'Trans Witches Are Witches' game bundles raise over $79,000 in protest of Hogwarts Legacy

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While gamers are fighting over whether or not it's OK to play Hogwarts Legacy, a group of LGBTQ+ indie designers have pooled their efforts and put together a bundle of 69 games (nice) that you can buy to, as the tagline puts it, «Reject Hogwarts Legacy's bigotry and support indie devs». 

The Trans Witches Are Witches bundle(opens in new tab), which costs $60, has raised more than $70,000 at the time of writing, while a smaller, sister bundle, the Apprentice Edition(opens in new tab), goes for $10 and has raised more then $9,900.

The paired bundles have been organized and curated by Kritiqal(opens in new tab), a games criticism outlet focused on politics, art, and culture. The main bundle includes videogames, tabletop games, music, assets, and zines with magical themes that would cost more than $300 if bought individually. Proceeds from these bundles are split evenly by the creators.

The videogames include a Steam key for competitive two-player bullet hell Crystal Control 2(opens in new tab) as well as direct access via itch.io to games like You Are a Wizard(opens in new tab) (a Commodore 64-style platformer with a riddle fox who tries to make you care about riddles), Polymute(opens in new tab) (a puzzle game where you change form), Jill O Lantern: First Slice(opens in new tab) (a cross between Ace Attorney and a slasher movie), and Tomorrow for Mar(opens in new tab) (a 2.5D visual novel about trying to pass your Upcycling Potions final to graduate magic university).

On the physical games side, you'll find academic anime-inspired RPG Cantrip(opens in new tab), postcard game Witch You Were Here(opens in new tab), «there's a wizard school but it's in the USA and also you're the teachers» RPG Pigsmoke(opens in new tab),