itch.io's Palestinian Relief Bundle, which began on April 12, 373 games, comics, soundtracks, and other merchandise normally costing $1,657, is now available for a minimum payment of just $8. Proceeds will go to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to humanitarian aid in Gaza.
We previously reported on the Games for Gaza bundle in October, when it successfully raised $365,554.64 for the U.K.-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians PCRF has a similar mission, and is currently working with the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (PCRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, In addition to distributing emergency humanitarian supplies, it also seeks to rebuild medical facilities in Gaza and "allocate resources to trauma counseling, mental health support, and other initiatives for children affected by the conflict to foster healing and resilience within the community."
As for the games themselves, there is enough arch-indie material here to satisfy a few lifetimes. There are a few I hadn't heard of that immediately caught my eye, like the rulebook for the post-apocalyptic mecha TTRPG Apocalypse Frame, but PCG contributor Dominic Tarazon has also taken to Twitter to provide a handy He has put together a guide.
A Short Hike is a real standout, a lowercase Cozy game about a cute little bird exploring a national park. On the opposite end of the aesthetic spectrum, Brush Burial seems to be my type of game. It's a filthy, lo-fi first-person stealth game about killing people in a sewer; Hill Agency: on the other hand, "Purity/Decay" is a stylish black-and-white noir-style adventure game with a cyberpunk feel.
The bundle will be on sale through April 29, so there's still more than a week to go. And if, like me, you want to enjoy indie games on your Steam Deck (God's Indie Machine), itch.io has a handy guide; Valve's portable console often runs less-intensive games right out of the box, but to each his own. To each his own, I suppose.
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