I’ve received a game on Steam as a gift. I’ve downloaded it and then it was put into my Steam inventory. I gifted it to a friend, and after that the game was still in my inventory. Can I give it twice without my friend losing his copy?
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This is a two-part answer.
Yes, you can gift items to people who live in other areas of the world, so long as the gift hasn't been redeemed yet. For example, I live in Europe, but I have received several gifts from friends in the US.
See also Left For Dead 2 - Unlock Australian Censorship about how region restrictions carry over in gifts.
If you gift the Orange Box to someone, there is only one key, which unlocks all 3 games in the Orange Box Collection. You cannot gift these games separately, unless your friend already owned a copy of Half Life 2, in which case he will receive an extra gift copy of Half Life 2, which he can then give to someone else. However, this is a rare case. If your friend has already registered the key with Steam, it cannot be used again.
Any games you receive additional copies of will appear in your Steam Inventory. You can access your Steam Inventory by clicking on the View menu followed by Inventory, or clicking on the 'envelope' on the Steam titlebar;
This will bring up your Steam inventory;
From here you can select any item and send it to a friend, either by using their Steam account name or email address.
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Best Answer
The item stays in your inventory until the person redeems the gift.
If you gift it to someone else, the first gift offer will expire.