December is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - All I Want For Christmas Is Me

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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 November! The stats are the following:

x achievements have been achieved
xxx.x hours have been played
xxx games have been beaten
xxx 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 November for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

All I Want For Christmas Is Me

(Thank you to Rinocap for the suggestion!)

Only SG wins allowed:
Tags: Character Customization, Level Editor, Choose Your Own Adventure, Immersive, Immersive Sim, Life Sim, Rhythm, Great Soundtrack
Games featuring clones/twins/doppelgängers *1
Games you have both won and also given away
Games with working mirrors *1
Games where you name the protagonist *1
Games where you can possess people *1

Win and Backlog allowed:
Tags: First-Person
Games with word "I", "Me", "My", or "Mine" in the title
Games where the protagonist is in the capsule/thumbnail art *1
Any game icaio has made a GA for *1
PAGYWOSG/PoP Discord Secret Santa events 2022-2025: Santa Gifts or Snowballs *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/79

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 January

Speedrun Start to the Year
Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow
Pirates Vs. Ninjas
Rotating the Consequences
Happy Birthday Wikipedia!
New beginning
New Year's Resolutions

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

Theme for February

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for February? 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 February's theme..

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 :

Ends on 30.11.2025:
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls by Atro
Nova Lands by escollo
SpellForce: Conquest of Eo by samwise84
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind by Hyrax
Owlboy by Hyrax

Ends on 07.12.2025:
Tales of the Neon Sea by escollo

Ends on 14.12.2025:
KeyWe by escollo
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered by xxxka
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo by Noxco

Ends on 21.12.2025:
Mafia: The Old Country by ILoveMyAlice

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:

2 days ago*

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Which theme would you like to see for January?

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Speedrun Start to the Year - Tags: Parkour, Fast-Paced, Time Attack, Precision Platformer, Difficult, Fast-Paced, Unforgiving/Game displays an in-game timer/Game displays how long it takes to finish the game or a level/Game has an achievement for beating the game or a level within a certain amount of time/Game has been showcased in Games Done Quick (GDQ) or the European Speedrunner Assembly (ESAMarathon)

Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow - Tags:CRPG/Cute/Emotional/Isometric/Magic/Metroidvania/Strategy/Surreal/Tower Defense/Visual Novel;Games with snow/snowman/hot cocoa/igloos/aurora/tundra animals/blankets;Games with achievement count / HLTB time ratio is between ¼-4;Games where you can freeze to death;Games where drinking alcohol has some effects;Games with funny system requirements;Games from Nordic countries;Games with hyphen in the title;Games with snowy items on Points Shop

Pirates Vs. Ninjas - Tags: Crime, Fishing, Heist, Loot, Martial Arts, Naval, Naval Combat, Ninja, Open World, Pirates, Sailing, Stealth; Games with Pirates or Ninjas;Game title includes "vs"; Games playing on sea or isles; Games where you can steal; Games where you can use shadows to hide; Games including people with missing or replaced body parts; Games with turtles or parrots; Games where two or more groups of similar people fight each other

Rotating the Consequences - Tags:Alternate History/Choices Matter/Detective/Difficult/Magic/Parkour/Platformer/Puzzle/Replay Value/Steampunk;Games with cassette tapes/filmstrips/rotary phones/gramophones;Games where you can examine items by rotating;Games where you can find the same item with different qualities;Games with normal/bad/true endings;Games with more than one main character;Wins from a lower than 1/1000 chance;Game ID starts and ends with the same number;Games with only 3 save slots

Happy Birthday Wikipedia! - Tags: Education/Party Game/Story Rich/Historical/Narration/Text-Based/Tutorial/Dynamic Narration/Word Game/Documentary/Typing/Visual Novel/Co-op/Local Co-Op/Online Co-Op/Co-op Campaign;Games with encyclopedia, party, or cake;Games where you have to type;Games where you have to look up for information online;Games that are released on 15th day, January, or 2001;Games with ID 15, 01, or 2001;Co-op games

New beginning - Tags: Multiple Endings, Replay value, Procedural Generation, Reboot, Post-apocalyptic; Reboots or continuations with major changes to the previous installments; Games with new game+ mode/ where the protagonist leaves his past behind and starts anew/released after 01.01.2021/won at least a month after previous win/where wishes come true

New Year's Resolutions - Games with no achievements; Games with >= 1 achievements done before; Oldest 10% win + untouched; Education; Family; Food; Friends; Health; Job; Language; Money; Relaxing; Sports; Traveling; Games from Monday Motivation bundles

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