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If you've been waiting to play one of these classics, now's your chance! Just leave a comment with the name of the game you want (please check the comments first to see if someone else has already requested it), and I’ll send you a DM.

Also, please limit one per person, so more patient gamers can enjoy, and please redeem right away since keys expire, and let me know when you do so I can take it off the list!

  • ~~ABZU~~
  • ~~BioShock Remastered~~
  • ~~Control Ultimate Edition~~
  • ~~Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice~~
  • ~~Hollow Knight~~
  • ~~Hyper Light Drifter~~
  • ~~Machinarium~~
  • ~~Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition~~
  • ~~Mutazione~~
  • ~~Psychonauts~~
  • ~~River City Girls~~
  • ~~Sable~~
  • ~~Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic~~
  • ~~Undertale~~
  • ~~Vampire Survivors~~
  • ~~The Witness~~
  • ~~Yooka-Laylee~~

Optional: What are you listening to/watching/reading this weekend?

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I don’t need any of these games, just wanted to say you’re awesome for giving these away! There’s a bunch of STELLAR games in this list!

Edit: my partner and I are watching “From”! It’s very good. Pretty cheesy at points, but a great mystery series. Very LOST-esque but much spookier.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've seen that show around but haven't watched it yet, so thanks for the recommendation!

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Heavily recommend it! We’re cruising through it; started a couple weeks ago and about caught up. Next season will be the final one, so they’ve got the story and stuff all figured out (unlike LOST, but I thoroughly enjoyed LOST all the way through anyway)

Also slowly making our way through Inland Empire, then I think it’s finally time to watch Twin Peaks so I know what all the fuss is about!

I love FROM, can't wait for next weeks episode

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Aw man, I live in the wrong time zone! Still glad you did this!

Mostly bummed that Hollow Knight was on there! But I am looking to buy it at the next big sale anyhow...

Whoever got Hyper Light Drifter, you are in for a fantastic time. My second favourite game I played the past few years.

[–] kip@piefed.zip 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

this is a pretty nice thing to do. here's some decent ones i already played but have extra steam keys in my humble bundle account, all ? should be replaced with a capital I

A Plague Tale: Innocence
(taken)

Dead Island Definitive Edition
(taken)

The Sexy Brutale
J7N99-N08QT-MJG2?

enjoy :)

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] kip@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago

ah if that worked then the others should too. hope you like it

[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got Plague Tale, thanks!!

[–] kip@piefed.zip 4 points 1 month ago

cool, hope you like it

[–] DarkPassenger@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I missed this but just wanted to say I appreciate what you did for the community. Great list of games.

[–] videogamesandbeer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey thanks for this! I don't see Hollow Knight claimed yet and I would love to finally give that a play through.

I've been trying to get my kids to watch Avatar the Last Airbender even though I've never seen it and I think I'm hooked for now. Looking forward to finishing it with them.

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hollow Knight is such a beautiful game. Very much a show-don't-tell experience. I recommend avoiding looking things up unless you truly are stuck.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Somebody needs to claim ABZÛ! Lovely little game with Stunning visuals - reminded me of Flow and Flower.

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Made by the same people, I believe. Same as Journey, and more recently Sky: Children of Light. Amazing Developers.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, I see that some of the Journey crew worked on that. Giant Squid, though, split off from Thatgamecompany.

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Ahh, well that makes sense.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’ve been wanting to try Psychonauts, I don’t see it claimed anywhere else. Thank you!

Reading through the Culture novels and playing Subnautica 2 with my son (he really wanted to get it right away)

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Love the Culture series! Key sent

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Vampire Survivors if you have one.

KotoR would be great otherwise:)

Appreciate it either way.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Survivors got claimed, but KotOR was sent!

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks I'll claim it tomorrow when I have access to a PC.

Appreciate you

[–] orochi02@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

I should have stayed up longer like usual 😔

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is great, I've played a few but not Hyper Light Drifter, and would really appreciate a key.

Edit: What I'm watching this weekend: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed on Apple TV

Edit 2: Claimed thanks

[–] Glurbox@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Noone to claim the witness, really?

That's a shame really because this game is exceptionnal!

I'll take it and give it to my friend then!

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hi fren, I'll take the witness if available! I love Talos Principal but heard witness ripped it off and was kinda salty about that. audiobook: The Sorrows of Young Werther

[–] anguo@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think Mutazione and River City Girls are the only ones in this list that I haven't played!

Mutazione looks better rated, so I'll grab that please (and thank you)!

I saw mentions of Dungeon Crawler Carl around these parts and I started reading it yesterday. Guilty pleasure fun.

Edit: sorry, opened this post and only scoured the comments and replied hours later, didn't notice all copies were taken!

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I replied earlier in the Witness comment, but I'm up for the witness if available. tyvm! *audiobook: The Sorrows of Young Werther.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for bumping the request; I might have missed it otherwise!

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

No worries. Stoked over the gift. Many blessings.

[–] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you'd still have a copy of Mutazione left, I'll take it. Sounds awesome!

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Oh well!

I'm reading Deadhouse Gates by Stephen Erickson. Still wondering the path through drone doom or ritual drone or some sort of metal music I've really taken to to. And watching The Audacity which is about the self importance of the tech billionaires. Zak Galafanakis is in it and I love his work. But the lead delivers an epic villain performance whose both charming and just damn hate worthy.

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ill take Machinarium if its still available.

I just finished watching the Lord of the Flies live-action series. I dont read books much, but I remember that one from high school.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sent! I haven't seen the new series, but you might be interested in what happened in real life when a group of schoolboys were shipwrecked in a situation very similar to the book!

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

That *was *an interesting read :D

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 1 points 1 month ago

Do you still have a key for Undertale?

Either way, thank you for sharing!

[–] Rod_Orm@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Star wars knight of the old republic please

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[–] GoldenDeLorean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

River City girls PLEASE please!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

let me know if any seem unpopular. The only one that popped up has an ask but I do tend to collect games that I tell myself I will play one day.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There’s just a couple left, so if you don’t have one of them already (since you’re a collector), it’s yours!

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