What is the Exchange? FAQ

The Digiphile Exchange lets you trade in games you already own from a bundle for credit, which you can use to claim other previously bundled titles, either for yourself or as a gift. It’s a way to get more value from bundles and discover new games, even if you already own a few.

What You Can Do with the Exchange

1. Trade In Games You Already Own - If you already have a game from a newly purchased bundle in your Steam library, you can trade it in for Digiphile credit (up to 3 games per bundle).

2. Claim Games from the Exchange - Use your credits to claim previously bundled titles from the Exchange either for yourself or gifted to a friend. Discover more of the games curated by our team, even after the bundle ends.

Why the Exchange Exists

We created the Exchange to give more value to loyal gamers like you. Often, you may already own a few games in a bundle but still want to explore the rest. The Exchange helps you do just that without wasting keys or missing out on other great titles.

What You’ll Need to Participate

To join the Exchange, you’ll need to opt in to occasional Steam Library checks. This allows us to:

• Confirm which games you already own

• Make accurate trade-in offers

• Build new community features (coming soon!)

Your data stays private to the community unless you choose to share it. Steam library access helps us offer better bundles and stronger support from our publishing partners.

How It Works

1. Buy a bundle

2. Before redeeming or gifting any keys, we run a pre-approved Steam Library check

3. If any of the bundled games are already in your Steam library, you may trade in up to 3 of them (per bundle) for Digiphile credit

You’ll have 90 days to redeem, gift, or trade in your keys. After that:

• Titles already in your Steam library will be added to the Exchange for half credit when they expire

• Unredeemed titles not in your Steam library will expire (with no credit received)

How Credits Work

• You’ll earn 10 credits per dollar tier the game was originally part of. Example: 

  • A game in the $12 tier = 120 credits

• To claim a game from the Exchange, it costs 3x the trade-in value. 

  • Example: That $12-tier game costs 360 credits to claim

Digiphile credit in the Exchange does not expire

Note: DLC is excluded from the Exchange unless explicitly stated.

Why This Matters

Unused or unredeemed keys affect our ability to negotiate high-quality bundles with developers and publishers, while also impacting their ability to obtain keys from Steam. By linking your Steam account and keeping your play data current, you're helping us:

• Reduce key reselling on the grey market

• Obtain better titles for future bundles

• Help our partners obtain more keys for future bundles

• Launch upcoming community-driven features

We believe the Exchange is the first step in building a stronger, more rewarding experience for the Digiphile community, and we're excited for everyone to try it out!

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