78 games join Playing for the Planet’s Green Game Jam in its most ambitious year yet

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February 15, 2024

Playing for the Planet today announces the 78 games that are set to take part in the 5th edition of the Green Game Jam (GGJ) across 15 countries.

The goal? Using video games to encourage 1 million players to take one action in real life for the environment.

The Jam is an annual movement in collaboration with Games for Good in which studios are challenged to implement green activations in their games, ranging from time-limited events and storylines to social media campaigns.

Over the past four years 120 games in total have participated in the GGJ, planting over 2.5 million trees and raising both funds and awareness with support from players all over the world. 

However, new research suggests that contrary to popular belief, raising awareness of climate change doesn’t increase the likelihood that people will take action against it - rather, empowering them to take that first step is what prompts lasting change. 

With that in mind, this year’s theme extends the Jam’s focus from awareness to action. The challenge now is to prompt player communities to take doable actions outside of the game for the environment that together add up to make a big difference.

Ravi Krishna, General Manager of Green Game Jam 2024 participant Zynga said: "The FarmVille 3 game has always been about fostering a sense of community, with our players helping each other in building their farms. The in-game and social media events that we are planning should spur our players into taking small actions, creating a ripple effect of change. We agree that gaming can be a tool to influence positive behaviour, and we are excited to lead the way through the Green Game Jam."

Jamie Wotoon, Marketing Manager at Green Game Jam 2024 participant ustwo games said: “ustwo games is proud to join the 2024 Green Game Jam, leveraging the power of gaming to drive positive environmental impact. Through our collective efforts, we aim to inspire players worldwide to become agents of change, fostering a sustainable future for generations to come.” 

Chris McGill, Co-Founder & GM of Green Game Jam 2024 participant Garden Joy said: "Care for our planet begins with education and ends in action. This is at the core of Garden Joy’s mission statement, and it fits perfectly with the incredible work Playing for the Planet is doing." 

The 78 participating games will kick off the jam online and in-person across the world tonight, with thanks to hosts and participants in the GGJ Space Ape (London), Wooga (Berlin), Ubisoft (Barcelona), Supercell (Helsinki) and Amazon Games (Irvine, CA). 

Find out more about the Green Game Jam here.

The full list of games and studios participating in this year’s GGJ is as follows: 

Assemble with Care - ustwo games

Beatstar - Space Ape

C-Smash VRS - Rapid Eye Movers

Carbon Island - Tencent

Delicious Bed and Breakfast - GameHouse Original Stories

Delicious World - GameHouse Original Stories

Dice with Buddies - Scopely

Dragon Mania Legends - Gameloft

Drive Ahead - Dodreams

Electric Blue:Gecko Dash - On The Egde / Usiku

Empires & Puzzles - Small Giant Games

EverForest - Carbon Counts

FarmVille 3 - Zynga

Fiona's Farm - Ace Games

Fishing Clash - Ten Square Games

Forge Of Empires - Innogames

FunPlus

GamePoint Bingo - GamePoint B.V.

Garden Joy - Burlingame Studios

Global City - My.Games

Go Go Magnet - Oh Bibi

Honor of Kings - Tencent / TiMi

Hungry Shark Evolution - Ubisoft Barcelona

Hungry Shark World - Ubisoft Barcelona

Hunting Clash - Ten Square Games

Idle Miner Tycoon - Ubisoft Kolibri Games

Imagine Earth - Serious Bros.

Island Hoppers - Nexters

iThemba: The Last Hope - Shiftspace

June's Journey - Playtika / Wooga

Jungle Heroes - Studio Birthplace

Klondike Adventures - Vizor

Love & Pies - Trailmix

Mahjong Club - Gamovation

March of Empires - Gameloft

Melvor Idle - Jagex

Merge Mansion - Meta Core

Merge Gardens - Futureplay

Minion Rush - Gameloft

My Talking Tom and Friends - Outfit7 Limited

Narcos: Cartel Wars - Tilting Point

New World - Amazon Games

Nitro Nation Drag and Drift - CM Games

Orna: A fantasy RPG and GPS MMO - Northern Forge Studios

Pac-Man Mobile - Bandai Namco Entertainment America

Pixel Gun 3D - Cubic Games Studio

Pokémon Go - Niantic

PUBG Mobile - Tencent

QuizDuel - MAG Interactive

Rovio 

Redecor - Playtika / Reworks

RuneScape - Jagex

Ruzzle - MAG Interactive

Sky Farm Island - MeshMinds

Solitaire - Tripledot Studios

Solitaire Grand Harvest - Playtika / Supertreat

SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam - Tilting Point / Whaleapp LTD

SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off - Tilting Point

Storyngton Hall - My.Games

Subway Surfers - SYBO

Supercell

Tacticool - My.Games

Talking Tom Gold Run - Outfit7 Limited

The Oregon Trail: Boom Town - Tilting Point / Enixan

Tile Club - Gamovation

Top Eleven 2024 - Nordeus

Triple Tile - Tripledot

Virtual Regatta - 52 Entertainment

War Planet Online - Gameloft

Woodoku - Tripledot Studios

WordBrain - MAG Interactive

World of Us - Tales of Us

Yahtzee with Buddies - Scopely

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