How to bypass the region lock and add the game to your main Steam account

VPN
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For this, you don’t need to create new Steam accounts but you will still need a VPN (TunnelBear free version works just fine for me).

Here are step on how to add the game to your Steam account.

  1. Download TunnelBear or any VPN that suits you.
  2. Start Steam.
  3. Use VPN and switch to any regions that the game will be officially available in (US, UK, Germany, etc.)
  4. Go to the SteamDB page of Gundam Evolution and with VPN turned on, press the ‘Install’ button.

You will see a pop up telling you if you want to open Steam and press yes. Once you’re done, Steam will automatically add the game to your library even if the game isn’t available in your region.

Here’s proof that it works for me despite living in a country that the game isn’t officially available in.

EDIT: I forgot say that using VPNs is technically against Steam ToS so do it at your own risk. I’ve used VPN in past to get F2P games on Steam (PSO2 when it was region blocked) and I didn’t get a ban. My opinion is that as long as you don’t use it to abuse regional pricing, it should be fine.

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Just out of curiosity does that mean you will only be able to play on those regions servers even if they did add your location to that list eventually?

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Works with your fellow Canadian VPN /r/windscribe on free plans too just FYI.

I’ve not had a chance to play the closed testing rounds but I’m hoping they make things feel a little less floaty. I want to pilot a Zaku II that feels the full 70 tons. I was pretty hyped to play tonight tbh but then saw your comment OP that game launch is at 0400hrs for me.

So tomorrow either way for me I guess.

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Question is…can we get banned for this?

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I still get the region lock screen even with my vpn on, so confused. Anyone have any suggestions?
Also when I hit install on steamDB page it sends me to the store page of the game on my steam client.

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Can confirm it worked through connecting to a us server after trying to download it through japan multiple times but failing

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Anyone here ever get banned

Long story short bought a region locked key off G2A created a Alt account to activate it and family shared it with my main account now I’m worried my main account will get banned for using a VPN on my second account to change my region to activate the region locked game any advice would be appreciated

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Still working Ty Bro!

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Just curious if anyone used this method to purchase Ghost of Tsushima?

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Is off the grid crossplay

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Not getting the download button on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Preload, even though it’s been added to the steam library

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Does this still work ? Im a trying for another game but it throws an eror saving “no licence”

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For me it doesn’t work as it says “No licenses”

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I had been trying to get the Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus vacation on my Steamdeck and I still run into issues trying to download on my second account. I even created a new account just to try it, and ran into issues…

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Dont think it works anymore and i used to do this

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Not working in 2025 unfortunately. Seems Steam got wise. Now says “No licence” when you hit install (even if that is from an incognito window)

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is it eventually gonna be unlocked for those countries with a region lock???

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I just did that with a proton VPN yesterday but I will play with a burner account in case it gets banned. I have way too much hours on other games I don’t want to be wasted and it doesn’t mind me to restart any Gundam Evo progress once the game is available in my country.

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So i tried multiple time and it sadly didn’t work, any other solution ? (im from Algeria)

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Any ideas on how to get evo coins?