"Just buy the game on Steam": Indie publisher behind a recent banger that sold 300k copies in its first week warns against key resellers after canceling hundreds of scalped keys

Generally speaking, you're best off using official channels for any video game purchases. There are exceptions when it comes to delisting and preservation and whatnot, but the simple fact is Steam, GOG, and others protect your investment more than third-party resellers, and one indie dev is reminding people of that by deactivating illegitimately gotten copies of their game. The repair shop sim ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs managed to shift 300,000 copies in its first week. "If you bought the game off shady reseller websites and lost access, contact said shady reseller website." Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+ To make his gripes here clear, he shares a news story from 2016, where tinyBuild says it lost $450,000 due to key resellers.