Question
There's an Unreal pack available on Steam – but not in my region (Germany) probably due to Germany's laws against graphical violence for minors. I had the idea to ask a friend in the USA to register an account for me, buy the game, then give me the password and I log in from my home.
Will I be able to download games which have previously been bought with my account even if they're not offered for sale in the region that I'm currently in?
(Might be a real disappointment to real Americans who come to Germany for a longer period ...)
Answer
Valve can (and has) locked out games attached to peoples Steam accounts that are from a different region than the one they live in.
This was a big deal with the Orange Box first launched.
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