Is It Possible To Change The Location On Steam? Here's The Answer

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JAKARTA - The store country on Steam is determined based on the location of the first purchase made by the user. This information can be seen through the Detailed Account menu.

However, when traveling, users will still see the price of the game according to the country of origin of their account and can make purchases as usual.

For new users who are traveling, the replacement of the store country cannot be done for a while. Therefore, it is advisable to set up accounts and store countries before traveling.

If you move to another country or stay abroad for a long time, you can update the store country settings. The trick is to make purchases using the local payment method in the country.

The country change option will appear when in the shopping cart or when completing your payment.

Steam also emphasized that users can only change store countries every three months. For example, someone who moves from Germany to the United States can renew their country to the US after making payments using local methods.

In addition, purchases can only be made using currency and payment methods in accordance with the active store country.

If this is not possible, users can buy a CD Key or Steam Wallet Code from a retail store, but the code cannot be used to change the store country.