{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7c95badcf41cb71cdfa91579","clusterId":"c_792a381d1b3dba7417d882ea","slug":"itching-for-games-3-offers-116-games-for-free-on-itch-io","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Itching For Games 3 Offers 116 Games For Free On Itch.io","summary":"Ansel Games opened \"Itching for Games 3\" on October 22, a bundle of 116 games from 74 creators on itch.io. The set carries a normal itch.io sale price of 384 dollars, about 60,700 yen, but the minimum price is 0 yen, so buyers can take it for free. The distribution window runs until November 22, and any money paid above the minimum goes back to the creators.","whyItMatters":"With the bundle's floor at zero and every optional payment routed to the developers, the 116-game set is a low-stakes way for itch.io's pay-what-you-want model to put 74 small creators in front of players who would not otherwise browse their store pages.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSeveral titles in the bundle also sell on Steam, where the listed prices run higher than nothing: MF-01 Aerostrike at 700 yen, Randy \u0026amp; Manilla at 1,200 yen in early access with a full release targeted for 2027, A Thousand Bees at 1,200 yen, and Fortiori at 1,000 yen. ORBA is 399 yen and Night Shift, a first-person horror game in original PlayStation-style low-polygon graphics, is 360 yen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 116 games come from 74 creators. Any amount paid above the 0 yen minimum goes to them.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Itching For Games 3 lets buyers pay 0 yen, with 74 creators behind the 116 games. Ansel Games set the minimum at zero, so the revenue decision sits with each buyer rather than the bundle.","twitterPost":"Itching For Games 3 has a 0 yen minimum across 116 games from 74 creators. The pricing decision moves from Ansel Games to the buyer.","threadsPost":"Itching For Games 3 runs a 384 dollar value and a 0 yen minimum at the same time. That gap means Ansel Games is asking buyers to price 74 creators' work themselves, which is less a giveaway than a voluntary payment model.","newsletterBlurb":"Ansel Games is offering Itching for Games 3 on itch.io through November 22. The bundle holds 116 games from 74 creators, normally 384 dollars on the storefront, with a 0 yen minimum price. Payments above the minimum go back to the developers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261029-476347/\",\"title\":\"116-game indie bundle now free on itch.io; about 60,000 yen worth of games for nothing right now\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5283,"outputTokens":658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793247575,"createdAt":"2026-10-29T04:16:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T04:18:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-29T04:18:28.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_792a381d1b3dba7417d882ea","canonicalTitle":"インディーゲーム116本バンドルが無料配布中、itch.ioにて。総額約6万円分が今ならタダ","representativeArticleId":"a_5432cea355f87df849186013","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Ansel Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-29T03:41:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-29T03:41:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-29T04:18:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261029-476347/","title":"インディーゲーム116本バンドルが無料配布中、itch.ioにて。総額約6万円分が今ならタダ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Ansel Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Ansel Games opened the \"Itching for Games 3\" bundle on itch.io on October 22.","The bundle contains 116 games from 74 creators.","Its normal itch.io sale price totals 384 dollars, about 60,700 yen.","The minimum price is 0 yen, and the free distribution period ends November 22.","Night Shift, one of the included games, is priced at 360 yen on Steam."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["ansel-games"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"ansel-games","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"green","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}