Summer Giveaway because why not - Steam Codes! - Giveaway Ends Aug 31!
Update Sep 21:
All winners have claimed the games! Congrats again to all the winners, and thanks everyone for participating!
If you didn't win, look out for another giveaway I'll host in the future. Most likely in Winter 2024. I'll try to get us other games besides Action/RPGs lol. :D
Note:
The games donated by an anonymous Lemmy user are still available.
I will make a separate post in !GiftOfGaming@Lemmy.World. I will do this next week so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Update Sep 20 - Part 2:
Only one last key remaining, pending a response from the winner:
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining - Winner: Pending
Note: The remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in !giftofgaming@lemmy.world
Update Sep 20:
Sorry folks, I got back from a work trip and am also getting over a cold. This is the first day that I feel well enough to use my computer, so I'll continue with redraws. So far, most of the keys have been claimed but others have not gotten back to me within the 48 hours.
New winners have been selected for the final three games:
- Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) - 1 key remaining
- Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition - 1 key remaining
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining
Note that the remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in !giftofgaming@lemmy.world
Update Sep 8:
I made a post here to announce I would start drawing today - https://lemmy.world/post/19534362
I'm a little delayed with giving these games away as my intention was to do it on Sep 1st. Unfortunately some personal things got in the way, but now we're good to go and I can starting handing them out!
- All winners have been notified. They have 48 hours to get back to me. See my comments below starting with: "Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of..."
- I will update the list of games below when the game has been claimed by the winner.
These games have automatic winners since they were the only one who entered:
- Pony Island - [@Aviandelight@mander.xyz](https://mander.xyz/u/Aviandelight)
- Sniper Elite 4 - [@EpicStuff@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/u/EpicStuff)
- Strange Horticulture - [@midimalist@lemdro.id](https://lemdro.id/u/midimalist)
- Congrats to the lucky winners!!
No one entered for these games. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) and will give away the codes there:
- Agatha Knife
- Calico
- Cultures Bundle
- Stronghold Crusader HD
- Two Point Hospital (EU Region-Locked ONLY)
- Valhalla Hills Two-Horned Helmet Edition
Update Aug 18:
I added more games from a kind, anonymous Lemming. I extended the giveaway to August 31st. No more donations accepted - thank you!
Hey PC Master Race community! And hi anyone else that stumbles upon this post and is not a member of the PCMR community!
Summer is almost over, and it has been an interesting year for sure. I previously did a giveaway for last Winter Holiday 2023, and decided I should do another giveaway! Basically because we here in Lemmy are still alive and kicking, and I want to do something nice for a few lucky gamers.
Games I'm giving away:
Some of the games have multiple key codes, denoted by the quantity.
Update Sep 21:
All the games above that aren't striked through are still available.
Will post these either next week or the week after, so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Post will be in !Giftofgaming@lemmy.world
Update Sep 8:
The other games listed above did not have anyone enter for them. I will make a new post in [!giftofgaming@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) to giveaway those keys. The list starts with "Agatha Knife".
How to Enter:
Comment on this post with the one game you are interested in.
Optional: Post or create a meme that made you laugh and is Safe For Work. NSFW stuff will be deleted.
Optional: Share something interesting, fun, and/or cool that happened to you this year. Or share a hobby you picked up, a show you recently watched, the latest game that blew you away, whatever! Just share something fun to read rather than the usual: "Entering for X game, thanks."
Restrictions
You can only enter once, and pick only one game.
Your Lemmy account must be at least 30 days old and have participated recently in Lemmy/Fediverse.
If your account appears to be a bot, troll, spam account, or just a creepy/gross/hateful person, you will not be selected.
Moderators of the !PCMasterRace@lemmy.world community are not eligible.
Winner Selection:
I will randomly select eligibile winners in this original post.
You will be notified via two ways: I will @ mention you and reply on your comment to this post. I will also send you a Private Message on Lemmy.
If you are selected, you will have 48 hours to respond to me to claim your eligibility.
For transparency, please also reply to my public-facing comment so that others know you received and claimed the game successfully.
If I do not get a response from you after 48 hours, you are forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn the next day until all game codes are exhausted.
Deadlines:
You must enter by end of day Saturday, August 31, 2024, local time.
I will make a new post and start drawing winners the following week.
Disclaimers:
This is not a sponsored post of any kind. I purchased these keys myself, with my hard-earned money, exclusively for the sole purpose of this giveaway.
The keys activate only on Steam as Retail OEM keys.
The keys come only from Green Man Gaming, a legitimate key resller. They do not come from sketchy places like G2A (NEVER, ever do business with companies like G2A or Kinguin).
There are other games, donated by a kind, anonymous Lemming that were sourced from other trusted resellers: Fanatical, Games Planet, and Humble Bundle. These codes all activate on Steam, but do note that Two Point Hospital is region-locked to EU countries only.
Best of luck everyone! Reply to this comment if you have questions.
Please continue to be kind to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourself. It's easy to get so angry in today's divisive world. You can't change the world, but you can certainly help those closest to you.
Stay safe everyone!
CatZoomies | Moderator
EDIT Sep 21: All games were claimed!
There's still a list of leftover keys that an anonymous Lemmy user donated to me. I'll make a separate post on !GiftOfGaming@lemmy.world either next week or the week after, just so I can take some rest and recover from my cold.
Thanks again everyone for participating! Look out for a future big giveaway I'll host, most likely in Winter 2024. Stay safe, and as always: remember to be kind to each other. Be kind to yourself - you'd be surprised what a difference you can make for yourself and others in your local community by being kind.
I already own the games that I'm interested in, so no entry here, just wanted to say thanks for putting on this giveaway two years in a row and making the fediverse feel a little more fun.
Not entering, just wanna applaud you for doing this. I bought the TR I-III remaster in the summer sale and I will say I am pleased with it at the sale price. It plays pretty well on Steam Deck and scratches the nostalgia itch.
Super cool of you to do! I've definitely been curious to try Hogwarts Legacy.
Random fact I learned recently; dragonflies are statistically the most successful predatora on the planet with a 96% success rate. For comparison, a lion is about 27-34% successful while hunting.
Hogwart Legacy has been on my list for a while now, but not high enough to buy while I have such a large backlog.
Hmm... I've got a few memes, but I'll also talk about one of my hobbies: butterfly knife flipping.
A few years ago I stumbled across a video of someone doing some sick trick with a balisong. I found the balisong subreddit and did some research, bought a cheapo trainer off Amazon, and practiced and watch YouTube videos until my fingers were bruised.
Eventually for to be pretty decent (enough to impress people IRL with a few tricks, not internet good) and got a few nice knives and trainers (a few Squid Industries, a Kershaw Lucha w/ Flytanium handles, and some random others). I already semi-collect pocketknives, so this is a step past that.
Downside is, balisongs tree expensive, and I tend to cycle my hobbies and not come back to them for a while. Right now I'm not in a flipping kick, but maybe someday soon I'll get back to it...
Hogwarts Legacy has been on my list, but was waiting for everything to be fixed first.
My wife and I just had our second child, so not a lot of free time, but hoping to get some more gaming in once he starts going longer between feedings. Our 3 year old is a great big sister and everything is going about as well as you could hope.
Tomb Raider I-III Remasted will be fun to play. I had one of the originals on ps1 that I played years ago. I always got stuck right at the beginning in a cave section and never got past it. It would be interesting to give it another shot 😂.
I took my little goofballs off cousins to an amusement park, never been so scared in my life as I see the youngest instantly take off like Usain Bolt. So glad they got phones at least because I wasn't sure how I would explain to my uncle that I lost his child 5 seconds after entering.
Heres a meme I stole permanently borrowed from somewhere:
As for something I recently did:
I played through Fallout: New Vegas for the first time, which was a great experience. While the gameplay is decent, the factions and their story within the game are really well thought out and implemented imo. So I highly recommend it for those who have been on the fence about it.
I wish everyone else the best of luck and thanks OP for generously hosting this!
I want to be a hairy wizard! One entry for Hogwarts please!
Meme folder is a little dry right now so here's a picture of my new puppy Ásgeirr. Thanks for doing a giveaway OP, just another of the good bits of reddit I'm happy to see here at our new home.
So nice of you to do this! I see other comments suggesting TRI-III remastered runs well on Deck, so I would love a chance to give that a go!
I just finished Horizon: Forbidden West last week (playing the DLC now), and it left me with mixed feelings. I loved the story of the first game so much, and was so excited when FW came to PC, but it just did not hit the same way. RIP Lance Reddick, anytime Sylens was in the story it was a treat.
Something cool that happened to me this year? I would say meeting my LDR partner after not seeing him for almost a full year!!! The best thing is, the LDR part was so painless because I just fully trust him and his commitment to the relationship.
I have some hydrohomies and/or dad jokes memes saved but this one just absolutely got me.
<you won't regret this "NSFW" meme, i guarantee>
I'm interested in Strange Horticulture because it is in my wishlist for awhile! :D
Edit: Changed the game I picked and remove any mention of previous game. 👍
My girlfriend has been watching her friends dog while they are out of town and she sent me this recently. I can’t exactly remember the pups name right offhand which is sad because I went to his birthday party.. they had cake, a portrait on the wall and they actually made stickers of the dog for everyone.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade would be rad, the og was the first rpg I played and finished.
I love that you're doing this! Super cool. I would like to throw my hat in for FFVII Remake. I started it on PS5 when it released, but I've since gotten rid of my console and am now an exclusive PC gamer. It's got a platinum rating on ProtonDB, so I am ready.
As for anecdotes, well, I've introduced my 65+ year old parents to anime! We've been meeting once a week for the past month or so to watch Attack on Titan. It's been great watching the show for a second time (so much foreshadowing!) and seeing my parents really get into it.
I'll give it a go, didn't see the previous give always. The Invincible would be sweet to play in full. I tried the demo and the story had me intrigued and the art style is really cool. Similar in vibe to Red Matter and other "everyone's vanished" mysteries. I'm dumb and can't read. Out of the options there I'd love to relieve some old Tomb Raider nostalgia!
On another note, I recently cleaned up a pretty gnarly PC case. When my friend was in need to a PC I threw together some old parts for him. The last couple of years got pretty dark for him, and his flat was turned into more or less a drug den. But he's recently kicked everyone out and reclaimed it. I was in need of a case to build a server in and he asked if I wanted the old one back as he was able to buy a new computer for himself.
All in all it took a bit over 1 litre of isopropyl alcohol, some elbow grease, and a water hose :P
Thanks for doing this! FFVII was my first RPG ever. I remember playing it day in and out. We would have family over for holidays, it didn't matter. I was glued to the TV. Aerith's death made me cry as a young boy. I was devastated. They killed a main character, a love interest. It blew my mind.
Been obsessed with FFVII and the final fantasy series ever since. Nobody Uematsu is an amazing musician. So much depth added.
The story is great, character development is fun.. I just haven't gotten around to picking this up and playing it because life gets in the way and my home constantly needs repairs.. would be nice to pick up and relive things in 2024.
Anyways, I'm hoping to be picked for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.
Definitely would love the FF I-VI pixel remaster bundle.
My daughter has been growing so much this year, she is truly a joy to behold. I can't wait to start sharing some of my favorite games with her as she grows up. She has a giant stuffed pikachu that is her favorite toy to crawl to. Her mom.and I take her on walks and play Pokémon Go every day while we stroll her around. Every day we talk about how excited we are for the day she can play alongside us.
Over the last year I’ve been dating a potterhead and I never read/watched the whole series (due to generally disliking fictional books and not really watching movies). However, I love video games and feel like playing Hogwarts Legacy would allow me to know the universe of HP a little better while also being more connected with my boyfriend’s interests - we could also play it together!
Fun things that happened this year. I made candied jalapeños that were very good, and also the strawberry honey butter. Once fall comes around, I'll make more apple butter!
I dont need these games. Just curious as to why you are doing this. The giveaways which happened last year was to drive up engagement on lemmy but I don't think that is an issue now. If this is just philanthropy, I think it is very kind of you.
Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love octopath traveller.
Something interesting this year... My workplace agreed to adopt an automatic inflation adjustment and transparent pay scale, and my wife is going back to university to get out of the restaurant business.
Good year so far, hopefully shit doesn't hit the fan following the US elections.
I've been watching Y: The Last Man and started out really digging it, but now that I'm nearing the end (Ep8) it's starting to drag a little. Some interesting things being set up though so hoping it sticks the landing.
Tomb raider definitive survivor trilogy looks cool! I somehow never played any tomb raider games, but i did hear good things about them. I've been really enjoying the "self aware lara croft plays tomb raider" it's a really fun series about an AI lara croft playing and making in character comments about what's going on. It's pretty cool.
A few friends have been trying to get me into trying out turn-based games, so i'd love that copy of Octopath.
But for exciting news: decided to challenge myself a little, and write out guitar tabs for a recently released song, by ear, which i've never done before. It's been really difficult, but really fun at the same time!
I’ve been getting into Metroidvania’s recently. Don’t know how I went 40 years without playing them but here we are. They’re great to play on the Steam Deck.
I’ve never played any of the final fantasy series. I hear so many wonderful things about them. Even heard of a couple who bonded over it. So any of the Final Fantasy. If I should try one before another… let me know. :)
As much as I love Final Fantasy (I have all the originals on Steam, even the PC ports of 7 & 8), Harry Potter would be for my kid. She loves that universe
First of all, excellent username.
Second, I would love a chance to win the Tomb Raider I - III remaster just for the nostalgia.
Third, the cool new thing I've done this year is take part in WeeklyBeats, a year-long challenge to create and post a new music track every week of 2024. So far so good!
Fourth, I don't have a decent meme to share but here (if I can get photos to work) is a photo of my void.
I started watching the Nier Automata anime last night and it got me intrigued about the game. I was planning to get the Yorha edition once it gets on sale again.
Thank you for these kind of posts, more power to you and the gatos!
As for cool stuff, I live in Japan these days, and every summer there are festivals that go on every night for several days in a row. There's nothing quite like the feeling of the festivals back home in the US, I think because the repeated music and chanting isn't really something we do. One of the festivals near me makes these giant 20+ m floats that you can see over the tops of buildings. This is contrasted with the fact that the area is kind of poor (for Japan), and is losing population like almost all rural areas, so coming together to put on this kind of event every year makes things feel hopeful in a way.
I wanna give Nier automata a try and I guess I will share something interesting.
Slowly for the past month I have been trying to make a markdown notes app which is inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, last week I finally decided to add it to github. The fun part is that it is written in dart/flutter, but I started learning flutter like 3 months ago cuz it was a cool language that can easily be compiled to all devices from Linux to Windows to iOS and Android. Regardless, this project has consumed all consious thought in my brain, but I still suck at it and not many libraries I can use that achieve what I need, a struggle for sure.
Currently I am trying to figure out how to make it sync with Nextcloud first, then I plan to add other services like rsync, dropbox, gdrive, etc. Sorry if this sounds more like an advertisement for my app, I just never put my heart and soul into something so much before.
Awesome that you are doing this! I’ll throw in for a chance at the Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Remasters.
FF1 was the first RPG I ever played! Fell in love with the series and the genre. But some of those early ones that got strangely named releases (or no release at all) in the U.S. made me miss out on a few of these. I’d be super excited to play through all of them! Middle age has turned me into a nostalgia gamer lol
Hello! Very cool idea. I would like to enter for the Tomb raider survivor trilogy. A recent hobby I've discovered is repairing old bikes, which turns out to be really fun and actually useful as well!
I just recently watched Poker Face, and it was amazing. I also happened to watch 6 seasons of Columbo in the past year, and Poker Face is Rian Johnson's (Knives Out) tribute to that show. If you were ever a fan, you should check it out.
3: Best thing which happened this year was convincing my landlord to upgrade the gas hot water system to a heat pump. I hated that old HWS so fucking much...
I've recently gotten into sim racing (assetto corsa and dirt rally) and got a whole setup with a wheel, pedals, and shifter. Unfortunately the setup makes it difficult to get at my mouse and keyboard to play "normal" games, but I'm in the process of figuring it out
I haven't done too much gaming recently, I've been busy learning how to work my 3D printer and the last few weeks I got a 1988 Suzuki Samurai I've been messing with and working on.
Any idea when you might get around to the 2nd winners of the games that have 2? We know you're a busy person and you're great nonetheless. Was just curious :]
When I was younger, I loved solo RPGs, then WoW came along. It was amazing; I loved my years spent on that game, but it ruined my gaming experience afterward. It was very hard to find that social aspect elsewhere, and I ended up quitting gaming. After several years, I got a Steam Deck and I'm rediscovering my love for solo games.
You seem to be a nice guy. Do you know who is not a nice guy? J.K. Rowling. She is scum. So buying Hogwarts Legacy would be a big no no for me. Piracy or as a gift it's fine. So if I am one of the lucky few, I would be happy to get a copy.