I love playing Xbox and my Steam Deck, and I buy many games for both platforms — but I rarely purchase the games directly through either of these. I hate paying full price for a game, so I’ll always check CDKeys first to see if it has a discount, and it often does, even on brand-new releases. There are already a bunch of amazing deals on CDKeys, giving discounts on Helldivers 2 and Dragons Dogma 2, to name a few popular games, but for this weekend only, it’s shaving off another 10% off all prices. This a great way to squeeze out even more value, use code PURPLE24 on your basket before checking out. It’s a one-use voucher and will discount up to a maximum of $5, so bear this in mind when looking at games over $50.
Feel free to check out the full library of PC and Xbox games you can get cheaper at CDKeys, but here’s my favorite picks from the current sale:
Is CDKeys legitimate?
CDKeys is a ‘grey market’ seller, so the company doesn’t run a marketplace like Ebay or randomly source its codes. It buys up codes for popular games and takes advantage of differing regional pricing to offer those codes at a discount.
I’ve been using CD Keys for around 10 years now and have never had an issue with its codes. I’ve purchased games, Xbox credit, and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions at a considerable discount and saved a small fortune over the years. CDKeys has a Trust Pilot rating of 4.8/5, so while some of the prices seem too good to be true, they really are true. My advice, only from anecdotes on Reddit, is to use your Steam or Xbox key immediately when you receive it and don’t hold on to it. Some users have found they’ve purchased an Xbox Game Pass at a discount and gone to redeem the code months later, and it hasn’t worked; CDKeys themselves also advise in its T&Cs that its codes are instant use.
Enjoy browsing the current sale, and let me know if you pick anything up!
