Due to restrictions on payment methods in foreign services, which include the Epic Games Store, it has become more difficult to freely access certain products. Users are faced with the fact that most of the games are blocked, and the VPN does not solve the problem. Nevertheless, some options are still available, and they can be used, although there are not so many that are really relevant.
This manual presents all working methods, how to buy the game on the Epic Games Store in Russia in 2022.
Can I buy the game from the Epic Games Store?
In fact, yes. Epic Store is the only marketplace that supports a payment processing system Xsolla. The service allows you to use many payment methods available in the Russian Federation. Among which:
- qiwi;
- Credit cards (Sberbank, Tinkoff, Alfa Bank, VTB);
- Mobile payment.
How to buy a game from the Epic Games Store directly
Difficulties, as a rule, do not arise in this case: it is enough to find the desired game, click on “buy now”, enter the details of a bank card or wallet and confirm payment.
It is also worth considering what is taken for a mobile payment commission in the form of 6%so if possible, it is recommended to use the previous options.
The pitfall is that some games are simply banned the sale of their products in the territory of the Russian Federation. Therefore, many of them are not even displayed in the search, although they are actually present in the collection.
How to buy games that are not available in Russia from the Epic Games Store?
One of the most effective options for buying an unavailable game is to use an activation key. It can be purchased at sites through intermediaries or specialized household appliance stores (Corporation center, DNS and the like).
difmark.com – a trusted site with good prices and detailed information about each seller. Most of the blocked games are available. For example, from interesting offers in the Epic Games Store for which you can buy an activation key:
The site also features hundreds of other games.
How to activate the key
To add a game to your account, follow these steps:
- open Epic Games Store on a PC or through a page on the official website.
- Enter your account information and sign in to your profile.
- Click on the avatar icon in the upper right corner of the screen, and then go to the “Redeem Code“.
- In the window that appears, in the line with zeros, insert or write down the code you received earlier.
If everything is done correctly and the key is active, the game will instantly be in the library.
How to buy an Epic Games Store account
The second way is to buy a ready-made account with the necessary games. This is also unsafe, but the game is initially present in the library, and difficulties with activating the key can be avoided.
There are a large number of intermediary sites offering this service. Among them are the following:
- wmcentre.net. In addition to game keys, accounts are also sold. There were no negative comments.
- Lolz.guru. The site has an interesting feature in the form automatic check purchased account. If the profile does not meet the previously stated requirements, the money is returned to the account, and the ad is closed.
- funpay.ru offers a wide variety of accounts at a fairly low price. However, the transaction takes place between people, and the service acts only as a guarantor. The main thing to pay attention to is reviews and opportunity mail address rebinding.
- Plati.market A similar scheme as on Funpay – we check the quantity and quality of reviews, as well as the conditions and guarantees from the seller.
it all working methods to purchase games from the Epic Games Store. If any of them don’t work, or if you know of other methods, please let us know. in commentsand we will update the article.
