Game developers in Southeast Asia and beyond have rallied together in support of Palestine with the launch of a new charity bundle that is attempting to raise $200,000 for people in the region who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
The Play for Peace—Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle will run for 20 days on Itch.io and has already raised over $12,000 despite costing just $8.
It contains 382 titles including Coffee Talk, Lucifer Within Us, VVVVVV, Bonfire Peaks, Gunhouse, Electric Zine Maker, Everything is Going to be Okay, Atuel, Roto Force, and many more.
All funds will be donated to UNRWA USA, a non-profit dedicated to lifting up the “voices, experiences, and humanity of Palestine refugees to secure American support for resources essential to every human being, for the promise of a better life.”
The bundle was organized by SE Asian Games for Good, which describes itself as a community-powered initiative focused on bringing people together to support and help those in need. Although the Play for Peace campaign began in Southeast Asia, organizers welcomed content and games from people across the world.
“Thanks to all the incredible devs who contributed their games to this bundle, we have 382 amazing games, from cozy narrative sims, to meditative adventures, to action games, visual novel tools, experimental sims, an RPG about being a cow, to tabletop experiences about everything from the occult, to journaling of self-discovery, and so much more,” said the Play for Peace organizing committee.
“All of it represents the creative expression of artists and developers who want to help raise money through their art for one of the most important causes of our time—freedom and the ending of genocide in Palestine.”
SE Asian Games for Good explained the bundle was curated by a cohort of volunteers who worked diligently to ensure each title is free from harmful and illegal content. It said the entire campaign has been in the works for over 10 months and thanked everyone involved for their unwavering support.