Steam – What happens if I buy a game I own on Uplay, on Steam

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If I own a game, which requires Uplay, on Uplay, and buy the same game later on Steam, what will happen?

Here are a few of my thoughts of possible outcomes.

  • Will I get a key from Steam, which I cannot use, or need to register a new Uplay account to use it?
  • Will I be able to launch the game both ways? If so, will they be separate entries on Uplay?
  • Will Steam override the Uplay purchase so I can only use it from Steam?

To emphasize my actual question: I already know that if I own a Uplay title on Steam, I can only launch it through Steam, and vice-versa. What I'm interested in is what happens if I (accidentally) buy a Uplay title on Steam when I already own it on Uplay.

Best Answer

I just did this. I have Assassin's Creed 3 on Uplay from a free download code when I got a gfx card a few years ago. I just bought AC3 on steam during the winter sale and now my Uplay account shows two instances of AC3, one of them is the uplay version that tries to download it from the Uplay servers and the other one is a link that starts the steam version.