What should I get my online friend for their birthday?

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As stated by others, their Steam wishlist is always a good starting place.

If they like story games, To The Moon is like a book you wish you could forget so you could read it again for the first time. It’s best played with 0 spoilers.

If they are the type of person who tries to optimise everything and automates a lot on Minecraft, Factorio (a bit expensive) might take over their entire life for a few years.

If they enjoy puzzles and/or you want to play with them, Portal 2 has a co-op section.

I will happily agree with everyone who mentioned Stardew Valley. It can be single or multiplayer, and has a large number of mods. The Expanded and Ridgeside mods add a huge amount of content including trans characters.

Depending on how well you know them, you could try asking if there’s any game they’d like to play together that they don’t have. Having a friend to play with is often better than the game itself.
PULSAR: Lost Colony and Void Crew are mediocre games made fun by forcing interaction with other players (friends or random people in open games). They also have a surprising proportion of LGBTQ+ players.

Save 75% on To the Moon on Steam

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Instead of Void Crew (which uses Epic launcher and is not quite done yet) I recommend Raft. Quite replayable, fun, has a nice story.

You might be thinking of another game. Void Crew is only available on Steam.

I would also recommend Jump Ship which is in the same style, but I doubt it will be released in time.

Jump Ship on Steam

Jump Ship is a mission based co-op PvE for up to 4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Engage in intense battles both on the ground and in space, and always keep your ship upgraded and intact.

Daaamn, you are right, I was half-asleep, I have mistaken it with Void Crew.

Raft suggestion still stands tho!