It turns out that all this effort was worthless because I wasn’t eligible for the gift in the first place. Eventually, after jumping through too many hoops, we were pals, but we weren’t done. Apparently you can’t have privacy and new friendships. Unfortunately, we weren’t already friends, which meant we had to go through the whole rigmarole of finding each other, which didn’t work because both of our profiles were private. I asked John to send me a fiver (you can send between £5 and £100) because freelancers need to make their money whatever way they can. Restrictions that John and I unfortunately had to wrestle with when we tried to test the system. Accepting the gift will add the funds to their Steam wallet. You can purchase a digital gift card through Steam, select an amount and the friend you want to send it to, and Steam will deliver it with a personalised message. Instead of just giving them some cash that they’ll probably spend on a game anyway, why not show that you care - but not too much - by picking up a digital gift card from Steam? They’re available now, if you're willing to jump through some hoops.Įssentially, this is just a way to top up a pal’s Steam wallet. Can’t think of a decent birthday present for that sort-of-but-not-really friend or distant family member? Don’t worry: Steam has your back.
