can you spend your event points on profile wallpapers from games you don't own?

[retremeco]

I'm trying to buy a profile wallpaper with my points but its from a game I don't own. Is they why I keep getting the error something went wrong try again later? Or do I need to legit wait a day and try again?

[NICEgood32]

Originally posted by retremeco:

I'm trying to buy a profile wallpaper with my points but its from a game I don't own. Is they why I keep getting the error something went wrong try again later? Or do I need to legit wait a day and try again?

i think you can

[Washell]

How is this different from Steam Trading Cards?
Now you can redeem your Steam Points for emoticons and profile backgrounds associated with the games you own. The Steam Points program builds upon the existing Steam Trading Cards features and makes them accessible to more players. In addition to collecting and crafting cards, the Points program now offers another, more direct, way to acquire these emoticons and backgrounds.

https://store.steampowered.com/points/howitworks

So, no.