Press release -
GamesAid Steam Sale: OlliOlli World, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Farming Simulator 2022 and 15 other games go on sale to help young people across the UK
18 incredible games and 14 DLC packs go on sale from 22nd-26th February to support disadvantaged young people across the UK
The BAFTA nominated OlliOlli World and Overboard!, the ever popular Farming Simulator 2022 and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and critically acclaimed hits such as Hypnospace Outlaw and Little Orpheus are all going on sale to raise money for UK games industry charity GamesAid this weekend.
An incredible 18 games and 14 downloadable content packs are going on sale on Steam between Thursday 22nd February and Sunday 26th February to support the charity, which fundraises for charities helping disadvantaged young people live happier and healthier lives across the UK.
The full list of participating games and publishers are:
- In Other Waters - Fellow Traveller
- The Pale Beyond - Fellow Traveller
- Farming Simulator 2022 - GIANTS Software
- Schildmaid MX - HitPStudio
- 80 Days - Inkle
- Overboard! - Inkle
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Landfall Games
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (Enhanced Edition, Commander Pack and Season Pass) - Meta Publishing
- Spirit of the Island - Meta Publishing
- Hypnospace Outlaw - No More Robots
- Fashion Police Squad - No More Robots
- Yes, Your Grace - No More Robots
- Let’s Build a Zoo (and Let’s Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island and Let’s Build a Zoo: Aquarium Odyssey) - No More Robots
- Gigabash - Passion Republic
- Pathfinder: Collector’s Edition - Plaion
- Pathfinder Kingmaker (Enhanced Plus Edition, Imperial Edition Bundle, Beneath the Stolen Lands, Royal Ascension DLC, The Wildcards and Varnhold’s Lot) - Plaion
- OlliOlliWorld (rad Edition, Expansion Pass, Finding the Flowzone and Void Riders) - Private Division
- Little Orpheus - Secret Mode
- Young Souls - The Arcade Crew
The causes that are set to receive donations from the Steam sale include:
- Access Sport - A charity based in London which increases young people’s access to community sport to improve their life prospects.
- AFK - A cause which supports disabled children and young people by providing mobility equipment, employment support, training and promoting self-advocacy.
- Autistica - A charity which funds and campaigns for research to understand autism, improve diagnosis, and develop evidence-based interventions.
- Game Therapy UK - An initiative providing innovative, evidence-based therapeutic games (“Dungeons and Dragons Therapy”) to groups at risk of social isolation - including neurodiverse communities.
- Solving Kids’ Cancer - A dedicated children’s cancer charity with children and families firmly at its heart, which focuses on fighting a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma.
GamesAid is also hosting a livestream on Thursday 22nd February at 5PM GMT / 9AM PT, which will see Shay Thompson bring together a range of fantastic creators to play the brilliant games going on sale this weekend on the charity’s Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/games_aid.
George Osborn, Chair of GamesAid, said:
“We’re thrilled to have so many fantastic games on sale to support our causes. Every purchase made over the course of the GamesAid Steam Sale will help our charities to transform the lives of children and young people across the UK, showing the power of games for good.”
Boris Stefan, CSO & Head of Publishing, GIANTS Software said:
““As a games industry member, it’s natural for us to support this fantastic charity, especially as our Farming Simulator games are known as a great way to relax anyway. We hope the initiative will bring in a rich harvest and supports as many children as possible!”
Michiel Kroder, Co-Founder and Lead Game Designer, HitP Studio said:
"GamesAid does important work in supporting various charities that help children in need and we are honoured that our game Schildmaid MX is a part of their Steam Sale."
Ng Aik Sern, Founder, Passion Republic said:
“GigaBash joins the GamesAid charity sale, channeling the empowerment of Kaiju fantasy to uplift disadvantaged and disabled children and young people to ensure every player finds strength and joy in our shared gaming community.”
Alison Fraser, Publishing Commercial Director, Secret Mode said:
“Charity contribution is an integral strand to Secret Mode so we are delighted to participate in the GamesAid sale that benefits small charities, supporting young and disadvantaged people across the UK.”
The GamesAid Steam sale has also been supported by Diva Agency, YRS TRULY, Bastion and Loading Bar, all of whom have contributed their expertise to support the sale.
The GamesAid Steam Sale page is live until Sunday 26th February at 11PM GMT / 3PM PST here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesAidCharitySale2024
— RELEASE ENDS —
Note to editors
We have created a series of social assets for each participating title within the GamesAid sale.
If you would like to request access to a branded asset for any particular title within the sale, please email lily.rimington@gamesaid.org and we’d be happy to arrange access for you.
George Osborn, Chair of GamesAid, is also available for an interview to discuss the sale and the work of the charity. Please contact georgeosborn@gamesaid.org if you’d like to talk further.
Related links
Topics
Categories
Note to editors
We have created a series of social assets for each participating title within the GamesAid sale.
If you would like to request access to a branded asset for any particular title within the sale, please email lily.rimington@gamesaid.org and we’d be happy to arrange access for you.
George Osborn, Chair of GamesAid, is also available for an interview to discuss the sale and the work of the charity. Please contact georgeosborn@gamesaid.org if you’d like to talk further.
About GamesAid
GamesAid is a UK based video games charity (Registered UK Charity #1081706) which acts as an umbrella to support a number of smaller charities who help disadvantaged young people to live happier and healthier lives.
Members of the games industry propose a range of charities to receive support from the UK games industry, with the members of GamesAid democratically selecting a number of organisations to back each year.
In 2023/2024, GamesAid is supporting five charities - Access Sport, AFK, Autistica, Game Therapy UK and Solving Kids’ Cancer - to connect them to the games industry and raise valuable funds to help them to deliver their mission.
Website: https://www.gamesaid.org/