Installing Gifts If You are Underage

The only time steam ever checks age is when you visit the game's page to look at it's content, or go to purchase it. If you get a key, then it will work without checking your age.

I don't think steamgifts cares what your age is but I'm not positive on that.

I don't think games restrict playability according to age. People lie all the time. If the prompt asks for your age then put down 18. Do keep in mind, if a game was designed for older people then it does have some content that will/might be disturbing for you. Read some reviews to figure out if you want to play it now or keep it in your game library for later.
Some games have the option of turning down the lewd language or level of gore. If these options exist then turn them on and play.

Also if you are caught with a game your parents don't approve, they might take your steam account and ground your arse.

If this was a troll attempt then @%@#$%#$%^%^&$#.

ofc not lol, they don't give a shit.

Be careful the NSA is gonna come knocking.

when i was younger i just lied about my age, now that im an adult i still lie about my age, ahhh many websites believe i was born in 1900

also if your parents have a problem with the games you win, promise you wont play them and wait till your older and they dont care/have authority anymore
source: been playing MMos since i was 9

Ok, thanks guys for your help. I have a friend that would like to get me Payday 2, but I am still a bit under the age limit. Thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

i dont think steam knows how old you are, it often asks to verify your age, so as long as you put that as old enough you can buy whatever. Gifts dont even regard how old you are, you can play it no matter what

If you are not even smart enough to pick a valid age in Valves joke of an "age verification" you should probably not play it.

can be played, they only ask your age when you're going to access store page, once in your library they don't care how old are you

I've won 43 times, and I'm underage. Question answered :P

But yes, you can.

the easiest way to find out would be to try installing the game.
then it would have been answered right away and you didnt have to aks here

valve will inform the police. they will come after you. so you'd better not take any gifts.

There would be no problem besides the fact that Valve will scan your computer for other inappropriate materials like pirated software and porn...so it would be better to play Fairy Solitaire until you have approximate 250 hours of playtime => that will override Valve's logs regarding your account and age verification.

If your parents do not want you to play games for adults, do not enter in giveaways for those games. If they catch you playing them it could be funny... for you.

If they do not care... why should we. Do what you want. Just read the FAQ before you start.