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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Hi WaqarG, if you want to join the group please read the "Group rules" and "How to join" sections and then proceed with telling me how you want to join.

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You playtime is also set to private so before I can approve that game to be played you need to change that.

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Ok, not sure which Men of war game you wanted to play but either Men of War: Assault Squad or Men of War: Vietnam will be fine. Let me know when you beat one of them.

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I have a question. I accidentally won a game that I didn't know was a PC game. I play on Mac so it's incompatible. I completed the other game I won already (within 2 days of receiving it). I was wondering if that first one would be held against me. I'd like to join.

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Hi MoonQueen3, if you mean to join with option 1 then no, I wont hold that against you and you can pick any unplayed game with achievements you have on Steam and play that instead (you must let me know which one before you start playing it). However if that happens with a won game in the group we wont take that as an excuse, we expect people to check if they can run the game before they join for it.

3 years ago
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Hi, sorry. I am pledging to play Dream Daddy.

3 years ago
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Dream Daddy will do fine. Since you already played it, join request approved.

3 years ago
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Thank you!

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Hello, I would like to request to join. Luckily enough I recently won a game called Livelock that I'll be using as my introductory game through Option 1. Do I need to specify in this thread if I would like to give games away as well? Or if I am accepted, is adding the Playing Appreciated disclaimer about playing within one month sufficient?

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Hi SirSage, you are welcome to join by playing Livelock, let me know when you beat the game!

No, you dont need to specify in the thread, you are welcome to make any giveaways at any time as you wish, but it is not required of you to make them either.

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Understood, thank you. Unfortunately, I could not remember if I had already requested to join before so I just requested again. Please disregard if I need to finish the game first and get approved later. I'm not trying to spam invites, just genuinely forgetful. I probably should have wrote it down somewhere if I requested already.

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You have never requested to join this group before so all good :) Just let me know once you beat that game and then request to join the group on Steam :)

3 years ago
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Hello again, I recently beat Livelock. And even with only playing it on easy it was still more difficult than I expected. But my eyes are a bit garbage so tracking my character, my aiming reticle, and the huge number of not very brightly colored bullets coming to ruin my day was a challenge. It reminded me of Hades but Hades is so bright that it makes keeping track of the battlefield much easier.

Anywho, I tried to grab some screenshots while frantically exploding robots. I hope the game is long enough to qualify. But if need be I can go at it with another campaign.

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Hey, sorry for the late response. Your join request has already been approved, but I messed up something so I will add you on Steam to talk about it (you didnt do anything wrong dont worry, I messed up).

3 years ago
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Went ahead and added you mate.

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Using joining Option 1 i'm starting today 07/12/20 previous game i won on SG for the first time called "Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders"

3 years ago
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Hi YoniGafni, since you only started the game after your comment I will accept Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders as an appropriate pick. Let me know once you beat the game.

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Hi and good evening,
Today 08/12/20 i finish the game "Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders"
Not spoiler pic: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2313432592
Spoiler pic from the game: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2313432465

About to start another game i won here called "In fear I trust"

EDIT: 09/12/20 finished the game "In fear I trust", the game story is very un-understandble but have a few riddles

      About to start another game i won here called "Devil's Hunt"

Thank you for advance ☺

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Join request approved, sorry for the delay.

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Thank you very much 🥰

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Hey, I'd also like to join by finishing a game I won on here. The next game I will beat is Schein. I've also recently started participating in the pagywosg monthly event and finished Little Inferno, currently a game won on SG I'm playing is Fallout 4.

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Hi DarkX13, since you only started the game after your comment I will accept Schein as an appropriate pick. Let me know once you beat the game.

3 years ago
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Just beat the game! Was really fun, altho very difficult at times.

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

3 years ago
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Hello, I'd like to join as well! I will play Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

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Hi Valmar666, playing Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition will do fine. Let me know once you beat the game!

3 years ago
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Hello again, beated the game, here is screenshot.

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

3 years ago
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Thank you! :)

3 years ago
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Hi. Can I play my Decay: The Mare gift or is it not enough?

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Hi Time6uardian, you are welcome to join by playing Decay: The Mare. Let me know once you beat the game!

3 years ago
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100% completed!

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

3 years ago
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Hi there! Can I join by Option 1? I plan on starting Among the sleep this weekend.

3 years ago
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Hi LightX, sorry for the late reply. I see that since your comment you already beaten Among the Sleep so please request to join the group on Steam here and I will approve it as soon as I see it :)

3 years ago
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It seems I had requested to join the group before you replied to my comment and now I see that my request has been rejected. So I can't apply now.

3 years ago
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Looked at my logs for join requests, you must have requested to join +2 years ago without commenting here because I have an entry for you requesting to join but no date (and everything less than 2 years old is dated).

I sent you a friend request on Steam so I can directly invite you to the group. Please message me when you accept so I dont forget.

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Hello, i'm interested in joining through option 1, but since i don't have any games to play yet i figured it'll be better to ask some questions first. Hope you don't mind.

  1. Is there a minimum number of wins that is required to finish before applying?
  2. How long does a win considered to not be very short?

Thanks in advance! :)

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Hi aquatorrent, since you don't have any unplayed wins you can pick any unplayed game with achievements from your library instead, you just need to let me know which game before you start playing it :)

To answer your questions:

Is there a minimum number of wins that is required to finish before applying?

Nope

How long does a win considered to not be very short?

The "not very short" thing is mostly there to not allow people to try to apply with those achievement spammy games. But generally I would say anything around or over an hour is fine.

I hope that answered your questions, if you have any more please feel free to ask :)

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Thanks for the info! I thought i need to get another win to join the group. I'm still preoccupied with a game right now, but i'll let you know once i'm about to start a new game so i can validate my entry.

I think that's all the questions i have for now. Again, thanks for answering them! :)

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Sure, just let me know whenever you are about to start the game.

No problem :)

3 years ago
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i just finished playing the other game so i guess i'll start doing it now. :)
is deponia good enough for an entry? i'll start playing it today. :)

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Deponia will do just fine! Good luck with it :)

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Hello! Just want to let you know that i have finished deponia :)

3 years ago
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Congrats! Please request to join the group on Steam here and I will approve it as soon as I see it :)

3 years ago
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Thanks! I have sent a request to join the group :)

3 years ago
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Approved :)

3 years ago
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Thank you! :)

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I'd like to join by Option 2. The game I want to give is Lisa: The Painful.
But I'm afraid it will be region restricted, since I'll be giving as a gift from steam because I could not find a key for sale.
So, how do you recommend me to proceed?

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Hi Largartor, making a region restricted giveaway is fine. As long as it is successfully delivered any restrictions of the giveaway dont matter.

Please request to join the group on Steam here.

Edit: approved.

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Thanks!

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Hello, it seems like the only game I've won and haven't started yet (which means I can finish) that has a meaningful plot that I can focus on is Hello Neighbor.
Will it be okay if I play it? But I'll be honest, I play games very slowly - chances are that it will take me weeks, months or even years to complete it. This won't be a problem?)

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Hi StarPONY, you are welcome to join by playing Hello Neighbor.

We don't have a time limit for the game you play to join the group with so taking longer is fine (tho the game is only 9 hours long to beat), however all games withing the group have to be played up to the group minimums whiting a month so if that would be an issue you might wanna reconsider applying.

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Hi StarPONY, 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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Now I do not have time to play anything for a long time, so you can safely reject the request
(I think I stumbled upon your group somewhere and submitted a request, but did not have time and did not think to read the rules. Sorry to bother you).

3 years ago
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Hi, can I apply with TransOcean: The Shipping Company? I intend to play it once I'm done with Cyberpunk 2077.

3 years ago
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Hi ngrazer, you are welcome to join by playing TransOcean: The Shipping Company
, let me know once you beat it :)

3 years ago
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Done!

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

3 years ago
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Thank you!

3 years ago
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Can i apply with a giveaway of Regular Human Basketball (Option 2)?

3 years ago
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Hi ACupOfJ0e, you are welcome to join with option 2. However I denied your join request on Steam yesterday because you didn't bother writing a comment here for over a week since you requested to join (a few hours before you actually commented). I will send you a friend request on Steam so I can invite you, message me when you accept so I dont forget.

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Im sorry I've already given away the game, if I get any other keys ill let you know.

3 years ago
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Hey, I just won Barro F a couple of hours ago. Will it count if I complete it or do I need to pick another game?

3 years ago
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Hi DaemonicMP, if you want to join please first put your playtime on Steam to public. If you need help how to do it:

Go to your Privacy Settings and change your "Game details" from Friends Only to Public and make sure the checkbox bellow is unchecked. Here is an example of how it all should look.

Secondly sadly Barro F wont work, but I can't see what your other options are due to the private playtime.

3 years ago
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Hi, I accidentally left the group a few minutes ago. Could you take me back please? Thank you.

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Yes of course, I approved your join request, welcome back :)

3 years ago
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Hi, i want to join with option 1. I will try to beat Styx :Master of Shadows. Is it enough? Thank you

3 years ago
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Hi lewy131, you are welcome to join by playing Styx: Master of Shadows, let me know when you beat the game.

3 years ago
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Done ;)

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

3 years ago
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Thanks ;)

3 years ago
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Hi, I'd like to re-join please. I struggled putting in the playtime in my last won game but now I should have sufficient time in Darksiders 2 :-)

Thanks

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Hi norms, I have sent you a friend request on Steam so I can reinvite you. Please message me once you accept it so I dont forget.

3 years ago
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Thank you!

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Does Serial cleaner enough to join?

3 years ago
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Hi tungmapu, I am not sure if you mean for option 1 or 2 since you didn't mention it. But for either it will be a no. For option 1 because you already played it (but you can pick any unplayed game with achievements from your library instead) and for option 2 the game has been given for free before (** next to the game name on the giveaway creator page).

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I meant option 1. I won 4 gifts here, 2 of them are from last month and I played all 4 so I thought I've already qualified.
For option 2, I currently have Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time in my inventory (full price according to SG) (region restricted, because I'm from low currency region), is it ok?

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Apologies for the late reply, did not have the time to do it yesterday.
Nope, to qualify with option 1 you have to pick and play a game after you apply with it. I saw you played all of your wins, thats why you have the option to pick any unplayed game from your library instead.

Giving away Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time with option 2 is fine (no problems if it is region restricted). Let me know if you would rather pick a game for option 1 or go with option 2. Your choice, either is fine by me, just let me know :)

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Ok I'll go with Option 2.

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Ok, thats fine, join request approved, welcome to the group!

3 years ago
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Thank you for sharing! :)

3 years ago
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Hi, looks like the giveaway didn't get any entries and therefore didn't get a winner. For a giveaway to be valid as an option 2 it has to have a winner in the end. You got a few options here:
1) you can remake the giveaway and try again to see if you get any entries
2) make a different giveaway
3) switch to option 1

Let me know how you would like to proceed.

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ok I'll make it to 1 week count down, after that If this situation happen again, I'll do Option 1.

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Sure that works, I hope it will get a winner this time :)

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It looks like there is no member lives in SEA or nobody wants to play the game.
I'll leave group and apply back when finish playing Little nightmare.

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We definitely have SEA members so I am guessing just nobody was interesting.

Sure, let me know once you beat Little Nightmares!

3 years ago
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I have one spare key for Sakura MMO Extra, could I make another GA?

3 years ago
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Yep, you can try again, re-request to join the group on Steam and I will approve it.

3 years ago
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Requested.

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Approved!

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I saw it got a winner indeed, I am glad it finally worked! :)

3 years ago
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Thank you very much!

3 years ago
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Hey, I'd like to join with option 1 (and possibly 2 in the future). I'm keen on trying new games and this could be the motivation to step out of what I know. 😅

Edit: The game I could go to begin with is Postal 2 or The Darkness II, I won them about a week ago.

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To make it easier for our favorite mouse you should name a game for option 1 ;)

3 years ago
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Yea, right. So I'd go with Postal 2, I've just downloaded it for the cause. 😀

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3 years ago
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Hi eledhrim, sorry for the late answer. Playing either Postal 2 or The Darkness II, will do fine. Let me know when you beat one of the games :)

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Hi there, I've just survived the whole week in Postal 2! 😅 I hope it counts 😃

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Congrats! Join request approved, welcome to the group!

3 years ago
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Thank you! 💖

3 years ago
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Hey, I've a question
What if I won a game but I can't run or play it because of the specs?

3 years ago
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then you should not take it from others who can play by not enter it (moral, karma, obvious)

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I do what I want! (isn't that obvious) 😝

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Hi JustBonez, it is on the members to make sure they can actually play the games before they enter for them. The only excuse we take about a member not being able to play the game is when there is actually something wrong with the game itself, not the persons PC.

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That makes sense. 🤔
So.. it's only the game(s) that I won in this group that I have to play within 1 month right? (not including the public GA)

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Yes, correct.

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Alright then, I'd like to join with Option 1 by playing Spec Ops: The Line, is that okay?

3 years ago
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Yep, playing Spec Ops: The Line will be fine, let me know once you beat the game! :)

3 years ago
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Hi MouseWithBeer, I've finished Spec Ops: The Line, and I've sent req to join the group.
Thank you in advanced!

3 years ago
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Congrats! Join request approved, welcome to the group!

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I'd like to join, may I?

3 years ago
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Hi Kapelov, you are welcome to join but please read though the main post and let me know what option you want to pick.

3 years ago
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Hi, can I join by giving away Narcos: Rise of the Cartels?

3 years ago
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Hi ManlyMeatMan, you are welcome to join with option 2. Join request approved, please make the giveaway as soon as possible.

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Done, thanks

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I would like to join your group as I only enter GAs I intend to play. Being relatively new, I haven't been lucky enough to win anything as of yet, but I have one more game I can give away for Option 2: THE AMBASSADOR: FRACTURED TIMELINES.

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Hi GELeto2, 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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Thank you for sharing!

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Would like to join, I have only won one giveaway though.

3 years ago
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Hi TheTruCloud, you are welcome to join but please read though the main post and let me know what option you want to pick (for option 1 you can pick any unplayed win with achievements from your library).

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I can play more of
https://steamcommunity.com/app/893110/
But it is my only win so far, would link to store but it was removed from steam.

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If you wanna join with option 1 as I said pick an unplayed game from your Steam library to play and let me know which one before you start to play, since your win doesnt count since already played + we cant verify the playtime.

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My mistake, I thought it had to be a win.

In which case I will pick Saints Row: The Third
https://steamdb.info/app/55230/graphs/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/55230
Will give me a good excuse to play it anyway

Lemme know when I can start playing <3

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If you have any unplayed wins left it has to be a win, but since you don't have any normal games you have work as well. Saints Row: The Third will do fine, let me know once you beat it!

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https://imgur.com/a/61vbxlw
Since the game was removed from steam it won't show up in my profile so I took a screenshot.
Game is a flappy bird clone, got 7/9 of the achievements, SteamDB reports average playtime as 0 so I have no idea how long to play for.

3 years ago
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Hi TheTruCloud, 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 :)

3 years ago
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Hi i would like to join thorugh option 2 (: thank you

3 years ago
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Ding ding ding, 10000th comment! :D

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3 years ago
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Hi sean901, join request approved, welcome to the group! Please make the giveaway as soon as possible.

3 years ago
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Closed 2 years ago by Reforced.