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?
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.
kitsune tails or thimbleweed park
Happy birthday!
Thank you it was on the 3rd.
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.
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.
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
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.
Kerbal Space Program, the best game, is on sale for five dollars right now, and has no DRM.
If you want a steam deck, get a steam deck.
It’s harder to run non steam games on it though.But it’s taken over my pc in terms of usage.
(Edit: I also sprang for the dock. It’s been my living room machine ever since i got it)I wouldn’t say harder just different. There’s alot of tutorials on how to install them. Plus you got launchers that will add your non steam stuff to steam.
Buy Kitsune Tails to help out the creator.
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.
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.
I’ll trade it for money
I really like the game Necesse. It’s 17 euros I think. Schedule 1 is also nice. Also other small indie games are nice. They deserve our money. AAA games are fucked, they deserve to be pirated. Getting a steam deck with a 20 euro gift card is weird, as it’s much more than that. Is go for a nice indie game with very or overwhelmingly positive review. And check YouTube reviews/gameplay to check if it’s something you’d like.
The tutorial there’s for Necesse could be a little better. Based on how it currently is…it already expects you to have played another sandbox survival game like Minecraft. If you haven’t played any other type of survival crafting game before, you’re going to be lost
Sometimes it’s more convenient to have games on steam if you like their workshop content or they are still receiving significant updates. 
