Introduction


Playing Appreciated is a group for members that like to play games they win and for giveaway creators that like to see their games getting played. This sounds simple, yet requires committent and dedication from members by filtering out games they like to play from all group giveaways and when won playing those within one month. In return members will get higher chances of winning games they want and creators will know their giveaways have a high chance of getting played. The group has more than 1000 members and over 25000 historical giveaways.

Group rules


  • You need to set and keep your Steam privacy settings for My profile and Game details public (example);
  • You will play all giveaways you win via this group within one month;
  • When creating a giveaway it is recommended to include a small group rule reminder in your giveaway, something like: "This is a Playing Appreciated giveaway, by joining you commit to playing this game within a month when won.".

How to join


  1. Make sure you did not violate any SteamGifts rules in the last month;
  2. Comment one of the two options to enter the group in this discussion:
    • Option 1: Showing your commitment by playing a previous won game on SteamGifts that you did not yet play. The game shouldn't be very short and must have achievements. Comment with the name of the game before you start playing it and comment again when you finished playing it. Please upload some screenshots to Steam as well.
    • Option 2: Supporting the cause by creating a group giveaway of a game that you would like to see getting played by other group members within a month as soon as your membership request was approved. The game should not have been given away free before (marked by ** when creating a giveaway on SteamGifts).
  3. Press "Request To Join" on our group page;
  4. Wait for us to approve your request, we'll always reply on the comment you have made in this topic.

Final notes


More information and a FAQ is available via the Steam group. Current group giveaways can be found here on SteamGifts. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions!

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requested to rejoin after being away for a while

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Join request approved, welcome back :)

4 years ago
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Hello, I'd like to join with Option 2 (Age of Wonders III)

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i can with Quantum Conundrum ?

thanks.

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I'd like to join with option 2 by giving away Tomb Raider: Underworld.

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4 years ago
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Thank you. Giveaway has been created.

4 years ago
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I would like to give away Synthwave Dream '85, Option 2

4 years ago
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Hi LoneDev, you are welcome to join with option 2. Join request approved :)

4 years ago
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Thanks a lot! :D

4 years ago
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request to rejoin. i have played the games that i did not before.

4 years ago
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Hi idixtkid, I have checked your playtimes and approved them. I have sent you a friend request on Steam now since I can't reinvite you otherwise.

4 years ago
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Can i join?

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4 years ago
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Option 1

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4 years ago
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sorry i cant find any game ill ask when i win a game thank you ^_^

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4 years ago
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Sorry and thanks a lot

4 years ago
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Salut!

I'm interested in the group, but I don't clearly understand the rules of Option 1. So the last game I won on SteamGifts was ELEX, but I played it for a while (not much) and... Do I need to play exactly this game or Europa Universalis IV, where I don't have any achievements earned, and how long then?

Thank you!

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Hi Kuranda, for option 1 you have to play and beat any (doesn't need to be the last one) of your unplayed wins with achievements. In your case that would only be Europa Universalis IV. As for how long you have to play it? However long it takes to beat the game (I don't know much about Europa Universalis IV but I assume it either has some campaign to beat or something similar?).

I hope that answers your questions.

4 years ago
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Thank you! Understood!
Will notify as all done.

4 years ago
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Hi Vladslav, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests and I came across yours. I would like to know if you would still be interested to join the group?
If I won't get a reply in a week I will simply mark you as not interested to join on our list, but you would still be welcome to join once you have beaten the game :)

3 years ago
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Hello!
Can I join with Option 1: Walking Dead?

4 years ago
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Hi yaromirro, you are welcome to join by playing The Walking Dead, let us know once you beat the game :)

4 years ago
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I just want to inform you that I've finished Walking Dead today :)

4 years ago
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Congrats! Join request approved, welcome to the group :)

4 years ago
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thanks for accepting me :)

4 years ago
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I'd like to join via Option 1! Does that require completing the entirety of the game? What if I don't like the game as much as I thought I would??

Thanks :)

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Hi shuvam09, you are welcome to join with option 1 and playing WARSAW. Yes, it requires you to beat the whole game (you don't need to get all the achievements or anything like that, just beat the game). If you end up not liking the game you can let us know and you can switch to beating a different game instead. Since you don't have any other wins it can be any unplayed game from your Steam library with achievements then.

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Ok will give it a try then :)

4 years ago
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Hi!! Tried out Warsaw but don't really want to play it right now, not during these times atleast...
The gameplay seems really complicated, and I don't want to lose any of my soldiers in a rush :(
Can I try something else?? Like The Walking Dead??

4 years ago
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Sure The Walking Dead will do fine as well. I hope you will enjoy that one (I did myself) and let us know once you beat it :)

4 years ago
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Thanks :)

4 years ago
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Hello there again! Took some time, but finally managed to beat the game! Not sure if I was prepared for that final episode though :'(

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Thank you ^^

4 years ago
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Would love to join, my backlog is never longer than 2-3 games at any time so I can definitely do this.

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Hello, i'd like to join with option 2, i have a few candidates in my tradelist that would be good here (i can also do option 1 in parallel as i intend to begin Pac Man 256 soon). I have a few games in my Steam account, but i'm not a collectionner, i never play on SG to just win anything, but to win stuff i'll play sometimes later (could be really later, but for stuff won here, i'll select games i really want to play soon).
So, sending a request on Steam when i have an answer here. Thanks !

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Yeah, so option 2, and how about The Walking Dead ?

4 years ago
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Sadly The Walking Dead is not gonna work as it has been given away for free before (marked by ** when creating a giveaway on SteamGifts). You can either give away a different game (that has not been given away for free before or pick option 1. Let us know :)

4 years ago
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Oh, i didn't know that, how about Dead In Vinland ?

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Alright, will do that today. No particular rules on the level of the GA or the duration, etc... ?

4 years ago
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Nope, that is completely up to you and your preferences (just needs to have a winner in the end).

4 years ago
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Hello, I'd like to join with option 2 (SYNTHETIK) ? Thanks !

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4 years ago
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Request sent, thanks ;)

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4 years ago
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I've just made it ;)

4 years ago
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HI, I would like to join with option 1.Can I play This Is the Police 2?

4 years ago
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Hi enger777, you are welcome to join by playing This Is The Police 2(note: 3,3 hours of idle time). Let us know once you beat the game!

4 years ago
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Done!Please check.

4 years ago
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Join request approved, welcome to the group! :)

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Thanks!

4 years ago
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I'd like to rejoin since I have more time to play now.
I'll go with option 1: Truberbrook

4 years ago
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as long as you dont have any outstanding wins from the group unplayed they will let you rejoin without doing the options again

4 years ago
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I don't remember having any unplayed group wins, but it's been so long, I could be wrong

4 years ago
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found your old profile. they are all green so you should be good to join back in once they see

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Thanks

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4 years ago
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Hi! I'm interested in joining with option 2 (the game to be given will be Demon Hunter 3: Revelation).

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4 years ago
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Done! Thank you!

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HI, I would like to join with option 1.Can I play KARAKARA

4 years ago
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Hi Pherela, just so you don't think we are ignoring you: I will discuss you application with the group owner and let you know of the decision.

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You are welcome to join by playing KARAKARA, let us know once you beat the game.

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done and i also unlock all of the achievement

4 years ago
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Request to join the group on Steam.

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done

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4 years ago
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Hello, i would like to join with option 1, can i play "Fluffy Horde"?

4 years ago
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Hi Zagaia, you are welcome to join by playing Fluffy Horde, let us know once you beat the game :)

4 years ago
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Hello, i have beaten the game.
Two boss achievments are bugged i cant get them. ("Naked Snake" and "Justice Rains From Above")
I hope that's ok.

4 years ago
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I saw multiple people reported broken achievements so no worries, I accepted your join request so welcome to the group!

4 years ago
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Thank you. :)

4 years ago
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I would like to join via option 2 (Cities Skylines giveaway)

4 years ago
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Hi LosingMyEdge, you are welcome to join with option 2. Please request to join the group on Steam here and I will approve it as soon as I see it :)

4 years ago
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Thanks, I have sent the request :)

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4 years ago
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Can I join with option1: Meowrim Cat Quest?
Also, can I make game details private while playing, and make them public when I finish?

4 years ago
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Hi orTe, you are welcome to join but it looks like Cat Quest was already played a bit and the game must be unplayed. Since your only other win was also already played you have 2 options:
1) Join with option 2
2) Pick any unplayed wins with achievements from your Steam library and play that instead (you must let us know what you pick before you start played it).

Edit: woops forgot to answer this sorry:

Also, can I make game details private while playing, and make them public when I finish?

No, must be public the whole time.

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2) Pick any unplayed wins

Did you mean games? If so, can it be F2P game like Dawn?

4 years ago
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Wooops sorry, my bad, yes I mean games. Yep, Dawn would work just fine if you wanna pick that one :)

4 years ago
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Then Dawn it is. :)
I respond here when i get somewhere with it.

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Well that was fairly short game, but enjoyable. :)

4 years ago
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Join request approved, welcome to the group! :)

4 years ago
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Can I join with option1: Exapunks?
I just won it and have never played it.

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Should i get every single achievement or just complete the Main story?

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4 years ago
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well, I started it, and it seems it takes about 30 hours...
can I finish it in 3-4 months? I don't have that much free time.

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If It's possible, I want to it change to Luxor: Quest of Afterlife, I won it two days ago and just installed it and played it for 5 minutes.

4 years ago
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No, the game needs to have achievements.

4 years ago
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OK then, I'll do the EXAPUNKS

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Hi AlizJan, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests on Steam and I came across yours. I would like to know if you would still be interested to join the group?
If I won't get a reply in a week I will simply decline the request, but you would still be welcome to join once you have beaten the game :)

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Looking to join using Option 2. (The game I would give away is called "Starting the Game", pretty funny, I bet someone would get a good laugh out of it.)

4 years ago
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Hi MegaMen999, you are welcome to join with option 2. Please request to join the group on Steam here and I will approve it as soon as I see it :)

4 years ago
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Just wondering, how long does the approving period last? I've requested to join and I'm still waiting for the approval.

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Thanks, I was just worried about having my request ignored because my Steam nick is different from my SteamGifts one.

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I see NoSenses already resolved your case but I just wanna reemphasize to please have patience, we are humans not robots, we can't be around just staring at the new request page 24/7.

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Hello there ! New fella looking to join the group using option number two with a game i won this week : Splasher !
Looks like a Super Meat boy type of games wich sound good to me !

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No, i won it this week, haven't played it yet, i am right about to start it. That's why i am saying option 1, it's the right step to enter the group correct ?

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4 years ago
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I just saw that. My bad, sorry for the mistake (bad way to start haha)
Cool i will start playing it ! Thanks for the answers

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Game is harder than i thought to beat ! But a nice surprise not only Super Meat boy style !

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As NoSenses already mentioned, if you think it is too hard you can let us know a different unplayed game from your library with achievements and play that instead (but let us know the game before you start playing it) or you can stick with this one and finish it, up to you, you just need to let us know :)

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Thanks a lot for the answer ! I was thinking about The walking dead Michonne for a while as a fan of the game-serie... Would this one be ok ?

4 years ago
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The Walking Dead: Michonne will do fine! I played it last month and enjoyed my time with it so I hope you will too :)

4 years ago
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Job done ! Just finished it ! Yeah i enjoyed it too, pretty darn good !

4 years ago
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Glad to hear and congrats on beating the game! Join request approved, welcome to the group :)

4 years ago
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Yeahhh ! Thanks a lot ! My first group !
(i know you are not robot, it's mostly to notify. it says i am not in the group, neither steam or Steamgifts.)

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I see you are now showing up in steam at least for me, since its your 1st group and I know others had trouble before make sure to sync up your profile at the top of steamgifts by clicking account and then the top button of that new page. It should auto sync up every 24 hours either way but this way you can see the giveaways asap

If all that is done anyway and you knew it then you can ignore everything. Either way well done on joining the group :D

4 years ago
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Annnnnnnd you were right about the sync haha. Still not use to it, i'm sorry !

4 years ago
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Don't worry you will get used to it eventually and lots of people don't remember or just not know about the fact you have to sync. Totally not a problem at all

4 years ago
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Just a quick note, looks like the website broke a little right now, already aware of that and already contacted Reforced about it.

Edit: Reforced fixed it <3

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Fast service.
btw - could someone in staff toss me a friend request / add - was wondering how you got the site doing the amazing things it's doing, and would like to implement a similar / same thing for our group to ensure people play their wins :)

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Reforced would have to be the one to add you, but it is mostly just a mix of gathering data via the Steam API and web scraping.

4 years ago
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Hi there! I'd like to join via option 2. I'd like to give away Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

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Closed 2 years ago by Reforced.