Is there any way to get a refund for a game bought from Steam?

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Is it possible?

If it is, do I have to have had some sort of technical problem or can I get a refund just because I didn't like it?

o0'. · Accepted Answer

This policy has just changed.

Now it's possible to ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase, provided you have played it for less than two hours.

You can request a refund for nearly any purchase on Steam—for any
  reason. Maybe your PC doesn't meet the hardware requirements; maybe
  you bought a game by mistake; maybe you played the title for an hour
  and just didn't like it.
  
  It doesn't matter. Valve will, upon request via help.steampowered.com,
  issue a refund for any reason, if the request is made within fourteen
  days of purchase, and the title has been played for less than two
  hours. There are more details below, but even if you fall outside of
  the refund rules we’ve described, you can ask for a refund anyway and
  we’ll take a look.
  
  You will be issued a full refund of your purchase within a week of
  approval. You will receive the refund in Steam Wallet funds or through
  the same payment method you used to make the purchase. If, for any
  reason, Steam is unable to issue a refund via your initial payment
  method, your Steam Wallet will be credited the full amount. (Some
  payment methods available through Steam in your country may not
  support refunding a purchase back to the original payment method.
  Click here for a full list.)

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Mag Roader · Answer

Note that Steam's policy has changed - it is now possible to request a refund. The Steam Subscriber Agreement now links to the Steam Refund Policy. Please see other answers which describe this in more detail.

It is possible in special circumstances to cancel an order. I managed to undo a preorder of a game that went on sale the day after I preordered it. I contacted customer support, and since I didn't actually get the game yet (it wasn't out), they allowed me to cancel my preorder and reorder with the sale price. I don't recall whether my credit card had been charged for the initial order, however.

user2974 · Answer

Steam may refund an entire order if you file a ticket on their tech support site.  Note, however, they may require you to have a good reason.

The one time I wanted to cancel an order (when I purchased all 3 Borderlands expansions and then found out two of them include SecuROM), I opted not to cancel mine, because tech support informed me they would have to refund the entire order, and I had purchased some one day sale items on the same order.

Nat · Answer

Steam is described as a "Service" in thier licence agreement etc. They hope this will allow them to avoid most online consumer laws in many countries that categorically state that you are allowed a refund in the case that a game does not work.

If you have a technical problem with a game, you can try to get a refund, but I have never tried it.

Is there any way to get a refund for a game bought from Steam?

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