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Holiday Giveaway - Steam Codes! - Giveaway Ended (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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EDIT January 6, 2024:

All games have been accepted by the winners! Thanks everyone for your participation! I loved reading the different messages and hearing some of the positives, the things that made you feel hopeful, and a bit about some of the games you've played. While I wish I could give you all more copies of games, we will do another giveaway like this in the future.

Stay safe, and happy 2024 ahead!

EDIT January 5, 2024:

Minor edit for posterity. All games have been claimed apart from God of War. Each winner of God of War never responded so I'm working down the list through a randomizer to select the eligible winner for this game. I'll update this post one final time as soon as we have an eligible winner that claims this final giveaway.

EDIT January 4, 2024:

There was no response received for the selected winners for Elden Ring and God of War.

I am re-drawing for both these games and will update this post once these final two game codes are accepted by the new winners.

EDIT January 3, 2024:

All games have been claimed apart from two: Elden Ring and God of War. Considering it is the holiday and there may be some obligations, I'm extending the 24 hour window by another 24 hours. If the winners do not reply by Jan 4, 2024 ~ 9 AM ET, they will be forfeit and I will re-draw new winners.

EDIT January 2, 2024:

Giveaway Ended! All winners have been notified, but they have 24 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond, I will re-draw for the new winner the next day until all codes have been exhausted.

I will also be editing this post periodically to acknowledge who won and if they accepted.

I loved reading all these comments, and thanks for everyone responding here and also sharing an optional story! There's a lot of positivity and hope out there, which makes me also feel the same.

P.S. - I really wish I could afford more games to giveaway to you all, but we can certainly do something like this in the future and perhaps make some kind of collaborative giveaway.

Stay safe, and happy new year ahead!

Original Post:

Happy Holidays everyone!

In spirit of the holiday and the upcoming new year, I want to do something nice for you all and give away 10 Steam codes for some of my favorite games that I've played recently!

Games I'm giving away:

  1. ~~Elden Ring~~ - Winner @chaogomu@kbin.social
  2. ~~God of War~~ - Winner @MR_GABARISE@lemmy.world
  3. ~~Hogwarts Legacy~~ - Winner @silentknyght@lemmy.world
  4. ~~Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition~~ - Winner @stefano@lemmy.world
  5. ~~Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered~~ - Winner @OriginalMP3@lemmy.world
  6. ~~Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales~~ - Winner @b_crussin@programming.dev
  7. ~~Persona 5 Royal~~ - Winner @Commiunism@lemmy.wtf
  8. ~~Returnal~~ - Winner @Renacles@discuss.tchncs.de
  9. ~~Tales of Arise~~ - Winner @kamenridermaddie@lemmy.world
  10. ~~UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection~~ - Winner @mwproductions@lemmy.world

How to Enter:

  • Comment on this post with the one game you are interested in.
  • Optional: Share a story about something that made you happy or hopeful this year. Or share a story about a game you recently played that you loved.

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, or spam account, you will not be selected.
  • Moderators of the !PCMasterRace@lemmy.world community are not eligible.

Winner Selection:

  • I will randomly select eligible winners below.
  • 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.
  • If you are selected, you will have 24 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 code successfully.
  • If I do not get a response from you within 24 hours, you are forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn the next day.

Deadlines:

  • You must enter by end of day December 31, 2023, local time.
  • I will start drawing 10 winners either on Jan 1 and Jan 2. (Hey, I have family obligations so I'll do my best to start on Jan 1.)

Disclaimers:

  • This not a sponsored post of any kind. I purchased these keys myself for the sole purpose of this giveaway.
  • They activate only on Steam as Retail OEM keys.
  • These keys come from Game Billet, a legitimate reseller. They do not come from sketchy places like G2A (NEVER, ever do business with G2A or companies like them).
  • Steam Support: How to activate a Product Key - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/2A12-9D79-C3D7-F870

Proof:

Cheers (the holiday kind),

CatZoomies | PCMR Moderator, on behalf of the moderation team

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[–] JP_eardrum@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Persona 5 Royal

First thank you, and happy holidays.

My favorite game recently was Mario Wonder. It just made me happy to play. It brought back joy from being a kid. I finally beat Elden Ring this year and even though it was an amazing game, there was a ton of frustration too. I don’t have many hours to play in a week because of work. When I played Mario Wonder, I knew I would enjoy it every time I sat down.

[–] tiny_parking@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I would love Elden Ring, but so would many of the others..

Optional. What fills me with hope is knowing there are still people like the OP who are willing to giveaway to those of us who missed so many good games.

Merry xmas

[–] scopettone@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Wow thanks CatZoomies, I'd love to receive Horizon Zero Dawn! Merry Christmas! Something that made me Happy? My newborn :)

[–] Ekellob@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

This will be my first ever Lemmy reply! I've been holding off on buying Elden Ring until it drops in price, so I would love to get it in a giveaway!

[–] Ajzak@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Hey there, I'd really like to play God of War! Never really got a chance to play it. Happy holidays everyone!

[–] Tom_bishop@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Hi, Spiderman remastered would be my choice. Merry christmas to OP and lemmynation!

[–] yoinky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Happy holidays everyone! I'd like Persona 5 if I win.

Played some Voices of the Void recently, the game is really good at making you paranoid lol. I somehow managed to go out of bounds by jumping around in the base. At first I thought that the aliems got me, turns out I was >!just sent to the backrooms!<. Anyway, I reloaded the save the game made before that and proceeded to microwave >!the radioactive capsule!< I found in the middle of nowhere

[–] salieri@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Hi, I loved the new spider-man movies and also always loved the character. I would love to play Spiderman remastered these holidays!! Thank you for the giveaway OP!! Happy Holidays to everyone too!

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I've been eyeing Spider-Man Remastered for awhile, but never pulled the trigger due to price and the amount of time I have. I'd love to explore that world though!

Thanks so much for doing this.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

Been looking at Elden ring for a while but dont feel like spending even more money on games. Would be amazing to get it!

[–] Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Spider man for me please.

For my story, it is about tetris effect.

It was on game pass awhile ago, but I got to try it out for little while. It was much needed break from daily stresses of work and everything going on. It reminds me of when I was young, and would play tetris with my late father on the NES.

I miss him, so this was a nice looking back moment. The game has moved off the service now, but I am saving up to get it for myself, hopefully by his birthday next year.

Happy holidays to you all, and spend time or talk to those people who you hold dear.

[–] The_Ferry@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I would love to try Persona 5 royal, one of my friends loves the series so would be fun to try. If people wanna try a good and fun game then I would highly recommend the psychonauts series. The humour and gameplay are top notch, and number one is pretty cheap. Number 2 was without a doubt my favourite game of the year

[–] Pinecone@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The uncharted collection looks fun

[–] yabai@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'm putting in for Spiderman Remastered! It's the next game on my list when I finish Stardew Valley. Thanks for doing this, excellent community building!

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Entering for Persona 5, always wanted to try the game out but it was a console exclusive for the longest time

It's actually pretty cool to see giveaways happening on Lemmy of all places, thank you for this.

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[–] figjam@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

I would like Uncharted.

I learned to scuba dive this year and learned how many diverse are committed to trying to preserve whats left.

[–] TheBest@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Not entering as I have most of these treasures but thank you for the Lemmy giveaway!

[–] Kharmawasvaluable@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 8 months ago

Elden Ring please (and thanks -even if I don't win).

[–] cryostars@lemmyf.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Elden Ring would be cool!

I had been having a hard time getting motivated to play anything new over the last few months then saw a post about Dave the diver here on lemmy. Decided to try it out and it was just such a nice experience. Now I'm feeling a lot more motivated to try new games, mostly smaller indie-ish stuff.

Cheers

[–] DankeyKang@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 8 months ago

You're an amazing person :)

I'll try for Returnal

[–] mayas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

God of War would be a great one to have! I've only played the one version on PSP like 10/12 years ago and loved it! Thanks

[–] marker2002@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Happy Holidays! So awesome you're doing this!

Been wanting to try out Elden Ring, so add me to that drawing please! And thank you!

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I'll try for Elden Ring.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

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[–] fluckx@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I already own/played most of these. A very kind action on your part!

I will go for the uncharted games as I fear the Elden* ring is beyond my gaming capabilities :').

I've recently been playing Jedi survivor. While I feel my pc isn't entirely up to the task anymore, streaming it downstairs through the steam deck really makes it more enjoyable to play!

Best of luck to everyone! May the odds ever be in your favor! Have a great Christmas/new years/2024.

Shout-out to the person doing the giveaway! It's a very generous year end gift to do for strangers.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition

That is quite a list of games, thank you! This year I met someone in the most random way and we really like having each other in our lives. It's awesome to have a new friend who might turn into much more!

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Always fancied elden ring but my inability to git gud has held me back.

[–] valveman@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 8 months ago

Merry Christmas OP! I'll pick Persona 5 Royal

Here's what made me happy this year:

  • I got married!
  • I landed my first job as a programmer (and got promoted a month after)

Happy holidays everyone

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Marvel’s Spider-man: Miles Morales.

My son played the hell out of the first one and would probably like that one as well, so I’ll try for that. Thanks so much for doing this and Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas.

[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Returnal

Considering BG3 is not on this list, you should absolutely consider giving it a playthrough. I've never played a crpg I liked, and my wife had never played one at all, and now we're on our 4th playthrough. It is a legitimate masterpiece and the hype is well-deserved

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 2 points 8 months ago

I'll throw my hat in the ring for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered.

Things that made me happy this year? I started a new job in Jan that has been great. Company treats it's employees like people the work is enjoyable.

Thanks for doing this and happy holidays.

[–] Denalduh@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Spiderman remastered

This year, my 6 yr old nephew got super big into Pokémon. Everytime he comes over, he shows me his Pokémon cards that he's collecting and all the new Pokémon he's caught in Let's Go Eevee. Eevee is his all time favorite Pokémon so when he leaned that was your starter in the game, he was jumping up and down with joy! Gotta love seeing the same excitement I had with Pokémon red back in the day.

[–] zanyllama52@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

Returnal.

What a cool thing, thanks for doing this.

As a fan of titles like Hades and Control, Returnal's unique mix of gameplay elements is right up my alley. My budget has been maxxed lately so I've just been replaying the stuff in my steam library.

Happy everything to everyone!

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 2 points 8 months ago

I'm in for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. Merry Christmas :-)

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

A friend recently recommended the Persona series, so I think I'm gonna have to go with Persona 5 Royal.

Something that made me happy this year (and gaming related) is that we finally got a remote Dungeons and Dragons group going with that friend, our significant others, and our mutual friend group. After a little hemming and hawing over how to set it up, we went with Foundry Virtual Tabletop (which we find suits our needs). It's good to be DMing for these friends and new faces again!

For a game recommendation/story, our tabletop group had been bandying around throwing in some one shots to try out some different systems and Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader came up.

I'm pretty excited to test it out and recently found that Owlcat released a Rogue Trader crpg. I've been pretty busy near the end of the calendar year, so jumping into some science fantasy lore to share with my girlfriend has been great. I'll have to talk with the guy GMing that one shot about the similarities between the crpg and the tabletop system, but we're already brainstorming characters for the one shot and beyond (if we like it).

Hope this reply finds you all cozy and enjoying the season. This giveaway is a really cool idea and good luck everyone!

[–] dotdi@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Happy Holidays everyone!

I’d be interested in Horizon Zero Dawn

[–] PoscoBumbleroot@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

This is fun! I'm in for Hogwarts Legacy! Happy holidays to all y'all filthy animals!

[–] Doublythumbs@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Elden Ring. I've been meaning to try it out. My friends have been hounding me to play it, but I've not had a chance to play any Souls Like games so I've been hesitant to purchase. Whether I'm a winner or not, thank you for the generous giveaway! Happy Holidays!

[–] nomad504@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

I'd love to get Hogwarts Legacy

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

I'd love to get Miles Morales! I started playing the first one this year and my son (who adores Spider-Man) would regularly sit and cuddle with me on my lap while I played it. Easily my favorite experience from the year.

[–] joat_mon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'm not wanting to enter the giveaway but just wanted to say what a lovely thing to do for the community.

Happy Holidays everyone

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Entering for horizon zero dawn :)

[–] timidgoat@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Happy holidays to you, this is awesome! I think Spiderman Remastered gets me the most from this list. Never had the opportunity to play it.

[–] Robin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'd love a chance at winning Hogwarts Legacy. Thanks for doing this generous giveway.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 2 points 8 months ago

It would be so cool to win a Spiderman game or that Hogwarts game!

Something that made me happy this year? We got a new dog after our last dog got sick and died right before Christmas. The most curious part? The death day and birth day are the same somehow

[–] ksp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Happy holidays!

I'm interested in Elden Ring.

Thank you for your generosity!

[–] Pr0v3n@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ooooh Returnal! I’ve been wanting to play it with a mate for quite some time but that price tag has been quite the hump to get over… Best of luck everyone in the giveaway! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope you all have a better year than this one~

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered would be awesome. I keep waiting for it to be 50% or more off but I have to be a patient gamer.

Thanks for doing this. Good luck to all.

[–] orbital@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[–] Ashen44@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Would be pretty happy with Persona 5 Royal. I played it on ps4 back before I had a good PC but I never got far because playing on console is very inconvenient for me!

As for something that made me very happy recently, they finally announced the next monster hunter game, my favourite game series of all time! AND it's finally a pc release on launch! I'm definitely upgrading my computer when that one comes around! Also I passed all my college courses that I was really worried about failing, but you know, priorities.

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