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# ๐Ÿง  One Game. One Child. One Chance to Change Everything.

๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽฎ

GAMES FOR LOVE ร— Winter For Love 2025

ONE GAME. ONE CHILD. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.

โš ๏ธ SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: DEC 12th, 2025 โš ๏ธ


Every 11 minutes, a child enters a hospital alone and afraid.

Your game can change that.


๐ŸŽฏ THE MISSION

๐Ÿ“… DECEMBER 19th, 2025

Winter For Love Charity Bundle

๐Ÿ’ฐ $100,000+ GOAL

100% to children's mental health

๐ŸŽฎ 100+ GAMES & ASSETS

$10 minimum donation


๐Ÿšจ THE CRISIS WE'RE FACING

RIGHT NOW, AS YOU READ THIS:

๐Ÿ’”

1 in 5 children
battle mental health challenges

๐Ÿฅ

Hospital isolation
increases anxiety & trauma

๐Ÿ˜ข

Millions lack access
to play therapy support

โœจ

The wait is over
We're turning games into healing

๐Ÿ’ WHY THIS BUNDLE WILL SAVE LIVES

Every dollar raised funds life-saving programs for children worldwide











๐ŸŽญ

Play Therapy Sessions
For hospitalized children

๐ŸŒ

Mental Health Programs
In underserved communities worldwide

๐Ÿ“š

STEAM Education
Building resilience & hope

๐Ÿšจ

Emergency Crisis Support
For families in need

๐Ÿ”ฅ THIS IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE

PAST ITCH.IO CHARITY BUNDLES:

$8.1M

Racial Justice Bundle
(2020)

$6.3M

Ukraine Relief Bundle
(2022)

$100k+

OUR GOAL
(2025) ๐ŸŽฏ

๐ŸŽฏ We're making gaming history. For kids who need it most.


โšก WHAT YOU GET BY SUBMITTING

๐Ÿš€ FOR YOUR GAME:

โœ… Exposure to 30M+ itch.io users
โœ… Coverage from IGN, Kotaku, PC Gamer
โœ… Featured in Twitch charity streams
โœ… Press kit & promotional graphics
โœ… Listed as official charity partner
โœ… Join exclusive developer community

๐Ÿ’œ FOR YOUR SOUL:

โœ… Your art becomes medicine
โœ… Join 1,000+ hero developers
โœ… Be part of gaming history
โœ… Tax-deductible donation (501c3)
โœ… Sleep better at night
โœ… Tell this story for the rest of your life


โฐ CRITICAL TIMELINE — ACT NOW

๐Ÿ“ NOW โ†’ DECEMBER 12th

๐Ÿ”ด SUBMIT YOUR GAME (you're here!)

๐Ÿ“ฐ DECEMBER 13th

Final line-up announced to press & influencers

๐Ÿš€ DECEMBER 19th

๐ŸŽ‰ BUNDLE GOES LIVE (Giving Tuesday)

๐Ÿ† JANUARY 2nd

Bundle closes, total revealed, world celebrates

โš ๏ธ DEADLINE: DECEMBER 12th, 2025 โš ๏ธ

After this date, submissions close forever. No extensions.


๐ŸŽฎ WHAT WE'RE ACCEPTING

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

GAMES

Any genre, any platform

๐ŸŽจ

ASSETS

Art, sprites, tilesets

๐ŸŽต

MUSIC

OSTs, sound effects

๐Ÿ“–

COMICS

Graphic novels, zines

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

TOOLS

Dev tools, engines

๐ŸŽฒ

TABLETOP

RPGs, card games

โœ… REQUIREMENTS:

- Must be published on itch.io (paid or pay-what-you-want)
- You keep 100% ownership — just donate bundle inclusion
- Zero extra work — no keys, no hassle
- Approve inclusion when notified (takes 5 seconds)

๐Ÿš€ HOW TO SUBMIT (Takes 2 Minutes)

๐ŸŽฏ STEP 1:

Upload your game to itch.io (if not already there)

๐ŸŽฏ STEP 2:

Click "Submit your project" below โฌ‡๏ธ

๐ŸŽฏ STEP 3:

Select your game from your dashboard

๐ŸŽฏ STEP 4:

Done! You'll get confirmation before launch

NO CONTRACTS. NO COMPLEXITY.

JUST CLICK SUBMIT. ๐Ÿ‘‡


๐Ÿ’ฌ REAL IMPACT: HEAR FROM THE FAMILIES

๐Ÿ’œ Maria, mother of 8-year-old cancer patient:

"When my daughter was in the ICU for 47 days, the Games for Love play therapist was the only time I saw her smile. Games gave her hope when medicine couldn't."

๐Ÿ’™ James, 14, mental health program participant:

"I didn't know how to talk about my anxiety until we played games together in therapy. Now I have tools to fight the dark thoughts."

๐Ÿ’œ YOUR GAME BECOMES PART OF THESE STORIES


๐ŸŒŸ WHO'S BEHIND THIS?

๐ŸŽฎ

Games for Love

501(c)(3) nonprofit
12M children helped since 2018
Operating in 11 countries

#1-rated charity on Charity Navigator for helping kids in hospitals through gaming

โœจ 3M kids helped annually
โฐ 10M+ hours of reduced suffering
๐Ÿ’š 5,000+ lives saved since 2018
๐ŸŒ 6 programs, helping kids for life

โ†’ gamesforlove.org

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

itch.io

World's largest indie platform
30M+ users
Proven charity track record


๐Ÿšจ

Vicarious PR

Press & PR support with
world's leading media outlets


๐ŸŽฏ

SuperIndie.Games

Community support &
promotional partnership


โš ๏ธ THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH

Right now, while you're reading this:

๐Ÿ˜ข

A child is crying
in a hospital bed

๐Ÿ’”

A teenager is battling
suicidal thoughts alone

๐Ÿ˜”

A family can't afford
mental health care










YOU HAVE A GAME. THEY NEED HOPE.

๐ŸŽฎ The intersection of those two facts is this bundle.


๐Ÿš€ SUBMIT YOUR GAME NOW

Every game submitted increases:

๐Ÿ’Ž

Bundle's value
to buyers

๐Ÿ“ฐ

Media coverage
& social reach

๐Ÿ’ฐ

Total funds
raised

๐Ÿ’š

Lives
saved

Don't let analysis paralysis rob a child of healing.

Your game is good enough. Your contribution matters.

SUBMIT NOW.


๐Ÿ“ž QUESTIONS?

๐Ÿ“ง

Email
info@gamesforlove.org

๐Ÿ’ฌ

Developer Discord
discord.gg/gamesforlove

๐ŸŒ

Official Site
gamesforlove.org


#GivingGamesTuesday #GamesForLove #IndiesCare 

๐ŸŽฎ Submit your game below โฌ‡๏ธ

Deadline: DEC 12th, 2025

Thank you for turning play into healing.
You're about to change a child's life. ๐Ÿ’™

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Underhero
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One in a minion
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Puzzle
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Simulation
open-world galaxy adventure game
Adventure
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Adventure
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Adventure
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Sports
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Adventure
Mine asteroids in deep space for a dodgy company. Demo Available!
Action
A digital garden idle game
Simulation
Slide chunks of the world to solve puzzles and help others.
Puzzle
1-4 player action roguelike
Action
Unleash custom attacks by combining words in a Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG!
Role Playing
A collection of 4 bookmark microgames!
capybara ice hockey
Sports
it's not forcefem if you're enjoying it
Visual Novel
Fast-paced Single-Screen Platformer
Platformer
Will you stay sane, or get SPLICED into a horrific end?
A ventriloquism-themed solo TTRPG
Your favorite Arcade Invaders ~ with a Twist!
Shooter
Play in browser
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A TTRPG oracle tool for generating adventures and the changes that follow them.
Generate otherworldly coffee and change your life.
please show me your true colours!
Visual Novel
microtonal synth / tuner
Run in browser
A solo journaling RPG about D-List reality tv!
Play as Vera, a detective diving into nightmares to solve deaths. Face greater threats in this 3D horror by "Horrawr."
Survival
A Murder Mystery Journaling SoloRPG
Role Playing
A card game of survival and horror for 1 player.
poetry about resisting linear time by being relentlessly trans
Grab your AK47, Defend Gleam City against UFO Mutants!
Action
This is a one page solo journaling game, all you need to play is pen, paper and a single d6 die.
Can you convince the Bard that your exploits are worthy of legend? Or will your allies steal all the glory?
Drop Gems. Generate Stars!
Puzzle
Play in browser
You don't have to be alone in the Zompocalypse!
Psychological horror: survive seven nights in a remote lodge, fixing whatโ€™s broken as something in the dark watches.
Survival
A Wretched & Alone Game of Rage and Remorse
A cozy countyside 3D lawn mowing simulator
Simulation
Play in browser
story-driven horror game
Platformer
Every person is a player. Death is permanent. Results are real. And the goal is to ascend.
Playing with Forgotten Imaginary Friends
Adventure
Part #1 of Pee Pee-Poo Poo Borg
Create sci-fi scrap while surfing the web!
EZ_Subs
$1.49
EZ_Subs is a no-nonsense, grid-based SubImage Creator, Editor, Slicer & Dicer.
Part #2 of Pee Pee-Poo Poo Borg
A relaxed kid-friendly text adventure, about building the best treehouse ever to cheer up your sick friend.
Adventure
Play in browser
You have been chosen by the Storm. How will you claim your destiny?
A storytelling game for indoors days
System agnostic fantasy setting and refereeโ€™s toolbox for tabletop roleplaying games
A rules-light TTRPG about magical cats.
Space Brawlers is a Non-Stop Action Packed Sci-fi Top-Down Shooter!
Action
A sad poetry journaling game.
Can an anxious goblin like Gwinny ever catch a break on the day she becomes painfully aware of what she does every hour?
You are never mentioned in any scary stories, time to change that...
A solo RPG about a bloody path to enlightenment
GM-less Tarot-based One-Shot TTRPG
A cursed sandwich generator, contained to 36 words.
Rescue captives, steal artifacts, & kick cultist skulls!
A winter holiday cozy mystery comedy TTRPG for 2-10 players.
A solo forest crawler about starting a ritual in a nightmarish forest filled with horrors.
A miniatures game steeped in the folklore of the mythological horse
There's a McDonald's at the Pentagon, and now it's in your RPG!
A Prototype for a wave-based tower-defense-like idle game with gacha mechanics.
Role Playing
Survive waves of memory loss in this pixel-art adventure about reclaiming your identity and the courage to keep going.
Role Playing
Play in browser
Time to make rep-tons of noise!
Simulation
Play in browser
Top down dungeon crawler
Adventure
A short 3D narrative game where every decision matters.
Survival
Play in browser
A micro adventure involving your Pupper hero, made in Inky. Suitable for all ages.
Play in browser
A labyrinth of shelves, stories, and characters, waiting for you to unravel it--or will it unravel you?
An space Mission
Adventure
help sweet honey with her garden!
Puzzle