Introduction


Playing Appreciated is a group for members that like to play games they win and for giveaway creators that like to see their games getting played. This sounds simple, yet requires committent and dedication from members by filtering out games they like to play from all group giveaways and when won playing those within one month. In return members will get higher chances of winning games they want and creators will know their giveaways have a high chance of getting played. The group has more than 1000 members and over 25000 historical giveaways.

Group rules


  • You need to set and keep your Steam privacy settings for My profile and Game details public (example);
  • You will play all giveaways you win via this group within one month;
  • When creating a giveaway it is recommended to include a small group rule reminder in your giveaway, something like: "This is a Playing Appreciated giveaway, by joining you commit to playing this game within a month when won.".

How to join


  1. Make sure you did not violate any SteamGifts rules in the last month;
  2. Comment one of the two options to enter the group in this discussion:
    • Option 1: Showing your commitment by playing a previous won game on SteamGifts that you did not yet play. The game shouldn't be very short and must have achievements. Comment with the name of the game before you start playing it and comment again when you finished playing it. Please upload some screenshots to Steam as well.
    • Option 2: Supporting the cause by creating a group giveaway of a game that you would like to see getting played by other group members within a month as soon as your membership request was approved. The game should not have been given away free before (marked by ** when creating a giveaway on SteamGifts).
  3. Press "Request To Join" on our group page;
  4. Wait for us to approve your request, we'll always reply on the comment you have made in this topic.

Final notes


More information and a FAQ is available via the Steam group. Current group giveaways can be found here on SteamGifts. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions!

7 years ago*

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Okay, finished contrast today!!! Great puzzle platformer, if a little sparse and on the short side. I'l be playing games as i win them. Do you need any kind of synopsis of games as i complete them? Either way, still ok to join?

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Hi kilometres101! That's good to hear, I see you've applied before with that game, so now that's it's played I've send you an invitation, welcome to the group. :) A synopsis/review whatever is not needed, although we do like some nice screenshots of a game you win (but they are not required).

6 years ago
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Hi. We talked about me playing CONSORTIUM 2 weeks ago. I have tried it out a little bit, but I recently won The Quest for Achievements and want to play that instead. I have not received the game yet, so it isn't in my winnings yet.

6 years ago
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Indeed we did. :) The Quest for Achievements will also be fine. Have fun playing that one and please check back here when you did.

6 years ago
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I will :)

6 years ago
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I have now completed the game I won

6 years ago
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That was fast :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group!

6 years ago
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I didn't play super mega baseball and played it today and got a couple achievements

6 years ago
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Hi corporalhitman, congratulations on playing the game or idling it. I cannot tell since you have used Steam Achievements Manager (SAM) to unlock the achievements. This is a very bad start and you should ask yourself if you should be wanting to join our group in the first place, since you aren't even capable of playing a self-chosen introduction game. Imagine you win a game you thought you would like and find out you don't after 10 minutes; I doubt that you would be able to really play it up to 5 hours then. There are many groups, I don't think this is the right one for you. I wish you all the best.

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6 years ago
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Hi Killerqueenbr! Alright, that game will do fine. Have fun playing it and please check back here when you did. Just as a note: you start off with 4.1 hours on record.

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6 years ago
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Hey Killerqueen :) Happy to hear you liked playing it and congratulations on completing the game 100%! Invitation was send, welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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Can i apply? I mean, you guys still acepting people?

A game id like to see more people playing is Abzu (cause i think everyone should play it - not to mention seeing more of their games on pc, who knows if journey comes up someday...) and thats the first GA i want to make :)

6 years ago
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Hi Vincer. We sure do and I'm convinced you'll make a member very happy with Abzu! Invitation was send. :)

6 years ago
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\o/ Thanks!

6 years ago
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I want to apply!

Choosing option 2. :)

6 years ago
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You are very welcome to join GodFeelling, happy to see a familiar face from the Deals section. ^^ I'm curious to see your first giveaway, invitation was send! :)

6 years ago
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Thanks! You'll see in 5 minutes :b

6 years ago
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I would like to join

6 years ago
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Alright, please read the OP and tell me how :)

6 years ago
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I want to apply!

Choosing option 1.

I won The Swapper a month ago I'll play soon. by the way I have a youtube channel so I always playing for my Youtube channel usually It is taking a long time.

My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgsJVZW5Uh9PdotIRAgXf0g

6 years ago
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Hi LuciferBT! Your welcome to join. It also sounds supercool that you might put some of your winnings on YouTube. ^^ The Swapper will do fine! Just as a note, you have 2.6hrs hours on record already. Have fun playing it and please check back here when you did. :)

6 years ago
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Hi Buraticus, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests and I came across yours. I would like to know if you would still be interested to join the group?
If I won't get a reply in a week I will simply mark you as not interested to join on our list, but you would still be welcome to join once you have beaten the game :)

4 years ago
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I would like to join the group. I will play Remember Me :)

6 years ago
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Hi leniu! Your welcome to join, Remember Me will do fine. It's also still on my backlog to play.. ;) Have fun playing it and please check back here when you did. Just as a note: you start off with 4.3 hrs on record.

6 years ago
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Hi there, just finished the game :)

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6 years ago
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Hi leniu! Congratulations and I see you like a challenge, having finished it on the highest difficulty. ^^ Invitation for the group was send, feel welcome. :)

6 years ago
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But you still have achievements left. :(

6 years ago
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Sadly I still have too many unplayed SG wins to focus on getting 100% in every single game ;)

6 years ago
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That's a great game! Pretty much the spiritual father of Life Is Strange. Boss fights are kinda meh but the memory-meddling parts are great. You kinda made me want to play it again

6 years ago
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Hey, just out of curiosity as I am in a bundle giveaway group, where some games are given away for the sole purpose of idling them for cards. They are left over bundle keys that the creator already owns or doesn't want, and they are usually the shovelware junk. On occasion I find one of those that is actually fun, but mostly the game is not worth the cards it drops. Other games I have won are games I will play, such as HOGs, FPS, etc. So in some case the whole point of the giveaway is to allow the cards to be farmed and not wasted.

How do you approach that type of scenario? Is it you only have to play the games you win in this group or any and all games you win on SG?

Thanks for the information.

6 years ago
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The requirement to play games within a month only applies to games you win from this group, and it applies to all group giveaways - from what some would consider shovelware junk to AAA titles.

Games you win outside the group you are of course free to idle or never play.

6 years ago
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So basically you should only enter a giveaway you intend to play. That, of course, makes sense. I am not a +1 type of person as why do I purposefully want junk games cluttering my library. Thanks for the clarification.

6 years ago
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If for some weird reason you do decide to give away some shovelware junk that nobody wants in the group, keep in mind that it's likely that less than 5 people will join. So probably best to give those somewhere else :P

6 years ago
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I mostly have HOGs to giveaway, that mostly everyone already has, so I am used to getting less than 5 entries (and no SteamGift CV) on a giveaway. I'm not sure I have time for another group at the moment, but I will definitely keep the group in mind for the future. Thanks again for the information.

6 years ago
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Hello ill play Wild Animals - Animated Jigsaws from my wins.

6 years ago
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Hello No62NoExit, your welcome to join! That game will be fine. Please check back here when you have finished it. :)

6 years ago
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Finally i finished game. It was cool and hard jigsaw at the start. But after 2-3 jigsaw i found i can split parts edges and middle parts like that. When i find this game going very easy. Also animated system make it easy too idk how i explain but i feel it animations make it easy.

6 years ago
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You have finished it soon. :) Looks good and congratulations on competing the game 100% even! Invitation was send, welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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Thank you

6 years ago
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6 years ago
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Hi jims9350! Your welcome to join. I've checked and although you've played it a bit already, the main story of the game should take you 24 hours, so I'll allow it. Have fun playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and please check back here when you did. Just as a note: You have 7.7 hours on record, played it for 2.3 hours and have 3 achievements at the moment.

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Congratulations. We do indeed like some screenshots, but they are optional. From your playing time and achievements I can tell you played it. :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group!

6 years ago
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Would like to join by playing Orwell. I have a couple of hours playtime but that's just from idling.

6 years ago
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Hi EggShen! Your welcome to join and Orwell will do fine. Have fun playing it and please check back here when you did. And indeed, just as a note, you have 2 hours on record already.

6 years ago
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Updating to say I've now finished my first playthrough. I'll certainly be going back for another though.

6 years ago
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Looking good, the thoughts are free? ;) Invitation was send! Welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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The thoughts are free but I'm a wanted man http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=930324088

6 years ago
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I keep using this page to find games, lol. I just look at what people are offering to play, because I assume they'll pick the best game they haven't played yet, and look at it.
And yet again, I found something I didn't know that looks really cool. Wishlisted it. If you don't mind, please let me know how it was when you finish

6 years ago
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I'd like to join please (option 1). :) Thanks.
I've won only 2 games here. I'm currently playing a game i won a few weeks ago: Human Resource Machine. I won Galactic Civ II couple days ago which I haven't yet started playing. It also doesn't have achievements so dunno how you will check.

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Hi ZZN! Human Resource Machine you've played too much already, so that one can't do. In this case I'll allow you to play Galactic Civ II, but please make a few screenshots of some nice things and the end credits (if there are any). The main story should take you 17.5 hours. Please check back here when you've played it. :)

6 years ago
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Okay but what if I can't stand the game few hours in? Not sure I can suck it up and reach end credits and/or finish the game. :/

6 years ago
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If you don't like the game, then feel free to change it to another from your Steam library instead then that you do like to play. :)

6 years ago
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Ok sounds good. Will update when I make enough progress.

6 years ago
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Hi, since the last message I won couple more games so would like to change to Beholder. It has achievements so it will be easier to track than me messing around with screenshots in Gal Civ 2.

6 years ago
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Hi ZZN! And such a nice game to win too.. :) It's still on my backlog, since I've heard good thinks about it and also liked This War of Mine allot. Hope you'll enjoy playing Beholder and please check back here then when you did.

6 years ago
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I played Beholder and have about half of the achievements from the base game (more than third of total are from dlc which I don't have). I may play it more to unlock other endings but for now is it fine? Some of the achievements can only be gotten by reaching the very end so you can look that up if you wanna be sure I completed it :)

Edit: Good game btw! You should play it when you catch up with your backlog.

6 years ago
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It is way more then fine, the average playtime for the story is 6 hours. You don't need all the achievements, just finish the main story. :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group!

6 years ago
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okay thank you so much!

6 years ago
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Hello, I would like to join by playing Poly Bridge which I won recently, I already played a bit of it.

6 years ago
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Hi msboring27! Sorry, but you've played that one too much already. From your winnings you could play Revolution Ace if you want, but feel free to pick another game from your Steam library if you really dislike that one. Let me know. :)

6 years ago*
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I can do Revolution Ace, I can change the game if it's too bad to continue right? Do I have to 100% it or just more than half the achievement is enough?

6 years ago
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The game should take you 5 hours to finish - so even if it's bad, it would be doable to finish (and feel free to write a good negative review then as to why it's bad. :P). You don't have to care about the achievements, just play the game as you wish till the end. If after a bit of playing you find it's really bad or not your thing, you can pick another. Remember that for giveaways in this group you are always required to play it up to half of the average playtime of a game.

6 years ago
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Bullet hell isn't usually my thing but trying it out wouldn't hurt, and it doesn't look too bad. I'll report back when I'm done.

6 years ago
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I'm sorry but I'm realy stuck in one of the levels and I don't like the game enough to try anymore, can I change to Cave Story+ from my library?

6 years ago
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Hey msboring27! Sure, have fun playing that one then. :)

6 years ago
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Well I beat the final boss but then I accidentally locked myself into the additional dungeon which I don't think I'm going to beat anytime soon ;_;. It's a really good game, fun gameplay and very good story Toroko and King broke my heart, I really wish there was a way to save them.

6 years ago
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Looking at your playtime it's enough to be approved now. Invitation was send, welcome to the group. :)

6 years ago
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I'd be interested in joining this, I've played all but one of my games(which I got like yesterday), though admittedly I barely touched Torch Cave 2... I got one achievement and realized that it was horrible, janky physics, input delay, and just very bland, so its got like 10 minutes or so of playtime, Ember Kaboom and Retro Game Crunch are super fun though, despite the lack of achievements, Gryphon Knight is still waiting but I just got it so yeah

6 years ago
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Hi Cloudmonkey98! Have fun playing Gryphon Knight Epic then and please check back when you did. :)

6 years ago
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Done, not 100% but I did get the Secret Ending, so I call that a solid finish personally!

Game's got a few flaws, couple whacky hitboxes, and I feel like the bottom of edge of Oliver should be protected by Aquila a bit more, I got a lot of hits winging my feet, but overall, a solid MegaMan inspired Shmup with some nice bosses

Also a good bit more time then I actually spent playing... passing out or just going for a nap with it still on does that to your playtime.... my KH2 saves can attest to that Glares at maxed out timer

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I see you did a nice run this morning indeed. :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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Thank you, and glad to join, if and when I do a GA, It'll be nice knowing it'll actually likely get played

6 years ago
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Indeed, in the worst case you'll have the satisfaction that the winner will be kicked from the group and cannot enter again until he played his previous group winnings. :)

6 years ago
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Can I join? I choose the second option.

6 years ago
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Hi ganbatte! Sure, invitation was send. Curious to see your first giveaway. :)

6 years ago
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Hello, I would like to join the group. I choose option 2 just to get a feel of the group first :)

6 years ago
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Hi BabyCorgi! That's a nice way to get a feel about the group. All you really have to know is that all group giveaways you win must be played within a month and likewise you can expect that every member who wins your giveaway(s) must also play them within a month. Not really that much more too it. :) Invitation was send, I'm curious to see your first giveaway!

6 years ago
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Hi BabyCorgi, your profile went to private while one of the group rules it that you need to have a public profile. Please change it back to public at your earliest convenience if you like to remain part of the group. Please understand that this is needed in order to check if you are playing the games you may win in this group.

6 years ago
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I have changed it back to public. I understand why it is needed but since I haven't won anything, keeping it private would be no problem since there is nothing to check. That's what I thought at least. Still, is it possible to keep private occasionally until 1st win? Thanks for the reminder.

6 years ago
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The group tool crawls all members every day to update. Most members just have it public and don't bother or think about it anymore; what would be a reason to occasionally switch it until you win something?

6 years ago
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I keep my profile private occasionally, eg. when playing multiplayer games, or some other times. This has not to do anything with SG or PA. And as I mentioned before, when you win, you will be monitored but one with no wins doesn't need that maybe.

6 years ago
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Agreed, but I still don't get when you do win something, playing multiplayer games or "other times" is then not an issue anymore. Anyway, I've added a note to your profile about it and thanks for playing by the rules and changing it back to public for now.

6 years ago
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I appreciate it.

I still don't get when you do win something, playing multiplayer games or "other times" is then not an issue anymore.

It may or may not be an issue, but I will have to deal with it by not bothering about keeping profile public, or if worst comes to worst, having to leave the group if I must keep a private profile. Either way, I understand, but I hope it doesn't come to that. :)

6 years ago
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6 years ago*
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Hi Jesus20281! Alright, have fun playing On Rusty Trails and please check back here when you did. :)
Just as a note: you have 3.3hrs on record.

6 years ago
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Finish!

6 years ago
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Hi Jesus20281! That's a bit too fast, the median time reported for this game is 3 hours and 45 minutes. Given that it was only reported by five persons is giving you some space, but 1.5 hours is not enough. Please play it some more/finish the main story and then check back here. :)

6 years ago*
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Heya, this sounds like a great group :D I´d love to join and will start playing this game within the next days.
The 2 hours playtime I have already is card-idleing only, so my real-playtime will be whatever it is at the end minus two hours ;)

6 years ago*
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Hi Sildorian! Your welcome to join, that game will do fine. Please check back here when you have finished it. And indeed, just as a note, you have 2.3 hrs on record already.

6 years ago
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Allright, for now I´m done playing this game. Played through the story and most of the extra-stuff and unlocked most of the achievements.. the missing few are all below 1.5% global completion, so I´d say I gave it a good run :)
Hope this qualifies ^^

6 years ago*
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It certainly does! :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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Great, thanks a lot! :)

6 years ago
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Now?

6 years ago
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Yes, this will do fine. :) You are making fast work of it! Invitation was send, welcome to the group.

6 years ago
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Thanks

6 years ago
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Hi, I've entered the group and I won this game: http://store.steampowered.com/app/466500/35MM/
I started playing it but after some time of playing it turned out not to be as good as I thought. I've continued playing till more than half the average playtime (not idling it, legit playing it), but I got kicked from the group. I just wanted to know what I've done wrong to be kicked.
Thanks in advance for your answer.

6 years ago
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Hi Renaleteto! I've updated the game with accurate data, so you can see what the average player got for this game. What we considered a decent attempt can be found in our FAQ, point 7. Because you didn't thanked the giveaway creator, you did not get a reminder about that. Recently we've modified the tool to allow more accurate data, since it's not always very clear what is a "decent attempt" is. Also we've introduced giveaway creator approvals, currently meaning we still approve the giveaways, but if the giveaway creator is happy with it, we'll take that as positive sign. From your story here and indeed the stats confirming you did gave it a good attempt. Since I'm the giveaway creator in this case, I've now approved the giveaway and by doing so undid your kick. I've send you another group invitation too, feel free to accept or ignore.

6 years ago*
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Plus 35MM is one of Reforced's recommended games xD . huehuehue

6 years ago
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6 years ago
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Thank you very much for your answer and your invitation for the group, I've already accepted it and I'm happy to be part of this group again! ;)

6 years ago
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Likewise I'm happy that you've asked about it and joined back! :)

6 years ago
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Hey, i'd like to join as well. I'd like to choose the 1st option and try Frederic: Resurrection of Music. Note that the game has been a lil bit idled.

6 years ago
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Hi SkaJump! Your welcome to join, Frederic: Resurrection of Music will do fine. Please check back here when you've finished it. Just as a note: you have indeed a lil bit of idle time, being 2.6hrs. ;)

6 years ago
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Update: Finished it. In case anyone wondering it's worse than Guitar Hero :(
On the bright side it's better than Call of Duty :)

6 years ago
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Looking fine! :) Invitation was send, welcome to the group.
I actually like both Guitar Hero and Call of Duty, so perhaps I should try this game? xD

6 years ago
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If music is a big part of all those musical instrument rhythm games, then it's a bit cheesy.
But that's intended as well as it's over the top humour :)

6 years ago
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Hi, I'd like to join the group by playing one of my wins - Hitman: Absolution.

6 years ago
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Hi gazit! Your welcome to join, Hitman will do fine. Have fun playing it and please check back when you did. :)

6 years ago
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I've finished the game's story mode, and got the achievement "A Personal Contract" at the end.

6 years ago
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I see! Looking great, invitation was send. Welcome to the group. :)

6 years ago
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Closed 1 year ago by Reforced.