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. The latest of which can be found 'here

This is all subject to change at no notice. It's new. Unexpected problems may occur. It is optional and not required for entering this giveaway.

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. Money includes money to buy games.

• 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.

• If I cannot gift you a certain game via Steam due to regional restrictions, I will try to look for an alternative at the same price or send Steam Wallet if possible and prices/sale times don't interfere with the game being bought within a few days. I will only know this for certain at the point of attempting gifting as occasionally the issue happens even when they're similar prices in different regions. If I cannot find one, then sadly you will not be able to claim your win. Another winner may be chosen in this instance. Replacements of different games will generally not be offered.

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

Also - please don't use the /u/EdenSB to mention me on these posts unless you have a time-sensitive question. I turn off alerts for these and check back later, but the username mention has notifications pop up. Sometimes when I'm trying to sleep or otherwise busy. You probably don't want me grouchy from lack of sleep while looking specifically at your request.😂

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

The Beast Inside

The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game

Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

Gifted

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

Starting Balance: £71

/u/abolfazl006 - $10 PSN for Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - Spent £8.65

Played several similar games, not too expensive, previous request

Remaining: £62.35

/u/4gettableJhin - Hades - Spent £15.59

Lots of time in similar games, on sale

Remaining: £46.76

/u/BuLg1 - Planet Zoo Aquatic Pack - Spent £6.39

150 hours, cheap

Remaining: £40.37

/u/esleno - Planet Zoo Aquatic Pack - Spent £6.39

25 hours, cheap

Remaining: £33.98

/u/Zaalon - Dead by Daylight - A Binding of Kin DLC - Spent £4.15

500 hours, played previous gift, cheap

Remaining: £29.83

/u/FantasyHeaven - Total War: Three Kingdoms - Mandate of Heaven DLC - Spent £5.89

60 hours, played a lot recently, other strategy games, other games on same theme, good entry, played previous gifted

Note: The retailer screwed up by listing the regions it wouldn't work in incorrectly. They refunded me store credit and I've used that to get /u/FantasyHeaven a copy of Phantom Brave instead on their request.

Remaining: £23.94

/u/SuperLuckyStar - Dicey Dungeons - Spent £4.55

Enjoys several roguelikes, was cheap, on sale.

Remaining: £19.39

/u/luka031 - Total War: Three Kingdoms - A World Betrayed - Spent £6.39

200 hours in game

Remaining: £13

/u/thatgirlatlas - £4 Steam Credit for Haven - Spent £4 [Tentative - Waiting on acceptance/72 hours to expire]

Reasonably good record, cheap

Remaining: £9

/u/Charlie2Surf - DOOM - Spent £4.49

Edit: Changed to Killing Floor on request due to regional issues, despite the same price. Sale ended soon.

Has played quite a few FPS games

Remaining: £4.51

/u/CrunchyShitCakes - Kind Words - Spent £3.99

Nice entry, cheap, just about fits in last of budget

Remaining: £0.52