November is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - November Rain

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

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

16060 achievements have been achieved
4538.2 hours have been played
462 games have been beaten
208 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 October for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

November Rain

(Thank you to Swordoffury for the suggestion!)

Tags: Action, Choices Matter, FPS, Hack&Slash, RPG, Rhythm, Story rich
Game containing "Gun(s)" in their title
Game containing "Rose(s)" in their title
Game where you can use (your) illusion *1
Game where the rain ruins the mood/world *1
Gams where music (or plot) is about hard rock *1
Game where a character wears a top hat *1
Tags: Atmospheric, Music *2
Game where you can get married, or where the scenario includes a wedding *2
Pick a game for me *2 For this subcategory please refer to the rules here

*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 '23 a link to the discord post is required.

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/66

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/achivements before that won't be counted.

Theme for December

Gift Of Life
Winter Wonderland
The Longest Night
Clear The Decks
Die Hard

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

Theme for January

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for January? 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 January'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 :
Yakuza 0 by samwise84
Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release) by samwise84
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector by samwise84
PlateUp! by samwise84
TEKKEN 7 by samwise84
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga by samwise84
DARQ: Complete Edition by samwise84
Minute of Islands by samwise84
Genesis Noir by samwise84
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles by samwise84
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous by samwise84
Aliens: Fireteam Elite by samwise84
House Flipper by samwise84
The Talos Principle by samwise84
The Witness by samwise84
Slay the Spire by samwise84
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles by samwise84
Iconoclasts by samwise84
Axiom Verge by samwise84
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen by samwise84
Deliver Us The Moon by samwise84
Unpacking by samwise84
Satisfactory by samwise84
Starship Troopers: Terran Command by fernandopa
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by fernandopa
The Gunk by Almostn33t
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School by Carenard
Nippon Marathon by Carenard
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition by Carenard
Toodee and Topdee by Carenard
Turbo Golf Racing by Zelrune
Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends by Zelrune
Dark Deity by Zelrune
Sticky Business by Naitas
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles by Naitas
Miasma Chronicles by Naitas
KarmaZoo by vigaristti
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator by vigaristti
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons by Noxco
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante by Noxco
The Red Lantern by Noxco
Forgive Me Father by Swordoffury
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases by Swordoffury
How to Say Goodbye by Swordoffury
Degrees of Separation by Swordoffury
Tainted Grail: Conquest by Swordoffury
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by Atro

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:

3 weeks ago*

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Which theme would you like to see for December?

View Results

Gift Of Life - 0 CV games; Games you won around Christmas; Games from bundles with charity background; Games where your protagonist has a special gift; Games where you have a limited amount of life; Games where you (try to) save the lifes of others; Games you won and also gave away yourself; Games where you can send gifts

Winter Wonderland - Games with snow, snowpeople, snow angels/set in winter/play during wintertime/with items that you can make a snowperson with/with reindeer, sleighs, chimneys, fireplaces, milk, cookies, gifts, presents, elves, workshops, candy canes, peppermint stick, trees, logs, stars, strings of lights/ that have someone or something with a white beard in it/with both the colors green and red in their box art / covershot/ tag: Family Friendly or Multiplayer

The Longest Night - Games that have day/night cycle; Games with prison, dungeon or catacombs; Games where you don't see sunlight; Games that placed in underground; Games you play as evil; Games with limited light sources (e.g. flashlight, torch); Games have a character that laughs maniacally; Games with bats and/or mushrooms; Tags: Adventure, Cult Classic, Turn-based, Walking simulator; Games where you can roll but cannot jump; Games with 13 or 21 achievements

Clear The Decks - Tags: Arcade/Board Game/Card Game/Combat/Deckbuilding/Kickstarter/Gambling/Logic/Match 3/Naval/Puzzle/Tabletop;Games with:Battles/Cards/Decks/Sidequests/Puzzles/Ships;Steam Deck Verified Games;HLTB Completionist Time <= 4h;Games where you can clear your progress/have to solve problems;Last unplayed win of a won page/a month;Games fitting all 11 other themes this year but you haven't played;Every unplayed game activated at least 3 years ago

Die Hard - Tags: 1980s, Action, Action Roguelike, America, Cult Classic, Difficult, Heist, Roguelike, Roguelite, Souls-like; Achievements for dying; Achievements for deathless playthroughs; Villains with german name; Games playing on/around Christmas; Games with towers, terrorists, policemen; Games where you can fall to death; Games with a hard mode; Games with a health bar; Game title includes the word "Die" or "Hard"

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