{"id":2075182,"date":"2026-08-03T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075182"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:01:39","slug":"indie-game-bundle-saving-buyers-over-1000-in-support-of-laid-off-developers-has-raised-over-100000-in-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075182","title":{"rendered":"Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Chipping in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/skatebird-jpg.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Skatebird key art showing bird doing a kickflip.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"skatebird-jpg.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Glass Bottom Games.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-03T16:01:39+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 3, 2026, 4:01 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>An indie game bundle aimed at helping laid off video game developers has raised over $100,000 in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>This bundle, which you can find on <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/b\/3802\/game-industry-hardship-fund\">itch.io here<\/a>, was created to contribute funds to the Game Industry hardship fund. This fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/united-videogame-workers-union-hardship-funds-laid-off-employees\">formed by the CWA video game union<\/a> in July, provides financial relief to North American developers who have been caught up in the years-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory#:~:text=Microsoft%20announces%203200%20layoffs%20and,restructuring%20in%20history%20%7C%20Eurogamer.net\">deluge of layoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Game industry hardship fund bundle live on itch\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ti-ATJAz94k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ti-ATJAz94k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Game industry hardship fund bundle live on itch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a video made for the bundle.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ti-ATJAz94k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bundle contains 127 games which can be bought by interested gamers for a minimum of $10, though you can opt in to pay more if you are so inclined. The full sum of these games when bought outside of the bundle comes to $1,023, meaning those buying in are saving over a grand in value.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As of writing, 7,194 people have contributed to the fund via this indie game bundle, with the average contribution coming in at $13.96. The top contribution right now is a whopping $2,000, so kudos to whoever decided to properly bust the wallet out for a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>This bundle will be available for a little more than 10 more days, so you&#8217;ll have to get a hustle on if you want to sweep up the hardship fund collection. There are some pretty great games included in the bundle, too: I&#8217;d like to personally shout out Skatebird, a radical skateboarding game I sunk a few evenings into a while back. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/a-short-hike\">A Short Hike<\/a> is a gorgeous looking exploration game that has plenty of heart to it, much like all the developers who put their works forward as part of this bundle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>An indie game bundle aimed at helping laid off video game developers has raised over $100,000 in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>This bundle, which you can find on <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/b\/3802\/game-industry-hardship-fund\">itch.io here<\/a>, was created to contribute funds to the Game Industry hardship fund. This fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/united-videogame-workers-union-hardship-funds-laid-off-employees\">formed by the CWA video game union<\/a> in July, provides financial relief to North American developers who have been caught up in the years-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory#:~:text=Microsoft%20announces%203200%20layoffs%20and,restructuring%20in%20history%20%7C%20Eurogamer.net\">deluge of layoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Game industry hardship fund bundle live on itch\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ti-ATJAz94k?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ti-ATJAz94k\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Game industry hardship fund bundle live on itch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a video made for the bundle.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ti-ATJAz94k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bundle contains 127 games which can be bought by interested gamers for a minimum of $10, though you can opt in to pay more if you are so inclined. The full sum of these games when bought outside of the bundle comes to $1,023, meaning those buying in are saving over a grand in value.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As of writing, 7,194 people have contributed to the fund via this indie game bundle, with the average contribution coming in at $13.96. The top contribution right now is a whopping $2,000, so kudos to whoever decided to properly bust the wallet out for a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>This bundle will be available for a little more than 10 more days, so you&#8217;ll have to get a hustle on if you want to sweep up the hardship fund collection. There are some pretty great games included in the bundle, too: I&#8217;d like to personally shout out Skatebird, a radical skateboarding game I sunk a few evenings into a while back. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/a-short-hike\">A Short Hike<\/a> is a gorgeous looking exploration game that has plenty of heart to it, much like all the developers who put their works forward as part of this bundle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days Chipping in. Image credit: Glass Bottom Games. 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