Comparison

Humble Bundle vs Fanatical

Humble Bundle and Fanatical both land on Worth it.

Humble Bundle

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you are an individual hunting cheap, legitimate games, books, or software while donating to charity.

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.

Humble Bundle versus Fanatical
Compare	Humble Bundle	Fanatical
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Gamers building cheap legit libraries	PC gamers chasing Steam key deals
Who it's not for	Teams buying work software licenses . keys are consumer-grade, single-seat	Console-only gamers . it sells PC/Steam keys, not PlayStation/Xbox/Switch titles
Privacy	Past incidents on record: a 2020 cyber-attack/data breach and a 2018 subscription bug; hacked-account complaints persist; no public security page found.^⁶	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Trustpilot and BBB complaints dominate	Good overall; automated checks frustrate some buyers
Public sentiment	Longtime buyers still find bundle value real, but recent sentiment skews negative over price hikes, lost keys, and support.	Across Trustpilot, Reddit, and Steam forums, users broadly call Fanatical legit, safe, and easy to use.¹¹
Biggest gotcha	Choice subscription now $154.99/yr . cancel-and-rejoin math changed for 2025^⁵	Keys from a 2018 bundle were revoked . small but real revocation risk on deep discounts

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