How GamePrix compares prices
What we read, where the figures come from, and what to check before buying.
Sources
- Steam and GOG: the exact euro price, read directly from the store.
- CheapShark: offers from 12 more official stores (Epic Games, Humble, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, Gamesplanet, Ubisoft…), published in US dollars, and the all-time low.
- K4G: a reseller’s keys, in euros.
- Epic Games: the weekly free games.
Estimated prices (≈)
A store that publishes prices in dollars does not give its euro price. An exchange-rate conversion would be wrong: a $59.99 game costs €59.99 in Europe, not €53. GamePrix therefore applies the store’s discount to the game’s regular euro price (Steam’s, otherwise GOG’s). Example: 40% off a €59.99 game gives ≈ €35.99. Very close in most cases, but the price that counts is the one in the store.
All-time low and the curve
The all-time low comes from CheapShark (every tracked store) and is estimated in euros the same way. The curve is recorded by GamePrix: one point per day from the first day someone views the game or sets an alert on it.
Freshness
A game’s prices are read at most an hour before they are shown; the deals page is refreshed hourly. A flash sale can appear or end between two readings.
Alerts
An alert compares your target with the best official price (grey-market keys do not trigger one). The check runs hourly; you get one email per alert.
Independence
No store pays GamePrix for its ranking: offers are sorted by price, nothing else. Links to stores tracked by CheapShark go through CheapShark, which may earn a commission.