Some of the mobile’s biggest names are donating a percentage of their UK profits to disability charity Special Effect today.
There are 23 games included in the One Special Day promotion, which takes place today, Friday October 3, only. The games taking part are listed in full here, and include titles from Supercell, Sybo, Rovio, Playdemic, First Touch, Metacore, Fingersoft, New Star Games, Outplay, Supersolid, Team Terrible and MAG Interactive.
The donations will help Special Effect’s teams of therapists and technical specialists provide assessments and customised technology loans to help people with disabilities play games. The charity also works with hardware and software developers to make their products and games easier to use for as many people.
“We are seeing an ever-increasing demand for our services, which are all provided without charge,” said Special Effect founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan. “The support the event receives from the games industry is absolutely vital in making sure we can continue to reach every disabled person that needs our help.”
“Without One Special Day we simply couldn’t bring a better quality of life to so many people across the world, and we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in the event – industry, gamers and donors.”
This year’s One Special Day activity also incudes an ongoing Steam sale that features over 90 titles, and a Humble Bundle promotion of Adult Swim games. Companies including Rocksteady, nDreams, EA, Lucid Games, Barclays and Skillsearch have also contributed to the charity through other fundraising efforts.
