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$10 indie game bundle with 100+ games raises over $100,000 in just three days to help developers who lost their jobs
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sanitation lemmy.today sanitation@lemmy.today
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Sanctus anarchist.nexus Sanctus@anarchist.nexus
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For quick access to the bundle:
https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund

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hancock retrolemmy.com hancock@retrolemmy.com
Joined: 2025-07-03
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I'm going to make my first online game transaction.

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Dustin03 lemmy.zip Dustin03@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-29
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A lot of cool games in here

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Wrufieotnak feddit.org Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-05
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A lot of cool games in here

I dont know a single one besides A Short Hike, which one do you recommend?

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Clay_pidgin sh.itjust.works clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-14
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I dont know a single one besides A Short Hike, which one do you recommend?

Holedown is a cute, simple, short block breaking game. I played it on mobile and liked it for a few days.

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RememberTheApollo_ lemmy.world RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-26
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Done. Totally worth it.

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hancock retrolemmy.com hancock@retrolemmy.com
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I'm going to make my first online game transaction.

I made it
Enjoyed 'A Short Hike' chill game included in the bundle.

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lemmysir lemmy.zip lemmysir@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-07-13
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I would like to have people do something like this if it were me, so I will buy even if I don't think I'll actually play any of these lol, my backlog is already considerable.

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popcar2 piefed.ca popcar2@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-11-30
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I dont know a single one besides A Short Hike, which one do you recommend?

They Bleed Pixels is a pretty good precision platformer.

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ChaoticNeutralCzech feddit.org ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
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Done. Totally worth it.

Every dev gets less than $0.10* but think how many ads would need to be in a game to make that much per player

* edit: on average. Some have multiple entries and some donated their games without soliciting any proceeds.

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ChaoticNeutralCzech feddit.org ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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DRM-free too

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apex32 lemmy.world apex32@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Every dev gets less than $0.10* but think how many ads would need to be in a game to make that much per player * edit: on average. Some have multiple entries and some donated their games without soliciting any proceeds.

It's not evenly distributed.

The proceeds of this bundle will go toward a hardship fund for those experiencing layoffs. Individual out of work or under-employed game developers can apply to this fund and use the money for things they need, like food, healthcare, and rent. (This fund is not for companies.)

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0li0li lemmy.world 0li0li@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
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A lot of cool games in here

Yeah, worth it only for Magenta Horizon! Great spectacle fighter/CAG.

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ChaoticNeutralCzech feddit.org ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
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It's not evenly distributed. The proceeds of this bundle will go toward a hardship fund for those experiencing layoffs. Individual out of work or under-employed game developers can apply to this fund and use the money for things they need, like food, healthcare, and rent. (This fund is not for companies.)

The layoffs should not have happened in the first place, or the devs should have received bonuses to cover living expenses until the AI bubble bursts and the economy stabilizes after that. I still bought the bundle though, that does not make Big Tech any less responsible.

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glitches_brew lemmy.world glitches_brew@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-30
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I dont know a single one besides A Short Hike, which one do you recommend?

I have had a lot of fun playing Eldritch in the past.

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