Some of the titles in the bundle. — Screenshot of itch.io.
PETALING JAYA: Local tabletop game developers have banded together to sell their titles to raise funds for flood victims in Malaysia and the Philippines.
Originally, the proceeds from the sale of the titles on itch.io, an open marketplace for indie digital creators, were meant to be channelled to Mercy Malaysia’s Flood Relief Fund.
But as their initial target of US$1,000 (RM4,200) has been exceeded – as of 12pm today, US$12,037 (RM50,669) has been collected – they will also be channelling 30% of the sale to the Philippines’ Tulong Kabataan Network.
The typhoon Odette/Rai, a tropical cyclone, has wreaked havoc in the Philippines.
“We share one world, and climate change and natural disasters do not stop at arbitrary national borders.
“However, what this event and previous disasters have shown us is that we are strongest when we can lean on each other, when we can help our neighbours as they have helped us,” they said in the post.
The games in the bundle were donated by Aaron Lim, Alyssa Yeo, Centaur Games, Kristen Chin, Nana, Rick Chia, Samuel Mui Shen Ern, Tun Kai Poh, Valis Teoh and Zuhayri Mohamed.
So far 337 people have contributed to the fund.
