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hi if i purchased this from itch.io would a steam key also be provided when it releases on steam?

Usually the answer is no on this because Steam makes a developer pay for each key they produce to avoid mass fraud. Meaning giving a Steam key for a Itch purchase is in a way giving 2 copies of the game for the price of 1 at a loss

See dev response below, I was wrong

Kinky Fridays75 days ago

Sorry but this isn't true. Developers are not paying to make steam keys. But to answer the original question we won't be transferring ownership from one store to another. If you buy on any store you will have the exact same game any other store has. If you want it on steam then I'd suggest waiting for the steam launch there.

Chrysawis74 days ago

Really? Hmm apologies then. There was a big stink recently about a game selling for cheaper off site and Valve enforced the developer to pay per key produced after. I had heard they made that a site wide thing but seems I was mistaken, woops