Intro

Hello /r/GiftofGames! /u/XYZGiveaways has kindly sent me more money to spend on the community here - €80! That's approximately £70 or $94 USD.

Want a €80 game? There's a chance, but unless your request is amazing and absolutely blows me away, it's not happening. Want a €30 game? Your request still has to be really good. Want a €5 game? You'll have to convince me, but it shouldn't be too hard, as long as you've not got a bad record, there are still funds left and I can see enthusiasm.

Of course - there's a limited budget and only so many winners. If you don't win this round, you're welcome to enter any future rounds too. People have not won several times in a row and then eventually got gifted, whether it was due to improving their request or just luck.

What Can I Get?

• Games for any platform that I can either purchase the game for or purchase a gift card for as long as it's from a respectable source. Digital or physical are fine. DLC is fine, but keep in mind my choosing criteria.

• Hardware/Accessories - Keep the budget in mind! Need to replace a broken controller? Ask for a cheaper third-party one for a higher chance.

See the 'Restrictions' section for what you can't get.

How do I enter?

• Convince me that you want the game.
• Include the relevant Steam/other relevant profile link
• Mention which region you live in/your account is for.
• Tell me how much it will cost. Bonus points if you've found it cheap on a legit (non-grey market) site. We do not speak of G2Å , ÇÐKëys én€b@ or similar websites.

Doing all of these in a structured way helps me. People who make my life easier in this way may have an advantage in winning.

How will I choose?

Convince me that you want it. Writing a good request is the most common way. I read all entries and upvotes/downvotes won't help you. Tips on that are linked in the sidebar.

Writing a good request isn't the only way though. Have you shown that you want the game in other ways?

Some things I look at:

• Do I feel that you really want this game? How have you shown that?

• Do I feel you'll play the game a lot? Or will it languish in the backlog. Conversely, can I see that you've played several similar games a lot?

• Are you going to get a lot of enjoyment out of this? Value for money helps here too.

What lowers my chances?

• The winner will not be based on your personal circumstances. I may even deduct points for sob stories.

• If I see you've not played previous games gifted, that's a very bad sign.

• Choosing something expensive won't definitely stop you from winning, but it'll definitely lower your chances. If one person wants a AAA game at $60 while twelve people want Among Us, you'll have some convincing to do.

• I do have a 'negative list'. People not to gift due to being serious rule breakers or just to give extra scrutiny to if I've seen things like dishonesty. Be warned, if I do notice serious rule breaking like winning 10 games and not playing any of them at all but still entering, it may be reported to mods.

Time Limit

At least 24 hours. It will likely close soon after this, but may remain open longer if there are a lack of entries or if other circumstances require it.

Castle Cash

/u/XYZGiveaways runs a minigame where you can earn money to put towards giveaways here. You can learn more about that on his posts.

If you have enough money from that to buy the game outright, please enter as follows. As long as there are no problems, then you will be gifted the game from the €80 balance before other entries here.

I have €60 from Castles and would like to buy Cyberpunk 2077. [Remember to include your SteamID or other relevant ID.]

If you have some credit but not enough, then enter with your request comment as normal, but include the following.

I have €5 from the Castle game. Cyberpunk costs €60. I want to put this towards my request.

This can make it easier for you to win. Basically I'll lower the requirement. The balance will only be used if you win.

If you are looking at a cheaper price than the RRP, then please say where I can buy it from for that price. Please note that exchange rates, delivery costs and other things in Restrictions may be an issue.

This is all subject to change at no notice. It's new. Unexpected problems may occur.

Restrictions

• GOG.com doesn't allow gifting unless you meet requirements. I don't because I've never bought anything from there.

• There are several retailers that I wouldn't be able to use too due to regional or other restrictions. For example Amazon US lets me buy physical things, but not some digital.

• If I'm sending you Steam credit to add to your own money/take advantage of cheaper prices, it takes 72 hours. Sales may end before then.

• Gift cards greater than the value of the game may be needed. These may also be more expensive than face value due to charges for buying online. For example that $2 game might cost $12 to get to you. I may not have access to gift cards for your region.

• No unauthorised retailers allowed.

• You may not request: Money, Accounts, lootboxes or microtransactions (as per subreddit rules).

• You need to name a specific game. No requests for gift cards to save, only for ones for a specific purpose that you'll be using immediately to buy the game on receiving them. This applies even with money from the Castle game.

Basically there's a bunch of factors that could be an problem. Most of these won't an issue with standard Steam game gifts. If there is a problem then I might be able to warn you to edit before the offer closes. I might not. If it isn't fixed by the time I've chosen winners, then you can try again next time. This also counts if you're using money from the Castle game.

Final Reminder

Read through the above, but one of the most important things to keep in mind - choose your request wisely. Is something cheap? Is it in a bundle currently? Is it on sale? The more expensive your request is, the higher the bar is.

Is There Any Deal is a useful tool to look at game prices with. /r/GameDeals is great too. If it's cheap in your region on Steam and not on a sale that ends soon, we can work with that.

If you've entered one of the previous offers - if you didn't win, there might be a reason. Some people would've been gifted if there was enough budget or the other requests weren't so good that day, but some weren't convincing, some hadn't played previous gifts, some were asking for something expensive, etc. This could be a good time to look at your request and try to improve it.

DO NOT DM TO ENTER

Bonus Keys

An anonymous donor has donated the following keys. If you would like one of these, feel free to say so and write a short reason why. These are in addition to the normal request for anything within €60. You can enter for either or both. As these keys come from elsewhere, we cannot guarantee them.

American Fugitive

Smile For Me

Tsioque

Rover Mechanic Simulator

Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt

Gifted

The below people have been gifted. This will also track remaining balance.

Starting Balance: £71

/u/BlueShellYoshi - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Spent £32

Username and historical Nintendo comments going back years, played previously gifted game a lot, good write up showing passion/knowledge of a fan and just luck that it's on a sale and I had £5 Amazon credit that was due to expire from a promotion that I threw at it.

Remaining: £39

/u/Doalt - Mario III Definitive Edition - Spent £14.59

Completed Mafia 2, has asked for it a few times, it happened to be on sale.

Remaining: £24.41

/u/1n53rtNam3 - Skyrim - Spent £8.44

Played previous gift, good amount of time in Fallout, asking for the cheaper version so fits within budget.

Remaining: £15.97

/u/doxx11 - Red Dead Online - Spent £4.49

Cheap, decent amount of time in similar themed game, played other similar game, requested full game months ago

Remaining: £11.48

/u/BOT_Jason7074 - Red Dead Online - Spent £4.49

Cheap and has played similar games

Remaining: £6.99

/u/Kildemall - Red Dead Online - Spent £4.49

Cheap and has played similar games

Remaining: £2.50

/u/Nightrider1861 - Little Misfortune - Spent £0 as existing key

/u/A4niad - Switch Online 7 Days - Spent £0 as existing key.