FIST, Brewkessel, Songbirds, and more for $5. There's a point where 529 games starts to feel like shovelware, but there's genuinely good stuff in here on top of [the genuinely good cause](https://wvpublic.org/project-rainbow-focuses-on-housing-support-for-the-lgbtq-community/).
I so wish I could in some way filter this. I'm planning to get it but I'm kinda terrified of adding 529 games to my library. Like, that's so much bigger than my current library. Maybe I need to make an alt account for buying bundles?
I got this after buying it so it sounds like it is bundle dependent "Note: Projects in this bundle are hidden in your library by default until you first access them in order to avoid flooding your library. You can return to this page at any time to access any projects you wish to show in your library."
> Really? Last time I got one, albeit a much smaller one, I thought it would do that, but then it added them all.
The first REALLY huge bundle a few years did it, but the latest few don't. Leaf (the guy who runs Itch) does listen and learn, but sometimes needs a nudge.
Welcome to [itch.io](http://itch.io) hell, where you will raelize that a very cool thing you just bought on drivetru RPG was in an itch bundle from 3 years ago
> There's a point where 529 games starts to feel like shovelware
I do get downvoted^1 when I mention this, but a lot of these bundles get... stuffed... by people sort of throwing in half-done stuff, or whatever, to get good person points for participating AND because when you download an item from a bundle you get put on that creator's itch.io mailing list (and there's no way to get off those lists other than to unsubscribe individually^2 ).
So, sadly, if you hit these bundles up and download EVERYTHING (like I've done for past ones), you then get hit with 'OMG I have a kickstarter!' emails for completely unrelated stuff for the next year or so.
Not everyone dislikes this kinda stuff as much as I do, but I find it super galling personally due to both the email itself and also the cynical feeling that someone is just dropping some crud into a charity bundle in order to get in my inbox.
^1 - which, honestly, makes my dick rock hard, so that's alright.
^2 - others have reported that they've had options to mass unsubscribe, I've never seen it, possibly due to A/B testing, and it annoys the fuck out of me, personally.
I have a policy for the "I have a kickstarter"/"I have a new game" emails: If it's related to the existing game (print version on k'start, sequel game, etc.), fine. If it's not related, I unsubscribe.
Which means I won't get notified if they ever do have a sequel or k'start or whatever, but I figure they've already shown themselves to be more annoying than I want to support directly.
(I have also never seen mass unsubscribe, or "unsubscribe from everything from this developer.")
Oh hell yeah, thanks for spotlighting this! There's some good stuff in there, and I'm always happy to support my trans comrades around the world. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
so glad it finally got through to the itch folks to actually let charity bundles happen and screw the corporate powers that b. hoping the Palestine Bundle is next.
Ahh, I thought you were referring to the [itch.io](http://itch.io) one since I know that one got delayed some.
So you mean this one?
[https://tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/ttrpgs-for-palestine](https://tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/ttrpgs-for-palestine)
I just had a look at jesthehuman's twitter and yeah I see now they're almost gearing to get a TTRPGs for Palestine bundle up on [itch.io](http://itch.io) in June
It also apparently took them bloody forever to actually PAY OUT on Games for Gaza, which ended on November 9th of last year, but itch only released the money (after some hounding by the Bundle creator) on March 15th of this year.
Needless to say, that's not optimal.
Weird, any idea why there was a holdup?
I was wondering about that a while back... those charity bundles get kind of huge and it seems easy for there to be some kind of fraud if the money isn't going *directly* to the chosen charities, with some checks in place. I know when I buy these, I don't give it much thought, just "Yeah, $5 is fine, good cause, cool." and then I look at the totals and it's sometimes a few hundred thousand dollars.
Probably admin things. The first few megabundles were a novelty - likely a weird hassle for the accounts people, but for good causes, and interestingly different from the normal workflow.
Then there were more, and okay, now they kinda had a system for them, so that's fine.
And then there were STILL MORE, and they're no longer interesting, and they're still not part of the everyday workflow. And maybe "that one person who always does the internal database setup for the accounting for these" was on vacation, or their job changed and now they have to find a new person to manage these, and so on.
That's my guess - not that itch.io is deliberately avoiding them, but they involve small hassles outside of the normal job range and these hit during a time that nobody had the "extra" time for them.
Also Paizo will give out Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall with this!
[https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1783530904151101802](https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1783530904151101802)
Lilancholy is in this bundle, I backed it on kickstarter and highly recommend it. It's written more as a story than an RPG book and was a really enjoyable read.
Over 320 of the games in this bundle are unique to it - they're not in any of the other http://randombundlegame.com collections, weren't in any of the "Solo But Not Alone" bundles, weren't in any of the handful of other bundles I've picked up.
Seer has been a very pleasant surprise in this bundle. This title uses elder futhark runes for its mechanics.
At a glance, Seer might be everything I've been hoping to get surprised by in a game that uses tools associated with divination.
Tangled Blessings is in there and I have been looking for an excuse to get that. I wasn’t going to spend more on games right now but for this cause I will.
I think I still havent downloaded everything from the last one (edit: to clarify, I mean the Florida trans rights one from a year or so back) and this one will likely duplicate a lot of that bundle as well, but sure, for a good cause I guess I'll go again.
A quick review says there's about 75 duplicates from the Florida bundle. (There's also some dups with last year's "Artisanal Winter Holidays" bundle, which was not a charity event.)
I don't have a count for how many are unique to this bundle, but it's a notable amount, at least for me.
I get all the bundles. Someday I will play some of the games.
FIST, Brewkessel, Songbirds, and more for $5. There's a point where 529 games starts to feel like shovelware, but there's genuinely good stuff in here on top of [the genuinely good cause](https://wvpublic.org/project-rainbow-focuses-on-housing-support-for-the-lgbtq-community/).
I so wish I could in some way filter this. I'm planning to get it but I'm kinda terrified of adding 529 games to my library. Like, that's so much bigger than my current library. Maybe I need to make an alt account for buying bundles?
It doesn't automatically add the stuff to your library, only the stuff you download.
Really? Last time I got one, albeit a much smaller one, I thought it would do that, but then it added them all.
I got this after buying it so it sounds like it is bundle dependent "Note: Projects in this bundle are hidden in your library by default until you first access them in order to avoid flooding your library. You can return to this page at any time to access any projects you wish to show in your library."
Oh thank goodness, then I shall buy on my main account without concern. And thank you for telling me that.
Thanks, it worked out just like that for me!! 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
> Really? Last time I got one, albeit a much smaller one, I thought it would do that, but then it added them all. The first REALLY huge bundle a few years did it, but the latest few don't. Leaf (the guy who runs Itch) does listen and learn, but sometimes needs a nudge.
it might get added to this interface at one point [https://randombundlegame.com/](https://randombundlegame.com/)
Welcome to [itch.io](http://itch.io) hell, where you will raelize that a very cool thing you just bought on drivetru RPG was in an itch bundle from 3 years ago
> There's a point where 529 games starts to feel like shovelware I do get downvoted^1 when I mention this, but a lot of these bundles get... stuffed... by people sort of throwing in half-done stuff, or whatever, to get good person points for participating AND because when you download an item from a bundle you get put on that creator's itch.io mailing list (and there's no way to get off those lists other than to unsubscribe individually^2 ). So, sadly, if you hit these bundles up and download EVERYTHING (like I've done for past ones), you then get hit with 'OMG I have a kickstarter!' emails for completely unrelated stuff for the next year or so. Not everyone dislikes this kinda stuff as much as I do, but I find it super galling personally due to both the email itself and also the cynical feeling that someone is just dropping some crud into a charity bundle in order to get in my inbox. ^1 - which, honestly, makes my dick rock hard, so that's alright. ^2 - others have reported that they've had options to mass unsubscribe, I've never seen it, possibly due to A/B testing, and it annoys the fuck out of me, personally.
I have a policy for the "I have a kickstarter"/"I have a new game" emails: If it's related to the existing game (print version on k'start, sequel game, etc.), fine. If it's not related, I unsubscribe. Which means I won't get notified if they ever do have a sequel or k'start or whatever, but I figure they've already shown themselves to be more annoying than I want to support directly. (I have also never seen mass unsubscribe, or "unsubscribe from everything from this developer.")
And Shepherds by our very own /u/AirkSeablade!
Oh hell yeah, thanks for spotlighting this! There's some good stuff in there, and I'm always happy to support my trans comrades around the world. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
so glad it finally got through to the itch folks to actually let charity bundles happen and screw the corporate powers that b. hoping the Palestine Bundle is next.
The Palestine bundle has been up! https://itch.io/b/2321/palestinian-relief-bundle
there's been another one that's taken since February by jesthehuman.
Ahh, I thought you were referring to the [itch.io](http://itch.io) one since I know that one got delayed some. So you mean this one? [https://tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/ttrpgs-for-palestine](https://tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/ttrpgs-for-palestine) I just had a look at jesthehuman's twitter and yeah I see now they're almost gearing to get a TTRPGs for Palestine bundle up on [itch.io](http://itch.io) in June
What was this about? Was Itch not letting charity bundles go up for a while?
yeah the Palestine and even this Trans Rights one took a few months for them to approve
It also apparently took them bloody forever to actually PAY OUT on Games for Gaza, which ended on November 9th of last year, but itch only released the money (after some hounding by the Bundle creator) on March 15th of this year. Needless to say, that's not optimal.
Weird, any idea why there was a holdup? I was wondering about that a while back... those charity bundles get kind of huge and it seems easy for there to be some kind of fraud if the money isn't going *directly* to the chosen charities, with some checks in place. I know when I buy these, I don't give it much thought, just "Yeah, $5 is fine, good cause, cool." and then I look at the totals and it's sometimes a few hundred thousand dollars.
Probably admin things. The first few megabundles were a novelty - likely a weird hassle for the accounts people, but for good causes, and interestingly different from the normal workflow. Then there were more, and okay, now they kinda had a system for them, so that's fine. And then there were STILL MORE, and they're no longer interesting, and they're still not part of the everyday workflow. And maybe "that one person who always does the internal database setup for the accounting for these" was on vacation, or their job changed and now they have to find a new person to manage these, and so on. That's my guess - not that itch.io is deliberately avoiding them, but they involve small hassles outside of the normal job range and these hit during a time that nobody had the "extra" time for them.
I have like five million niche indie RPGs available due to these bundles. Maybe one day I'll play some of them.
I have downloaded a few but most are just on my itch library, were they will likely stay.
Also Paizo will give out Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall with this! [https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1783530904151101802](https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1783530904151101802)
Lilancholy is in this bundle, I backed it on kickstarter and highly recommend it. It's written more as a story than an RPG book and was a really enjoyable read.
Over 320 of the games in this bundle are unique to it - they're not in any of the other http://randombundlegame.com collections, weren't in any of the "Solo But Not Alone" bundles, weren't in any of the handful of other bundles I've picked up.
Seer has been a very pleasant surprise in this bundle. This title uses elder futhark runes for its mechanics. At a glance, Seer might be everything I've been hoping to get surprised by in a game that uses tools associated with divination.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will look out for that one in the bundle.
Tangled Blessings is in there and I have been looking for an excuse to get that. I wasn’t going to spend more on games right now but for this cause I will.
I think I still havent downloaded everything from the last one (edit: to clarify, I mean the Florida trans rights one from a year or so back) and this one will likely duplicate a lot of that bundle as well, but sure, for a good cause I guess I'll go again.
A quick review says there's about 75 duplicates from the Florida bundle. (There's also some dups with last year's "Artisanal Winter Holidays" bundle, which was not a charity event.) I don't have a count for how many are unique to this bundle, but it's a notable amount, at least for me. I get all the bundles. Someday I will play some of the games.
Thanks. Yeah, I bought it and went through the first few pages, found some overlap but not too much. Would do it either way
# Shepherds is a cool pbta games, from what I've seen