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GamersGate Reviews Summary

GamersGate is an online store that sells digital games at discounted prices, offering instant delivery and a wide selection of titles across various platforms.

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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Just wanted to play Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero and my order got selected for manual review despite ordering from this site several times in the past. Never ordering from this site again. I know a scam when I see one. Give me my key already. You happily took my money already.

Update: CODE DOES NOT WORK! I CAN CONFIRM THIS SITE IS A SCAM! IT'S NOT EVEN A STEAM CODE! Gamers hate is by far the WORST experience I have with any keys site. If you value your money, run away. I highly doubt I'll ever get a proper code.

Order #*******

Update#2: You know what, just give me my refund. This experience had been HORRIBLE. Over 12 hours with NO key. Give me my refund immediately. I don't care about the apologetic discount code for a future purchase. I NEVER plan to order from GamersGate ever again. And I see from other users y'all have had issues with your API in the past which only ensures it'll just keep happening with future orders. GIVE ME MY REFUND so I can add this site to my block list for scam.

Order #*******

Date of experience: October 11, 2024
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This website is a scam. Instantly took my money from paypal for a game that went into "manual review" which i was told would be over "very very soon" so i gave it about 40 minutes until i emailed them asking about it. No response. So i go ask for help in discord. Their discord is littered with un-resolved problems and customers wondering where their games are. They never answer. Impossible to get in touch with anyone but they immediately take my money. I thought this method of buying games was supposed to be instant? Garbage company with nobody working.

Date of experience: May 22, 2024
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Gamersgate allowed me to make a purchase without creating an account, then refused to send me a password (or let me reset my password) to create an account with that email... which they then required for me to access my purchase. Effectively they took my money then refused to give me my product. Steer clear - no "sale" is worth it if you don't get what you paid for.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Utah
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Quick, helpful, and honest
September 10, 2023

I am beyond impressed with GamersGate! They were super quick to get back to me with questions and helpful in giving me links to simplify the downloads. I ordered a game that I thought was for a PS4. They were so kind to refund me for my own mistake. I will definitely refer them to friends and family!

Date of experience: September 9, 2023
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Can do better
June 10, 2023

Game couldnt be downloaded, and they refunded my tiny amount of money after some headbanging (my own) They should have made it clear that u have to download and create an Ubisoft account and when u buy on gamersgate the said game is magically activated on ubi without a key. ( how this is possible, i have no idea) maybe i will try some time

Date of experience: June 10, 2023
Poland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I buyed two codes to Wolcen to want play with my boyfriend, and stuck in manual review...

21st century and manual checking? And this is the official store according to gg.deals? I feel like in the Middle Ages.

I bought these keys on Saturday. Nobody works there on weekends? So turn website off on weekends.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I tried to purchase Assassin's Creed® Valhalla Deluxe Edition on this website. I received a link for a download that NEVER worked. It is 100% scam.

Date of experience: September 28, 2022
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought a piece of DLC for a Steam game for under $5 ($3.69 to be exact) and the purchase was flagged as being under review. I've bought keys from a bunch of different sites like Green Man Gaming, Humble Store and Fanatical and I always get what I paid for almost immediately but for some reason GamersGate decided my purchase of three fiddy was sus and needed to be held up. Luckily I only spent a fiver so if I end up in limbo like a lot of other people seem to be I'm not really out by that much. But yeah, I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone; especially since there's dozens of other sites that offer the same service without the hassle.

Date of experience: April 24, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have purchased many games through gamersgate.com. In every case, I was convinced I had found the best price for the game I bought. As others have said, the manual confirmation of the purchase is a bit annoying if you get selected for it. I've had it happen to me twice. Both times, it took 2-3 hours and then I was able to begin downloading the games. This is the only reason I didn't rate them 5 stars. I'm cool with it because these games are so huge they take multiple hours to download regardless where I buy it.

I have been excited to see games I played in my youth available for purchase that I can't find anywhere else. It has been a huge amount of fun to see those games running on modern platforms successfully.

If you have a large games library like me, and your pockets aren't very deep, also like me, this is an excellent site for purchasing computer games. The selection is MASSIVE. The prices are CHEAP.

Enjoy!

Date of experience: January 23, 2022
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Terrible service, locks you out of purchased products and offers no help. Rude sarcastic support team. Go anywhere else... absolutely dreadful.

Date of experience: November 28, 2017
GB
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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All good
October 7, 2017

Games here are much cheaper than on origin or steam. I wouldnt say they ripped me off by any means. My highest recommendation.

Date of experience: October 6, 2017
South Africa
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Incompetent idiots
August 6, 2017

I never had an issue buying from GG before. Now they put every order I make under manual review which means my money gets tied up for several days and I don't get what I paid for, then they cancel my orders, and take ages to refund me.

It seems as though their current business model means they don't want to make money any more if they keep refusing to take orders. Oh well, I guess it'll be goodbye to them, just like other resellers over the years. They won't be missed.

Date of experience: August 6, 2017
District of Columbia
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I buy games online when new release come last week i searched my favorite games online i found my favorite games on this at best price i shopped from this site this is a great online shopping site for games.

Date of experience: January 4, 2016
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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This site will take your money, refuse to provide you with any customer service when their games don't work/are impossible to download, won't give you a refund when you ask for one, and then will stop talking to you as they merrily run away with your money in hand. DO NOT buy games from them unless you like giving away money.

Date of experience: October 25, 2015
New Jersey
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I wish I saw these reviews before making a purchase. Gamersgate.com will take your money then lock your account! STAY AWAY FROM THESE THIEVES

Date of experience: October 21, 2015
Georgia
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Bought Shogun Total War 2 from them after downloading the game (which took 6 hours) and installing the game I received a error message. Everytime I attempted to open the game. I was instructed be Gamersgate to give the error message to the publisher and they would be able to tell me what the error was. The published told me it was a faulty software/corrupt file error and I would need new software. I ask gamersgate for another download they told e its against their policy to issue another download or a refund after the serial number is opened... YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE SERIAL TO DOWNLOAD THE GAME. It was no way I could have known the download was corrupt with out opening the serial to download the game. So now I have NO GAME and STILL OUT OF MY $32.85! They basicallt took my money and said you cant do anything about it! Thats like going to McDonald's paying for a Big Mac and they drop it on the floor step on it until its just mush... you open the sandwich and ask for another one... then they say "its against policy to give you another one or give you a refund because you aready opened the wrapper" -_-

Date of experience: June 5, 2015
North Carolina
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scam by misrepresentation
February 25, 2015

Avoid this site! I bought a game that was not as described and without even using it, the company refused to give me a refund. Terrible customer service and illegitimate business.

Date of experience: February 24, 2015
Kentucky
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Purchased FIFA
June 24, 2014

Purchased FIFA. Payment IMMEDIATELY deducted from my bank account. They gave me a message saying my purchase is under review. NEVER got the game and NEVER got a response to my customer support ticket. ALSO, they have no phone #!

Date of experience: June 24, 2014
Maryland
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I went to the site and purchased skyrim, the cost was immediately taken from my paypal account. Now it has been a week and skill no serial key. Can't play the game without the key. Emailed customer service several days ago and still no response. I will be filing a dispute with paypal today, what a pita.

Date of experience: May 15, 2013
New York
43 reviews
196 helpful votes
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The site offers downloads of many different PC games. Prices are average but they have very good deals once in a while. They don't offer retail games - rather the games are somehow run through an online service. I am quite confused as to exactly how it all works though.

I purchased a PC game, downloaded it through the link provided (it was a 4+ GB file so it took a while even with a FIOS connection), and went through the installation process. When it was all done I couldn't find anything on my computer - no game files, no link, no shortcut anywhere. I searched through their help section and FAQs with no luck. Finally I searched the web and found that some of their games are actually activated through Steam.com. I installed the Steam software and used the activation key that was in my order from gamersgate.com and surprisingly it all worked - although I had to download the 4 GB file again.

I was a little unhappy that I couldn't get a standalone game that could be run offline and without using the Steam service (which records all of your gaming activity) but the price was right so it is not too bad. The game runs perfectly though so overall my experience was OK.

Next time though I think I will just purchase a hardcopy of the game though. It would definitely make it easier.

I would recommend that the site clarify the download, installation, and activation process a little better.

Date of experience: August 25, 2011