A friend of mine has 2 spare copies of portal 2, and I which to give one to another friend and keep one for myself. When I receive the second copy, does it get added into my inventory?
Steam – What happens when I recieve the same game as a gift twice
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Best Answer
When you are given a game as a gift on Steam, it will land in your inventory, but you won't be able to play it right away. To play it, you need to add it to your library. This allows you to re-gift a game, in case you've received one you don't want and would like to trade it for some other game.
Although I have never received two or more copies of the same game as a gift, I believe that you can receive as many copies of one game, but can only add one of them to your library. In fact, if you buy a bundle which contains a game you already own, a copy of that game will land in your inventory as a gift. There is no reason to believe you can't hold multiple copies of the same game in your inventory.