Digital Goods Explained
A digital good (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal game product available through an online store. Popular examples of online digital stores that sell digital goods include the Mac App Store and Steam.
We sell multiple types of Digital Goods at the Mac/Win Game Store:
- DRM Free - These are direct downloads from us, and are yours to keep. No keys, no license, just own.
- Registered Games - These are installed and unlocked using our App. Once registered, they can remain on that specific computer and OS. These sometimes have demo versions to try freely before purchase.
- Serial Key Only - For 3rd party services like Steam or Epic. The "key" must be entered into their Service, and only grants a license to use the Digital Goods within that Service, following their Terms of Service you agreed too when creating an account on that service.
Some notes about Digital Goods:
- DOWNLOAD AND PLAY A DEMO BEFORE PURCHASE! (if one is available)
- Digital Goods purchases will not be physically shipped out to you.
- Digital Goods purchases are not normally refundable if its a "Key Only" purchase (like Steam).
- In some situations, a Purchase is only a "License to use" the Digital Good.
- A Digital Good that is free of any DRM and is a Direct Download from us, is yours to keep after download.
What is "DRM":
Digital goods are often encoded with Digital Rights Management (DRM) that restricts making additional
copies of the game or playing from multiple locations at the same time. Most DRM are in the form
of serial code required. This means some purchases from this store will send you a Registration Serial Code
that you will enter into the Fully Downloaded Game Product. Or the serial is automatically entered during an
installation process from an approved Store Library Management Application.
If you would like to read more information about the ordering process, or frequently asked questions, please head over to the Support Center.
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Originally began by shipping games in the 90s. Much has changed over the decades, and getting games into the hands of Mac & PC gamers is still our focus!