On December 9th a company hired by Funko, producer of vinyl collector figures "Funko Pops", issued a false fraud report causing itch.io to be temporarily taken down. Allegedly this was to protect Funko's intellectual property rights.
This incident highlights how precarious the environment for indie game designers can be, as indie developers are often at the whims of larger middleman storefronts and services like itch, Paypal, Patreon, Kickstarter, etc. Even momentary interruptions like these can have huge impacts on a creator's income.
In short: fuck Funko, buy indie games!
Support these 10 creators and get 26 tabletop games and supplements in return. The revenue from this sale is split evenly between everyone involved.
For the less than a price of a common Funko Pop, you can keep an indie developer in business.
This bundle was made to spotlight creators at the end of the year, rather than large corporate entities. I want to encourage folks to learn about why itch went dark and how they can help indie creators survive. Funko has a history of compromising the livelihoods of creators with acquisitions and layoffs and I thought we could turn this incident into an opportunity to reflect on our relationships with corporate products--especially during the holidays when they soak up vast sums of wealth.
So please spread the word about this bundle, follow the relevant creators on social media, buy their other games, and find others ways to support your favourite indies.
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Idle Cartulary (Nova)
Michael Elliott (Not Writing Games)
Sam Dunnewold
Jex Thomas (Last Pine Press)
Mynar Lenahan
Hendrik ten Napel
Riley Daniels (Sick Sad Games)
The terrific Yahtzee-inspired rogue-like TWO-HAND PATH as well as a fan supplement THE THIRD HAND.
LOST LUGGAGE, a solo journaling game about what happens when lost things change as they pass between different hands and places.
DUNGEON LOCAL 001 where you take dungeon denizens and unionize them as they turn their dungeon into a home (with multiplayer support too).
KISS ME IF YOU CAN and SPACE TRAIN SPACE HEIST, two fun as hell games that are perfect for one-shots!
FOUL PLAY where you and your friends can be naughty little geese and other fowls, inspired by Untitled Goose Game!
GHOUL BOYS, a laugh-out-loud RPG about amateur paranormal investigations and making internet videos about it.
LOVE WILL STILL REMAIN, a game of personal connections between friends and the ways we change each other.
THE FALL OF HOUSE PROSH, a one-shot game all about melodrama and generational feuds between warring noble houses ruling a galactic empire.
BUMP IN THE DARK REVISED EDITION, a forged in the dark take on monster of the week stories told in a small town, along with 6 official supplements and instructions for making your own hunts!
ONE LAST DOLLAR a Trophy-inspired game about odd jobs in the American heartland.
NASTY BRUTISH & LONG, another forged in the dark game about revolution and drama in a time of political, religious, and magical upheaval.
BEING KNOWN, a duet letter writing game about strangers and the drama of connection
COSMIC UPRISING, a science fiction RPG where you play as revolutionaries staging a revolt against a galactic empire.
SWORD OPERA, violence and melodrama in a fantastical underworld where Shakespeare's bisexual panic is taken seriously 🏳️🌈
THE 55, a cyberpunk supplement featuring 365 floors of capitalistic catastrophes and communities in one massive arcology.
LONG LIVE, a supplement for the critically acclaimed Slugblaster RPG!
For all you OSE heads we have THE MIZZLING GROVE, an adventure module about a cursed tower
LUDCIROUS COMPENDIUM OMNIBUS featuring a delightfully poetic collection of old school monsters.
Includes the following items:
