The gaming industry isn't alone in aiming to give back to its community, as many gamers wish to raise money and donate to various charities and support various different causes. Examples range from proceeds going towards the preservation of a game museum to more local changes. Others wish to take the money raised to support the conservation of the wildlife, and gamers can do just that with the World Land Trust Charity Bundle - a collaboration between Plant Based Gaming, itch.io, and indie publisher Future Friends Games.
Itch.io have provided indie game bundles for charity events like this before. Last year, one itch.io Bundle earned over 7 Million dollars raising money for both the NAACP's Legal Defense & Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, in support of #blacklivesmatter and civil rights. This time, this indie game bundle comes courtesy of Plant Based Gaming, an organization that focuses on showcasing video games that have an emphasis on nature, conservation, and education. The efforts resulted in over 60 games being bundled together, starting at quite a fair price.
This bundle is available through itch.io and is able to be bought at $4.99 as the minimum price. As mentioned on the bundle's page, all the money made from the sales of this bundle will be going towards the World Land Trust (WLT) Action Fund. The WLT is an international conservation trust that works to save, protect, and restore critically threatened habitats for wildlife. The page further states that these efforts shall be used to greatly address the on-going climate change issue.
The games included in this itch.io bundle include some acclaimed yet understated gems, such as Coffee Talk, Old Man's Journey, Daniel Mullins' The Hex, A Good Snowman is Hard To Build, and more. The 60+ games included in the bundle total $450 in value, which makes it quite a steal for many indie gamers.
This itch.io charity bundle will only be available for a limited time, and will only be running for about a week. However, despite the short amount of time, the charity bundle has already passed its initial target goal of $10K, with over 4500 contributors having bought this bundle. As of writing, the bundle has raised nearly $30K, showing that gamers will glady donate some money to a good cause such as this.
The World Land Trust Charity Bundle will be available via itch.io until December 10.