🎟️ 🎮 Tickets for #G4C2025 are now available!

Take advantage of early bird pricing before April 7

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Games for Change
March 13, 2025

Welcome to the March Newsletter! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here! Early bird tickets are now available for #G4C2025. Check out a collection of games made by women for Women’s History Month, discover how Starlight Children’s Foundation uses gaming to help hospitalized kids, and more. Take a quick break from Monster Hunter Wilds and get ready for #G4C2025! 🎉

— Team G4C 

Registration for the 22nd Games for Change Festival is now OPEN! Join us June 26 - 27 at Parsons School of Design at The New School in NYC to explore ‘Designing for Tomorrow.’ Industry experts, changemakers, and the global community will come together to explore how games and immersive media can break down barriers between generations, perspectives, and sectors.

Here’s what you can expect:

  • ✨ The G4C Festival Arcade — Experience cutting-edge games and immersive media from across the globe

  • 🌎 Networking Opportunities — Create connections with G4C's vibrant community through interactive sessions

  • 💡 Insightful talks, panels, and workshops — Get inspired by leaders in gaming and social impact

  • 🏆 The G4C Awards — Celebrate the year's best in social impact gaming during our annual ceremony


Choose from Standard, Premium, or All-Access passes, with discounts available for students, nonprofits, educators, indie developers, and groups of 6+. Stay tuned for exciting announcements about Masterclasses, featured speakers, networking opportunities, and more! 

Join our volunteer team! Be an essential part of making #G4C2025 a success while gaining hands-on experience, behind-the-scenes access, and connecting with the global G4C community. Apply now – spots are limited!

Only one month left of the G4C Student Challenge Competition! Students worldwide, aged 10 to 25, have until April 18 to submit their games tackling climate change, world hunger, and peacebuilding. Winners can receive awesome prizes like a $10,000 scholarship, a free trip to the G4C Festival, access to industry experts, and more. Submit Your Projects Today!

Join our second Level Up session virtually on April 1 at 6:00 PM ET with Bradson Henry, Senior Advocate at Unity, as he shares his journey from mechanical engineering to game development. Discover his "secret sauce" that helped him succeed in the industry, explore the many career pathways available in the games industry, and gain insights. Save Your Spot!

Discover How Gaming Supports Hospitalized Kids with Starlight Children’s Foundation. 🌠

In our latest blog post, explore how Starlight Children's Foundation brings play-powered programs to hospitalized children. For these kids, play is crucial for well-being and growth. Meet Patrick, Aria, and Luca and discover how gaming brought joy, normalcy, and empowerment during their hospital stays.

  • Celebrate the contributions of important women in the gaming industry during Women’s History Month and how they have shaped the gaming world today!

  • Discover how game-based learning can improve student motivation by 10-20% by integrating learning objectives with engaging game mechanics. 

  • Learn about innovative math learning tools with Math AI and how they bring math problems to life through rich narratives, puzzles, and more.

  • Explore an educational game that uses data to assess students' problem-solving skills in real time, helping improve their overall learning experience.

Salt Sea Chronicles: Captain Maja’s misfit crew must heist their impounded ship and mount a rescue. Guide the crew across islands of a post-flood world known as ‘Saltsea. ’ Explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, choose where to go and which crew members to investigate with, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

Haven: Two lovers gave up everything, left their entire lives behind, and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Play these lovers, Yu and Kay, simultaneously as they settle into an unknown and eerie world. Explore the planet, searching for parts and materials to fix their ship and make it a cozy home. Enjoy life together as a relatable couple, cooking meals, crafting, collecting resources, and engaging in meaningful conversations.