many people only want it for library add one

Is it still possible to get a Steam key for buying the game through itch.io? (If so, at what minimum price? And can I still do that after I already claimed the free game to my account?) I had this wishlisted for a long time, and couldn't afford the bundle it was in, so I'd love to be able to grab it at a deep discount :)

And as a small-time hobby game developer, I'm somewhat happy to see that you decided *not* to give out Steam keys for free -- the scammer/reseller landscape can really ruin the (perceived) value of a game.

The "anniversary price" was mentioned in reddit (and a few other sites), so it was to be expected..

I appreciate the chance to play the game & listen to the soundtrack!

Cheers

What did you honestly expect? Once news of a game giveaway ends up in feeds, forum posts, and places like Reddit communities there is going to be a flood of people coming, especially for a game that looks to have some actual real production quality to it. I can certainly understand your concerns but you are incorrect about Humble not giving free Steam keys... they do all the time.

Anyway, like someone mentioned in another thread a way to do a giveaway without distributing keys is to use the functionality that exists in the Steam API (Oauth??) to redeem an activation key directly to a user's Steam account with their approval. Using this method the game can only go directly to their account and they will never see any activation key.

BIG UPDATE ON STEAM KEYS! IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET ONE!  EVERYTHING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO PAY 0.50$. 

SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD GAME FOR FREE AND IF YOU LIKE IT YOU CAN SUPPORT US + GET THE STEAM KEY.

This is default setting by Itchi.oi and we didnt know that. :)

Here is proof what we did ourselves. Grab that key too if you want ;)

If you want this in the right way, then you must prepare a Landing-page where an user must login with captcha and can claim tru Steam login, and even can check if is a Unlimited account with real activity... then you will avoid all that persons requesting keys for resell. That are Not SCAMM, are persons taking advantage of a promo, unfair or not, are not scammers.

Is not very hard. But you goes for the speed way: Claim tru emails, or tru Gleam... not very smart indeed...

One thing that could have been done would be to put a 100% discount on Steam as well. Every now and then a game does that and people can just add it to their library for free while the promo is running and it will stay there afterwards. That way no one can scam you and resell keys.

Why not put it on a bundle site, so you can get a few $ for the game while getting steam reviews? The downside is key resellers will still resell your key for profit undercuting your price.  Usually this doesn't last forever though and most don't use key comparison sites. 

Hi Paperash Studio! I usually don't get involved in matters like this and stop to make a comment, but this time I felt the need to express my appreciation to you, the small developers, who not only beautifully crafted this game but also generously made it free on itch.io. I feel bad that actual developers with the passion of making games were taken advantage of and were close to having your sales completely wrecked by the greed of those who wanted free steam keys. I sincerely wish your studio all the best, and once again, thank you for Dark Train :).