November is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - N7

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Moony1986

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

Countdown until event starts

Countdown until event ends

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

8943 achievements have been achieved
4599.2 hours have been played
393 games have been beaten
196 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 October for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

N7

(Thank you to Ninglor03 for the suggestion!)

Only SG wins allowed:

Tags: Story Rich, Choices Matter, RPG, Sci-Fi, Space, Sexual Content, Epic, Romance, Classic, Atmospheric, Great Soundtrack
Mass Effect
Games with gay romance *1
Games about friendship *1
Games with aliens, robots/AI *1
Games where you can have a pet/aquarium *1
Protagonist is called Shepard *1
Games with over 100h hltb timer
Games won on 7th/28th Nov
Games released/won on 16. Nov 2007
Games with 37 in SteamID

Win and Backlog allowed:

Tags: Female Protagonist
Games with nin in the title
Games from Nins fav 50 list
Any game icaio has made a GA for *1

*1 Please provide some kind of explanation/proof (screenshots or link to some proof) in the notes or it will be rejected.

For those using the Secret Santa games of '24 a link to the discord post is required (snowballs included).

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/78

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/achievements before that won't be counted.

Theme for December

All I Want For Christmas Is Me
Yippee-Ki-Yay
Winter Solstice
Gaben’s Violent Night
This is Not My First December
What Do You Mean You Haven't Played Silksong Yet?

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

Theme for January

January will be another second chance month, where we will give the runner ups from previous years another chance to be picked. Check here for the possible themes.

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 :

Schedule I by stfmnsl
Mon Bazou by stfmnsl
Gloomwood by stfmnsl
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition by stfmnsl
Instruments of Destruction by stfmnsl
Men of War II by stfmnsl
Hello Neighbor 2 by stfmnsl
Chivalry 2 by stfmnsl
American Truck Simulator by stfmnsl
DUSK by stfmnsl
Agent Intercept by stfmnsl
Prodigal by stfmnsl
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector by stfmnsl
THE CORRIDOR by stfmnsl
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by LaVolpe99
Avernum 3: Ruined World by LaVolpe99
Sword Legacy: Omen by LaVolpe99
Tchia by Moony1986
Dordogne (region retricted) by Moony1986
Against the Storm (region retricted) by Moony1986
Crime Boss: Rockay City - (First Month Edition) (region retricted) by Moony1986
Must Dash Amigos by Moony1986
Nemo Dungeon by Moony1986
Songs of Skydale by Moony1986
THE TEAR by Moony1986
Battlevoid: Harbinger by Moony1986
Border Force by Moony1986
The Ascent by Naitas
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical by Naitas
Coral Island by Naitas
Tobla - Divine Path by Ninglor03
Tiny Thor by Ninglor03
Dahlia View by escollo
Sticky Business by escollo
Arctic Eggs by ShroudOfLethe
Adios by ShroudOfLethe
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows by Carenard
Grotto by Carenard
Slain: Back from Hell by Carenard
System Shock by Swordoffury
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by Swordoffury
Blood West by Swordoffury
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY by Hyrax
Mind Spheres by Hyrax
MOTHERGUNSHIP by Hyrax
Spin Hero by samwise84

If you want to add something, write me on Discord or Steam ;)

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 December?

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All I Want For Christmas Is Me - Tags: Character Customization, First-Person, Level Editor, Choose Your Own Adventure, Immersive, Immersive Sim, Life Sim, Rhythm, Great Soundtrack; Games with "I", "Me", "My", or "Mine" in the title; Games where the protagonist is in the capsule/thumbnail art; Games featuring clones/twins/doppelgängers;Games you have both won and also given away;Games with working mirrors;Games where you name the protagonist;Games where you can possess people

Yippee-Ki-Yay - Tags: 1980s, Heist, Thriller, Tactical, Stealth, Tower Defence, Detective, Difficult; Games with "Die" or "Hard" in the title; Games set almost entirely within a single building; Games that take place during the Christmas holidays; Game franchises/series with at least 5 games; Games where your character uses a walkie-talkie; Games where you can go barefoot; Games where you can crawl through vents

Winter Solstice - Tags: Snow, Skiing, Faith, God Game, Mythology, Demons, Post-Apocalyptic, Family Friendly/A deity or an angel is a character, A winter festival or holiday celebration takes place, Snow is present in the game, Santa is mentioned or a character, A reindeer, Christmas tree, or candelabra is somewhere in the game, Game takes place during December, Game released in December, Game has an achievement related to playing the game in December or on a winter holiday

Gaben’s Naughty List – Tags: Horror/Psychological Horror/Survival Horror/Gore, Violent/Snow/Atmospheric/Dark/Singleplayer/Story Rich/Exploration/Indie/First-Person; Games with Naughty/Nice/List/Sleigh/Noel in the title; Protagonist is related to Christmas; Games featuring evil clones/twins/doppelgangers/cursed objects; Games where you can possess NPCs/toys/other bodies; Games set during December/a winter holiday night; Games where snow/blizzard/frozen conditions are a gameplay hazard

This is Not My First December - Tags: time travel, retro, time management, time manipulation; Games about getting older; Games which you last played a year ago+ and gave up on; Games which you previously submitted to this event in any month, but somehow couldn't finish the first timeYour oldest unplayed win; Your oldest unplayed backlog

What Do You Mean You Haven't Played Silksong Yet? - Tags: Indie, Metroidvania, Souls-Like, Female Protagonist, Difficult, Sequel; Games with bugs (insectoids/arthropods), Games with bugs (software glitches); Games with bugs (diseases), Games with bugs (surveillance devices); Games that were initially planned as DLC for another game; Games from a developer/publisher with a fruit in the name;Games released in the past year

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