Popular source of game deals, Humble Bundle, has announced the “Fight for Racial Justice” bundle, available through June 22. The bundle costs a mere $30, and 100% of proceeds will be given to charities associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. According to an official Tweet from Humble, the charities being supported are the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Race Forward, and the Bail Project.
Help fight for racial equity with a 100% to charity bundle featuring over $1,200 worth of games and supporting @NAACP_LDF, @RaceForward, & @bailproject. https://t.co/5lLyVDe6f2 pic.twitter.com/FEf8MtX3Fl
— Humble Bundle (@humble) June 16, 2020
The bundle contains over $1,200 worth of games, books and comics. Steam codes are provided for all games, and all literature offered is DRM-free.
Titles included in the package range from beloved classics to indie favorites, adventure games to puzzlers to fun multiplayer offerings you can enjoy together with your friends. Of the game’s included, there is the word-based puzzle title, Baba Is You; magical girl adventure game, Star Crossed; and the popular party experience, The Jackbox Party Pack 4. Other titles you might recognize include Bioshock Remastered, Spelunky, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, Neo Cab, Overlord II and more.
Comics and literature included in the bundle focus on highlighting Black characters and authors. Of note there is Shaft, Prince of Cats, Bitter Root, as well as Black History in Its Own Words – an illustrated book which explores influential Black figures throughout history. The books feature themes of revolution, protest and banding together to fight for justice. Other included titles are Solomon Northrup’s influential 12 Years a Slave and Edgar Villeneuve’s Decolonizing Wealth in both written and audiobook format.
Bundles are “pay what you want” with a $30 minimum, so purchasers can feel free to contribute additional funds to the cause.
This Humble Bundle follows the success of the itch.io “Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality”, which ended June 15 after raising $8 million. This bundle gave players access to 740 titles for a minimum donation of $5. Titles in this bundle included indie hits such as Night in the Woods and Celeste.Â
