Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025
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It’s time for annother edition of our biannual Game Giveaway topics! Share games with the community and get rid of those extra bundle keys you have lying around.
Before you participate, please make sure you read the rules below.
Rules
-Gifters
Post your available games, the platform and method of delivery, rules for your giveaways (e.g. first-come first-serve, random draw, etc.), and any additional info or requirements. Feel free to get creative!
-Giftees
Request giveaways. Please make sure you follow the gifter's posted guidelines.
-Guidelines
Anyone can choose to be a gifter, giftee, or both! Giveaway rules are set by individual gifters, but there are handful of guidelines everyone should follow:
- No grey market keys! Only give away games from reputable sources. If you're not sure what this means, please ask.
- Requests for games should be done in this topic, but if the gift is a key, those should be delivered by PMs only. Please don't post keys publicly in this topic, even obfuscated ones.
If you're new to these, check out previous giveaway threads to see how these usually go.
Hi all, I joined Tildes especially for this reason! I have quite a large backlog of Humble Bundle keys that I'd like to share/get rid of, and I'm offering them to the community. I'll put half my keys in now, and save the rest for the the next round.
The main giveaway is over - if you still want something, just post here or PM me.
Rules: Make a comment with a list of however many games you are interested in.If there is more than one person interested, I will put your names into a random number generator and award the key to the person who has the largest number.(If this is too bland, you can also give me some flavour text on your favourite animal species, and why it holds this title for you. It will not affect the RNG, but I will appreciate the story!)I will check back in one week, on July 4 to notify the winners. I also have a few time-sensitive keys, and I will make a separate list of those.Time-sensitive keys!
Remnant 2 - expires November 4Warhammer 40k Darktide - expires December 5Hexarchy - expires December 5Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - expires January 6, 2026Time-insensitive game keys
American Fugitive
Awesomenauts - two keys
Batman: Arkham Origins
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Driftland: The Magic Revival
Fun with Ragdolls
Goat of Duty
GRIP: Combat Racing
Hello Neighbour: Hide and Seek
Intrusion 2
Long Live the Queen
N++
The Occupation
Oil Rush
We Were Here Together
World End Economica Ep. 1
60 Parsecs!Analogue: A Hate StoryBad North: Jotunn EditionBendy and the Ink MachineBook of DemonsCapitalism 2Catherine ClassicCryofallDirt Rally 2.0Generation ZeroGenesis Alpha OneGolf with your FriendsHate PlusHatoful BoyfriendHello NeighbourHitman 2Hotline MiamiInjustice: Gods Among UsIron DangerLethal League BlazeNex MachinaProteusRoad RedemptionRoommatesRustScribblenauts Unlimited - 2 keysShadows: AwakeningSonic All-star RacingStrange Brigade
Street Fighter VSunless SeaThis is the Police 2Unrailed!WargrooveWarhammer 40k: MechanicusRandom accessories
Awesomenauts skin: Cluck costume
Awesomenauts skin: Skølldir
Distraint 2: Soundtrack
Golf with your Friends: Soundtrack
GRIP Combat Racing: Artifex DLC
War of the Vikings: Yogscast Helmet
Dirt Rally 2.0: H2 RWD Double PackDirt Rally 2.0: Opel Manta 400Dirt Rally 2.0: Porsche 911 RGT Rally SpecTeam Fortress 2: Heart of GoldAlright! I'm going to list the names of the winners here, and then send PMs with keys to the winners. Here's what the RNG gods have to say:
@alcappuccino: Dirt Rally with accessories
@BailerAppleby: 60 Parsecs!, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Generation Zero, Hatoful Boyfriend, Road Redemption
@CannibalisticApple: Analogue: A Hate Story, Cryofall, Hate Plus
@chocobean: Bad North
@CrystalManta: Sonic All-star Racing, Scribblenauts Unlimited
@Eidolon: Warhammer: Mechanicus
@fefellama: This is the Police 2, Hotline Miami, Scribblenauts Unlimited
@garv: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Unrailed!
@Lapbunny: Street Fighter V
@Papavk: Capitalism 2, Hexarchy
@pete_the_paper_boat: Golf with your Friends, Rust
@Protected: Catherine
@sleepydave: Lethal League Blaze,
Street Fighter V@Wafik: Sunless Sea, Warhammer: Darktide
@xavdid: Wargroove, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
@YoRHaOS: Roommates
Thanks everyone for participating! I'll update the master list, so if anyone wants any of the remaining keys, post here or PM me. I'll be gradually frittering them away on Keymunity.
Thank you, the key worked just fine!
Thanks again! Since no one else asked, if Hello Neighbor is still available I would love to give it a try!
Sounds good to me - I'll PM you shortly!
Thanks again!
Thanks for all the games! I've already received a lot from you, but if no one else wants them, I would love to receive Genesis Alpha One and/or Iron Danger; I am a sucker for sci-shooters and tactics games.
I am not going to use them, so by all means, if there's anything else you want, please let me know! I'll PM you shortly.
Thank you again!! The game is so cute and I highly recommend it :)
Thanks for the comprehensive options! Rabbits are my favourite animal, I've had four of them as pets over the years and they were really sweet.
I'd be happy with any of Street Fighter V, Golf with your Friends, or Lethal League Blaze :)
Awesome, thanks for sharing! I think rabbits are pretty cool, too - I had a pet rescue rabbit for awhile and she was a lot of fun. I've added your name and games to my spreadsheet!
I have already declared myself to be an ailurophile in the giveaway above, so it would have to be cats.
The reason is because of the depth of bond I have with a cat who I'm currently living apart from, not by choice because there's life stuff I have to do that required me to move town temporarily. In the seven years I spent with him we gradually became attuned to each other. Post-move during regular co-op gaming sessions, my voice will be playing through the speakers - he jumps up on the desk and sits right next to the speakers for a long while. I'm not actually sure whether he can hear me, but he does do this almost every session. I've always loved cats, but this cat in particular has shown me the intricacies of his intelligence and personality and above all, the simple joy of just being fully contented when in each other's presence. I miss him so much!
I'll put my hand up for 'Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus'. I've only just been introduced to the behemoth that is the Warhammer universe over the past year, including Vermintide and Rogue Trader. I can't believe as a sci-fi fan that it took me this long, although I'm still overwhelmed by all the lore. Mechanicus looks Turn-based RPGs are one of my favourite game genres and I've been enjoying Rogue Trader (although I think it's a little problematic with more than 2 players due to an unusual execution of the host-to-player relationship).
Thanks for sharing! I have a few Warhammer games in my library, and so I'll be happy to get them out to whoever is interested. I'm not really into cats, but I really enjoyed reading about your relationship with your cat - he sounds like a great buddy to have around! I've updated my spreadsheet with your name.
Axolotls: Don't love them because they're cute; love them because they're so fascinating. Did you know:
I did my part and tried to find the most off-beat games in your collection, and promise to give them a good home. Please put me down for any of the following: Generation Zero, Road Redemption, Bendy and the Ink Machine, 60 Parsecs!, and/or Hatoful Boyfriend.
Thanks for the list! I always worry that the weird indie games won't get any love, so I appreciate you thinking of them, too. Hatoful Boyfriend is a very weird journey, but it has many layers, and it's a great game. Axotols are really cool - I studied them a bit for a class, but I had forgotten how neat they are! Thanks for the reminder. I have added your name and games to my spreadsheet.
Bad North, If you please :) i played the demo and they have an easy mode, and one can turn the blood off. Interesting art style as well!
I have so many favourite animals species, I'm glad others have nominated a few already. All things cute such as Pikas and Stoats for sure. But today I would love to highlight
Pacific Bluefin Tuna 🐟 🐟 🐟
They recently covered from Endangered (WWF) status to "merely" Near Threatened (wiki), a success story and glimmer of hope. ( The smaller Southern is still endangered, but the Gigantic/Atlantic is doing okay)
With mature animals nearly 3m long (6-10' long) weighting 450kg (1000 lbs), they're more silver bullet shaped, hot blooded racehorses of the sea than minnows. Their annual migration is as majestic as the prairies buffalos were, we just don't see and appreciate them as much.
How fun! Tuna are really amazing critters, and I'm glad you identified how fascinating they are. Thank you for providing Tuna Facts! I've added your name to my spreadsheet.
Really varied assortment of games! I would definitely take Scribblenauts Unlimited and Sonic All-Star Racing! As for my favorite animal, it's sort of a three-way tie between the giant anteater, the manta ray (hence my username!), and the Western lowland gorilla! I just love animals that look unusual, maybe that's my tendency to love underdog characters that don't get as much love from others lol
Thanks for sharing! That's a great list of animals, definitely with some unusual appearances. I've added your list and name to my spreadsheet.
Thanks for this awesome list! I'm interested in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. I'd also take the Wargroove key if no one (including you) wants it. I've played the game already but only own it for Switch (a system I probably won't keep forever). So a steam key would be cool in case I want to revisit it. But absolutely no hard feelings if you want to save it for someone who'll actually play and enjoy it for the first time. :)
I'm not sure I have a favorite animal, but I've always had a soft spot for standard poodles. They're energetic, but they're good dogs. Clever as heck, too.
Thanks for sharing! I've heard poodles are very smart, and I should probably have kinder thoughts towards them. I would be delighted to give away the Wargroove key to a good home, and so far, you are the only one interested! I've put your name and list on my spreadsheet, but I'll let you know if anyone else is interested and very keen as a new player. (I'm also fine to leave it up to the will of the RNG.)
'Golf with your friends', 'Rust', 'Lethal League Blaze'
Thanks - I've added your name and list to my spreadsheet!
Thanks a lot for the giveaway! I wouldn't mind having Dirt Rally and its accessories :) All the best!
Oh good, I was hoping someone would want the whole Dirt caboodle - it's utterly wasted on me. I have added your name and list to my spreadsheet!
Assuming no one claimed Remnant 2 in DM's already, can I ask for a key if it's still available?
Absolutely! No one else has claimed it, so it's all yours. I'll get it to you later today!
Thank you so much. And don't worry code worked🙏
TYSM! As a child i used to love playing Roommates on my iPad! Interesting to see it got a PC release so i would love to experience it again!
I always used to love ducks, i have been cycling alot the past few months to work and there seem to be a nest/family in one of the farmlands, often i see them and its been fun to notice them getting bigger!
Thanks for sharing! I love VNs and dating sims, and Roommates is great. Ducks are so much fun to watch, and you've reminded me that I need to get out on my bike this summer and go duck watching! I've added your name to my spreadsheet.
Hey thanks for doing this! That's quite a lot of games!
Favorite animal species is the llama (hence the username), has been since I was like 10 or so. They just seem so carefree. Come to think of it, a lot of my favorite animal species are just as carefree (capibaras and sloths especially so). Plus I have a sentimental llama wool hat that I got when I was a kid and that thing is just ridiculously warm. Too warm even, given that I live somewhere that doesn't even get very cold.
Anyways, I'd be interested in any of Hexarchy, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, This is the Police 2, or Hotline Miami.
Thanks for sharing! I love that you love llamas - I don't have anything with llama wool, but I totally believe that they make amazing products! I let my gaming backlog get a little out of hand - some of these go back awhile, but I appreciate people taking the time to look through the list and grab what they want. There's no point in them sitting in my library unused forever! I've added your list to my spreadsheet.
I'd be real stoked to get hotline Miami! As for animals I'm a fan of the squirrels i see at work. They are always sneaking about hiding there treasure. Endless fun watching them kick about
Thanks for sharing! Squirrels are definitely underrated, they have fascinating lives. I figured by now that everyone would have a copy of Hotline Miami, but I'm delighted that someone wants it! I have added your name to my spreadsheet.
haha yea Im very late to the party. Thanks
Ooh, thank you for the generous offers! I'm very interested in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Cryofall, Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate+. (Feels like those two should be bundled since they're the original and sequel.)
As for favorite animal: I love fennec foxes, because one day I looked up "pet foxes" out of curiosity, and fell in love with them. Since then I've learned they're definitely not really good housepets, but they're still adorable. I go by "Fennec" on a few sites (including my Nintendo account!), and in the past my online persona was a shapeshifting demon whose most common form was a fennec fox with purple dragon wings. I still doodle her from time to time, the ears are fun to draw!
Prior to that my favorite animal was wolves, but I think that was just because a good friend loved wolves and I gained an obsession because I wanted to be like her? Not sure how much of my love for them was my own, but they still hold a very special place in my heart. I have many stuffed wolves and wolf-themed decorations that I amassed over the years, and I think most people I know would still assume it's my favorite animal.
Thanks for sharing! Fennec foxes are absolutely adorable, I completely understand why they hold a special place in your heart. (And wolves are also really amazing!) I would have bundled Analogue and Hate Plus, but just in case someone had only played the original I didn't want anyone to be forced into playing both. But they are definitely worth playing! I've added your name and list to my spreadsheet.
I have a presentation somewhere about Komodo Dragons that I made in like 3rd grade. They can't breathe fire, but they know the move Poison Fang, so they're basically Pokémon.
... Anyway, if I could have / enter the raffle for Street Fighter V I'd appreciate it! I convinced my wife to play II the other night, would love to throw her at a newer one.
It's fun to think that some Pokemon were based on real animals...Komodo dragons might be better than Pokemon! I know sleepydave was also interested in Street Fighter, and I will add your name to my spreadsheet.
I'd love Hexarchy and Capitalism 2, in that order. My favorite animals are orangutans. I love their expressive faces, the cool biomechanics that make them much stronger than humans with small muscles due to where their muscles attach to the bone, and the social interactions I've observed at various zoos that have endeared me to them.
Thanks for doing this!
Thanks for sharing! Orangutans seem like incredible animals, and I'm always amazed by stories I hear about them. I've added your name and list to my spreadsheet!
Hey, thanks for the generous list.
I'll be boring and say cats. I love them, they love me. I have been called the cat whisper at different points in my life and cats that "hate everyone" always end up loving me. Peak gaming is my cat laying between me and my keyboard.
As for games, I would love:
Thanks for sharing! It's fun to be a whisperer, where even the most unsocial animal can be bonded with. I have the opposite problem, where I don't want anything to do with cats but they can't seem to stay away from me. Oh well. I love Sunless Sea, it is such a weird but satisfying game, and I'm glad someone is interested! I've added your name and list to my spreadsheet.
Oh that's peak cat. Cats always know the people who don't like cats and make it their goal to convert them.
And thank you. Sunless Sea just looks super cool but I've never put it on the top of my list of games to buy.
I could take Unrailed off your hands! I don't own it and it would be a good start to get a friend group going to play it (I'd probably gift a couple strategic copies to them later in the year...)
Catherine might be fun too.
Favorite animal species... I'm not much of an animal person, but probably dog! My family has owned dogs and they were nice.
Thanks for sharing! I have met many a friendly dog, and they are pretty great. I'll put you down for Unrailed and Catherine, but if you find you don't want the latter, just let me know.
Thank you so much for the amazing list :D
I think tardigrades have to be my favourite animal! They look goofy, they can survive (almost) anywhere (including outer space!) and they always make for an interesting conversation starter 🙂↕️
I’d love any of Injustice: Gods Among Us, Rust, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Street Fighter V and/or Unrailed :)
Thanks for sharing! Tardigrades are one of those weird and wonderful things that makes the study of biology super interesting. I have added your name and list to my spreadsheet!
Hey CheepCheep, thanks for the giveaway, I'm late to the party but if it's still available, I'd like to try Hitman 2 and... why not the TF2 accessory :)
Thanks !
They're all yours! I realized during this giveaway that the bundle with the TF2 accessory might have been claimed by an ex, but I'll send along the code anyway and we'll see if it's still available. Apologies for the potentially false advertising!
Preface
There are several things that are creating my present situation.
What is my solution to this?
✨⭐ALL RANDOM SOME MID⭐✨
I shuffled my spreadsheet of unused Steam keys randomly (several times), then broke it up into equal-sized batches to give away. Each batch has an ENTIRELY random set of keys, which solves all three problems:
Giveaway Process
IMPORTANT: Only choose the 😎 emoji if you have a VR setup. This is the only batch in the bunch that I made non-randomly.
Marshmallow
u/chocobean
Tanngerine
u/Tannhauser
Mr. Ceiling Cat
u/symmetry
ICEBIRD
u/segfault
LeroySamu/PelagiusSeptim
Jimmy
u/tech10
Horace
u/fefellama
Ringo
u/xavdid
Jeff
u/uvt
Marvin
MOST WANTED
u/Evie
Glacier
u/Fal
Sugar
u/BailerAppleby
Grażyna
u/TaylorSwiftsPickles
Foxington Foxxiworth
u/Augustine
Oscar
u/onde
Sir Tiberius Rexasaurus IV
u/ajwish
Francis
u/shadow
Daisy
u/lily
Greg
u/rosco
Bruno
u/EmperorPenguin
Mr. Mischievous, Basil
u/Eidolon
Thadeus
u/Sodliddesu
Edna
u/BourbonWitch
Porkins
u/EditingAndLayout
Tux
u/Crestwave
Gary
u/polle
Sir Snippington III Esq.
u/CrystalManta
G'kar
u/Ashiva
Oliver
u/AugustusFerdinand
Fiskerton
u/CannibalisticApple
Mr. Sparklebottom
u/Lapbunny
Busy Beaver
u/psi
Howard
u/CrazyProfessor02
Rosa
u/sleepydave
Leonard the Third
u/Zorind
Mr. Chillamy Coolshades
u/eladnarra
REQUIRED: Give your emoji a name! I will be putting all their names in the table. OPTIONAL: Invent a personality/backstory/lore for your emoji. (This part is just for fun! Do as much or as little as you like.)
I will PM key batches based on the chosen emojis on a first-come, first-serve basis. ALL keys are Steam keys.
If you want to share the titles/highlights of what you got, feel free! I will NOT be sharing the titles personally, in part because I think some people are going to end up with some keys they already have or don't want. But also because privacy. And also because it’s not as fun if the topic just becomes a wall of game titles.
What can you do with keys you don’t want? Give them away, of course! It is perfectly fine to secondhand gift any/all keys you get from me to other people here on Tildes, or IRL, or on a Discord server you're on, etc.
For any keys you don't want AND don't want to give away, consider donating them to SteamDB.
Marvin the Moose, pictured here 🫎, is wanted for questioning in connection to a spate of automotive thefts across northern CA. He is a male of nine years old, around 6'7 650kg. If you have any information on whereabouts, please send me a direct message. PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH
🚨🚨🚨 WARNING 🚨🚨🚨
Marvin's crime spree has continued and he has broken Tildes.
I repeat, he has BROKEN TILDES.
⚠️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ⚠️
As usual, I have hashed my randomized game list and am posting them here in a separate comment so that people can confirm that they haven't been edited.
After the giveaways are done, I will post the full list so that people can hash it themselves to ensure I'm being fair!
MD5:
9b332e46b3c44c035ae867b02ae88316SHA1:
2a5d78ac08f2223721adc622c64575756f6668c6All animals have been named! Thank you to everyone who participated. All the little details everyone created were a delight to read.
Here's the game list for anyone who's curious about what went out.
Full Giveaway List
You can check the hash by copying the above block of text into this site.
In the interest of transparency, there were two changes that I had to make.
In Batch 6, there was a key for The Secret World that was gifted to me during the last Tildes Game Giveaway and forgot to remove from my spreadsheet. I swapped it out randomly with one of my few remaining keys, which was for King's Bounty: Premium Edition.
Also, in Batch 19, an EA key slipped in, so it also got swapped out randomly for Blasphemous.
Once again, thanks for doing this!
I'll take Horace the Sloth since I'm envious of his carefree ways. Need to find me a metaphorical tree to relax on. But unlike Horace, I've got responsibilities and bills and stuff.
Took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize what the A R S M meant at the top of that chart, lol.
edit: holy cow you were not kidding about the number of games! Going to check them all out once I get home, thanks!
🦊
What does the fox say
Hello, gents. Foxington Foxxiworth, at your service🦖
I would like to claim Sir Tiberius Rexasaurus IV. Tiberius has recently joined a Toastmaster's group, because he believes his public speaking skills (mostly roaring) combined with his appearance are standing in the way of his desire to create true, meaningful personal connections in his life. He was very lonely, but regular attendance to these meetings has given him a group of supportive friends. In fact, maybe Toastmaster's wasn't really what he needed - it was the friends he made along the way.
I will take Mr. Sparklebottom, the unicorn with horn envy. Social media warps everyone's body perception, folks. Be nice to yourself.
(Thank you!)
Thanks for doing these.
I'll take Howard the Duck. His parents are fans of Howard the Duck, saying that it is a great representative example of what a duck can do in the movies, sadly not everyone shares the same sentiment of the movie, in the duck world, Howard the Duck (1986), has a mixed views half seems to love it and the other half absolutely hates it. Howard did not had a great time at school, mostly because his classmates would pick on him because of the name that he shares with a fictional duck. But he refuses to change his name because it was his late parents had named him and he wears it with pride.
Edit: thanks for the games kfwyre
I loved Howard the Duck as a kid. I only vaguely remember it at this point, but maybe I'll go see if I can find it. Thank you for the reminder.
I would like to claim 🐈, aka Mr. Ceiling Cat, in remembrance of that meme from yore.
I choose Jeff. 🐸
Thanks for the giveaway!
I'll take Bruno the whale🐳, everyone thinks he's big and scary but he's really a big softie once you get to know him!
Fun story: back when I was in college, I had parked my car but left my windows open because it was UNBELIEVABLY hot and because I was going to be inside for all of two seconds.
When I came back out, there was a dog sitting in my passenger seat.
It was a BIG dog with a gorgeous coat of fur -- clearly not a stray as he was very well groomed. He didn't have a tag or anything, and he was just sitting there, politely, in my car. He must have jumped in through the window, which says something about his size, as, at the time, I drove an SUV.
After assessing him to make sure that he was friendly (he was -- even though he looked big and scary, he was a big softie!), I tried to find someone (anyone) in the immediate area who might be looking for their dog, but it was around 9 or 10 PM, so I was pretty much the only one there.
A friend of mine worked for an area animal shelter at the time, so I called her, met up with her, and she was able to unlock the place and get us in after hours. She scanned him for a microchip, and it was then that I learned his name:
BRUNO!
Anyway, we called his owner who was thrilled to hear that we'd found him. He'd wandered over a mile from home! Thankfully, Bruno made it back home safely that night.
Oh wow 😳 as a life long
carcat person, temporary access to big fluffy beautiful polite dog is my dream come true!! Did you glomp and snuggle and pet and brush and told him he's a good good boy? Bruno is a great name for gentle giantLol, eventually we got on good terms! It took a bit of me warming up to him because, you know: strange giant dog who could maybe do some serious damage.
And I agree: Bruno is a perfect name!
Oh whoops I meant "cat person", definitely not a car person. I can hardly tell between an SUV and a hatchbacks, let alone between makes and models.
Head canon: one of Bruce's ancestor is Tadakichi-san from Azumanga Daioh.
Adorable!
Also, I'm going to start calling my dog "a man of character." 😁
BONUS:
I originally started writing a different setup for this giveaway, but it kind of went off the rails and made what I was trying to get at way murkier than necessary.
I'll post it here just in case anyone is interested in seeing the original draft of this before
ALL RANDOM SOME MIDcame about as a far more concise and grokkable framing.Preliminary Giveaway Draft
JEVMy name is Jevxq D. and I am here on the scene of a local disaster site. I’m told this emergency has the potential to shake up at least three people who care too much about Steam Keys. This is L. G. Xzsf, one of the victims. L. G., can you tell us what’s going on?L. G.It’s just… so sad.JEVI know this is a tough time for you, but the world needs to know what you’re going through.L. G.Okay, well. You know how I buy too many game bundles?JEVOf course, L. G. Everyone does.L. G.Well, I keep them all in this spreadsheet I have.JEVOh no, did something happen to it?L. G.Of course not! That sheet is like my baby. I treat it better than I treat my own family!JEVSo what’s the issue?L. G.Well, some developers have started making their Steam keys expire.JEVI see. That must be devastating for reasons I clearly understand, but just so the folks at home can know what’s going on, can you explain it to them?L. G.If keys now expire, then my perfect spreadsheet of unused games for giveaways might be tainted with… ::sobs:: keys that don’t work! ::sobbing continues, amid sounds of sniffling and low wailing::JEVThere, there. It’s going to be okay. It makes sense to cry over something like this, especially when there are so few other major issues in the world today. So, what do you plan to do in response?L. G.I still want to give away games, but I don’t want anyone feeling let down if they end up getting a bunk key, but I also can’t test if they’re expired or not, so I won’t know which ones don’t work until I give them away in the first place. I’m ruined!JEVOh my, that does sound like quite the conundrum. How many keys do you think are expired?L. G.Maybe three to five.JEVOut of how many? Ten?L. G.No, hundreds. Obviously.JEVWait, you have hundreds of games to give away and you’re concerned that maybe ONE percent of them won’t work?L. G.Yes, isn’t it terrible!JEVI can't BELIEVE the network told me this was an emergency. If you’re listening to me right now, Spencer, well, I have some WORDS for you once I’m off mic…L. G.I have a plan though. If I give away they keys in batches…JEV…I went to journalism school. I got a degree! All that work and they book me on these chickenshit gigs…L. G.…then even if one is expired, the person will still get other games…JEV…”Media is a great career,” they said. “Broadcasting is the future,” they said…L. G.…and if I make the batches random, then nobody will be disappointed if the game they specifically chose doesn’t work!JEV…broadcast MY ASS. And I mean that literally! Spencer, I will drop trou right here on camera just to spite this segment and make it unairable.SPENCERSome of us would genuinely love to see that. Also why haven’t you called me back after our dinner date?JEVI didn’t want to respond too soon and look desperate.SPENCERIt has been FIVE days, Jev.L. G.You ghosted someone you like for FIVE days after a date? Bad move. Spencer, get someone who knows a good person when they’ve got one.SPENCERThanks L. G. -- wait, are you single?L. G.I have my spreadsheet.SPENCERSorry, I forgot. You two are lovely together.JEVWell, if we’re being honest, I think we're lovely together too, Spence.SPENCERI… I agree. But maybe TELL me that next time instead of leaving me hanging?JEVI’m sorry. Let me make up for it. Dinner tonight at my place?SPENCEROf course. I’ve been waiting SO long to hear you say that. FIVE DAYS, remember?L. G.Hey y’all, I thought this news segment was about my emergency?JEVThere NEVER WAS any emergency. Well, outside of my love life anyway.SPENCERWanna cut the broadcast and make out in the back of the TV van?L. G.I have my spreadsheet.SPENCERWasn't talking to you, L.JEVWait, this is live?Being that I have a tentacles tattoo, I choose... 🐙 ...Oliver the Octopus!
Oliver is recently divorced after finding out his squid wife was seeing a sperm whale on the side. Turns out she's been putting her suckers all over him and he's been going all around the ocean telling his little spermy buds all about it! Oliver has taken up smoking and drinking heavily as a result and is slowly spiraling down, mentally and physically, the Mariana Trench.
...a game...
...I already own is available via this code, just drop a comment saying you activated it:
Space Crew: Legendary Edition 0HR5G-ZF5XZ-8CQFE
Poor Ollie! Hopefully he can use his suckers to latch on to some hope. Or maybe the dark solace of the trench will be the space he needs to heal from the betrayal.
I'll take Busy Beaver 🦫. He wants to be a mathematician, and in fact he had a good lead on solving Goldbach's conjecture! But that would require him to be able to count to 27, and right now he only knows how to count to 5.
Thanks as always for running the giveaway!
Thanks for doing this !! I'll take Oscar the Snail 🐌
I'll go with 🐣 - let's call her Daisy. Seeing as she's just a duckling, surely she would appreciate a selection of games to help jumpstart her collection 😉
Thanks for doing this @kfwyre! I'll take 🐻❄️, AKA Glacier the polar bear. He's never seen one, but he's planning on using his gap year after graduating to go on a world tour to see as many as possible.
I read this last night before going to sleep and thought "Oh no how come Glacier has never seen a polar bear? What happened to him why is he being kept somewhere where there are no fellow polar bears? How come he can't see his own reflection " etc.
I'm glad I got reading incomprehension debuff cleared in the night. :) and I hope Glacier gets to see a glacier soon.
This is fun! Thanks for doing this. I'll go for Porkins 🐖
I hope it's okay to join in, since I mostly just lurk these days... but if it's allowed, I'd love to grab Mr. Chillamy Coolshades (😎). I've been playing a lot of VR since I don't get out of the house much, haha.
🐕 This is Fiskerton. He is a VERY good boi who likes to play and bark and sleep and dig holes. And also solve MYSTERIES. Even though he's bad and always blames the squirrels, but at least he's having fun!
Fiskerton sounds like he would have gotten along great with Wishbone!
I will gladly take Sir Snippington III Esq. the crab
Edit: Here are the games I didn't want from my batch.
Caveblazers
DESOLATE
Diplomacy is Not an OptionFantasy GeneralFrog Climbers
Hero of the Kingdom IIHue
PictoQuest
Stick Fight: The Game
Sticky BusinessThe Red LanternZombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 2
Are you giving these away?
Reminds me of Kingdoms and Castles! I'll take it off your hands if you're giving it away.
DM sent! Enjoy!
Thank you very much!
If you've still got Hero of the Kingdom II, I'll take it off of your hands
PM sent!
Fantasy General, for the old school flavour, please!
PM sent!
I would love a copy of Sticky Business! Thanks for sharing :)
PM sent!
Hello, I would like to request The Red Lantern if it's still available.
PM sent!
Tanngerine the tiger 🐯 loves to lounge around and eat oranges.
Looks like there's one spot left, so I'll grab Ringo the Beetle! 🪲. He's a valued member of a musical act and has written a song about Oliver the Octopus.
Thanks as always!
I'll team up with Gary the Ghost (👻). He means well but he has some issues invading other peoples personal space. I think gaming is probably a safer hobby for him.
I'm going to have to select the Peacock, Thadeus.
With a name like Thadeus, he knew he was born to be a peacock but also it's pronounced Tha-day-us because of course it is.
Can I have the keys that Leonard the Third 🦎 has hidden under his sticky mitts?
I think I saw him last week climbing up the wall of the restaurant I where I was dining!
As an ailurophile, I feel bound to select mr mischievous, Basil the homely cat 😼. He always gets what he wants and he's perfected the art of continuously raising the bar for his expectations. He rules the roost and yet he can do no wrong...
🙋♀️ is that BAY-sil or BAH-sil?
BAH-sil :)
Thank you @kfwyre! You never cease to impress me with all your creative ideas for game giveaways.
i will choose 🐫Sugar, the camel with the two lumps. She takes her coffee black, by the way.
I'm in for Greg the Boar. Boars are boring and get boring names ;)
Ah yes, Greg Boar! The famous sci-fi author of The Forgo of God, Quoon of Angols, and Oon.
I'll take Tux the Penguin 🐧! I'm hoping you'll get the reference as a fellow Linux gamer. :-)
Tux? Who is she? And what's this new-fangled Linux you're talking about? I game exclusively on DOS.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm quite busy. I need to try a different IRQ setting because my SoundBlaster card isn't working. Also, come to think of it, it's been a while since I've degaussed my monitor...
Don't forget to create a config.sys menu so you can reboot the system without drivers and have enough base memory to run videogame installers.
RAHHHH 🐦🔥 ICEBIRD cause hes just that cool
Thanks for the giveaway kfwyre! The sea otter 🦦 should obviously be named Rosa, may she rest in peace. She was an icon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
If I haven't missed someone picking it, I'd like Leroy the Lobster 🦞😊
Edit: whoops, that's a scorpion. I'd like Sam the Scorpion!
I'd like to claim 🐍 and name him Jimmy
🦭
Marshmallow, the shiniest seal with the softest fluffiest fur when dry! He has a twin brother named Waffles.
Thanks for doing this! Could I claim the alligator, which I think is definitely giving Edna🐊 vibes? She's just chilling in the water as it's been too damn hot lately.
Now, I'm certainly not as cool as Marvin the Moose, and I really only ended up on this thread because he broke tildes but I'm obliged to pick the ladybug emoji. Grażyna the Ladybug (Biedronka) if you will.
This is fun, thanks a ton!
I'll side with Francis the Fish.
He's a very capable teammate when you're competing in the water section of the Avatar Olympics, but he becomes quite a drag on the rest of the group when you're doing the air events.
Damn, I saw this post too late. I love the way you gave away the game keys and for doing this thread. Keep it up and thank you for your generosity!
I'll give away 1 promo code for each of 4 different Playdate Catalog games. So, 4 total.
Thank you
Limited to people that have bought any of my games, as a thank you for your support. If you haven't bought any of my games, you can buy one for any platform now on itch.io or Catalog (even the cheapest, or PWYC recommended amount; totally free games don't count) and qualify for one of the below free games.
Requirements
You need to provide proof of ownership of both a Playdate and receipt of purchase for any of my games.
Other Terms
One promo code per person max. Feel free to nominate your choice of game but I'll choose the winners at random, so please manage your expectations. There are no guarantees.
Games
If you want a free copy of any of my games that aren't in the short list above (there are simply too many!) just let me know and I'll try to sort it out.
Finally, a reminder: I left the Playdate scene because of harassment and bullying. Those two things are never excusable or acceptable, so if you see it happening call it out and don't let go until it's been addressed. Be excellent to each other.
This is so cool!
I don't know if you followed it or not, but during our last Backlog Burner I exclusively played Playdate games. During that time I actually spent a good amount time with your one-button minimalist masterpiece BENDER 2: BEND HARDER.
I chose to leave it out of the Backlog Burner, however, because you had recently posted about the harassment you faced, and I didn't want me mentioning it to potentially pick at a recent wound. It's awful that you went through that, and you deserve so much better.
Anyway, here's a photo of the game on my Playdate on one of my dog's favorite blankets on my dog. I chose this blanket partly because he was sleeping under it and needed a place to rest the Playdate for the photo, but also because it's thematically appropriate for the game! Also the "hair" in the picture is just his fur, for anyone potentially grossed out by it. It is a nice reminder that I should probably wash the blanket though...
In terms of a giveaway, I already own YOYOZO and Sparrow Solitaire, but either of the other two look great! Thanks for giving these away, and thanks for making such great games!
Glad you liked it! I am wondering if you've unlocked all 10 rosettes yet?
I wish!
I am, unfortunately, VERY bad at videogames. So despite the time I've put into it (over 700 bends, if I'm understanding the counter correctly), I've only got three of them (and two of them are basically freebies: first perfect bend and playing each mode).
Giveaway: Animal facts
Steam keys
From the latest Humble Bundle puzzle
A Guidebook of Babel
Homebody
Kingsgrave
Games I got from kfwyre's giveaway that I already have
AER Memories of Old - About 75% through this - very chill exploration/puzzle game with lots of flying.
Citizen Sleeper - Sci-fi dice-roller visual novel-esque sidescroll scifi. Lots of text. Only about 20% through this so haven't got an opinion yet.
Rules: Name one of more of the above games you'd like. State one animal fact you like or find interesting. Entries close at the end of the steam sale. If there is more than one claimant, I'll assign numbers based on priority and roll a virtual dice.
I'll start. This week I saw an article posted on Hacker News about which side cats tend to sleep on (whether lateral to left or right paws). This was something I'd never considered. Interestingly most cats have a leftward bias, which they think is related to right-brain hemisphere activity and optimising responsiveness upon waking. The findings are also presented in an adorable video summary! And now I've been requesting sleeping photos of my cat I'm living apart from at the moment, to try and figure out which one he is....
Edit: Giveaway is now over and steam keys have been sent :)
I'm interested in "A Guidebook of Babel"!
Here's a fun animal fact: crows can recognize human faces and will hold grudges if you're mean to them. But on the other side, if you're kind and feed them and stuff, they'll remember you and may bring you little trinkets! More broadly, corvids are way smarter than we realized. Pretty wild!
Noted!
I had heard about the trinkets but not these other traits. Very cool. I'd love to make friends with one, but they aren't present where I live so I've never seen one.
Here in the US we mostly have the American Crow (duh) but there are corvids across most of the world! So unless you're in Chile or Argentina, you've probably got one kind or another!
I would be interested in Citizen Sleeper.
Animal fact: Do bees count? Some bees will swarm wasp intruders and vibrate which heats up the wasp and effectively cooks it alive.
Registered - great pick, I'm liking the game so far. I have heard this fact! Bees never cease to impress me. I would love to have a garden some day that is designed to bee friendly (sorry couldn't help myself).
Great, sorry I didn't have a new fact. I just thought it was fascinating.
I'm interested in Homebody. It looks so dopey with the fixed camera and tank controls, but then the monster appears, and it becomes no wonder why the original inspiration Resident Evil is so popular for being two words that don't make sense together.
Animal fact: Did you know a beaver's teeth are orange-colored because they contain iron? This hardened element is required to help it chew and eat wood. Another fact: a beaver’s lips can close behind their teeth, allowing them to chew when submerged. One more: beavers make castor oil in their butts that have been turned into FDA-approved vanilla flavourings for food and perfume.
Noted. I haven't played Resident Evil so didn't pick up on this, it makes sense. I am pretty ignorant about horror in general, I scare too easily so quite happy to pass this one on.
I did not know any of these beaver facts...the first two seem like great evolutionary qualities, the last one not so much. Now I'm wondering why they produce that oil in the first place, I will have to look into this.
I'd happily take AER Memories of Old - it looks like an ideal candidate to de-stress with on steam deck
Hey there double-ended Tildoes, I have three Steam keys up for grabs (purchased today so they all should be working).
Games:
Ad InfinitumFargoneRustler (Grand Theft Horse)Already in my library or just not my cup of tea (but maybe yours?) courtesy of @kfwyre:
FrostpunkRain WorldSnake PassSunset OverdriveReply to this comment with the title you want and I'll DM the key to the first person to request it :)
🤨
My internal twelve-year-old was giggling maniacally when I wrote that.
I been curious about Sunset Overdrive, I'd appreciate that key :)
DM sent
May I request Snake Pass? I'm a huge fan of 3D platformers and this one seems really unusual!
DM sent
Hi, I'd be interested in Rain World if the offer's open. Thanks!
DM sent
Just activated it on Steam, thanks sleepydave and kfwyre!
Please and thank you!
Sent via DM :)
Hi there, may I request Frostpunk?
Of course! Check your DMs
I have never heard of Fargone and it looks super interesting, so I'll take that if no one else has requested it.
DM sent
Thank you!
Hey everyone, I don't have many to share, but I would like to give away these Steam games to the community! These are leftovers from old Fanatical bundles as well as from the very generous @kfwyre - thanks!
Just write the name(s) of the game in your comment, and I'll DM the first person who requests it. And one more condition: share your favorite color in three words without directly naming it. I don't have to guess it correctly; I just enjoy very short poetry.
The games are:
For the KingOoo, I meant to check out For the King. If it's still available I would be game.
As for colour... Typically for Boys.
check your DMs
Thank you!
👾 I'll call him G'kar
Also I have a copy of Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge that I'd like to get rid of from my inventory, if anyone wants that.
Edit - not sure if this is allowed? But here are the games I'm not interested in from this batch (DM me for key):
AggelosAsterix & Obelix XXL 2Cosmic Star HeroineHero of the KingdomSilenceSymphony of War: The Nephilim SagaIt’s not just allowed, it’s encouraged!
I’ll take Symphony of War from you if you don’t mind. Love me some tactical jrpgs.
I would definitely take Asterix and Obelix off your hands!
Hero of the Kingdom please! I like the sound of a laid back RPG that I can spin when my brain is too tired at the end of the day.
Late to add my own contribution but I happen to have a couple unused keys sitting around. Pretty sure they still work. First come, first serve. No special conditions. I was saving them for this. I'll DM the Steam Keys.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the EarthKing's Bounty: Platinum Edition
I'd take "call of cthulhu" with pleasure and ease you burden :)
I love the work of lovecraft and I really like to see how the myth has been implemented in different games ... for what I've read this game looks quite cool :)
Sent you a DM
I've been missing out on the fun due to covidness. I'm not in the mood to do something too complicated right now - even though I've encountered several fun games this year so far - I'll leave all that for December.
But there is something I could do that doesn't require dealing with game selection: Spread the
despairhorrorfun (yes, fun! that's what I meant!) of Lingo with fellow puzzle afficionados by giving away one copy to a poor unlucky victim! If you're interested, here are the rules:I have no idea if there's any interest in this, but there you have it. Since I'm giving it away now, I will probably not be giving away Lingo in December. This is your only Lingo chance!
GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER
I don't remember when, but Lingo has been added to my wishlist, so yes, I would love to play this game.
I'm not good at anagrams, and I don't have a favourite one. So here's what I came up with for my national animal:
Well, no one else is interested so you win! Please send me your steam username!
Hehe, I'll take it. I specifically mentioned one word to one word, but by Lingo rules, spaces (multiple words) are allowed (as in, they appear in the prompts).
Uh oh! Well, Lingo lends itself well to being played with a few friends! If you win, maybe you can enlist a friend to help you with the anagrams! My british friend was clearly better than I was at those.