An Itch for democratic distribution

In June 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter global protests, indie digital marketplace Itch.io announced the ‘Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality.’ For a minimum donation of $5USD, the Bundle offered 1,741 items from the 1,391 creators, with offerings ranging from game development assets, zines, and ebooks, to popular indie games like Nuclear Throne, Overland, and Night in the Woods. The offer quickly went viral, and in the month the Bundle was offered, it raised $8.15 million dollars for the NAACP Legal Defence and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund.