Steam users can get a refund “for any reason”

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Steam users can now request and receive a refund for any reason, providing it’s been less than 14 days since the customer made the purchase but only if they spent less than two hours in the game.

According to the updated refund policy, a full refund will be offered on the game as well as any DLC or pre-purchased items as long as the core game wasn’t played for over the two hours mark. However, some forms of DLC are listed as a non-refundable purchase, so users will need to keep that in mind when clicking the buy button.

Refunds will be credited within a week to either to the user’s Steam Wallet or payment method used when making the purchase.

Gifts cannot be refunded once redeemed, the same goes for movies and those banned by the Anti-Cheat system.

Valve states that it will stop handing refunds to those which abuse the system, but it does not “consider it abuse to request a refund on a title that was purchased just before a sale and then immediately re-buying that title for the sale price.”

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Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/02/steam-refunds-valve/

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ArzuaPosted:

DeluxeHazard This is a great way for people to trial games then.


Wish they did this on consoles.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

Qwel its about damn time, I waited 3 weeks for my DayZ refund, THREE !


That is way too long to receive a refund for a game.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

This is a great way for people to trial games then.

ehPosted:

its about damn time, I waited 3 weeks for my DayZ refund, THREE !

LukeGPosted:

steam has been giving me problems recently

ArzuaPosted:

Adamu It sucks they don't give you more time to get into the game to see if it was worth the money but it's still a pretty nice add and I'm sure many will use this.


Yeah if only it was like 4-5 hours of the game played.

AdamuPosted:

It sucks they don't give you more time to get into the game to see if it was worth the money but it's still a pretty nice add and I'm sure many will use this.

KatsumiChanPosted:

ODST Wish the time frame was closer to 4 or 5 hours so that way we could get immersed enough into the game to tell if it is worth the price or not. Maybe the hours could vary by price point.


That's a bad thing, because what about the games with a storyline of only 4-5hours. You play it, beat it, and refund. You pay nothing but still play the game fully. It's not fair to the devs.

LukeGPosted:

i have wanted this for a long time now

HeiPosted:

ODST Wish the time frame was closer to 4 or 5 hours so that way we could get immersed enough into the game to tell if it is worth the price or not. Maybe the hours could vary by price point.


I think it was meant for people that accidentally bought games without being able to run them.