I came across an action figure I don't have yet, Special Edition Action Figure: Steampunk. I don't know if this is it's correct name but I was wondering how it's acquired.

I currently have 58 action figures which makes it sometimes impossible to even take out some of them. Most often my action figures go off the screen so I can't use them. I came across an action figure with a top hat and steampunk back piece and was curious where he came from. Someone told me he was given to new characters but I can't even check on a new character (only half of my AFs are viewable). I've sent in a few bug reports, but please add a scroll bar to the action figure tab.

It's a special figure from buying from Steam. I'm not sure if they still offer it.

thank you 10 char

Yeah it's just there when you get it off steam. I'm not entirely sure but I think it goes straight into your action figures aswell rather than inventory so there would be no way to acquire one unless you bought it through steam.

That's how I got mine. Admittedly, I bought it a few days after release, when I found out about the action figure. Quietly scheming to get it for a friend for Christmas.

Interestingly enough, being the new player that I am, I only just discovered my one and only steampunk action figure just now, and as chance would have it, I had it on a steampunk-themed character. I thought until I read this thread that I had somehow unwittingly acquired it via my character. xD

Additional to the Steampunk action figure, if you have one check your C-Store on the 2nd "special" tab. You'll likely see 2 free devices which:
a) can be taken by every character you create on your account
b) are perm!
c) are passive!
d) add nifty particle effects (lighting and fire respectively) to your arms

I bought my account on Steam just because it was easy. But they really did dish out the goodies. ;-)

Same here. The ease motivated me rather than special stuff, even though that's a nice perk. :P

They only offered it when they released the information that they were selling it, which was about two days before the game went Headstart, and they also offered it the first day of Headstart. After that, they stopped offering those perks for it, so I assume that was Steam's version of pre-order goodies.