Recession Bundle preview
So what is Recession Bundle? Let’s do a small Q and A:
What is Recession Bundle?
- It’s a different kind of indie game bundle.
Different in what way?
- You won’t have to pay a thing to play the games. Well, most of them anyway.
How many games are going to be in it?
- There will be 8 games in the bundle. 6 of them are great free games that deserve a lot of love and attention and 2 of them are paid games that will be bonuses for donators.
So the donations will go to the developers?
- Yes, 80% of donations go directly to developers and 10% to the organizers. The remaining 10% will go to SOS Children’s Village Croatia, an NGO that provides a loving home for 250 children and young people without parental care.
Will the games be redeemable on Steam or Desura?
- All games will be completely DRM-free downloads, some free ones are also available on Steam and Desura. We’re also working on providing Desura keys for bonus games.
When will the bundle launch?
- Before Half Life 3 is out.
So why another bundle?
- If donations gathered could provide for monthly needs of at least one child and pay a single indie developer’s bill, it would be worth it. And everyone would play some great games in a process. So, why not?
Recession Bundle is created by the team behind IGB with the help of Nick Reineke, Brian Wagner, SOS Children’s Village of Croatia and all the game developers.
Certainly, this is not the first bundle of games that has been released without a price tag attached, but it will be interesting to see the direction they take it in. The charity angle is a nice touch and hopefully will encourage some change being thrown into the hat.
I like this idea and I sincerely hope people will give what they can for a great cause. As gamers and indie game fans we really have to look out for our own!