Now Buy PC Games on Steam in India Using Cash on Delivery, Netbanking and Digital Wallets!

Following the recent demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes in India. Steam, one of the largest online marketplaces for the sale of games and even hardware has in addition to debit cards, credit cards, and bitcoin, now supports net banking, digital wallets and even cash on delivery in India.

These local payment options are handled by Novaplay, a gaming company started by e-sports firm Nodwin.

With the ESL (Electronic Sports League) purchasing a stake in Nodwin, it should come as no surprise that the company is trying to establish itself in the nascent Indian digital downloads market through NovaPlay in addition to e-sports. 

This was discovered by Redditors earlier today.

Digital wallets you can use for Steam in India:

• FreeCharge
• ICash Card
• Idea Money
• Jana Cash
• JioMoney
• Mobikwik
• Oxigen
• Paytm
• SBI Buddy
• The Mobile Wallet
• Ziggit by IDFC Bank

Net banking support is extensive, with the banks such as HDFC and ICICI along with SBI, Bank of India, and Standard Chartered now listed as direct payment options on Steam. Some such as Punjab National Bank and DCB even allow the use of corporate accounts. Oddly, though, Bank of Baroda appears to be usable only if you have a corporate account. Perhaps this is a sign that this feature launched prematurely. Furthermore, there's no change in prices to reflect the 15 percent service tax on digital downloads sold by companies outside India that is applicable from December 1 either.

How to buy games on Steam in India using cash on delivery

• After adding an item to your cart on Steam, pick Cash on Delivery as a payment option.
• You will be redirected to a page run by Novaplay — Valve’s partner in India. Here you can put your billing and shipping information.
• When you enter your details, a Nova executive will get in touch to collect the cash amount.
• Your order will be emailed to you within 72 hours of receiving the payment

If you were thinking of using this to offload old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, think again. The site clearly states that in accordance with the demonetization drive it will not accept old notes.

Keep in mind that much like the presence of other local payment options such as net banking and digital wallets, it’s very much work in progress at the moment.

Hopefully, everything falls in place in time for the Steam Winter sale!

Source: Reddit

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