Buying Resident Evil 4 on Steam, PS Store and Microsoft Store from Russia is accompanied by a number of difficulties caused by the lack of the game on regional digital platforms. Capcom, along with other companies, has suspended its activities in the territory of the Russian Federation, which is why any old and new projects are not available to the Russian user for independent purchase. Including a remake of the legendary part of the franchise.
Fortunately, there are workarounds to help you ignore the restrictions. This guide will show you how to buy Resident Evil 4 Remake on PC, PS4/PS5 and Xbox in Russia.
How to buy Resident Evil 4 Remake in Russia in 2023
At the moment, a Russian user can purchase a Resident Evil 4 remake in several ways (for most, a new foreign account is required):
through a foreign bank card (personal or intermediary); through gift cards or payment cards; through specialized trading platforms;
[работает только для Steam] through the “Buy as a gift” function to a Russian account with the help of a friend or intermediaries.
Next, we will analyze each of the methods in detail.
How to buy Resident Evil 4 Remake on Steam
In order to independently, without the help of intermediaries, purchase a remake on Steam, you must either create a new foreign account or change the region on the main profile.
In a separate guide, they explained in detail how to change the Steam region. Next, consider the option of registering a new account linked to any country except Russia and Belarus. For this:
Open Steam Launcher. Click on “Create a free account”.
As an email address Not recommended use a local domain. The ideal choice is gmail.com. In chapter “Country of Residence»Select any region, except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Russian users often prefer Kazakhstan or Turkey due to the availability of available ways to replenish the Steam wallet.
Once the process of creating a new account is completed, you can log in to your account. If we talk about ways to replenish your personal balance, there are several working options:
through a card of a foreign bank (personal or intermediary); through a QIWI wallet; through Steam gift cards (it is important that the currency matches the region specified in the profile).
Through marketplaces
The method, which is discussed below, cannot be called 100% reliable. Marketplaces are marketplaces where real users sell various goods and services. Therefore, they really stumble upon scammers. To avoid problems, we recommend that you contact high-rated users, as well as carefully study the rules of the site.
If it is not possible to purchase a Resident Evil 4 remake on your own, you can turn to marketplaces for help. For example, to FunPay or PlatiMarket, which are considered the most popular game value exchanges among Russian gamers.
As an example, consider the PlatiMarket trading platform:
To buy Resident Evil 4 Remake, you can use the active green button – BUY
Thus, a page will open with a choice of payment method, from where, after entering the data, you will be redirected to the payment gateway oplata.info. following instructionsfill in the required fields and complete the purchase process.
In the case of a project pre-order, many sellers start delivering keys on the day the game is released. Pay attention to product description before clicking the “Buy Now” button.
The seller has more than 15,000 positive reviews (there are no negative reviews), 200,000 successful transactions and a high rating on PlatiMarket. Key delivery will start the day the game was released.
Via QIWI-call for tenge (Kazakhstan)
Purchasing Resident Evil 4 (2023) through Kiwi is suitable for those who chose Kazakhstan as their place of residence during the registration process. The main thing: in order to be able to carry out the operation in question, it is necessary that the wallet has the status “Basic“. Also note that before the first replenishment of the wallet in tenge, you cannot add free games to the library, otherwise the link will be to rubles and Russia.
In a separate guide, they explained how to replenish the Steam balance through a QIWI wallet: a step-by-step instruction with screenshots is presented that will help you avoid various errors.
Through a gift card
The Steam Gift Card is a special voucher available in both digital and physical form that allows you to replenish the wallet with a certain amount. There are two ways to purchase a gift card:
official representatives (DNS, M.Video, etc.); on trading floors and exchanges of game values (DifMark, FunPay, PlatiMarket, etc.).
The only “minus” is the high prices for certain regions. In order to purchase a product as profitably as possible, you will have to compare the cost of the service between sites.
Gift to Russian account
Buy the game as a gift on a Russian account Maybe.
Therefore, to purchase a remake for the main profile tied to the Russian Federation, you can either ask for help from a friend living abroad, or use the services of intermediaries.
Purchasing an account with Resident Evil 4 Remake [самый простой способ]
The Library account, which includes the Resident Evil 4 remake, is a great solution for those who don’t want to bother with creating foreign profiles. Often, specialized trading platforms are engaged in the provision of such services. As an example, consider the DifMark store, which offers lifetime warranty on all accountspurchased within the site.
Price for PS4, PS5 and Xbox accounts – from 4.000 rubleson Steam accounts – from 3.000 rubles. Buy Resident Evil 4 Remake key via DifMark it is forbidden.
In order to purchase an account with Resident Evil 4 Remake, follow a series of the following steps:
Having opened the official page of the trading platform, register on the site. Enter the name of the game in the search box to see the available offers (or use the active link).
Choose the right platform. In the “All Regions” sorting option, set – GLOBAL.
Study seller profiles: pay attention to positive and negative reviews, as well as the number of successful transactions. Then use the “open chatto discuss the details of the upcoming deal.
After completing the dialogue, proceed to checkout. There are several convenient payment methods to choose from, which also includes payment via QIWI or Russian bank cards.
How to pay for inaccessible games in the Russian Federation was described in a separate article.
When the goods are paid for, the site will start processing the payment received (the maximum waiting time is 1 time). After the process is completed, get text document archivewhich contains the username and password for the account.
FAQ
This section lists the main questions that may arise when buying games on DifMark.
What should I do if the gift card, key or login error does not work?
Write to DifMark technical support, whose specialists are always ready to help in solving any problems that arise between the seller and the buyer.
What to do, if there was an error in the order?
The answer is similar to the first question – it is enough to write to DifMark specialists with the exact wording of the request so that they can assess the scale of the problem and start solving it as soon as possible.
What to do, if the wrong region was selected during the ordering process?
Unfortunately, no one will be able to provide support in resolving this issue, since this technical moment must be monitored by the buyer PERSONALLY. There are NO refunds for this issue.
What information must be provided when requesting technical support?
The order number and username are the two most important items that should be recorded when contacting DifMark specialists. This is followed by a clearly formulated description of the problem, so as not to encounter a lot of clarifying points that delay the process.
If you have any other difficulties, the support service is always online, so do not be afraid to contact – they will always answer you and try to help.
How to buy Resident Evil 4 Remake on PS4 and PS5
To buy a game on PS4 or PS5 through the PlayStation Store, just like in the case of other digital platforms, you will have to register a new account linked to any region, except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
For more information on how to create a foreign PlayStation Store account, see a separate guide. If you are going to use the new profile permanently, we recommend linking it to Turkey. Another article also explained how to buy PS4 and PS5 games with a Turkish account.
As soon as a foreign profile is created, it is necessary to secure it from possible blocking due to “suspicious activity”. For this:
Refrain from shopping for 5 days (from the moment of registration); Play more than 2 hours of any free project from the “Shop” (for example, Genshin Impact).
After the set period of 5 days, you can proceed to purchase a remake. Ways that Russian users can use:
payment using a personal foreign bank card; access to trading exchanges and platforms (FunPay, PlatiMarket, etc.); payment through a wallet pre-loaded using a PlayStation gift card (it is important that the currency matches the region specified during registration).
How to Buy Resident Evil 4 Remake on Xbox
As for buying a game on Xbox, the list of actions is similar to the one discussed above. First, you must either change the region on the main account, or create a new foreign account. To do this, open the official Microsoft Store page and, after enabling VPN, go to the registration form, after using the “To come in” located in the upper right corner of the screen.
After that it is recommended to play more than 2 hours to any free game from the “Shop”, as well as to refrain from purchases for 5 daysto give the appearance of an “active profile” and avoid possible blocking due to suspicious activity”, as is the case with the PlayStation Store.
Then, you can move on to purchasing the project. Russian users can seek help in the following ways:
purchase using a personal foreign bank card; purchase through intermediaries (FunPay, PlatiMarket, etc.); Purchasing using a wallet balance pre-loaded with an Xbox Gift Card (it is important that the currency matches the region specified during registration).
Resident Evil 4 Remake disc pickup on PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X
A physical copy of Resident Evil 4 (2023) is another opportunity to enjoy the transformed part of the legendary franchise, but for Russian users this method is still considered “hard to reach”. The reason lies in the limitations of the product and its cost.
For example, on the official website of M.Video, a game on a console costs 5,999 rubles.
We hope our guide helped you buy Resident Evil 4 Remake on Steam, PS4/PS5 and Xbox. Write to commentsif you have any questions, the author of the article will try to help. Follow the latest news and guides on gaming topics on our website.
