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Steam Introduces New Regional Pricing Plus Payment Options.

Gamers from from developing countries will be glad to hear that Valve is introducing regional pricing to Steam. First reported at the PakGamers forum, Valve sent out an email to developers regarding the change. It will roll out initially for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, all under the South Asian Pricing region. Steam is also adding more payment methods and local currencies to make gaming purchases even more accessible. The prices are still listed as USD for the South Asian region, but the equivalent price is significantly lower. The price changes in comparison lowers a normally $10 game to $5.49, $20 to 8.19, $30 to 10.49, etc.

New Pricing Structure

While some developers are slow to change the pricing, gamers in the region already noticed plenty that do.

Here are some that apply the pricing change so far (courtesy of PakGamers user GloriousChicken and AchtungPakhtoon):

Lords of the Fallen – From 29.99 to 10.49 USD

WWE 2K18 – 49.99 to 19.99 USD

Shadow of War – From 59.99 to 29.99 USD

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – From 29.99 to 10.49 USD

Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition – From 29.99 to 10.49 USD

Darksiders Warmastered Edition – From 19.99 to 9.99 USD

Redemption: Saints And Sinners – From 1.99 to 1.29 USD

RWBY Grim Ecplipse – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Plastiland – From 7.99 to 4.49 USD

Dying Light – From 39.99 to 19.99 USD

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 – From 29.99 to 10.49 USD

Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 – From 9.99 to 5.49 USD

Blue Reflection + Nights of Azure 2 Bundle – From 119 to 39.98 USD

ELEX – From 59.99 to 24.99

Entire Gothic Series – 19.99 to 8.19

Blue Reflection and Night of Azure 2 Bundle – From 119.98 to 39.98 USD

But Wait, there’s more!

Space Engineers – From 24.99 to 8.49 USD

Colony Survival – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 3 – From 39.99 to 12.99 USD

Supreme Commander Gold Edition – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Analogue: A Hate Story – From 9.99 to 5.49 USD

Entire NovaLogic Pack – From 69.99 to 34.99 USD

Road Redemption – From 17.99 to 8.19 USD

Elder Sroll Online (Standard) – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Wallpaper Engine – 3.99 to 2.49 USD

Foxhole – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Factorio – From 20.00 to 8.00 USD

What Remains of Edith Finch – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Earth Defense Force 4.1 Shadow of New Despair – From 49.99 to 15.99 USD

Crystalline – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

White Day Labyrinth Named School – From 29.99 to 10.49 USD

Entire GRISAIA Visual Novel Series – From 50-60% off their original price.

Mushroom Wars – From 9.99 to 5.49 USD

Tabletop Simulator – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Redout – From 34.99 to 11.99 USD

Battle Chasers: Nightwar – From 29.99 to 17.99 USD

Syberia 3 – From $29.99 to $10.49 USD

EVERSPACE – From $29.99 to $10.49 USD

Ashes of Singularity: Escalation – From 39.99 to 12.99 USD

The Curious Expedition – From 14.99 to 6.99 USD

Airport CEO – From 15.99 to 7.29 USD

Sonic Forces – From 39.99 to 12.99 USD

Heliborne – From 19.99 to 8.19 USD

Subnautica – From 24.99 to 8.49 USD

FarSky – From 4.99 to 2.99 USD

Cat Quest – From 12.99 to 6.49 USD

Bullet Storm: Full Clip Edition – From 39.99 to 12.99 USD

Black Ink – From 59.99 to 19.99 USD

Aside from the South Asian Discounted pricing region, Valve is also adding new currency support. This includes:

Argentinian Peso (ARS)

Costa Rican Colón (CRC)

Israeli New Shekel (ILS)

Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)

Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)

Polish Zloty (PLN)*

Qatari Rial (QAR)

Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)

Uruguayan Peso (UYU)

Vietnamese Dong (VND)

After this update, Steam now supports a total of 39 currencies and 80 payment methods. Naturally, the Steam store follows regional restrictions. Which means users cannot buy the discount price at the South Asian Region then gift it to somebody in the US.