# How to configure entitlement system

## How it works

The entitlement system is a digital content ownership system that lets users see a full list of games they purchased and pre-ordered. Ownership rights in a system are realised by linking digital content to the account of a user who purchased it. If you want to distribute games on your own, you can use the entitlement system as a single entry point.

Main features:
- giving ownership rights to users when they purchase a DRM-free game
- support of pre-ordered DRM-free games
- getting the list of user’s owned games
- manual game keys activation

## Who can use it


- Partners who want to distribute DRM-free games via Xsolla without using side platforms like Steam.
- Partners who have already integrated [Launcher](/distribute-game/launcher/).
- Partners who distribute games via a web store and want to implement a system for checking game ownership.

## How to get it

### Integration flow

To create an entitlement system:
1. Open your project in Publisher Account and go to the [Items catalog > Game keys](https://publisher.xsolla.com/0/projects/0/storefront/pay2play) section.
2. [Set up the Game Keys module](/items-catalog/items-type/set-up-modules/). When setting up, choose the **DRM free** option in the **DRM info** block.
3. [Set up authentication via Pay Station access token](/sell-games/how-to/set-up-authentication/#guides_buy_button_selling_keys_setting_up_authentication_via_pay_station_access_token) or [Login](/sell-games/how-to/set-up-authentication/#guides_buy_button_selling_keys_setting_up_authentication_via_xsolla_login).
4. [Call API](/api/catalog/game-keys-entitlement/get-user-games/) for working with the entitlement system.

### User flow

#### For authenticated users


1. The user logs in to the [Launcher](/distribute-game/launcher/).
2. The user browses the list of available games in the **Entitlement system** section.
3. The user selects games and purchases them. Bought or pre-ordered games are automatically added to their entitlement system.

   > [!NOTE]
   > Users can’t buy the game multiple times, even if it is sold in a bundle. The system allows setting different access to games in a sandbox mode and in a real mode. If a user cancels their purchase, the games they bought are removed from the entitlement system. Regional sale restrictions apply to purchasing DRM-free games.


4. The user gets an email with order details.
5. The user gets access to the purchased game and can start playing it.

   > [!NOTE]
   > If a user pre-ordered a game, they can start playing it only after its official release.

#### For unauthenticated users


1. The user enters their email before creating the order.
2. The user buys a DRM-free game without logging in to [Launcher](/distribute-game/launcher/).
3. The user gets an email with the game key.

   > [!NOTE]
   > Keys for pre-ordered games are sent to users on the game release date.


4. The key is redeemed in one of the following ways:
   - by the user after they log in to the Launcher
   - by the support service manager or partner via the [Grant entitlement](/api/catalog/game-keys-entitlement/grant-entitlement-admin/) API call

   > [!NOTE]
   > You can also revoke ownership of a game from a user via the [Revoke entitlement](/api/catalog/game-keys-entitlement/revoke-entitlement-admin/) API call. In this case, the key will be deactivated.