>When you pre-purchase a title on Steam (and have paid for the title in advance), you can request a refund at any time prior to release of that title. The standard 14-day/two-hour refund period also applies, starting on the game’s release date.[1]
I'm not going to debate you on the importance of being careful with preorders, especially outside of Steam, but this is the case as it stands right now.
I do however remember reading something like your scenario a long while ago, perhaps even so far back as to the beginning of Steam Refunds.
>When you pre-purchase a title on Steam (and have paid for the title in advance), you can request a refund at any time prior to release of that title. The standard 14-day/two-hour refund period also applies, starting on the game’s release date.[1]
I'm not going to debate you on the importance of being careful with preorders, especially outside of Steam, but this is the case as it stands right now.
I do however remember reading something like your scenario a long while ago, perhaps even so far back as to the beginning of Steam Refunds.
[1] https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/