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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I won van helsing a couple of days ago and played for till story end. Was gonna comment here but couldnt find your post. So posting now. Wanna join as a player. :)

5 years ago
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Hi djoni71284! You're welcome to join. However, it looks like you did not won Van Helsing here on SteamGifts. Besides, it looks like you didn't play any of your winnings here. Please pick one of them that has achievements and comment the name of the game here before playing it, if you would like to join.

5 years ago
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hello, I would like to join with option 2

5 years ago
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Hi annanas! You're welcome to join by giving away a game you like to see getting played. I'm curious what it will be. :) Membership request approved.

5 years ago
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thanks!

5 years ago
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can i joins?

5 years ago
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Hi Katsurandom! Yes you can. Since you have no winnings yet, you can pick an unplayed game that has achievements from your Steam library instead. Please comment that here before you start playing it. :)

5 years ago
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welp, i just bought AoE II since it was in sale so i might use that i guess?

that thing has over 200 achievements though, do i need to get them all?

if it is so, then i will just do a giveaway or something~~~

5 years ago
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LOL, no, not all of them ^_^
BTW you may also check this Unlucky-7 group too

5 years ago
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already joined that, but since i don't like the idea of wining for the sake of wining i haven't joined a giveaway there as of yet.........

5 years ago
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The main story seems to take about 27 hours, so if you are close to that it will do just fine. For future group winnings playing half of a game, up to a maximum of 5 hours would be fine.

5 years ago
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i have about 6-8 hours since publishing my choice, so...i need another 20-22 hours depending on how fast i pick up the playstyle of this thing.........oh welp, should had done the giveaway..........

5 years ago
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You can still pick another game or change your choice of entry if you wish. :) Or just cram in some more time if you like the game, there is no rush.. ^^

5 years ago
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I shall join using the giveaway then, i don't like rushing AoE, since i bought it mostly for custom games

5 years ago
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As you wish, membership request approved now in that case. :) I'm curious to see what gem you have. :P

5 years ago
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I would like to join with option 1. I just won the norwood suite and I'll be playing it.

5 years ago
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Hi TheDano! You're welcome to join, playing The Norwood Suite will do fine. Please comment again here when you've finished playing it. :)

5 years ago
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Hey Reforced, I finished the game!

5 years ago
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Nice, congratulations on finishing it 100%! And thanks for making a screenshot as well. :) Membership request approved, welcome to the group!

5 years ago
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Thanks!

5 years ago
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Was there once a requirement to be level 3 to join which has been removed? Got a level 1 winner which is fine for me but i´m also surprised that he´s a member. Or maybe i´m completely wrong and thinking about Unlucky-7 gifter rules right now.

5 years ago
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Hi digge! There was never such a requirement, everyone is welcome as long as they play their winnings within a month. :)

5 years ago
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Good to know. PA doesn´t need level requirements as you said. All these groups got me confused with their rules :D

5 years ago
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Hi Reforced, I'd probably still like to join please!
Have finished Snail bob 2.
There was just one achievement I couldn't get no matter how hard I tried.

5 years ago
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Hi Southrobin! Please see my reaction above.

5 years ago
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would like to join using option 1
im gonna play through outlast and life is strange

5 years ago
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Hi SorryForWhat! You're welcome to join. Playing Outlast or Life is Strange will do fine. Please comment again when you've finished one of them. :)

5 years ago
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Hi SorryForWhat, 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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Hello, I'd like to join using option 1.
Can I join playing Ballistick?

5 years ago
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Hi Rodebm! You're welcome to join by playing Ballistick. Just comment again when you've finished the game.

5 years ago
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I guess I'm done c:

5 years ago
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Agreed! :) I hope you liked the game. I tried approving your request, but can't seem to find it. Did you request to join here? If not, please do so and I'll approve it as soon as I see it. :)

Edit: Approved!

5 years ago*
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Hello, I would like to join with Option 1.
The game I choose to play is Vertical Drop Heroes HD, can I join playing this?

5 years ago
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Hi Variamus! You're welcome to join, playing Vertical Drop Heroes will do fine. Please comment again when you've finished playing the game.

5 years ago
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I guess I'm done, but I'm still going platinum.

https://i.imgur.com/DZMftGc.png

5 years ago
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Looking good, membership approved. Welcome to the group.

5 years ago
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I request to join with Option 2.

5 years ago
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Hi Darundo! You're welcome to join, please only change your privacy settings to show total playtimes first, then I'll approve your request. :)

5 years ago
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Done!

5 years ago
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Approved, welcome to the group. :) I'm curious to see your first giveaway. ^^

5 years ago
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Hello, I'd like to join the group by playing either Barbarian Souls (but it doesn't look like it has a lot of content) or Taimumari

5 years ago
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Hi ElChcolate! You're welcome to join by playing either Barbarian Souls or Taimumari. Just comment again when you've finished one of them. :)

5 years ago
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Hey I finished Barbarian Souls, it is pretty bad and is like 20 minutes long, gonna play Taimumari, it looks better

5 years ago
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Congratulations! :) So it was an easy game I take from it. Nevertheless you've finished it. Membership request approved, welcome to the group. ^^

5 years ago
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Hi, I would like to join using option 1, playing Planetary Annihilation Titans. Cheers

5 years ago
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Hi Studentpg! You're welcome to join by playing Planetary Annihilation: TITANS. Please comment again when you've finished playing the game.

5 years ago
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Hi, I finished the game, it was good I shall play it a bit more.

5 years ago
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Agreed, membership request approved. Welcome to the group!

5 years ago
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May i join?

5 years ago
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Hi Peruvaz! You may.

5 years ago
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Hi Peruvaz, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests on Steam and I came across yours. I would like to know if you would still be interested to join the group and if yes, with which option?
If I won't get a reply in a week I will simply decline the request, but you would still be welcome to join at a later time.

5 years ago
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I still wanna join the group by the 1º option. I'll play Old man's journey´

5 years ago
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The game you are going to play needs to have achievements and Old man's journey does not have them. Please pick a different game with achievements.

5 years ago
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I'll play Beholder then

5 years ago
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Ok Beholder will be fine (Note: there is 3.2 hours idle time on record). Please reply back to me once you have beaten the game.

5 years ago
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Hi Peruvaz, since it has already been over a year since my reminder message and the game has still not been beaten I went ahead and declined your join request on Steam now. Feel free to reapply in the future if you wish to do so.

4 years ago
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Hi i would like to Join using Option 2 by hosting a group giveaway within a month

5 years ago
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You probably misunderstood OP.
Option 2 means that you are going to make a giveaway as soon as you join, and that game will be played within a month by winner :)

5 years ago*
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aha no problem still interested in joining using the second option

5 years ago
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Hi Alsawaf! You're welcome to join, membership request accepted in that case. I'm curious to see your first (ever) giveaway. ^^

5 years ago
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hope you give me a couple days to think about the giveaway coz i'm really busy with exams nowadays

5 years ago
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I see however you've already found and made a giveaway anyway. :) Nice and good luck with your exams!

5 years ago
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i just have a question if i win a game " play it within a month " means start playing it or finish it in one month :D ?

5 years ago
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You should play it up to the minimal requirements within one month. This is half of a games playtime, up to 5 hours. More information about it can be found in our FAQ. :)

5 years ago
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Hi, i already plays all my pending games :D
Invite me again men to post some giveaways
Have a nice friday.

5 years ago
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Hi eltracker! You can join back one more time, after playing all of your rejected winnings. I've looked over them and approved a few, but too many have not been played yet but seem to only be idled. Please look over them again (marked in red) and have fun playing them all some more perhaps. :) Have a nice weekend!

5 years ago
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i not understand the rules and how to join
who can help me please?

5 years ago
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Hi marom10987! If the English language is your problem, you might specify which language you speak, so me or others might help translating.

5 years ago
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I'd like to join!

5 years ago
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Hi avatare! You're welcome to join, please let me know how.

5 years ago
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Option 1

5 years ago
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What game do you pick?

5 years ago
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I tryed GTA III and it didn't load the mission, I think it not really supports newer Windows. I played Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! and it was SO boring.
Now I'm going to start DiRT Rally.

5 years ago
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Hi avater, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests on Steam 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 decline the request, but you would still be welcome to join once you finish DiRT Rally.

5 years ago
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Ohh, yes I still want to join the group.

5 years ago
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Ok, then consider my previous comment just a reminder :) Your join request will stay pending till you finish DiRT Rally.

5 years ago
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May I pick another game? If yes, it would be ABZU.

5 years ago
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Yep, beating ABZU will do fine too :)

5 years ago
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I finished it. It was shorter than I thought, but had some fun with it, and made some nice screenshots. :D

5 years ago
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Lovely screenshots and congrats on beating the game! I have approved your join request now, welcome to the group :)

5 years ago
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Thanks! :D

5 years ago
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I couldn't win any game unfortunately so i can't do the option 1. For option 2 can i do a giveaway from a bundle to join the group? And if i join the group by option 2 will i be able to join all the giveaways?

5 years ago
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Hi Archfiend67! You're welcome to join. Please make sure to set your game playtimes to public. You can still join via option one, by picking an unplayed game from your Steam library instead. Giving away a game you like to see getting played will do too, but it's up to you and never required. :) Let me know.

5 years ago
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I have Company of Heroes 2 that i didn't win here or played yet. So is it acceptable to be able to join the group? I already applied to join to the group name in steam is RedArchfiend67. And lastly should i wait for your approval to start playing or start anyway?

5 years ago
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First set your game playtimes to public please, I cannot check at this moment. See here how your privacy settings should be set.

5 years ago
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I guess i did it. Can you check please?

5 years ago
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Yes, now it's fine. Have fun playing Company of Heroes 2 then and please comment back when you have finished playing the game. :)

5 years ago
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Thanks :) great opportunity to be able to join this group :)

5 years ago
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Hi Archfiend67, we are currently in the process of clearing out all our old join requests on Steam 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 decline the request, but you would still be welcome to join once you have finished the game.

5 years ago
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Hey, im sorry i am late. Actually it would be really great if i could join your group. But i didnt finish the game COH2 and didnt want to continue. BUt i would gladly play another game if you wanted for me to and give it a good try. Thank you :)

5 years ago
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While I have already declined the join request you are still very welcome to join ^^ Since you have 5 wins now and 3 of them qualify for option 1 I would ask you to pick one of them (Millennium - A New Hope, 7 Days to Die and Savage Lands) instead of COH2 then.

5 years ago
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okay then i want to play savage lands. Is there anything i need to do before starting?

5 years ago
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I apologize about the late answer. No need to do anything else before starting. Let me know when you finish Savage Lands.

5 years ago
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5 years ago
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Hi donmatt146! Happy to hear, you're welcome to join too. :) Let me know if you find it interesting enough.

5 years ago
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Hello, I have played various recently won games, but don't have any screenshots to share. I would like to go with Option 2 for Subterrain and possibly other games

5 years ago
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Hi boostmaster! You're welcome to join. Just be sure to play any winnings from this group, a few screenshots are always appreciated too. :) Joining by giving away Subterrain will do fine. Before I can approve your request, please request to join our group here, and set your game playtimes to public please.

5 years ago
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Thanks, I apparently requested a while ago, so it's still pending

5 years ago
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I'll try approving it then, but first please set your Steam playtimes to public. Here is an example how it should look.

5 years ago
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Thanks, I set everything to public

5 years ago
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Great, membership request approved. :)

5 years ago
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Hi,
I have played some winned games, and now wanna care to join only wished GA.
I can make a GA to enter your group, and follow your amazing rules :)

5 years ago
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Hi Notil78! You're welcome to join by giving away something you'd like to see getting played. Membership request approved.

5 years ago
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Ok, thank you :)

5 years ago
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Hello,
I would like to join with the option 1. I already spent 24h on my most recent win, but I have only played only 10 min of the game "Legend of Persia". I always try to play my won games, but for some reason, I hadn't had time at the moment I won it.

5 years ago
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Hi Nieaq! You're welcome to join, playing Legend of Persia will do fine. :) Please comment again once you've finished playing it.

5 years ago
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Hi, I finished the game, it was surprisingly short :)

5 years ago
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Nice! And almost all achievements too I see. Membership request approved, welcome to the group. :)

5 years ago
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I would like to join. I'll choose option 1 (more fun that way), would it be possible for you to select a game for me? :)

5 years ago
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Hi tso184! You're welcome to join. :) You have nice winnings I see, what about playing The Long Dark?

5 years ago
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Sure thing! I've been abroad for a few weeks and not had access to my games, but finally back, and I'm ready to take on The Long Dark! So far they have only released two of the planned five episodes, but I guess I can call it "finished for now" after I've played those two? I'll reply as soon as I'm done with the currently available episodes.

5 years ago
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Sure :) I hope you're enjoying it, I see you've put in some time already. Awaiting your comment that you're finished. ^^

5 years ago
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Forgot to update you, I finished the game (or, the available episodes) a while ago :)

5 years ago
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Congratulations :) I hope you liked the game, besides the clear sky days graphics.. ^^ If you request to join the group here I'll approve it as soon as I see it.

Edit: Approved!

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I'd like to join with Option 2. I'm thinking of giving away Sniper Ghost Warrior 2.

5 years ago
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Hi tappingtheline! You're welcome to join by giving away something you'd like to see getting played. Membership request approved. :)

5 years ago
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Hey, I'd like to join! I will probably not enter much as I don't have much time to play games, but I'd love an audience for future giveaways that is actually interested in playing. I'll make a giveaway for the group in a few days.

5 years ago
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Hi fradigit! You're welcome to join by giving away something you'd like to see getting played. Please create a giveaway as soon as possible after joining. As for joining/creating giveaways in the future, you're free as a bird to do what you like depending on how much time you have. :) Membership request approved.

5 years ago
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Closed 1 year ago by Reforced.