October is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - Riddle Me This!

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

Countdown until event starts

Countdown until event ends

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

8662 achievements have been achieved
5461.3 hours have been played
394 games have been beaten
193 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 September for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

Riddle Me This!

(Thank you to Yamaraus for the suggestion!)

Tags: puzzle, mystery, magic, puzzle platformer, satire, comedy, dark humor, cartoony, intentionally awkward controls
Games where you solve puzzles *1
Games with mazes *1
Games with bad puns *2
Games with a question mark in the title
Games with unusual movement mechanics *1
Games with 0 CV *2 https://www.steamgifts.com/bundle-games
Tags: hidden object, stylized *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 '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/65

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 October

Nightmare before Christmas
November Rain
Pen-ultimate

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

Theme for December

December will be a second chance month again. Theme's tba

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for November? 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 November'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 :
Universe For Sale by samwise84
Euro Truck Simulator 2 by samwise84
Merchant of the Skies by samwise84
One Step From Eden by samwise84
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator by samwise84
Edge Of Eternity by samwise84
Trek To Yomi by samwise84
Marvel's Midnight Suns by samwise84 region restricted
Paradise Killer by samwise84
Wolfenstein: The New Order by samwise84
Ghost Song by samwise84
Townscaper by samwise84 Region restricted
Resident Evil 7 by samwise84
GreedFall by samwise84
Resident Evil 3 by samwise84 Region restricted
7 Billion Humans by samwise84
Call of Juarez by Almostn33t
Coromon by fernandopa
HUMANKIND by fernandopa
Beacon Pines by vigaristti
Remnant Records by vigaristti
McPixel 3 by vigaristti
Remnant Records by Carenard
Station to Station by Carenard
Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path by Ignition365
Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room by Ignition365
Castle on the Coast by Ignition365
REMNANT II by Swordoffury region restricted
Persona® 5 Strikers by Swordoffury region restricted
Jusant by Swordoffury region restricted
Jack Move by Swordoffury
Remnant Records by Swordoffury
Station to Station by Swordoffury
Dome Keeper by Swordoffury
A Cat & His Boy by Gelweo
Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery by Zelrune
Blood And Zombies by Zelrune
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders by Zelrune
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night by moemustaine
Founders' Fortune by escollo
Heretic's Fork by escollo
Universe For Sale by Naitas
Forgive Me Father by Naitas
Beacon Pines by Naitas
The Cub by Zelrune
Creepy Tale by Gelweo
Mediterranea Inferno by ba2
Trails of the Black Sun by rurnhani
King's Bounty: Dark Side by Yamaraus
InfraSpace by Tristar

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:

1 month ago*

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Which theme would you like to see for November?

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Nightmare before Christmas- Tags: Cartoony, Dark, Family friendly, Fantasy, Horror, Surreal. Takes place Halloween/Christmas. Released/Activated oct-dec. Monsters. Animal companion. Can craft. Outfit change. Different developer to publisher

November Rain -Tags: Action, Atmospheric ,Choices Matter, FPS, Hack&Slash, Music, RPG, Rythm, Story rich, Game containing "Gun(s)" in their title, Game containing "Rose(s)" in their title, Game where you can use use (your) illusion, Game where the rain ruins the mood/world, Gams where music (or plot) is about hard rock, Game where a character wears a top hat, Game where you can get married, or where the scenario includes a wedding

Pen-ultimate - Tags: Point and Click, Hidden Object, Casual, Fighting, RPG, Hand-drawn, Visual Novel, Games that are the second to last in a series, released until now, Games where one of the main characters is a writer - established/amateur, Games adapted from/to a novel, Games where someone utters the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" or a variation of it, Games where a pen or any other writing tool is used a weapon at least once, Games with the word "Ultimate" in title.

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