Comparison

Fanatical vs Steam

Fanatical and Steam both land on Worth it.

Fanatical

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you want discounted, authorized PC/Steam keys . Trustpilot (4.7/5, 84,083 reviews) and Reddit consensus back it.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

If you play PC games, Steam is the default storefront . free to join, with the deepest catalog, community, and hardware ecosystem.

Fanatical versus Steam
Compare	Fanatical	Steam
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	PC gamers chasing Steam key deals	PC gamers
Who it's not for	Console-only gamers . it sells PC/Steam keys, not PlayStation/Xbox/Switch titles	Non-gamers . it's a game store, not work software
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁵
Support quality	Good overall; automated checks frustrate some buyers	No evidence found on support quality
Public sentiment	Across Trustpilot, Reddit, and Steam forums, users broadly call Fanatical legit, safe, and easy to use.^¹	User threads mostly welcome newcomers; recurring gripes are low-quality reviews and account theft, not the store itself.
Biggest gotcha	Keys from a 2018 bundle were revoked . small but real revocation risk on deep discounts^⁸	Wallet funds and refund credits keep money locked inside the store

Console-only gamers . it sells PC/Steam keys, not PlayStation/Xbox/Switch titles
Anyone expecting a refund after revealing a key
Subscription seekers . this is à la carte purchasing, not a game library