July is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - Hi, I'm Gabe Newell

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The event officially opens at 00:00 UTC, any playtime/achievements before that won't be counted.

Countdown until event starts

Countdown until event ends

Congrats to everyone who participated in June! The stats are the following:

achievements have been achieved
hours have been played
games have been beaten
people have participated and beaten at least one game.

Hope to see you all again this month :)

Due to timezones/people not being online 24/7 I am still accepting any edits/applications for June for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

Hi, I'm Gabe Newell

(Thank you to ILoveMyAlice for the suggestion!)

Tags: Action, Silent Protagonist, Puzzle, Co-op, VR
Games that don't have the number 3 in their ID
Games where you can eat steak *1
Games whose title starts with G, A, B, E or N
Games that have a valve or steam *1
Games on the Source engine *1
Games released in episodic format *1
Games that had their sequels cancelled *1
Tag: First-Person *2
Games won or activated during the Steam Seasonal Sale (Summer or Winter) *2
Games where you can change the character's clothes (skins that change the outfit count too) *2
Any game icaio has made a GA for *2

*1 Please provide some kind of explanation/proof (screenshots or link to some proof) in the notes or it will be rejected.
*2 wins or backlog games are okay for everyone. Proof needed for non Tag category.

For those using the Secret Santa games of '24 a link to the discord post is required (snowballs included).

No win that fits the theme or played them all?

Please use the "Note" section when submitting the game to inform me of this situation.

You can submit this months games you are going to play here:

https://pagywosg.xyz/events/74

Updated FAQ Version on our Discord Server

Who can participate

Anyone who does not have any unactivated wins. You can participate even if you don't have any SteamGifts wins, see the "Have already completed all your wins?" below as it applies to this scenario too.

Extra Rules:

No comment on this thread? If there is something wrong with the game you submitted it gets deleted. With this many participants we can't chase after everyone.
No comment on this thread = not invited to join/re-join the group.
Any idle time (e.g. idleing for cards, answering the phone/door, looking up solutions, etc..while the game is still running) needs to be added to the time before the month. We want to have times that are as "clean" as possible for the leaderboard. Any time that is higher than 2x HLTB time will be considered as abnormally high and will raise questions.
If we ask for proof that a game fits a certain category, please link the appropriate proof (e.g. screenshots, explanation, videos, etc.) in the notes section of the game entry on the event page. Same goes for the ending screenshots for games without achievements.
DLC: I've won/bought a story DLC, can I (re-)play the game? If the DLC has achievements go ahead. If it has an ending achievement reaching that is enough. If there is no ending achievement you will need to complete all DLC achievements for it to count. If you have more than one story DLC then you can play each one as separate entry for different months as long as either the main game or DLC fits the theme. Please only add the main game to the event page and note in the notes section that you are going for DLC achievements.
I've won a game bundle. Do I have to play all games for it to count? If the bundle gives you several games with different steam ID's feel free to play them one by one.
If it gives you one bundle of games with one steam ID then it depends. Do they each have achievements of their own (including an ending achievement)? Then go ahead and play them separately. Though make a note in the notes section, so we know what to look for. Non achievement games or games that play continuously (e.g. all entries play through without an ending between them) are not allowed atm since we do not have a good way to track them separately.
If my games does not have an ending/campaign what do I need to do for it to count as beaten? For this we have two different things you can pick from: either the average HLTB time or 25% achievements reached.
The event officially opens at 00:00 UTC, any playtime/achievements before that won't be counted.

Theme for August

It's Harvest Time
Hard Cases
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
Why haven't I played this before?
Doom mooD
I Don't Want To Be Horny, I Want To Be Happy

If we only get 2 theme suggestion I will revive the second runner ups from previous years.

Theme for September

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for September? Leave it in the comments below. If there are not at least 3 suggestions I will take some of the previous runner ups for this month and put them in the poll next month and the one with the most votes will become September's theme.

Giveaway

Everyone who beats at least one win this month will get the chance to win any of the games listed below. Times are UTC :

Spilled by samwise84
Corpse Keeper by samwise84
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands by samwise84
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator by samwise84
Homeworld 3 by samwise84
Biped by samwise84
Amnesia: The Bunker by samwise84
Cardboard Town by samwise84
Nova Lands by samwise84
Void Bastards by samwise84
The Wolf Among Us by samwise84
Mega Man 11 by samwise84
Gravity Circuit by samwise84
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk by samwise84
Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition by samwise84
Beacon Pines by samwise84
Moonstone Island by samwise84
Borderlands 3 by samwise84
Ghostrunner 2 by samwise84
Wasteland 3 by samwise84
REMNANT II by samwise84
Dredge by samwise84
Expeditions: Viking by Hyrax
FRAMED Collection by Hyrax
Full Throttle Remastered by Hyrax

Have already played all your wins?

Then feel free to participate with your normal Steam backlog instead :)

Useful links:

Discord
Steam group - please don't bother requesting to join unless I told you to do so, you will get denied.
How Long to Beat
Do You Even Play, Bro? – kelnage’s script
BLAEO website - BLAEO application thread
Source code of the website.
Steam Library Filter
FAQ, Updated Version, Discord
Who did you win from and how many games

Previous months:

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Which theme would you like to see for August?

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It's Harvest Time : Farming/Cooking/Vegetable protagonist/Collect N things to continue/Vegetables as power-ups/Resource or time management/Games with Nature tag/July win (we are harvesting things that were planted in July)

Hard Cases : Games with <= 4 tags/Games without a HLTB time/Games translated into any other language than English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish/Games with a rating <= 60%/Games with a tag with less than 200 games on barter.vg (https://barter.vg/browse/)/Games you tried to win >= 25 times/Early access games/Games with Mac/Linux Support/Difficult games/Puzzles/Investigation/Detective games

Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!: Tags:Lovecraftian/(Psychological) Horror/Science Fiction/Atmospheric/Story Rich/Mystery/Narrative;Games where you or another character go crazy;Games set in the early 20th century;Games with fish or tentacles;Games with dream sequences;Games released in August;Games with references to Lovecraft

Why haven't I played this before? Tags: Epic/Classic/Cult Classic/Retro/Old School/1980's/1990's/Nostalgia/Reboot/Remake/Addictive/Early Access; Games with overwhelmingly positive overall reviews; Games recommended by friends; Games won or purchased more than two years ago; Games that have received a reboot (can be the original game or the new version); Games that were also been released on consoles before 1999

Doom mooD : Tags:3D/Demons/Difficult/First-Person/Gore/Hack and Slash/Retro/Robots/Survival/Violent/Walking Simulator;Games with creative ways to kill enemies;Games with metal soundtrack;Games with a character who enjoys pain;Games with a hardcore mode;Game title has a word with two consequent o's;AppID has two consequent 0's;Games with uncustomizable controls;Any game you previously registered at at least 3 different events and haven't finished

I Don't Want To Be Horny, I Want To Be Happy :- Tags: Sexual Content, Romance, Retro, Relaxing, Co-op, Funny, Great Soundtrack; games with cocks, balls, asses or pussies; games with horny characters; games with romance options; games with multiple playable characters or companions; games released before 2013 (inclusive); games where the character can go on vacation; games with young protagonists; games where the character can go have fun (karaoke, bar, golf-club, etc.)

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2 days ago

Game	Subcategory	Status
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases	Games whose title starts with A	[]()
Neon Abyss	Games whose title starts with N	[]()

Game	Category	Achievements	Status
Crow Country	Games won or activated during the Steam Seasonal Sale (win)	15/15	Completed
Resident Evil 4	Games that don't have the number 3 in their ID	4/46	Unfinished

Game	Category	Status
TRI: Of Friendship and Madness	Tag: First-Person	Unfinished
Golden Light	Tag: First-Person	Unfinished
Goat of Duty	Tag: First-Person	Unfinished

Game	Category	Status	Notes
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)	Games icaio has made a GA for	Unfinished	Giveaway
Old World	Games without 3 in their ID	Unfinished	ID: 597180

Game	Category	Status
Darksiders III	Tag Action	Unfinished
Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours	Tag Action	Unfinished
Megaquarium	games without a 3 in their ID	Unfinished

Game	Category	Status	Type
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload	Games whose title starts with G, A, B, E or N	Unplayed	SG win
Neva	Games whose title starts with G, A, B, E or N	Unplayed	SG win

Game	Category	Status
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist	tag First-Person / backlog	tbd
Blasphemous	starts with B	tbd

Game	Category	Achievements	Status
SuchArt	First Person	3/37	Started
Root	No 3's	0/45?	Unplayed
???	"G"	0/?	???
???	"A"	0/?	???
???	"B"	0/?	???
???	"E"	0/?	???
???	"N"	0/?	???

Game	Subcategory	Achievements	Playtime	Status	Notes
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator	Title starts with 'G'	0/37	0h	Unverified	-
How to Say Goodbye	Tag Puzzle	0/7	0h	Unverified	-
Slime Rancher	Tag First-Person	0/57	0h	Unverified	Not a win.

Game	Category	Status
inZOI	Games that don't have the number 3 in their ID	Unplayed
The Last of Us™ Part I	Action	Unplayed
Far Cry 5	Game won during the Steam Sale	Unplayed
Lost in Random	Action	Unplayed
The Pedestrian	Puzzle	Unplayed

Year	Event Type	Start Date	End Date
2007	Winter	Dec 24, 2007	Dec 26, 2008
2008	Winter	Dec 26, 2008	Jan 2, 2009
2009	Winter	Dec 22, 2009	Jan 3, 2010
2010	Summer	Jun 24, 2010	Jul 4, 2010
2010	Winter	Dec 20, 2010	Jan 2, 2011
2011	Summer	Jun 30, 2011	Jul 10, 2011
2011	Winter	Dec 19, 2011	Jan 1, 2012
2012	Summer	Jul 12, 2012	Jul 22, 2012
2012	Winter	Dec 20, 2012	Jan 5, 2013
2013	Summer	Jul 11, 2013	Jul 22, 2013
2013	Winter	Dec 19, 2013	Jan 3, 2014
2014	Summer	Jun 19, 2014	Jun 30, 2014
2014	Winter	Dec 18, 2014	Jan 2, 2015
2015	Summer	Jun 11, 2015	Jun 21, 2015
2015	Winter	Dec 22, 2015	Jan 4, 2016
2016	Summer	Jun 23, 2016	Jul 4, 2016
2016	Winter	Dec 22, 2016	Jan 2, 2017
2017	Summer	Jun 22, 2017	Jul 5, 2017
2017	Winter	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 4, 2018
2018	Summer	Jun 21, 2018	Jul 5, 2018
2018	Winter	Dec 20, 2018	Jan 3, 2019
2019	Summer	Jun 25, 2019	Jul 9, 2019
2019	Winter	Dec 19, 2019	Jan 2, 2020
2020	Summer	Jun 25, 2020	Jul 9, 2020
2020	Winter	Dec 22, 2020	Jan 5, 2021
2021	Summer	Jun 24, 2021	Jul 8, 2021
2021	Winter	Dec 22, 2021	Jan 5, 2022
2022	Summer	Jun 23, 2022	Jul 7, 2022
2022	Winter	Dec 22, 2022	Jan 5, 2023
2023	Summer	Jun 29, 2023	Jul 13, 2023
2023	Winter	Dec 21, 2023	Jan 4, 2024
2024	Summer	Jun 27, 2024	Jul 11, 2024
2024	Winter	Dec 19, 2024	Jan 2, 2025
2025	Summer	Jun 26, 2025	Jul 10, 2025

Game	Category	Status
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition	Tag Action	Unfinished
Fallout: New Vegas	Tag Action	Unfinished
Murky Divers	Tag Action	Unfinished
Mount & Blade: Warband	Tag Action	Unfinished