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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 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 2 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 3 points 2 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

[–] DarkPassenger@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week 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...

[–] kip@piefed.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 :)

[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I got Plague Tale, thanks!!

[–] kip@piefed.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

cool, hope you like it

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[–] videogamesandbeer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 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 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 4 points 2 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 3 points 2 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 2 weeks ago

Ahh, well that makes sense.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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

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

I should have stayed up longer like usual 😔

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 2 weeks ago

Love the Culture series! Key sent

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Vampire Survivors if you have one.

KotoR would be great otherwise:)

Appreciate it either way.

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

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

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[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week 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

[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

i would love hellblade, thank you!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 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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[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'd love to get a rerun of BioShock as I've never tried the remastered version. Also I'm currently listening to the third book of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. It's pretty good but I feel like the author has deeper plans for the whole series that are only getting trickled out at this point.

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

I would love to get vampire survivors. Thanks for being awesome.

Edit: currently finishing the foundation books. Watching Farscape with my SO who has never seen it, finishing it tonight.

[–] Glurbox@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I'd like to get KOTOR! Only issue is if the key would activate in my country... if it doesn't, you can send it to someone else, no big deal. Also, I'm usually listening to my regular playlists, and watching my friends stream on Twitch.

[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

I would love a key for Middle Earth.

I'm watching the new Jet Tila show Ready Jet Cook. I love Thai food so I'm enjoying it.

[–] Ok_imagination@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Awesome! Thanks for doing this!

I'm interested in Control if noone else has claimed it

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

~~Ooh! Mind if I grab that Shadow of Mordor key?~~

Just saw someone else grabbed it

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago

Do you still have a key for Undertale?

Either way, thank you for sharing!

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

always wanted to try hollow knight. you rock!

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wouldn't mind snagging ABZU, please.

I'm not invested in anything right now, but I did rewatch The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for the first time in a long time. Sergio Leone still holds up even after 50 years.

[–] Rod_Orm@piefed.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Star wars knight of the old republic please

[–] GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 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 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

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

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

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