Itch.io's Palestinian relief bundle wraps up at $900,000

Over the past week, Itch.io's massive indie bundle for Palestinian Aid has offered over a thousand games for $5 in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's efforts in Gaza. On Saturday, the bundle wrapped up having earned a staggering $902,365.51.

Organised in the wake of renewed Israeli airstrikes against Gaza, the Palestinian Aid bundle followed in the footsteps of last year's Bundle For Racial Justice—an attempt to organise indie developers for charitable causes. That collection raised a whopping $8.5 million in support of legal defence funds in the US, but also ran for significantly longer than the Palestinian Aid bundle's week-long fundraiser.

The bundle was centred around Liyla and the Shadows of War, a game by Palestinian developer Rasheed Abueideh that explored his own relationship to the conflict. In Rasheed's word's: "It's Not Just a Game, It's a case and call for help". 

But the bundle also included literally hundreds of indie games, ttrpg's, experiments and otherwise—including big hits like Celeste, Baba is You and Minit, but also esoteric walking simulators and extremely cool text editors.

"Thank you so much, this was a huge group effort," bundle organiser Alanna Linayre tweeted on Saturday. "Special thanks to Rasheed Abueideh, Spencer Hayes, Leaf Corcoran, Rami Ismail, all the moderators, everyone who donated and volunteered, Zhenia Zankov for the art asset, and everyone who supported, bought, and retweeted the bundle."

Ex-Vlambeer developer Rami Ismail added: "This won't bring back anyone or anything, it won't stop future violence against Palestine, but it will help folks survive & rebuild right now. It will make a difference."

Natalie Clayton
Features Producer

20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.

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