official terms on this.
There maybe more like banned, removed or something alike.

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Pressure has a redux version still available on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/425240/Pressure_Overdrive/

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Well, ya
but you can have both in your library if you want
maybe someone want them ... just maybe

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True. Also apparently the new one is missing the multiplayer mode, which would likely be dead but it still counts as missing content.

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https://isthereanydeal.com/game/supercloudbuilt/info/
ITAD still lists the game as available on Steam but it's pulled from Steam store
https://store.steampowered.com/app/463700/Super_Cloudbuilt/

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That's because the store page still exist but without price, mostly delisted by distributor and not banned ones

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It's also because the game should come back this year when the licensing problem will be resolve (https://coilworks.se/blog/2021/9/23/super-cloudbuilt-publishing-changes-and-updates)

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It's not delisted, only not sold on Steam.

Still available on GMG, for example:

https://www.greenmangaming.com/pt/games/super-cloudbuilt/

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You can still buy FIM Speedway Grand Prix 15 on official stores.

ITAD page

Thanks for the heads up; bought Pressure.

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You can access the store page via the ITAD link. :)

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nah, you will access ads from itad link

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You should use an AdBlocker, then you don't see them. Besides this, then every link in this thread should lead directly to the store page and not just mine.

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View attached image.
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Ok, a point for you. AdBlock plus doesn't show it. But you also should ask all others here to delet the ITAD-Links.

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Added, thanks =)

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I'm sure that Betrayer no more sells on Steam:
https://isthereanydeal.com/game/betrayer/info/

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Added, thanks =)

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https://isthereanydeal.com/game/fear/info/

ITAD erroneously displays the game as 90% off on Steam, but it's actually unbuyable other than with the sequels (as FEAR Trilogy). But you can buy it separately on other stores, as the sequels kind of suck

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when i checked the Steam link it was linking to something called fear background so it's linking to the wrong game

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Yeah, same. This is why I noted the error

https://store.steampowered.com/app/21090/FEAR/

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Are we pointing out faults with ITAD, or actually providing information regarding delisted games?
Because ITAD has a lot of errors with game info, and this is not the site to report those errors.

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It's not a delisted game, but an unbuyable (on Steam) one. It is however buyable on other stores. Just wanted to write about the error because someone probably would click and think it's fine on Steam

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IT'S THE WRONG GAME THAT ITAD IS LINKING TO.
This is an issue with ITAD, not something wrong with Steam, or the purchasing of FEAR.
Like I said, ITAD has MANY errors, make a new thread or contact the people who run ITAD to sort that out.

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I know. I'm just informing potential clickers. What matters is that you can't buy F.E.A.R standalone on Steam

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Why is supercloudbuilt delisted? :S

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I know it may be out of topic a bit. Do anyone know a way to get game called ''Blur, year 2010'' from any save source other than trade for hundred of keys?

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Don't get me wrong but honestly I am not sure what is the point of posts like this

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Maybe someone still interesting in buying some old games already not available on Steam
They can check this list and see if still available in any official store.

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Let's say you wanted to buy Fear but realized you can't anymore. Would you just search "buy Fear" or would you search "list of games that I can't buy from Steam, but available in other stores"?

For me it is the first one for sure, which is why I find posts like these pointless.

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That's true. But I see this Thread more than a "coincidentally found thread". Sometimes you want to buy a game later and forget to put it on your wishlist - or you don't realize, when it's gone from it. Here you are reminded if you see the Thread.

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If you forget it, it means it is not that important to remember?

I mean, I can't imagine someone mourning "I was going to play FEAR but I forgot, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" or "Thank got this thread save me, I almost forget I was dying to play this game" lol

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if you don't want to use this thread it's up to you but it will be useful for many i'm sure

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I asked to learn why it is useful You are welcome to give an answer to that, but otherwise please don't interfere.

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You are overacting. It is not that dramatic, but it can happen, that you forget something because you want to do it later - in this case play a specific game.

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Which brings my first answer :) If that game is specific enough to remember, I would just google it. If that game is not specific enough to remember, but overall ok game to play, there are lots of ok games to play. I doubt you will lose a unique experience overall.

Anyway, I asked to see why it is not pointless, but in the end I still think it is. It's alright if you find it helpful tho.

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You named another reason why this Thread isn't pointless. Even if the game you forgot isn't listed here, the Thread itself can remember you that you wanted to play a specific game and you look it up - if it's still sold on Steam or not.

Sure there are lots of (good) games to play, but that also is a reason that you can't play every game at once and may forget it over time.

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You named another reason why this Thread isn't pointless. Even if the game you forgot isn't listed here, the Thread itself can remember you that you wanted to play a specific game and you look it up - if it's still sold on Steam or not.

Well, that doesn't make sense at all haha :D Which part of the thread will remind me a game that is not even in the list? Just because the thread name has "game" in it? Don't forget which forum we are in as well.

Sure there are lots of (good) games to play, but that also is a reason that you can't play every game at once and may forget it over time.

Exactly! You can't play every game, and the fact that you forgot it means the game is clearly not special enough for you to remember anyway. Instead of thinking "was there a game that I forget to play" or looking "games that I can't buy from Steam but can buy from other places", just look at your preferred store and buy if you think it is an interesting game. It's not like those "forgotten" games will haunt you in your dreams or something like that.

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The point is to find games, which you can't buy in Steam anymore, but are available on other official reseller sites.

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Is there a special reason to buy games that not available on Steam anymore? If the answer is "no, I just want to play the game", I gave my thoughts about it in the comment above.

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Dito, and yes, there are reasons to play them.

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there are reasons to play them.

?

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you do know what play means right?

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Is there a special reason to buy games that not available on Steam anymore?

You should know we are not talking about whether we should play games or not.

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Devotion is delisted everywhere except the developers site.

https://shop.redcandlegames.com/games/devotion

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but it's a DRM free version, I am assuming this topic is for Steam key that is still available in official stores

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THIS IS NOT A TRADING SITE.

Please don't promote this under the Deals section

Don't link to GG.Deals, as they link directly to gray resellers.

Please read the Guidelines of this site:

Reselling keys and links to reseller stores. Do not use our site to resell keys, and do not post offers from stores which allow third parties to resell their keys or gifts. For example, do not ask others if they are interested in buying your leftover keys from a recent bundle purchase, or link to keys for sale on sites such as Kinguin, G2A, or Eneba.

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you can disable those grey market on gg.deals
so I don't think it's direct link to grey market
and their interface show better information than ITAD sometimes
I can remove them, if many other users ask
Or mods tell me that GG.deals are not allowed in SG

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Soon to be:

Gods Remastered (very low price right now)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/628720/GODS_Remastered/

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but street fighter iv purchase disabled is temporary, right?

''Notice: Message from Capcom:

We are aware of an issue that some customers may be experiencing during game installation which is related to Games for Windows LIVE. We are temporarily disabling the purchase option on Steam while we investigate the matter further. We will keep you informed of the progress of the investigation. Thank you for your patience.''

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good to know, will remove it later when it back on Steam

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Same goes for all of the Capcom games mentioned, so:

Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City
Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter® X Tekken®

are all just disabled temporarily due to GfW Live and hopefully will be available again eventually after a patch.

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Might be someone know. where to find a group or site with people who buy and sell games removed from steam?

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steamtrades.com or just a few removed games sellers.

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inventory dot gift for collectors

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sorry?

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There is a site where you can see all games which aren't sold on Steam anymore, but I can't post it, because it links to grey market sites.

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Sol divide
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sol-divide
https://steamdb.info/app/379350/

Mobile Light Force
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mobile-light-force-aka-gunbird
https://steamdb.info/app/379370/

Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers (some dlcs are also available in humble)
https://steamdb.info/app/255420/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/magic-2015-duels-of-the-planeswalkers

No ggdeals official stores available in theirs link for those , but humble bundle is official store

Rocket Knight * (this is sold in some regions, interesting for Euro buyers)
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/rocket-knight
https://steamdb.info/app/19030/

I will add more when i could have time, there are also, some games that are available at Amazon.com, could be interesting also for the thread?

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i can still buy rocket knight on Steam in UK

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Added, thanks =)

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Some of these you listed are not delisted nor purchase disabled but purely banned games.

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How do I distinguish the difference?

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Example for "Crystal City":

https://steam-tracker.com/app/473740

Just plug in the appID of the game. It will say like:

  • Purchase disabled
  • Delisted
  • Banned
  • Retail only
  • etc.
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Nice tool, but how do this site distinguish if a game is Delisted or Banned?

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There's a large community behind it interested in tracking these sort of things:

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/RemGC/discussions

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I see.
This group has some not-so-easy restrictions to apply, so I think the information is not public for mediocre users.

I am still curious what's the conditions to distinguish Delisted or Banned.
Thank you =)

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Actually while group membership has certain requirements, the discussions are public and anyone can participate.

Here's the description of each state:

  • Purchase disabled = Apps that still have store pages up but cannot currently be purchased.
  • Delisted = Apps that have been completely removed from Steam store.
  • Banned = Apps that were delisted for some rule violation (review manipulation, inventory/market manipulation, scams, etc.). Not visible in the Steam API.

There are other "special" states like:

  • Open sub = Apps that are purchasable, but have disabled store pages.

E.g: Dollar Dash, while the game doesn't have a store page anymore, it can still be purchased through this sub page: sub/25761

Another example is Aerena, a free-to-play game that doesn't have a store page anymore, but can still be freely added using steam://install/247830

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and how you see different between delisted and banned ? both have still the community hub ? so only the "people" can say the difference ?

delisted not completey removed from steam - the hub stays forever. unless the game was Never Really Released.

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see my answer below

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So the difference between Delisted and Banned is to check if visible in Steam API.
I got it =)

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Correct. You can try it yourself by calling the Steam API (you will need to generate an API key first):

https://steamapi.xpaw.me/#IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames

This will retrieve owned games of a specified user (JSON response).

I just tried it on my account, and checked the following two games that I own: 473740 (banned) and 224220 (delisted). As expected the banned game was not included, while the delisted one was included.

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Motor Rock: https://www.yardteam.org/mr/eng/download.php

Not sure if still works, but I got mine there a few years ago.

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Unfortunately it is no longer available. I wish I had it sooner, thanks anyway ;D

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https://steamdb.info/app/897820/
Reigns: Game of Thrones
Still on Fanatical and others.

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Added, thanks =)

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I can buy it directly on Steam for R$8,69. Dunno if it's not available on some countries.

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Same here, I can still buy it for 3,99€.

Edit: looks like they removed it 1 week ago and then added it again 2 day later. weird

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removed =)

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Added, thanks =)

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Also max payne 1,2 just selling for 6 countries

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Added thanks =)

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I wonder if it's 6 without some solid prove, it says Max Payne (EU), so guessing a majority of the EU atleast.

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