Not sure if this goes here but i have a steam giftcard, but i also like free stuff for example piracy even if i barley do so and dont know much about it.
Its only 20 bucks but im not sure what its worth putting into.
Should i just get like a steam deck or something with a mix of my money and the gift card?
What would you advise?
There’s also games without DRM on Steam if you’d rather not spend more that what’s been gifted. As Steam itself doesn’t track those, there’s those two wikis keep track of it if you want:
https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steamsighs fandom
Iirc the maintainer of the wiki has a sister group in Steam’s forums, so people could ask him to migrate the wiki.
I would buy a copy of a game you pirated but liked very much, just as a way of giving thanks
The next Steam Sale is supposed to start December 12, so I’d browse around for any games that look interesting to you, add them to the wishlist and wait until the sale to make the most of your money.
If looking specifically thru the Piracy angle, maybe a game that you want to play but hasn’t been cracked yet, or one you want to play the Multiplayer
Wait for the next big Steam sale and go wild.
Steam as soms sales so…
I understand your point and there are many reasons why people pirate stuff.
If possible I would spend it on a game or software if you like.
May I suggest games that can be played offline like indie titles if your into them.
Not an indie but still great: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition it’s 20 euros and when at a discount drops till 3 euros.
I play on Linux myself work great and if your not into those online games with anti-cheats you can consider buying a steam deck.
MONEY can be spent on GOODS or SERVICES
Here’s my rule of piracy if you’re buying something
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You’re really passionate about the product and you really want to support the developer or publisher
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The game gets frequent updates which you see value in which causes issues whenever you have to download updates separately from another site
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there is some type of online or connect feature that you cannot get offline that you see value in… This can be mods or multiplayer etc
Or if you want to play a game on a steam deck and it’s really cheap. After all, you and I both know it’s incredibly easy to play something on steam deck straight from Steam rather than having to shortcut to a pirated exe
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Happy birthday!
Thank you it was on the 3rd.
Balatro
Possibly unpopular opinion, but the black deck basically ruins this game. I was obsessed before black deck, and to be sure continued playing for a while afterwards. But the black deck was so miserable that I realized it wasn’t even fun. It made me feel like if I had any self respect I’d call LocalThunk’s bluff and quit playing. But I didn’t. Loss after loss I continued to debase myself and continue grinding, waiting for essentially pure luck to release me and allow me to have fun again. But I never regained my enthusiasm.
Yeah, that and blue stake are going to be reworked in the upcoming content update, so even LocalThunk agrees with you. I basically did the same thing, just rerolled until I got an investment tag in the first ante and tried my luck from there, but I did all my gold stakes in order so there was still plenty of fun to be had afterwards! And then I worked on getting naneinf, then played some multiplayer after that!
Pick something that interests you but is made by a small, indie, maybe even solo dev. Check out some of the stuff made by people on lemmy in the Godot community maybe. Lots of cool projects to consider.
What do you play?
I ask because the games you play may not run well on the Steam deck, and if you don’t play enough on Steam, you may not want a deck to begin with.
If you’re mainly a console gamer and have an OK PC, you may wanna redeem the card and pick up a game or two that work on your PC.
It should also be noted the Winter sale is in approximately two weeks, so whatever you decide to do, I’d suggest holding onto the $20 until then.
Wait for an indie game you like to go on sale, then buy it. Once you have the base game, you can add DLCs unofficially and steam will add recognize them.
If you bought a Steam Deck, would you actually use it?
I know a few people who bought one and it’s just collecting dust on a shelf or in a box somewhere.
kitsune tails or thimbleweed park
