Buying gift for people that have a game wishlisted

[Zeke Greyrat]

I've been playing some short games lately and I thought to myself "Damn, this game needs more people playing it, can I click some button and buy it for a random person that has the game wishlisted?" And noticed I can't do that unless they are my friend.

I feel like this can be a good way to support those small game studios that some people are hesitant to buy.

One of the issues I can think of this can be exploited is everyone will just wishlist every game and wait to hit a free game, so maybe it can be balanced around how many games you own, how many games you have wishlisted, for how long you have followed the game / developer.

I don't know, it feels like a good enough idea to help communities and small games grow.

[Princess Luna]

Originally posted by Zeke Greyrat:

One of the issues I can think of this can be exploited is everyone will just wishlist every game and wait to hit a free game

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[Princess Luna]

Originally posted by Zeke Greyrat:

I feel like this can be a good way to support those small game studios that some people are hesitant to buy..

Patreon / Donations / ko-fi

[Hi Im Swat]

One of the issues I can think of this can be exploited is everyone will just wishlist every game and wait to hit a free game

Exactly, so this will never happen. Also because there are people out there who don't want a game showing up in their library without their acknowledgement, even if they did want it.

I feel like this can be a good way to support those small game studios that some people are hesitant to buy.

If people aren't buying their products, that's the company's problem. Not the general public.

[Zeke Greyrat]

Originally posted by Princess Luna:

Originally posted by Zeke Greyrat:

I feel like this can be a good way to support those small game studios that some people are hesitant to buy..

Patreon / Donations / ko-fi

Yeah, I've reached out to developers about this before, is criminal how some games arw in the $2-5 ranges and are just TOO good

[Zeke Greyrat]

Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:

One of the issues I can think of this can be exploited is everyone will just wishlist every game and wait to hit a free game

Exactly, so this will never happen. Also because there are people out there who don't want a game showing up in their library without their acknowledgement, even if they did want it.

I feel like this can be a good way to support those small game studios that some people are hesitant to buy.

If people aren't buying their products, that's the company's problem. Not the general public.

Fair

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Valve stopped allowing users to gift games to random people, even ones without Steam accounts years ago (2017) due to the many people both entering in the wrong email addresses and using their accounts for commercial use.

It is now required to have a Steam account and be friends with said account.

Do not expect this to be a thing again, even though guest accounts can send digital gift cards still.