July is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - The Dark Knight

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

Countdown until event starts

Countdown until event ends

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

17669 achievements have been achieved
3659.3 hours have been played
394 games have been beaten
162 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 June for the next couple of days (till the June thread is closed).

The theme for this month is

The Dark Knight

(Thank you to Moony1986 for the suggestion!)

Tags: Action, Action-Adventure, Adventure, Atmospheric, Beat'em Up, Cinematic, Comic Book, Crime, Dark, Drama, Fighting, Superhero
Games with: Asylums, Bats, Caves, helpful companions, Knights, Swords *
Games with horses*1
Protanonist wears a mask, costume, cape *
Protagonist lost a family member *1
Protagonist wears armour*1
Colorless games
Game title includes animal
Games with "do not kill" achievements *
Games playing (mostly) in the dark *
Games playing (partly) in the Middle Ages *
Chess games

* Please provide some kind of explanation/proof (screenshots or link to some proof) in the notes or it will be rejected.
*1 wins or backlog games are okay for everyone
For those using the Secret Santa games a link to the discord post is required.

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/50

Updated FAQ Version on our Discord Server

Who can participate

Anyone who does not have any unactivated wins, multiple wins or a VAC ban. 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/achivements before that won't be counted.

Theme for August

Summer's Last Stand
It's Too Darn Hot
Fish & Dish
...be happy that it happened
Doom mooD

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

Theme for September

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for September? Leave it in the comments below. If there are not at least 3 suggestions I will take some of the previous runner ups for this month and put them in the poll next month and the one with the most votes will become September's theme.

Giveaway

Everyone who beats at least one win this month will get the chance to win any of the games listed below :

The Falconeer by samwise84
GIGA WRECKER by samwise84
Anuchard by samwise84
Hob by samwise84 2x
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by samwise84
The Surge 2 by samwise84
Outer Wilds by samwise84 heavily region locked even though it is a ROW key :(
Imposter Factory by samwise84
Rogue Lords by sunmi
Black Book by xxxka
Youtubers Life by xxxka
Quake II by xxxka
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows by AndyFrost
Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse by Zelrune
Effie by Zelrune
Sakura Space by Zelrune
Life is Strange 2 by Gelweo
TOHU by Naitas
INDUSTRIA by Naitas
Yes, Your Grace by Naitas
Batman: Arkham Collection by Carenard
Batman: Arkham Collection by stfmnsl
Tiny Tales: Heart of the Forest by samwise84
Marvel's Avengers - The Definitive Edition by xxxka
Paw Paw Paw by Tristar

Have already completed 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:

2023: January - February - March - April - May - June - July
2022: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2021: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2020: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2019: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2018: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2017: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

10 months ago*

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Which theme would you like to see for August?

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Summer's Last Stand - Tags: Adventure, Agriculture, Exploration, Fast-Paced, Nature, Nostalgia, Relaxing, Sports, Tower Defense, Walking Simulator; Games where you can: Travel, swim, go fishing, do gardening/farming; Games with people wearing swimsuits, bikinis, shorts, sunglasses; Games with: ice cream, camps, parks, fires, beaches; Games won/released in June-August; Last part of a triology; Wins with a win chance <= 0.05

It's Too Darn Hot - Tags: Music, Rhythm, Great Soundtrack, Romance, Comedy, Funny, Drama, Classic, Narrative; Games that take place during the summer; Games set somewhere hot; games with an overheating mechanic that means you can't continuously use something without breaks; Games based on a novel or play; Games where one of the characters shares a name with a character from a Shakespeare play; Games with characters who are actors or gangsters; Games with kisses, weddings or fire

Fish & Dish - Tags: Addictive, Casual, Cooking, Family-friendly, Fishing, Sailing, Underwater; Games with: fish, pipes, restaurants, lakes, dams, rivers, etc.; Endless games; Full steamdeck compatible games; Games with leaderboards; Games with fish/food related achievement

...Be happy that it happened - Tags: Choices matter, multiple endings, choose your own adventure, permadeath, LGBTQ+, roguelike/lite, romance, time manipulation/travel; games with: parallel worlds or multiverse, a protagonist loses a loved one, day-night cycle, changing seasons, a character celebrates a life event, NG+, breakup(s), betrayal. Last game of a series (chronologically) Games won from somebody's celebratory topic; won on a Sunday; won on the last day of a month

Doom mooD - Tags:3D/Demons/Difficult/First-Person/Gore/Hack and Slash/Retro/Robots/Survival/Violent/Walking Simulator;Games with creative ways to kill enemies;Games with metal soundtrack;Games with a character who enjoys pain;Games with a hardcore mode;Game title has a word with two consequent o's;AppID has two consequent 0's;Games with uncustomizable controls;Any game you previously registered at at least 3 different events and haven't finished

145 Comments

samwise84

Leaderboard

10 months ago

SG username	Number of achievements	Hours of Playtime	Games beaten
xxxka	244	222.4	7
samwise84	204	206.7	13
PeterShepard	152	179.3	3
LaVolpe99	259	144.3	10
Moony1986	193	114.9	12
Ninglor03	107	114.8	11
Zelrune	180	106.7	6
escollo	122	95	4
MouseWithBeer	194	92	4
Cece09	335	90.3	88
Zlia	48	88.4	1
rurnhani	67	76.2	4
goplayer7	26	74.9	1
freshduke	60	71.7	1
Naitas	150	70.8	6
aquatorrent	113	66.2	6
Noxco	77	62.3	3
DarkRainX	125	60.7	2
KonTa	177	57.1	8
Trinity1999	27	55.3	1
Naturefusal	39	55	1
amst4d	44	54.7	2
Xeloses	116	53.1	3
SanderHyrax	77	52.7	3
Gellax	103	51.9	4
lav29	65	49.3	3
adam1224	92	47	7
Nidetag	85	43.3	3
PapaSmok	57	41.9	3
Carenard	74	41.1	5
Riku1	24	40.2	1
Radicalutopian	55	38.9	3
microporoso	2	34.8	1
Wildstorm	68	34.8	1
quijote3000	32	34.5	1
camplify	83	33.6	6
AllTracTurbo	39	32	1
galiane	59	31.1	5
Thexder	30	30.6	3
Volcanic	25	30.4	2
Mitsukuni	21	29.1	2
ngrazer	110	27.3	4
mateot93	86	26.9	9
Fun532	37	26.2	1
VicViperV	87	25.6	3
RavenWings	15	25.1	2
AndyFrost	10	22.8	1
Vasharal	44	22.6	1
RePlayBe	10	22.6	1
LosingMyEdge	14	22.1	1
VinroyIsViral	33	21	1
Dux80	19	19.3	1
SolubleCrow	51	18.6	1
ExcelElmira	35	18.2	2
mathisgreat	47	18.2	1
mjy	38	17.9	2
EyeofArrow	49	17	2
g2gfast	21	16.3	1
Trashes	132	15.9	4
HeartlessJohn	66	15.3	1
Zarshir	0	15.3	1
BllueSmoke	48	15.2	2
AiKirika	123	15	2
zohir	41	15	2
doubleomurfy	26	14.3	1
Haoh94	27	14	1
someonequeer	18	13.9	1
vot4ol	34	13.7	1
Heprer	27	13.4	1
APocketfulofStars	21	13.2	1
amusedmonkey	4	12.9	2
CharlesNonsens	0	12.9	1
Kokkol	50	12.4	3
PoeticKatana	45	12.3	1
fernandopa	34	12.2	1
Fluffster	22	11.1	2
wifishark	13	11	1
f3ctor	58	10.5	1
Droj	7	10.2	1
krol7	23	10	2
juhaszandor	17	9.7	1
Naia	20	9.7	1
stfmnsl	23	9.7	1
SmokyMonki	29	9.5	2
SilentBlood	21	9.4	1
sweetcuppincakes	31	9.4	1
Lunaedge	34	9.1	1
JohnWickTheQuick	101	9	1
Akuburanir	25	8.8	1
kinkami	40	8.4	1
Lucifera	13	8.4	1
Slide95	67	8.1	1
BarefootMonkey	16	7.7	1
740kt	13	7.5	1
Mikoy7	8	7.3	1
xurc	13	7.3	1
Zarakkii	14	7.3	1
ThePonz	48	7.2	3
ponyzel	26	7.2	1
robocub	26	7.2	1
xMisiu	26	6.9	1
Bakilas	27	6.5	1
CallMeKap	16	6.5	1
Aldcoran	113	6.3	2
Devirk	21	6.3	1
salemSamwise	15	6.1	1
ViddaX	10	6.1	1
sunmi	11	6	1
DarkX	24	6	1
GauFF	18	5.8	1
moemustaine	27	5.5	2
moonlightdriver	38	5.5	1
xymjak	24	5.5	1
Nightshine	16	5.3	4
TheNothing	17	5.2	1
JohnRyder	12	5	1
ManlyMeatMan	21	5	1
tidhros	12	4.8	1
Sylom	18	4.7	1
86maylin	14	4.6	2
emymer	28	4.6	1
aleluist	0	4.6	1
GabbyGabe	48	4.4	1
Arcsurvivor	23	4.2	1
Arthur13	3	4.1	1
NeverOnline	10	4.1	1
Charlie22	3	4	1
Valmar666	15	3.9	1
cassioht	22	3.8	1
RussellCZ	6	3.7	1
LightX	9	3.7	1
Pinajet	0	3.1	1
RayOfLight3	13	3	1
Yukiin	1	2.9	1
LastM	12	2.6	1
LordSpyMaybe	0	2.6	1
axolotlprime	32	2.5	1
Jorin	10	2.4	1
MrPantera	13	2.4	1
Nariel	42	2.4	1
Gozu	17	2.1	1
myronarth	10	2	1
NoSenses	19	2	1
Metalhead8489	200	1.9	2
Pit0n	20	1.9	1
KoRayven	19	1.9	1
Tewam	23	1.9	1
0ta	0	1.8	1
mulchand	0	1.6	1
Razgul	0	1.6	1
MeowMilkyWay	23	1.4	1
greatmastermario	22	1.4	1
AnuPatel	11	1	1
damianea103	0	0.9	1
Gelweo	16	0.8	1
Tristar	0	0.5	1
RiseV7	23	0	2
Ivannes	92	0	2
ba2	0	0	1
Total	7425	3940.9	409

Game	Subcategory	Status
Project Nosferatu	Tag Drama	Completed
Uplink	Tag Atmospheric	Beaten
Scrap Garden - The Day Before	Tag Adventure	Completed
Scrap Garden	Tag Adventure	Completed
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery	Tag Cinematic	Unfinished
Temtem	Tag Adventure	Unfinished
The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game	Backlog games with horses	Completed
Ringlorn Saga	Protagonist wears armor (backlog)	Completed

Game	Category	Status
12 is Better Than 6	Tag Action	Beaten
Hi-Fi RUSH	Tag Action-Adventure	TBA

Game	Subcategory	Notes	Status
The Blackwell Legacy	Protagonist lost a family member	Mentioned in the Store page. - Backlog	Unfinished
Blackwell Convergence	Protagonist lost a family member	As mentioned in The Blackwell Legacy - Backlog	Unfinished
Blackwell Deception	Protagonist lost a family member	As mentioned in The Blackwell Legacy - Backlog	Unfinished
Blackwell Epiphany	Protagonist lost a family member	As mentioned in The Blackwell Legacy - Backlog	Unfinished
Arcade Spirits	Games with helpful companions	Your virtual dating assistant Iris!	Unfinished
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition	Protagonist lost a family member	Duh! - Backlog	Beaten!
LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™	Games with horses	Middle Earth is medieval so... - Backlog	Unfinished
MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate	Protagonist lost a family member	Store page mentions that Miss Fortune has already been widowed nine times! - Backlog	Completed!
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	Protagonist lost a family member	Johnny lost Aisha - Backlog	Beaten!
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition	Protagonist lost a family member	Highly depends on players' interpretation, but Esther - Backlog	Completed!
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier	Protagonist lost a family member	Clementine is briefly playable. She lost her parents. - Backlog	Completed!
The Adventure of NAYU	Protagonist wears armour	Spearman armor - Backlog	Completed!
Dread X Collection 3	Tag: Action-Adventure	-	Completed!
Maneater	Protagonist lost a family member	Check the comment in the website! - Backlog	Beaten!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition	Protagonist wears armour	Armors - Backlog	Beaten!
Batman™: Arkham Knight	Protagonist lost a family member	It's public knowledge at this point. - Backlog	Unfinished
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit	Protagonist lost a family member	Chris lost his mom - Backlog	Beaten!

Game	Subcategory	Status	Notes
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine	Adventure	-	backlog
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™	Adventure	-	backlog
I wish it was morning all the time	Adventure	beaten	backlog
Hue	Adventure	-	backlog
CODE VEIN	Adventure	beaten	its a win, woooooo!!!!!!

Game	Theme	Status
A Bling Legend	Games playing (mostly) in the dark	The Blind King
Blowy Fish	Game title includes animal	[]()
Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition	Adventure tag	Kyle Was Famous

Name	Subcategory	Won On	Status
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition	Protagonist lost a family member (backlog)	-	Completed
Knock-knock	Games playing (mostly) in the dark	July 25, 2022	Completed
TOHU	Games with helpful companions	January 24, 2023	Completed
Rusty Lake Paradise	Tag Dark	November 13, 2019	Beaten
OMNIMUS	Tag Adventure	June 25, 2023	Beaten
Greak: Memories of Azur	Tag Cinematic	February 13, 2023	Beaten

Name	category	state of the game
In Between	Tag: Atmospheric	Beaten
Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom	Tag: Atmospheric	Unfinished
Through Abandoned: The Forest	Tag: Adventure	Unfinished

Name	Subcategory	Won From	Won/Activated on	Status
LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame	Games with asylums	?	Oct 8, 2018	❌
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes	Protagonist lost a family member (backlog)	-	Jul 21, 2019	✅
LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham	Protagonist wears a mask	bcheon1	Apr 25, 2021	✅
Backbone	Tag Cinematic	Tristar	Jun 3, 2023	✅
Ryse: Son of Rome	Protagonist lost a family member (backlog)	-	Nov 3, 2022	✅
Colt Canyon	Wins with horses	DarkwingedTrumpeter	Mar 26, 2022	✅
Board Defenders	Chess games	Starmada	Jul 19, 2018	✅
Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag	Protagonist wears armor (backlog)	-	Dec 24, 2022	✅
Invisible, Inc.	Tag Action	Eiion	Dec 25, 2020	✅
Rise of the Tomb Raider™	Backlog games with horses	-	Sep 1, 2017	❌
Lakeview Cabin Collection	Tag Action	🤷‍♀️	Mar 19, 2018	✅
GIGA WRECKER	Tag Adventure	grez1	Dec 25, 2021	✅
Iris and the Giant	Games with swords	Gelweo	Jan 15, 2022	✅
I'm Oh, So Busy...: A Week with Yoshimi	Tag Drama	icaio	Jul 25, 2023	✅

Game	Achievements	Hours of Playtime	Subcategory	Status
Chernobylite	35/35	27.4	Wearing a mask	Completed
Batman: Arkham Origins	27/60	29.2	Wearing a mask	Beaten
Little Nightmares II	15/35	5.7	Wearing a mask	Beaten
	77	62.3		3

Title	what makes it match	status
https://store.steampowered.com/app/462780/Darksiders_Warmastered_Edition/	Tags: Action, Adventure. Games with Swords, protag wears armour, might fit even more of the tags.	played shown on steam: 3.6hrs(card idle), actual playtime: 0. Current status: installed, not started.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/LIMBO/	games playing mostly in the dark(at least it seems like half the game is in the dark), colorless games(all I see is, black, white, shades of grey)	played shown on steam: 16hrs(card idle), actual playtime: 0. Current status: installed, not started.

Game	Category	Playtime	Achievements	Status
Eternal Threads	tag:Adventure	7.8h / HLTB (7h)	5 / 10	Beaten (Achievement: Beam Me Up Scotty)
Nex Machina	tag:Action	3.1h / HLTB (1.5h)	17 / 39	Beaten (Achievement: Rookie)
Batman - The Telltale Series	Protagonist wears armour	TBA / HLTB (9h)	TBA / 30	In Progress

Game	Link	Hours of Playtime	Subcategory	Status
TSIOQUE	Achievements - 31/31	3.0	Dark, Adventure tags, also has animal helpers, swords and knights; we wear an armour as a disguise and the setting is fantasy middle-ages	FINISHED!
Morrok	End Screenshot	1.5	Dark, Adventure tags	FINISHED!
Mind Snares: Alice's Journey	Achievements - 17/17	2.6	[backlog] Horse found! :D (and I forgot to take another screenshot at a rocking horse..)	FINISHED!
maybe	soon™	---	---	---
	Total: 48/48

Game	Category	Status
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion	Adventure tag	Beaten
Pato Box	Games with animal in title	Unfinished
Hogwarts Legacy	Atmospheric tag	Unfinished

Name	Category	Status	Notes
Poly Jigsaw: Animals	Game title includes animal	Completed	-
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw	Action-Adventure tag	Beaten	Not a win

Name	Category	Status	Notes
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition	Tag Adventure	Unfinished	-
Hard Reset Redux	Tag Action	Unfinished	-

Game	Subcategory	Achievements	Playtime	Status	Notes
Bendy and the Dark Revival	Tag Dark	0/35	0h	Unfinished	-
Goats on a Bridge	Game title includes animal	0/22	0h	Unfinished	-
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut	Tag Action	-	0h	Unfinished	-

Game	Category	Playtime	Status
Underhero	Adventure	9.5h	Unfinished
f1 2018	protagonist uses a mask	8.9h	Unfinished

Game	Category	Status
Eternal Threads	Tag: Atmospheric
Pesterquest	Tag: Adventure
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark	Tag: Adventure
Bomber Crew	Tag: Atmospheric
The Inner World	Tag: Adventure	Beaten