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 @[email protected]
  2. God of War - Winner @[email protected]
  3. Hogwarts Legacy - Winner @[email protected]
  4. Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition - Winner @[email protected]
  5. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered - Winner @[email protected]
  6. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Winner @[email protected]
  7. Persona 5 Royal - Winner @[email protected]
  8. Returnal - Winner @[email protected]
  9. Tales of Arise - Winner @[email protected]
  10. UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection - Winner @[email protected]

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 [email protected] 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

  • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    Happy holidays, and happy new year ahead! I hope this giveaway helps make your holiday a bit more special!

    Hope you are all doing well. Take care of yourself. Be your best self, love yourself, and be kind to others. ❤️

  • ViscloReader@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    I don’t want any of these games since I cannot play them. I’m just happy you’re doing this, happy holidays ^^

  • kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Thanks! I love posts like these. What made me happy this year was meeting and getting to know a lot of new people this year, when my year was otherwise full of bad times… how I hope Elden Ring will be

  • Yokozuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Elden Ring would be so sick. I’ve never really played a Souls Game and I’ve heard and seen soooo much good stuff about this entry. I’ve recently played through AC6 that was put out by the same developers and the attention to detail as well as the great gameplay itself really made the game a blast to play through. Also, big mech.

    Thanks for the giveaway and happy holidays.

  • silentknyght@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    How nice, friend! I’d love to be considered for Hogwarts Legacy.

    Happy or hopeful stories? Hard. I think the best I have is this: I took an unexpectedly long (6 mile) hike through the woods in autumn, and the stillness and quiet, the world seemed at peace. Because the hike was sufficiently long, I was able to find some of that quiet peace, too.

  • TequilaMockingbird@kbin.social
    51·
    1 year ago

    I would love to get Hogwarts Legacy for my son - he just finished all of the books! He’s getting a new laptop for Christmas, so we haven’t focused on games, etc. yet but I’m sure he’d be thrilled to play!

    This is a really fun idea, thanks for doing this!

  • Shocker_Khan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Happy holidays.

    Hogwarts Legacy please. Not my type of game, but I know my partner would love it.

    Quick story. In my adult life I’ve always been into charity. A couple of years ago a friend created his own 501c non profit. He was getting stuff together but then got overwhelmed and depressed and just couldn’t focus on it anymore. Fast forward to a couple of months ago. I hit him up to see how he was doing and he felt inspired but still overwhelmed. Didn’t know where to pick things up.

    I started giving pointers (from my background in project management) and he asked if I would help him get this charity off the ground. Of course I said yes. He voted me in officially and that has been my whole world since then. Yeah I still have my regular job, and yeah the charity thing is solely volunteer, but I’m playing to my strengths and I’m conducting this thing the best I can.

    We finally did our first utility relief from donations just a few weeks ago and it felt good. Going to really kick it in high gear in 2024.

    • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      @[email protected]

      Congrats for coming out trans and also for winning!! You’ve been selected for Tales of Arise! Please check your Private Messages and respond either here or to my PM to accept this giveaway. I will then send you the Steam code over PM. You have 24 hours to accept, so hurry up!! :)

  • ReadingCat@programming.devEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Wanted to play God of War for forever but never got myself to buy it. This would be a great opportunity. Thank you for doing this and merry Christmas.

    • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      @[email protected]

      Congrats! You’ve been selected for God of War! Please check your Private Messages and respond either here or to my PM to accept this giveaway. I will then send you the Steam code over PM. You have 24 hours to accept, so hurry up!! :)

      • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        @[email protected] - Last call to claim this game! Since it’s the holiday and I’m a merciful god of war, I’m extending the claim time for another 24 hours. If I don’t hear back from you by tomorrow same time, your entry will be forfeit and I’ll re-draw for God of War. Hit me up!

  • Artaca@lemdro.idEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Returnal

    I recently played BG3 on a Steam Deck using third party wireless Joycons while walking on a treadmill. Lost close to 20lbs. If anyone else has recommendations of other top-down games that aren’t camera-heavy that might be good treadmill games lmk! First and third person mess me up a bit. Was thinking of replaying Disco Elysium or finally trying to beat Hollow Knight.

  • Zoot@reddthat.comEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’ve always kind of wanted to play Elden Ring. I don’t think its ever been my style, though I’ve wanted to give it a go on my steam deck for awhile now. Personally, I think any of these other lovelie people would deserve it just as much.

    One thing I’ve been rather happy about, is my life was completely upended by a not so great roommate. Though everything turned itself around when I found some better influences on my life. Now I can happily say I’m a sober man, who’s also almost got his shit together.