Currently the only way to gift a game is to buy another copy, Only spares can be gifted at this time.
How do I gift a game I downloaded?
How to gift a new game on Steam
- Make sure your friend has a Steam account.
- Find the game you want to buy and add it to your cart.
- Select Purchase as a gift.
- Choose your recipient.
- Fill out the customized message.
- Complete the purchase.
How do I gift a game I bought on Steam?
How to gift games on Steam
- Select “Purchase as a gift.” If you already own the game, then purchasing it as a gift will be the only option. Select “Purchase as a gift.”
- Pick the friend you want to gift it to from your Friends List.
- Steam will suggest writing a note to attach to the present to personalize it.
Can I buy a digital switch game as a gift?
No. It is not possible to send a gift in the Nintendo eShop (on-device or off-device). You may consider gifting a prepaid Nintendo eShop card or a download code instead. Players can use the prepaid card to add funds to their Nintendo eShop account and use the funds toward future purchases.
How to give games in You’re library away?
You can only buy the game for your account, in which case its forever bound to that account or buy it as a steam gift. Then its placed in you inventory and you can gift it away to friends. But you neet tu buy it as a gift for that to work.
Can you gift games from your Steam library?
No, you can’t gift games from your library. Maybe steam support can help you, though.
How do I send a gift from my game library?
For future reference, use the ‘buy as gift’ button at the checkout to send games as gifts, or to store them in your inventory. If you have games for yourself and others in the cart, use the gift button. You can then store them in your inventory so you can activate which ones you want to keep, and gift the others.
Can you gift a game to a friend?
That is not possible. Once a game has been activated its forever bound to your account and can never be traded, gifted or sold. If you want to gift a game to a friend you have to buy it again like described in this thread. Are the games from your library or are you planning to buy them? If they are from your library, they are non-transferrable.
