Hello everyone ^w^

After a few months of delays, the Make a Steam Wish Minecraft server will be online for a limited-time test of its hosting infrastructure until 2026-01-04 @ 9:00 PM EST. Please let me know if things work smoothly or not, and do try to break things the best you can. I've set the default gamemode to Creative for this session as well, and I'm excited to see what kinds of builds this community creates over the next week.

Server Name: Make a Steam Wish SMP
Server Address: mc.cerisu.com
Version: Java Edition 1.21.10

To be added to the server whitelist, please comment underneath this post with your Minecraft: Java Edition username. (note that a valid copy of the game is required) No action is required if you've already registered for the server via the previous announcement post.

And the thread of the year award goes to...

Make a Steam Wish is giving away copies of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Katamari Damacy: REROLL, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Gurumin, Balatro, Deep Rock Galactic and FINAL FANTASY VII (1997) via SteamGifts for its third anniversary, until 2025-12-25 @ 2:00 PM UTC. Thank you to everyone who signed up for NoSecretSanta through this thread as well. Registration for the event is closed for now, but hopefully we'll get to collaborate with them again in 2026 if all goes smoothly. If you've joined this year, be sure to check in with your assigned Elf soon to let them know how your Santa is treating you, and remember to send your Santa a gift by December 25th.

https://steamhost.cc/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/dm7er/clair-obscur-expedition-33

https://steamhost.cc/app/848350/Katamari_Damacy_REROLL/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/6si9f/katamari-damacy-reroll

https://steamhost.cc/app/2679460/Metaphor_ReFantazio/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/mcebC/metaphor-refantazio

https://steamhost.cc/app/322290/Gurumin_A_Monstrous_Adventure/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/JoZUX/gurumin-a-monstrous-adventure

https://steamhost.cc/app/2379780/Balatro/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/YMpVM/balatro

https://steamhost.cc/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/6Dmgr/deep-rock-galactic

https://steamhost.cc/app/39140/FINAL_FANTASY_VII/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/PMsuk/final-fantasy-vii

(Note: Both the Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio giveaways are region locked, with the latter only valid in the United States and Canada)

Season's greetings, everyone :3

This year, Make a Steam Wish is collaborating with NoSecretSanta, hosted courtesy of BorisTheWolfPL, to help put on a unique Secret Santa-style event. NoSecretSanta was originally created in 2021 as an alternative to the Secret Santa hosted by ScrapTF, and is now seeking to expand beyond its original context by sourcing fresh faces from this thread. Each participant who joins will be assigned a partner to give gifts to on Christmas Day, but unlike in other Secret Santa events, this relation is symmetrical; your gifter is also your giftee, and there are no secrets here besides the gifts.

To join, and for instructions on how to participate, refer to this forum thread in our official group: https://steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/groups/wishthread/discussions/0/695372712737164716/

Hopefully all goes well, and much holiday cheer is had over the next two weeks. Special thanks goes to BorisTheWolfPL (our Chief Santa), TMK2013, and Regal (for helping organize this collaboration) for making this event possible.

Special event raffle: https://scrap.tf/raffles/M6DO4T (valid for 24 hours)

The Wishmakers group is giving away copies of Space Engineers, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+, and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition on SteamGifts this week, from now until 2025-12-08 @ 9:00 AM EST:

https://steamhost.cc/app/244850/Space_Engineers/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/vViIW/space-engineers

https://steamhost.cc/app/1761390/Hatsune_Miku_Project_DIVA_Mega_Mix/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/LDbLu/hatsune-miku-project-diva-mega-mix

https://steamhost.cc/app/1368820/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_3_Complete_Edition/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/ie3Jn/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-complete-edition

Note that the game key for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ is region-restricted, and will not activate in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan.

The Wishmakers group is giving away a copy of Noita on SteamGifts this week, from now until 2025-12-05 @ 10:00 PM EST:

https://steamhost.cc/app/881100/Noita/

https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/9j9TG/noita