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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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 11 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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

[–] kip@piefed.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] kip@piefed.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I got Plague Tale, thanks!!

[–] kip@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

cool, hope you like it

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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.

[–] DarkPassenger@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

Ahh, well that makes sense.

[–] orochi02@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

I should have stayed up longer like usual 😔

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

Vampire Survivors if you have one.

KotoR would be great otherwise:)

Appreciate it either way.

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

Survivors got claimed, but KotOR was sent!

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

Appreciate you

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

Love the Culture series! Key sent

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

[–] anguo@piefed.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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!

[–] Glurbox@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

That *was *an interesting read :D

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

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

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

[–] SnugZebras@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hello thanks for the giveaway! I would love Psychonauts if still available. I've played the second one but never got a chance to try the first.

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

I finally have my pc on a desk again instead of by my bed, so im probably gonna start going through the FPS i missed out on. ULTRAKILL will probably be first

[–] HexagonSun@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll grab a Mutazione key if there’s 3 going 👍

Been trying to read more of The Witcher this weekend, I used to be so good at reading books and I’m useless these days…

[–] Macallan@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never played SW KOTOR.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yooka-Laylee would be awesome if it's still available! Btw this is so awesome of you to do!

Edit: This weekend I've been reading Sellout by Dan Ozzie and listening to My Chemical Romance

[–] kip@piefed.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

despite your mcr affliction i'll give you a yooka-laylee steam key (replace ? with capital F). it's pretty old, from my humble bundle account, i hope it works

(taken - by me, accidentally)

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I already DM'd them one, but hopefully someone else can grab this one!

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 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.

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[–] pewpew@feddit.it 1 points 3 weeks ago

Do you still have a key for Undertale?

Either way, thank you for sharing!

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