Games With Heart
The Games with Heart fundraiser – organized by the American Heart Association, Wholesome Games, and Twitch – is a Steam event that brings together beloved titles that’ll warm your heart, make it race, and everything in-between. Even better? A percentage of each sale will be donated to the American Heart Association!From February 10 - 17th, we’re inviting players to help amplify this cause by playing and promoting games highlighted in this event, with a chance to be featured on the Games with Heart front page shelf on Twitch if you're a streamer. Participating titles:A Little to the Left (including it's Seeing Stars and Cupboards & Drawers DLCs)A Short HikeBear and BreakfastChicory: A Colorful TaleIn Stars & TimeKamaeru: A Frog RefugeKao the KangarooLoddlenautLove, GhostieLumbearjackMinami LaneMonster Prom 3: Monster RoadtripPeakPhasmophobiaSnackoSpacelines from the Far OutSpeed Dating for GhostsTempopoThe Spirit and the MouseTiny BookshopFAQWhat is the event duration?The Steam event will go live at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT on February 10th, and will officially end at 11:59pm PST on February 17th (2:59am EST / 7:59am GMT on February 18th). What percentage goes to the AHA?Each game has pledged a different amount towards the American Heart Association, based on the ability and bandwidth of the team (ranging from 5% all the way to 100%!!) We’re excited to share that we’re collaborating primarily with indie studios and smaller teams, so in addition to supporting a good cause, you’re also supporting indie teams through these efforts!What is the AHA’s mission and impact?The American Heart Association’s mission is to be “a relentless force for longer, healthier lives.” They train 22+ million individuals in CPR each year; have reached 12+ million individuals with nutrition improvement programs such as food banks; and have played a signature part in the 15.6% reduction of deaths from heart disease since 2018. All of this is in service of combating the world’s leading killer: heart disease.How can I support the event in addition to purchasing games? Spreading the word and playing these games on Twitch are the best ways to help amplify the cause, and we'll have a special dedicated Twitch shelf for folks playing these games over the course of the week.Here’s a simple message you can share while streaming these games; you can also set this as a timed message in your chat: “Today, I’m playing ______ to support Games With Heart! If you buy this game – or any of the others featured on the Steam event page from February 10 - 17th – a portion of the proceeds will go to support the American Heart Association!” What should I do when setting up to go live to ensure I have a chance at being featured on the Twitch Shelf? Selecting the featured game that you’re playing on Stream (while in OBS and/or your Twitch backend) will help ensure you get picked up in Twitch’s backend for the shelf feature. Please add the CHARITY tag to your stream, and make sure you don’t have mature filters on and your stream is family friendly to the best of your ability. Your viewers can also tune in to any PEAK streams on the shelf for at least 15 minutes from Feb 13 - 28 to unlock a special Bing Bong Love chat badge on Twitch!Legal Disclosure: Each of the participating games is giving funds to the American Heart Association's lifesaving mission! The below games have committed a portion of their Steam sales from February 10-17 as donations to the American Heart Association.Speed Dating for Ghosts & Minami Lane: 60%A Short Hike: 35%Loddlenauts: 30%Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip, Spacelines From the Far Out, Love, Ghostie, Tempopo, and Kao the Kangaroo: 15%The Spirit and the Mouse, Snacko, Lumbearjack, Bear and Breakfast, In Stars and Time, and Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge, Tiny Bookshop, A little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers, and/or A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars: 10%PEAK: $0.30 per copyPhasmophobia: $40K flat donation
The Games with Heart fundraiser – organized by the American Heart Association, Wholesome Games, and Twitch – is a Steam event that brings together beloved titles that’ll warm your heart, make it race, and everything in-between. Even better? A percentage of each sale will be donated to the American Heart Association!
From February 10 - 17th, we’re inviting players to help amplify this cause by playing and promoting games highlighted in this event, with a chance to be featured on the Games with Heart front page shelf on Twitch if you're a streamer.
A Little to the Left (including it's Seeing Stars and Cupboards & Drawers DLCs)
What is the event duration?
The Steam event will go live at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT on February 10th, and will officially end at 11:59pm PST on February 17th (2:59am EST / 7:59am GMT on February 18th).
What percentage goes to the AHA?
Each game has pledged a different amount towards the American Heart Association, based on the ability and bandwidth of the team (ranging from 5% all the way to 100%!!) We’re excited to share that we’re collaborating primarily with indie studios and smaller teams, so in addition to supporting a good cause, you’re also supporting indie teams through these efforts!
What is the AHA’s mission and impact?
The American Heart Association’s mission is to be “a relentless force for longer, healthier lives.” They train 22+ million individuals in CPR each year; have reached 12+ million individuals with nutrition improvement programs such as food banks; and have played a signature part in the 15.6% reduction of deaths from heart disease since 2018. All of this is in service of combating the world’s leading killer: heart disease.
How can I support the event in addition to purchasing games?
Spreading the word and playing these games on Twitch are the best ways to help amplify the cause, and we'll have a special dedicated Twitch shelf for folks playing these games over the course of the week.
Here’s a simple message you can share while streaming these games; you can also set this as a timed message in your chat:
“Today, I’m playing ______ to support Games With Heart! If you buy this game – or any of the others featured on the Steam event page from February 10 - 17th – a portion of the proceeds will go to support the American Heart Association!”
What should I do when setting up to go live to ensure I have a chance at being featured on the Twitch Shelf?
Selecting the featured game that you’re playing on Stream (while in OBS and/or your Twitch backend) will help ensure you get picked up in Twitch’s backend for the shelf feature. Please add the CHARITY tag to your stream, and make sure you don’t have mature filters on and your stream is family friendly to the best of your ability. Your viewers can also tune in to any PEAK streams on the shelf for at least 15 minutes from Feb 13 - 28 to unlock a special Bing Bong Love chat badge on Twitch!
Legal Disclosure:
Each of the participating games is giving funds to the American Heart Association's lifesaving mission! The below games have committed a portion of their Steam sales from February 10-17 as donations to the American Heart Association.
Speed Dating for Ghosts & Minami Lane: 60%
A Short Hike: 35%
Loddlenauts: 30%
Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip, Spacelines From the Far Out, Love, Ghostie, Tempopo, and Kao the Kangaroo: 15%
The Spirit and the Mouse, Snacko, Lumbearjack, Bear and Breakfast, In Stars and Time, and Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge, Tiny Bookshop, A little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers, and/or A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars: 10%
PEAK: $0.30 per copy
Phasmophobia: $40K flat donation
