April is a "play a game you won on Steamgifts" month - Adam's Apples

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The event officially opens at 00:00 UTC, any playtime/achievements before that won't be counted.

Countdown until event starts

Countdown until event ends

Congrats to everyone who participated in March! The stats are the following:

achievements have been achieved
hours have been played
games have been beaten
people have participated and beaten at least one game.

Hope to see you all again this month :)

Due to timezones/people not being online 24/7 I am still accepting any edits/applications for March for the next couple of days.

The theme for this month is

Adam's Apples

(Thank you to Noxco for the suggestion!)

Tags: Adventure, Atmospheric, Choices Matter, Classic, Funny, Great Soundtrack, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Story Rich
Games with a character named Adam *1
Games where you can name your protagonist *1
Games you won from a user named Adam (username or name on their Steam profile) *1
Games with animal companions *1
Games where you have a sibling *1
Games with supernatural elements/powers *1
Games you have been avoiding to play; won/activated at least a year ago *2
Games with a 2 in their title *2
Any game icaio has made a GA for *2

*1 Please provide some kind of explanation/proof (screenshots or link to some proof) in the notes or it will be rejected.
*2 wins or backlog games are okay for everyone. Proof needed for non Tag category

For those using the Secret Santa games of '24 a link to the discord post is required (snowballs included).

No win that fits the theme or played them all?

Please use the "Note" section when submitting the game to inform me of this situation.

You can submit this months games you are going to play here:

https://pagywosg.xyz/events/71

Updated FAQ Version on our Discord Server

Who can participate

Anyone who does not have any unactivated wins. You can participate even if you don't have any SteamGifts wins, see the "Have already completed all your wins?" below as it applies to this scenario too.

Extra Rules:

No comment on this thread? If there is something wrong with the game you submitted it gets deleted. With this many participants we can't chase after everyone.
No comment on this thread = not invited to join/re-join the group.
Any idle time (e.g. idleing for cards, answering the phone/door, looking up solutions, etc..while the game is still running) needs to be added to the time before the month. We want to have times that are as "clean" as possible for the leaderboard. Any time that is higher than 2x HLTB time will be considered as abnormally high and will raise questions.
If we ask for proof that a game fits a certain category, please link the appropriate proof (e.g. screenshots, explanation, videos, etc.) in the notes section of the game entry on the event page. Same goes for the ending screenshots for games without achievements.
DLC: I've won/bought a story DLC, can I (re-)play the game? If the DLC has achievements go ahead. If it has an ending achievement reaching that is enough. If there is no ending achievement you will need to complete all DLC achievements for it to count. If you have more than one story DLC then you can play each one as separate entry for different months as long as either the main game or DLC fits the theme. Please only add the main game to the event page and note in the notes section that you are going for DLC achievements.
I've won a game bundle. Do I have to play all games for it to count? If the bundle gives you several games with different steam ID's feel free to play them one by one.
If it gives you one bundle of games with one steam ID then it depends. Do they each have achievements of their own (including an ending achievement)? Then go ahead and play them separately. Though make a note in the notes section, so we know what to look for. Non achievement games or games that play continuously (e.g. all entries play through without an ending between them) are not allowed atm since we do not have a good way to track them separately.
If my games does not have an ending/campaign what do I need to do for it to count as beaten? For this we have two different things you can pick from: either the average HLTB time or 25% achievements reached.
The event officially opens at 00:00 UTC, any playtime/achivements before that won't be counted.

Theme for May

Aunt May
Pray for the Pipes
There's no such thing as a Bad Rat
Asian Heritage Month
Arknights

If we only get 2 theme suggestion I will revive the second runner ups from previous years.

Theme for June

Do you think you have a good idea for a theme for June? Leave it in the comments below. If there are not at least 3 suggestions I will take some of the previous runner ups for this month and put them in the poll next month and the one with the most votes will become June's theme.

Giveaway

Everyone who beats at least one win this month will get the chance to win any of the games listed below. Times are UTC :

Spark the Electric Jester by samwise84
Venba by samwise84
Before We Leave by samwise84
Mortal Kombat XL by samwise84 no JP
Tunche by samwise84
Builder Simulator by samwise84
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark by samwise84
Racine by samwise84 region locked EU
Stranded: Alien Dawn by samwise84
Cavern of Dreams by samwise84
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series by samwise84
Batman - The Enemy Within Shadows Mode by samwise84
9 Years of Shadows by samwise84
Trepang2 by samwise84
Persona 4 Golden by samwise84 region restricted
BEHIND THE FRAME: THE FINEST SCENERY by Hyrax
BENDY AND THE DARK REVIVAL by Hyrax
Borderlands 2 by Hyrax
Borderlands 2 Mechromancer Character Pack by Hyrax
Borderlands 2 Psycho Character Pack by Hyrax
Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack by Hyrax
Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 by Hyrax
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection by Hyrax
Spilled! by Zelrune
Astalon: Tears of the Earth by Ch1cWolf
Doors: Paradox by Ch1cWolf
Souldiers by Ch1cWolf
Gravity Circuit by Swordoffury
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery by Swordoffury
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build by Swordoffury
The Chrono Jotter by Swordoffury
Mindustry by Swordoffury
Degrees of Separation by Swordoffury
Diplomacy is Not an Option by vigaristti
Jumanji: Wild Adventures by escollo
Mini Metro by escollo

Have already played all your wins?

Then feel free to participate with your normal Steam backlog instead :)

Useful links:

Discord
Steam group - please don't bother requesting to join unless I told you to do so, you will get denied.
How Long to Beat
Do You Even Play, Bro? – kelnage’s script
BLAEO website - BLAEO application thread
Source code of the website.
Steam Library Filter
FAQ, Updated Version, Discord
Who did you win from and how many games

Previous months:

4 days ago*

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Which theme would you like to see for May

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Aunt May - Tags: Family Friendly, Superhero, Action, Adventure, Story Rich, Parkour/Character named May, Peter, Ben or Parker/Character has a single parent/guardian, or focuses on a family with a single parent

Pray for the Pipes - Tags: Controller, Puzzle, Logic, Steampunk, Mining, Moddable, Utilities, Mechs; Games with pipes (any); Games with "factory" in name; Games with "metal" in name; Games where you can smoke; Games with 3, 0 and 4 in steam ID; Games won from user with 3, 0 or 4 in name; Games with 3,1 and 6 in steam ID; Games won from user with 3, 1 or 6 in name

There's no such thing as a Bad Rat - Tags: Mouse only, Cult Classic, Physics, Indie, Comedy, Satire, Dark Humor, God Game, Grand Strategy, Villain protagonist/Games that have rats or cheese in them/Games with achievements with the word "rat" in it/Games with achievements about being bad or evil/Games where cats are bad guys

Asian Heritage Month - Tags: JRPG, Anime, Visual Novel, Souls-like, Metroidvania, Creature Collector, Dating Sim, Musou, Martial Arts/Main character(s) are explicitly Asian or of Asian descent/Game explicitly takes place somewhere in Asia or an ethnic enclave associated with Asia/Game is made by a solo developer who is Asian or of Asian descent or a developer studio that is located in Asia

Arknights - Tags: Strategy, Tower Defense, Post-Apocalyptic, Villian Protagonist, Tactical, Anime; Games where you manage characters, Games where characters have specialized roles (Defender, Vanguard, Caster, Medic, etc...), Games with characters with animal characteristics (Cat ears, horns, tails, etc...)

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4 days ago

Game	Category	Status
Gorky 17	Tag: Classic	Unfinished
Nexomon Extinction	Games activated at least a year ago (backlog)	Unfinished
Dungeon Siege	Games with animal companions	Unfinished
MiSide	Tag Psychological Horror	Unfinished

Game	Category	Achievements	Status
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut	Games with animal companions	10/39	Unfinished
Neverending Nightmares	Tag Psychological Horror	4/4	Completed

Game	Category	Status
Monaco	Tag: Great Soundtrack	Unfinished
Lethal League Blaze	Tag: Great Soundtrack	Unfinished

Game	Subcategory	Achievements	Playtime	Status	Notes
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator	Tag Atmospheric	0/37	0h	Unverified	-
Venba	Tag Story Rich	0/15	0h	Unverified	-
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc	Activated >1 year ago	0/38	0h	Unverified	Not a win.

Name	Category	Status	Notes
Ankora: Lost Days	Adventure tag	Unfinished	-
X-COM: Apocalypse	Game Icaio has made a GA for	Unfinished	Backlog. Part of the X-COM: Complete Pack

Game	Category	Status
Two Point Campus	Tag: Funny	Unfinished
Do Not Feed the Monkeys	Tag: Story Rich	Unfinished
Banners of Ruin	Tag: Atmospheric	Unfinished