First of all, regarding the purchase of games on steam, apart from official sales, there is indeed a third platform purchase method, but steam has different activity periods every year, such as summer promotion, winter promotion, New Year promotion, Christmas promotion and so on. If you want to buy games during the promotion period, it is recommended to buy them directly on the official platform of steam. Simple procedures and various payment methods. If it is not during the discount period, you can go to the third platform to see which is cheaper.
(1) small black box
The black box is an APP that is deeply bound to the steam account. At the same time, it has the latest game consultation, rich strategy, perfect encyclopedia and active player community. Basically, in order to view the game update data in real time, steam players will download a black box APP. The game sold in the black box APP is the activation code CDKEY, which is safer than other third-party black boxes and generally has no big problems. If you want to get a refund on the black box, you can't get a refund directly from the steam platform.
Operation process: first, bind your own steam account in the "I" interface, enter the password of the steam account to log in, and then you can query the latest game discounts in the "game library" and buy them directly in the game details interface.
② Beet game
Su Guo Games is a service platform that provides genuine games in all directions. Mainly to provide players with game promotion discounts, game pre-sale, free games, game peripherals and other services. Su Guo platform has a good reputation, and it also buys the activation code CDKEY like the little black box APP. Generally speaking, this is not a big problem, but Suguo will automatically lock the area. If you are a player in a national region, you can only buy games in the national region, which is the disadvantage of Su Guo.
Operation process: Enter the game interface in Su Guo, or download the APP in Su Guo. You don't need to bind the steam account. After logging in directly, search for the game you want to buy in the main interface, and then pop up the game details interface to buy and use the game.
③ Taobao
You can also buy games on Taobao, the largest shopping platform in China. A treasure is cheap, so you don't need to see if it is on sale. Basically, the above games are discounted or even broken, but Taobao sells them in different stores. There is no guarantee that the source of the game is safe and effective, and players need to judge and identify it themselves. At the same time, there is no after-sales service, and the follow-up risk is greater. It is suggested that it is more reliable to buy games on a regular platform.
I think everyone knows the purchase process of Taobao, but because there are many individual businesses, we need to be cautious to prevent being cheated. Here, we suggest that you can buy a regional prepaid card from Taobao, and then use the money in the prepaid card to buy games when steam launches the promotion, or see if the store directly issues the cdk activation code. If the store requests to activate the game with tools, it will be pirated in all likelihood, and the CDK activation code sent directly will be more reliable.