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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Hey ! I would like to apply to re-join.

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All unplayed wins look good, I will send you a group invite on Steam.

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Hello, I'd like to apply with Option 1. Currently playing MO: Astray, the only game i've won here :)

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Then i'll go with The Walking Dead Season 2 :)

i have to message you again after completing the game right?

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Hey NoSenses! Finished the game ^^

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Hello, I would like go with option one, going to play Kingdom: Classic.

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Took a couple runs, but finally beat it. Probably one of the harder games i've played.

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Hi, I'd like to apply with option 1. The game would be the one I won today, Astebreed: Definitive Edition.

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Hi Lakios, you are welcome to join by playing Astebreed: Definitive Edition. Let us know once you beat the game!!

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I have beaten the game. How do I prove that I did it?

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We can tell from the achievements :) Join request approved, welcome to the group!

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Hey, I really like the idea of your group, too bad I haven't seen it earlier! As I have only two wins on this page (I only enter giveaways of games I want to play) and both were from mass giveaways ages ago (played one until it got shut down, didn't like the other one, but both already played), I guess I have to create a new giveaway to be join? Just gave away the stuff I found during cleanup, so I'll use this as a bookmark for the next time ;-)

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Also adding to what NoSenses said you will also have to change your playtime info to be public on Steam to join. You can see how to do that in the 2nd chapter here if you don't know how.

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Hello! I'd like to join. I can't apply for the option 1, bc I have not win a single game yet. But, I have a remaining game of a bundle and I don't mind to make a giveaway. My only question would be: A new public giveaway or only for the group?

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Thanks for the explanation. Right now, I'm downloading TWD: A new Frontier, That would fit the criteria of option 1?

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Beat it!!

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Hello!
I come to ask a question about the rules. I am member of the group from 1 or 2 years and I just do some group giveaways from time to time, and currently I have a giveaway for a DLC of Euro Truck Simulator 2 that only adds cosmetic skins for trucks, and a participant asked how the group rules apply to this case...
I have checked the FAQ but I can't find anything in that regard. The only thing I can think is for the winner to play the base game and use some of the DLC cosmetic, and show it with one screenshot (although that is easily cheatable, but I can't think any other option).
Could some group moderator please help me? Thanks in advance!

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Thanks a lot for the quick response to both of you! I will post this information in the giveaway as a comment so every participant is aware :)

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Ä°nvite me please

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Read me please

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You obviously didn't read the instructions because:

a) needs to be a group giveaway

b) the game has been given for free before

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sory dude :)

I would like to join the group by using option 2. I want to giveaway F1 2019, if it's okay. Thanks.

https://steamcommunity.com/id/The-Ottoman/

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Before I let you in please read through the FAQ as well and confirm that you understand it :)

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Okey, I understand. I confirm that I understand thanks again ı coming family :))

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Join request approved, please make the giveaway as soon as possible.

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thanks :))

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Thanks for sharing!

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There are not many games I would like to play so I do not enter many giveaways lately ofc if I would enter something I like and if I win I would play the game
But for joining I would prefer option 2.

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Hi yoshirules, you are welcome to join with option 2! Join request approved, welcome to the group! Please make the giveaway as soon as possible :)

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Thanks I will. Are there any rules how long a giveaway should run? I cannot find it

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Nope, you are free to set the duration/level any way you want. It just needs to have a winner in the end :)

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thank you! here is my first will add some more later
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/12SHb/lovely-planet-2-april-skies
btw if someone is and on my wl and a member in this group, the rules of playing within a month still applies?

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Thank you for sharing!
No, they do not have to play it, however we will always double check with you if they are indeed a member of your WL (as there is no way for us to check/know that).

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@yoshirules, for people who win the giveaway from me who is from PA (not from other groups or my WL), I just gently remind them, especially if they thank me at the end of the giveaway with a reply that says something like "Please remember to play within 30 days because you won it through the Playing Appreciated group." This way if there's any question and the mods go to look at my giveaway, they will see it right away.

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You replied to the wrong person, I got the notification, not them :)

While it is very much appreciated we still double check everyone manually if they are in any of the other groups. A note/comment if they are on your wishlist or not on the other hand it is super handy (since we can not check that by ourselves) :)

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Thanks, I replied to them instead. :-)

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I am not them :D

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I wrote and replied to MouseWithBeer by accident. :P

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Hey, i would like to apply with Option 1. The game is Styx: Master of Shadows. Recently won it on the site and i still haven't touched it

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Done. I beat the game

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I sent a request a few weeks ago and forgot to cancel it. It was denied so i can't send a new one

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Ok

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Hi Nightxar, you are welcome to join by playing Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series. Let us know once you beat the game :)

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Its really cool idea, I would like to join as option 1 describes, I only enter in giveaways I am actually interested in, so pretty much I am sure that I have played all my winnings :P

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Hi insanity666, you actually have plenty of your wins that are still unplayed (don't have any achievements unlocked yet) so if you wanna join with option 1, please pick one of those games to play and let me know which one is it gonna be before you start playing it.

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Ok, well I pick Deadlight, will download it, and finish that one. 😊

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Sure thing, thx!

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Hi there, I have beaten the game just now 😊

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Thx a lot!!
Cheers

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I would like to apply to join

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Hi Aghb4R, please read the "how to join" section on the post and let me know which option do you wanna join with.

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option 1

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And what game would that be?..

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Dex , i have played a little bit but i did not finished it yet :D

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there is no unplayed game expert short games , i have only 30 min in Dex

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i will pick Odallus

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Finished

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Done!
uploaded the 100% and the end

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I want to join

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Hey, I would like to join the group, I have a game I want to giveaway and someone to play :)

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hey I would like to giveaway Through the Darkest of Times from the bundle choice

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Will be doing a giveaway for the members when I join

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Hi Escruidin, you are welcome to join with option 2. Join request approved, welcome to the group! Please make the giveaway as soon as possible!

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Hi Tovstonoh, you are welcome to join by playing Redout: Enhanced Edition. Let us know once you beat the game!

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Hello, MouseWithBeer. I was advised by NoSenses to contact another mod so I was wondering if you would take a look at my progress on this game. I was kicked from the group for not playing it sufficiently, but I have played it for 7 hours and the rules state I need only play it 5. See the discussion below for more details. Thank you.

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Hi, first of all someone else's application to join the group is not the proper place to contact another mod. Ther are plenty of other places.
I actually checked it out when it was still in the pending approval status and I couldn't really find any definite info how much achievement exactly you should have in 5 hours (I dont own or I have played the game myself). I believe NoSenses looked into it more than me and the rules so say you need achievements that at least 60% of the people got (according to the group website) so I do stand behind his decision. If you want I can take another look when I have time (I am at work right now).

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I am sorry for using the wrong place. I thought about msging you on a giveaway, but then I thought it'd be better if I contained it to this thread... If only SG had PMs.

Please do take a look when you have time. Thank you.

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I saw I was kicked from the group. I was wondering, to what level of completion were you expecting from the game that I did not fulfill? I thought 5 hours of play for longer games was sufficient. I had played over 7 hours of it.

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When I look at AStats I see that people with 4-6 more achievements than me have 18-40 hours of play. My achievements are probably slightly lower than others because I restarted my game a little ways in because I read a guide and realized I'd made my character all wrong.

so we took part of that time as idled

None was idled. I record all my games and so far for the game I have 7:01:03 of video (not including my first short run).

Does the 5 hour thing not override the minimum achievement thing? I feel like to reach that level of achievement I'd have to play at least 10 hours. It was like 2.5 hours of play before I got even a single achievement. Achievements in this game are incredibly slow to earn. I'm not really an achievement hunter.

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The rules state:

For games that are longer than 10 hours, playing it at least 5 hours would be sufficient (if you then still don't like the game, so be it and we won't make you play it any longer).

I would like to ask that my progress be reconsidered on the basis that I have played it at least 5 hours and the understanding that it is a sandbox game where you can spend multiple hours without necessarily earning achievements.

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your statistics doesn't show us 7 hours of gameplay

I am sorry to hear that you believe I am a liar and that your decision is based on this insulting impression of me.

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Good day! I would like to join the group via option 2, by creating a giveaway for the Wasteland 2: Director's Cut - Digital Deluxe Edition. Thank you.

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Thank you for accepting me. Giveaway created.

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Hi! I'd love to join via option 2. I have a bunch of humble bundle games that I can give away to fulfill that requirement

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Would THOTH work?

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Hi Meowderp, I saw you were not online since you were approved so I will give you 72 hours of time since now to make the promised giveaway in hopes you will come online and have enough time.

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Sorry about that, I've been busy the last couple of days. I've created the giveaway now. Thanks for understanding.

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No worries, real life comes first. Glad you managed to make a giveaway in time! Thank you for sharing with us :)

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I'm interesting in joining via option 2. I will make a giveaway when I join. Are there any special rules in making the giveaways?

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I was thinking giving Bombshell, for my first giveaway to your group. But if is not okay with this game I can replace with something else.

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I want to join, can I play this one?

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Su5Ps/suicide-guy-vr

I'd also like to create a GA for

Niche - a genetics survival game if that's ok

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It was public, I just unchecked game time recording. Sorry I'm kind of new, not sure if that's it.

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Ok, let me start by creating a GA please. I sent a request.

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I have a question about making a giveaway. I made a giveaway for BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition, but then I noticed it's for a Steam package that includes the game and some digital goodies, seen here.

I'm not sure if this is okay to giveaway. Is the Playing Appreciated tracker thing going to count the actual game playtime instead of the package or something?

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It is 100% ok to giveaway so don't worry about it. We havent had anyone give the complete edition out yet, but looking at the package I think it should just pick up the normal game as it did with people giving away the normal edition. And in case anything weird happens with it you can always let us know and it will get fixed :)

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Awesome. In the link you sent, there's actually a giveaway for the complete edition already finished and it seems to count the playtime properly. Guess I should have checked. Thanks!

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Oh wow you are right, I am completely blind :D No worries at all :)

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Hello, I would request to join with giving away a game, the game Broken Age.

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Hi dim0ski, you are welcome to join with option 2. Please request to join the group on Steam here and we will approve it as soon as we see it.

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Hello, when I search for the Request to Join button, this shows up:Your request to join was denied
Seems I got declined for some reason?

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I took a look. You requested to join the group on June 18th but you didn't bother to actually comment here so it was rejected. I sent you a friend request so I can invite you to the group. But before I can actually invite you to the group you need to put your playtime on Steam public on your profile. If you need help doing that see the 2nd paragraph here. Once you do that and accept my friend request, please message me so I dont forget to invite you.

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Thank you! I don't even remember requesting ( sorry about that). Friend request accepted and details set as public( didn't know they can be private).

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Sorry for the late response, I will just post here so it is noted down: invite has been sent and accepted already.

Welcome to the group!

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