Underrated Gibs Idea

like I told you in chat, I'd def be down for this. tired of seeing the same ole games, we def need more variety in the games around here and especially when it comes to giving away games.

The sorts of games I GA:
Bundle leftovers.
Underrated games that I enjoyed.

I think I've mentioned this somewhere. Not so much games that other people don't know about, but I enjoy giving away games that aren't given away often. But I wouldn't want these games to go to a bot or someone who won't play it :/

Two out of three of the games you mentioned were already on my wishlist, and I spend a good deal of time digging through Steam for exactly these types of hidden gems.

I hadn't really thought about it yet, but I do expect that at some point I will switch my gifting behavior from mass bundles to way fewer, but very select games, exactly as you described. I'm not sure when that will be - maybe not until I hit level 10, which will probably be in a few months. Hitting level 10 really isn't important, but I think it would make a nice transition point to shift my gifting behavior.

Right now though, buying bundles is my sweet spot, as a find some good games for myself (when I get around to playing) and for Steam Family Sharing (actually a bigger priority than myself right now), and there's a lot of gifting value there for games I don't want. Whether the winners are collection addicts, card mongers, or just have different gaming tastes than I do and genuinely want the games doesn't really matter to me if it's making them happy. At the end of the day, gaming is about having fun, so who cares if the person has more fun collecting the games than actually playing them?

I think the huge volume of bundled games on SG is an important part of the life-blood of this site, but I absolutely agree that more variety would add some needed flavor to the pot. I'll be keeping an eye on this - I hope you get some traction.

Yes, this is awesome. While I don't think I'd be able to help in such a thing at the moment, I do love the idea of seeing games that people love, that some of us might not heard of. Even if the giveaway was one I couldn't enter, it would be cool to at least see what the games are so I can learn about new games to look forward to. I'm the type of person that avoids playing the newest game (I don't think I've played any 2015 released games) rather I look for great games already available

I never really used or bought anything on steam until recently, but it was awesome to have my wishlist built up by simply seeing games being given away on this website (which is pretty much the time I've built my wishlist on Steam).

That would be nice.
Don't know if this game meets the requirements.

Yup... would totally join in... When I have money I can help. (but you know that... cause... not two feet?) ^_^

I think I'm getting comfy with making puzzles, so a puzzle worked on by a few people could be interesting.

So they will still be hidden?
But in the thread?

Absolutely great idea! "Chaos Reborn" was already on my wishlist. Here's a few others I almost never see...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/384310
http://store.steampowered.com/app/266510
http://store.steampowered.com/app/290340
http://store.steampowered.com/app/241260
http://store.steampowered.com/app/257690
http://store.steampowered.com/app/318600

good idea. But it would be real trouble for me to find such games without region restrictions.

I think it would work better as a group since the entry pool could be at least somewhat monitored.

While I do giveaway all my bundle spares because I prefer the keys being used rather than sitting in a spreadsheet doing nothing, I also make special giveaways from time to time for games that I feel strongly about and that I think could use more exposure and which I have purchased at full value to support the developers.

Whether a game has been bundled or not is inconsequential in my opinion -- it is the fact that I want to share the experience I had playing the game with others that I am trying to get across. Many amazing games that have been bundled have been vastly overlooked, and it's kind of sad that a lot of people on this site just think of them as "bundle crap" when, at least in my experience, they are better than many of the much hyped "AAA" titles which I have tried and been disappointed in.

However, when I do give these types of games which I feel strongly about, I also hope they do not sit in someone's collection without being played. I have some thoughts on administering a group which caters to this point, but it is a work in progress and I currently do not have the time to run it properly. Perhaps in a few months.