Affiliate disclosure

Penny & Pixel is reader-funded through affiliate links. This page explains exactly what that means, in line with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's endorsement guidelines.

How the links work

Many of the buy buttons on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, we may earn a small commission from the retailer. It never costs you anything extra — the price you pay is the same as it would be without our link.

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Our Amazon Associates tag is t5gaming-20. Where we've joined other authorized retail or brand programs, those links may also earn a commission; where we haven't, the link is a plain, non-earning reference and we still show it if it's the best option for you.

What a commission does NOT change

This is the part that matters. A commission never changes which games we pick, how we rank them, or the value verdict we give. We rank by value-per-dollar for the buyer — see how we pick— and if the cheaper or better option pays us less (or nothing), that's still the one we recommend. When Amazon isn't the best place to buy something, we say so.

Prices change

Every price on the site comes from the retailer's live data and is date-stamped. Prices move constantly, so the number you see may differ by the time you reach the store — the retailer's price at checkout is always the one that counts. Where we don't have a verified live price, we show none and say "Check price" rather than printing a stale figure.

Only authorized stores

We link Amazon and official storefronts. We do not link gray-market key resellers, even though they sometimes look cheaper, because the buyer risk isn't worth it. Our reasoning is on are gray-market game keys safe.

Questions

If anything here is unclear, or you want to know whether a specific link earns us a commission, ask us on the contact page. Our full standards are on the editorial policy.