• AnyOldName3@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    To go one better, there’s http://isthereanydeal.com/, which tracks prices across a bunch of vetted key retailers (i.e. companies that buy wholesale keys from publishers and sell them to users, but not grey-market or dodgy sites) so you can see where’s cheapest and get notified of discounts etc.

    Why check GreenManGaming and Steam (and potentially a bunch of their competitors, too) when you could check one site and know who’s best?

    I’ve accidentally made this read like an ad, but they’ve not paid me to say this, I just always check the site before buying games, and have either saved loads of money by doing so over the years, or have ended up buying a bunch of things I’d have ignored on the grounds they were too expensive otherwise. I don’t know in which direction, but it’s definitely changed the amount I’ve spent on games over the last ten years.

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      3 months ago

      I second this recommendation. They “recently” updated their site, too, so it’s got a lot of great filters and such. I’m always adding things to my steam wishlist (because friends use that) but http://isthereanydeal.com can sync up and notify you when games are 50%, 90%, or even 99% off!

      Use code “AnyOldName3” to get your next game recommendation free.

      Seriously though, there is no code, the service is free and I think it’s mostly made by people addicted to being patient gamers. I blame it exclusively for me taking an unplayed backlog of like 2000 different steam games…

  • Luci@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I was worried until I saw that giant Trustpilot banner. Any site that needs a giant Trustpilot banner sure makes me feel confident.

    (I don’t trust this site)

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      3 months ago

      For what it’s worth- I’ve used them plenty and it’s always appeared to be legitimate. They don’t “stock” every game out there, but they do have most things and they do usually end up being 3-5% cheaper than steam unless steam is having a sale.

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        3 months ago

        I’ve used them for a while too. Sometimes they’ll have weird keys super cheap. Like I was able to grab Dark Souls 3 + both DLC’s for like $16 or something way back when.

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      3 months ago

      i too am skeptical of sites that use trust pilot, but i have used greenmangaming before, they dont sell stolen keys or do other shady things AFAIK. It’s a decent service.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve purchased 7 games from them over the years, and my friends others. No issues. Started in 2014 with my last being in 2021.

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    3 months ago

    GMG is legit, and I’ve started shifting a towards them every since Humble got bought by IGN. Fanatical too, although those mystery bundles are such a scam, haha.