Square Enix Extends “Stay Home and Play” Campaign

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 01, 2020

News: You still need to stay home if at all possible and Square Enix is doing their part to provide some entertainment.

Square Enix has revealed that they are extending their “Stay Home and Play” campaign that they started back in March when the lockdown for COVID-19 first started. The campaign will expand include more opportunities for games communities to come together and support one another, with more free game giveaways, discounted Steam bundles with 100% of proceeds going to support food banks and other charities in North America and Europe, and partnerships with charity organizations to provide gifts of games to show appreciation for healthcare workers.

Square Enix wrote a letter to the community, which you can see in its entirety below:

” To Gamers Everywhere:

In March, as the world was disrupted by the COVID-19 virus, we were warmed by stories of communities banding together to support those in need. In response, Square Enix introduced a campaign called “Stay Home and Play” as our way to reward our loyal gamers for staying home and practicing social distancing.

We kicked off our campaign by giving away Tomb Raider (2013) and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris for free on Steam. Since then, we have continued to share other new free titles and to date, gamers have downloaded nearly 15 million copies of our games! But we’re not stopping there. We promise to create more opportunities to download games from our portfolio, and only ask one thing in return - please continue to stay home and play, stay safe, and follow your local guidelines.

In addition to offering more free games, our Stay Home and Play campaign will expand to include more opportunities to come together and support one another during this time. Through a partnership with TikTok, our games will be shared as a part of their Kind Gestures program. We will also be introducing Stay Home and Play Steam bundles offering deep discounts on great games from our library with 100% of Square Enix proceeds benefiting Food Banks and other charities in North America and Europe. Finally, we will partner with UKIE and other organizations to provide gifts of games to show our appreciation for the healthcare workers fighting the pandemic on the front lines.

As we said at the start of our campaign…gamers are part of a global community. We gamers regularly rally together online to return balance to fantasy kingdoms, recruit a team to save the universe from sci-fi threats, and indulge in healthy competition through high-octane action games. We are proud of the passion and concern our community displays and we hope that you will continue to support our Stay Home and Play initiatives.”

Everyone that is able to should be staying home right now and it is great that companies like Square Enix and others are trying to do their part.