Our little group was born 5 years ago.

During these years Akatsuki and its members have been growing, changing and getting better.
We love giving away unbundled games and we love to play the games we win.
N.b.: Unlike previous recruitments which lasted only 7 days, this one will remain open for an unlimited period.

What's so special about Akatsuki?
Akatsuki is a non-ratio group, based instead on a three-months cycle basis.
For the first two months, members create mandatory monthly gifts.
On the third month, we introduce ways to mitigate the luck/misfortune mechanics, trying to "help" unlucky members who have won less during the cycle (they won't have to create gifts for this third month) and "asking for more" to lucky members as well (they will have to create more gifts). Also, In order to avoid extreme luck cases, we have limitations to the maximum number of games you can win in a cycle (8 gifts max).
Finally and most importantly, one of our primary goals is seeing people playing the games they get in our group. We do not want that people enter giveaways only to get a +1 in their library, or because they simply like to gamble and no more than that, or to farm cards or similar reasons. We want winners to play (or convincingly try) the games they win!

Annual cycle format
Akatsuki has a fixed cycle format where normal cycles are spaced out by special events and a month of general pause in August. Here we display the current structure of a standard year in our group:

January - February - March (Cycle 1)
April - May - June (Cycle 2)
July (Summer event)
August (Pause)
September - October - November (Cycle 3)
December (Santa event)

The Summer event and the Secret Santa event are optional and members decide whether to participate or not. After the events play out, cycles resume normally.
Special events have specific rulesets that will be published when related announcements will be posted on the Steam group forum.

Here are some GAs you can find in our group, this month:
Hi-Fi RUSH
Scars Above
UNCHARTED™: Legacy Of Thieves
The Last of Us™ Parte I
Steelrising
Afterimage
Darkest Dungeon® II
Resident Evil 4
Phantom Brigade
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Mahokenshi
Atlas Fallen
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Like a Dragon: Ishin!

and many more, you can check all games here

Please read our candidacy requirements and follow carefully the instructions. If you fail to do so, we won't evaluate your candidacy and you won't get a reply.

So, who are we looking for?

  • Generous people who love to give games away and play the gifts they receive
  • Users who are at least lvl 5 on SteamGifts
  • People who already gifted unbundled games, which are fit for the group.
  • People who try and play their wins and don’t use those games only to farm cards.

We are also mindful of the fact that our members buy each gift directly, whether on Steam, Humble, Fanatical or other officially recognized vendors. We don't accept members who would be providing their monthly gifts via licenses acquired from developers/publishers/your curation/etc...to do so would be counter to our overall premise, and would be decidedly unfair to all our members, who do abide by said rule.

Experienced SteamGifters already know this group and are invited to check our rules here below and see if they would like to apply.
Have you never been part of a group like this and/or you have never given away good unbundled games but you are willing to?
Well, you can always apply and we will have a chat, trying to see if you are truly made for our little group :-)
In the past we have given nice opportunities to new recruits who are now solid members of Akatsuki!

All candidate members MUST advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here (otherwise we won't take into account their submission).

Admins:
Skull18, Wintermute75, Ernesttico
Mods:
BojanNS987

USEFUL LINKS:
Steam Page
SteamGifts Page
Rules
Rules for new recruits

N.B.: Don’t add the admins on Steam to ask privately if you can join the group. The procedure is fairly straightforward: submit an application in this thread and we will reply here

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October Bump!

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re-bump!

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Yeah, would like to join!

Bump!

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Read the first Post:
"All candidate members are encouraged to advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here. This will help the Admins and Staff outlining, even if roughly, what kind of candidacy they are going to evaluate."

3 years ago
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Thanks Winter

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Mid-October bump! :)

3 years ago
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Hey, I would like to join Akatsuki Group.
I don't have the best of luck since I've only won 2 Giveaways
if I get accepted, I will mostly giveaway bundled games and a few unbundled AAA games.

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Thanks R.

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Halloween Bump!

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3 years ago
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Hello, I'm interested in joining the group.
Potential Gifts: Metro Exodus Gold Edition, CARRION, and Beyond: Two Souls/Heavy Rain

3 years ago
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Hi! add me on steam for a chat.
Thanks

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Welcome Bump! :)

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Welcome to the Group! :)

And also: November Bump! :)

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Thank you

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Bump!

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3 years ago
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May I join?

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Hi. All candidate members are encouraged to advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here. This will help the Admins and Staff outlining, even if roughly, what kind of candidacy they are going to evaluate

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Mid November Bump! ^^

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Hi, thanks for your interest.
Your profile shows that you have given away 6 games in 2 years, so you are not currently the right user for the group.
Sorry :(

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3 years ago
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No, there isn't any requirement in that sense, but you should read the OP more carefully. In order to be evaluated you have to be at least level 5 and have some unbundled games gifted in your recent months. I'd suggest applying again in 2021, so we'll see if you'll comply with our rules. Have a good day.

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Hi, I'd be interested in joining. Like you've mentioned in your post, I've never been a part of a group quite like this and so my giveaway history doesn't reflect a history of non-bundled ones at the moment. :c

First 3 months:

  • Remnant: From the Ashes
  • Carrion
  • Hades
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Hi, one of the other admins (Ernesttico), will add you for a steam chat.
Thanks

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December Bump! :)

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Wonderful month!

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Bump!

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3 years ago
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I would like to join your group :)
Bump!

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Hi!
All candidate members are encouraged to advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here. This will help the Admins and Staff outlining, even if roughly, what kind of candidacy they are going to evaluate.
Thanks

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Grip, Mages of Mystralia, Steel Rats

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3 years ago
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Right, Thanks R. :)

3 years ago
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I read ;)

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3 years ago
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Thank you for your interest.
Sorry but after discussing it with other admins and mods we have decide that we cannot accept you in the group.
We are users who give away games that they buy with their own money, and not users who give away games that they receive for free as curators...
It wouldn't be fair in the comparison of all other users.
We have another curator in the group, but he has never shared keys that he gets for free.

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End of December Bump! :)

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New Year Bump!

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hello!! I would like to be a member: D

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Hi, is it so difficult to read all the text without stopping at the game list?
All candidate members are encouraged to advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here. This will help the Admins and Staff outlining, even if roughly, what kind of candidacy they are going to evaluate.
Thanks

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Hi i would like to join

3 years ago
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I will just save your time by copy pasting previous answer by Skull18.

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Hi, is it so difficult to read all the text without stopping at the game list?
All candidate members are encouraged to advance their proposal together with ideas about their first 3 possible gifts for their 3 first months in the group and write them down here. This will help the Admins and Staff outlining, even if roughly, what kind of candidacy they are going to evaluate.
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Please don't just write "Hi I would like to join" under every Group recruitment post, without even reading it.
(As I noticed, you wrote this under 7 different posts, please don't do that.)

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Sorry i just want to get in to a group .. been away for a long time.
My first 3 gifts for 3 month will be
Black Home
Through The Woods
Paradox Soul

3 years ago
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From this list of games it is clear that you haven't read the rules of our group.
Thanks for your interest but no.

3 years ago
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Thanks for the help ❤ 😄

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Mid January Bump! :)

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Re-Bump!

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End of January Bump! :)

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re-bump!

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Bumpie boopie

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February Bump!

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I want to try :)

3 years ago
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Then read the starting post.
You have to do something to be considerd. ;)

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