Will you take on the Press Pause Arcade? Join our annual fundraiser starting October 25th! Explore the abandoned arcade, search for clues, and uncover the story of the Gatekeeper in this 4th-level D&D adventure inspired by retro games and kitschy horror.
Today we're talking about
@BillieBustUp
and its inclusion of neurodiverse characters in the game, with Billie who has ADHD, and Fantoccio who is Autistic. We're thrilled to see authentic neurodiverse characters being built into games for everyone to enjoy ❤️
We are happy to announce our upcoming Community Management Mental Health Training Programme is open for sign-ups. Thank you to everyone involved with
@jinglejam
2020 which has enabled us to deliver this training. Register interest here: - RTs Appreciated.
📣 This
#WorldMentalHealthDay
and beyond, the videogames industry is coming together. From developers, to gamers and all in between, we have one goal: to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health, for our players, and our teams, it’s time to be
#SafeInOurWorld
. 🎗️
We're officially in
@FootballManager
! We're so glad to see games like FM prioritise the discussion around mental health for their player base 💗 ⚽
- you are not alone.
Today is the day! It's Mental Health Month, and it's the beginning of our
#SaferTogether
Fundraising Campaign, which will fund future initiatives and enable us to continue in our mission.
Fundraiser:
Info:
We're so delighted to launch our Charity Bundle 2023 with
@Fanatical
!
You can grab the
#SafeBundle
with 20+ games for just $12 with all profits supporting mental health in the games industry.
We’re delighted to announce our Charity Bundle with
@Fanatical
! You can get 15 amazing titles for $8.99 whilst raising vital funds for the charity in continuing our mission in mental health.
Launches Friday 12pm GMT 🎮🚀
#SafeInOurWorldBundle
We are happy to announce
@SEGA_Europe
will be joining us as a
#LevelUpMentalHealth
Partner!
#SEGAlife
To learn more about our campaign, and see how your company can commit to supporting employees' mental health within the video games industry, visit -
✨WIN AN OCULUS QUEST 2✨
It's the last week of Mental Health Month and
#SaferTogether
so what better way to celebrate than with a giveaway, right? The folk at
@WiredP
have kindly donated an Oculus Quest 2. Click the link below to get your entries in!🪐
To celebrate our 1st anniversary, we are launching our very first games bundle. Available via
@Fanatical
today, this bundle will support the creation of free CBT courses for industry professionals and gamers alike.
#SIOWAnniversaryBundle
We're launching a Sidekick: a video games themed wellbeing journal!
Made in collaboration with
@press_peregrine
, Sidekick has 140 pages of journaling prompts, games-related activities and support - making it the perfect gaming companion.
Wishlist now 🪐
Our charity bundle with
@Fanatical
is here! You can get an incredible selection of games AND support mental health awareness in the games industry, right now.
🎮 26 games
💰 £15 / $15
🤝 Proceeds to charity
👉
Today is
#InternationalWomensDay
and whilst celebrating women is an important part of today, we must address issues that are present within gaming spaces to allow women to flourish in this industry.
Read more:
We'd like to give a very warm welcome to
@ElleOsiliWood
.
Elle Osili-Wood is a video games presenter and journalist and has been named by as one of the most influential women in gaming. Thank you for being part of our journey.
🎙️ New Podcast Episode 🎙️
In this episode,
@rtparty3
&
@Mikayla_Sinead
chat with
@KatyBentz
AKA Steph Gingrich from
@LifeisStrange
: True Colors, where we discuss the impact of characters like Steph for the LGBTQIA+ community.
🔊
📰
We've been suggested as a charity for
@Twitch
, and we'd love your vote.
The main goal of Safe In Our World is to create and foster worldwide mental health awareness within the games industry (& more).
Mission:
Vote:
We have officially sold out in 24 hours.
This has been the fastest we've ever sold a
#SafeBundle
, and we're so overwhelmed and thankful for all the support! We're especially grateful to our Bundle Partners and everyone who has supported us.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone 💜
We're launching our new Ambassador Programme and are looking for our Class of 2023 to champion our mission of eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health in the games industry.
Does that sound like you?
Applications are OPEN 🌟
Learn more & apply:
We're delighted to team up with Good Vibes Gaming (
@GVGOfficial
), who are a group of friends dedicated to creating positive and inclusive content within the gaming sphere, whilst supporting our mission in destigmatising mental health and making impactful change in the industry.
Applications are now OPEN for our Ambassador Class of 2024. 🎉
We're looking for people who...
👾 are passionate about the games industry
✨ advocate for mental health awareness
💗 want to support charity
Learn more and apply at 👈
We are so thrilled to announce that we are offering a further £50,000 worth of training to our community FOR FREE. ✨
Read more about the different courses on offer and book your spot on one of them now 👇
The
#SafeInOurWorldBundle
is
🔴 LIVE 🔴 at
@Fanatical
!
13 games. 2 DLCs.
$8.99 / £7.99 / €9.59
All proceeds supporting mental health in the games industry.
🎮
We are so proud and excited to welcome our Ambassador Class of 2023! ✨
We've selected 25 outstanding individuals advocating for mental health awareness, each bringing with them a unique set of skills and ideas to further the mission of the charity.
We are delighted to celebrate our 3rd anniversary this
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🌐 200k+ people have accessed our website for resources
🧠 250+ CMs trained
⬆️ 140+ Level Up Partners
💻 Student Mental Health Toolkit created
🏠 £90k+ free training delivered
Our mental health x video games journal is available NOW!
💙 the journal for people who struggle to journal
☁️ games themed & beautifully illustrated
📖 mix of prompted and free journaling
✨ proceeds to Safe In Our World
We're partnering with
@BAFTAGames
to host a games industry mental health summit! 🎤
🗓️ Monday 22nd May
🏆 195 Piccadilly, London
🎟️ Limited Tickets:
💻 Learn more:
✨ We're hiring! ✨
We're looking for two new people to join our team and support our mission to create a safer games industry and community. If you're interested, learn more here:
We are excited to announce that we will be launching a new public Discord: Safer Together. The server will open on March 19th to celebrate
@londongamesfest
🎮 Safer Together will provide a space for gamers and industry folk to connect, discuss games and be a safe place for all.
Presenting...
✨ the Safe In Our World Game Boy ✨
Which will be available to win at
@developconf
at our expo stand!
🖥️ Modern Backlit IPS Screen
🔌 USB-C Rechargable Battery
💖 Custom SIOW Case & Buttons
See you there 💫
(feel free to tell us how cool it is in the comments)
Let's give a huge thank you to our Bundle Partners of 2023 before the big day tomorrow!
All funds raised will support Safe In Our World in our future initiatives, and continue to provide free support to the global games industry through consultation, training and resources. 💙
Today is
#WorldMentalHealthDay
!
It's not just a hashtag, it's a commitment to learn and support each other as a society.
Please listen to those struggling, share resources and check in on your loved ones.
Global resources available at
We're giving away a copy of Cat Quest III from
@TheGentleBros
for Steam 😾
Want to enter? Simply reshare this post, and follow us.
Winner announced tomorrow at 11am PT / 7pm BST 💓
This is just a tweet to say a huge thank you to everyone who continues to support the work we are doing. Mental health matters, and we are safer together. That's the tweet. 🪐❤️
Introducing Play Your Way 2023! This May, we're asking the video games community to come together and play the games that mean the most to them whilst raising vital funds and awareness for mental health in our industry.
🗓️ 20 - 21 May
👉
#PlayYourWay2023
Today is our 1 year anniversary and it arrives on
#WorldMentalHealthDay
. We're celebrating a year of engaging the industry to talk about mental health, but our mission isn't over!
We've teamed up with
@TakeThisOrg
to create the Event Safety Standards Guide, which aims to provide concrete guidance to people in the game industry on how events can be created in a safer, more inclusive manner.
We're very happy to announce 9 new Ambassadors joining Safe In Our World! Please give a warm welcome to these incredible people who have provided outstanding support to the charity.
Let's learn a little more about them, shall we? 👇
Today is
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
and this year's theme is "creating hope through action". We are here to continue to raise awareness and eliminate stigma surrounding mental health, to show that there is hope. If you need help, we have links here: 🪐❤️
Here are just some of the incredible women we are celebrating today within
#SafeInOurWorld
for
#InternationalWomensDay
- and we want to see who you are celebrating! Tag some influential women in your life below❤️
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.
We must do more to support those most vulnerable.
Visit for global life-saving resources. If you think someone might be struggling, please reach out with resources and support if you can.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
We've created the Good Game Playbook in partnership with
@Ubisoft
.
The Playbook is designed as a guide for managing in-game toxicity: how to recognize it, avoid spreading it, and protect yourself from it for a more positive gaming experience.
Learn more:
We're partnering with
@BAFTA
to host the Games Mental Health Summit 2024!
This year’s summit will focus specifically on driving change, and will feature keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables. Speakers announced over the next 2 weeks.
🗓️ 3rd June 2024
🎫 Tickets below!
Press Pause is here! 📣
This October 27th - 31st we are celebrating our annual fundraiser
#PressPause23
in partnership with
@elgato
⏯️
🎙️Elgato prizes for fundraisers
✨Custom Game Boy Prizes
🎮Match Funded up to £10k
🧡Register now! -
We've hit £2k raised on our
#PlayYourWay
campaign!
We're giving away a 12-month GamePass Ultimate subscription to celebrate.
To enter:
🔁Retweet
🐦Follow
@SafeInOurWorld
🎮Comment the game that means the most to you
Donate:
Ends Monday 9th 12pm BST
We are delighted to announce Safe Space: the official Safe In Our World Podcast, where you'll find us discussing mental health in video games, the games industry and everything in between. Follow us at
@SIOWPodcast
for updates on episodes, clips and more!
Happy International Women's Day ❤️🌟
Today (and every day) we're celebrating all women in our industry. Let's fill our Twitter feed with incredible women, shall we?
We’re at
#EGX2019
talking with some incredible developers and members of the gaming community! Honestly, thank you for all you support and kind words so far! ❤️
If you’re a gamer, and your mental health matters too, please RT!
#SafeInOurWorld
During a time where many feel alone, the gaming industry is coming together to support our teams and players. We’ve launched our new
#COVID19
hub - a place to find advice and info in these unprecedented times.
Please RT and if you need help, don’t wait:
Our annual charity bundle with
@Fanatical
is coming to your screens on Monday February 5th! 🎮
Mark those calendars, set your alarms, and prepare for our biggest bundle to-date.
👉 Learn more:
📆 Save the date: Feb 5, 3pm GMT | 7am PT | 10am ET
Today is the day - we have launched our
#SaferTogether
@discord
server! Come and be a part of a wonderful community. We're here as a safer space for like-minded gamers and game-makers alike to connect and interact. Join here:
Our
@Fanatical
charity bundle is coming in February, and look at the growing list of partners supporting us! The funds raised from this bundle allow us to continue to do our work and support the games industry (often free of charge) in prioritising mental health and wellbeing. 💜
Support
#SafeInOurWorld
with a game that represents the best of what inspired talent can offer the world!
#FracturedMinds
is out now and was created by
@EmilyMGames
to help those who suffer mental health issues know they’re not alone. Proceeds will help our future initiatives <3
Tomorrow at 2pm BST, we'll be chatting on the
@wigj
panel about mental health within the games industry, covering:
- Gender Equality Policies at work
- Career Support Programs
- Community
Tickets 👉
It's
#WorldMentalHealthDay
and our 4th birthday! 🎉
We're celebrating by...
💚 Opening our Ambassador Applications for 2024
🤝 Announcing 4 new Level Up Partners to our Program
✨ Welcoming 3 new wonderful Trustees
💞 Reflecting on our achievements
We're delighted to welcome in
@POPeART_
as our newest Safe In Our World Ambassador! Together, POPE and Safe In Our World are committed to helping raise awareness around mental health and the importance of removing the stigma that still exists.
Thanks to our friends at
@WeAreSecretMode
, we're giving away a copy of the charming 'A Little To The Left' which has launched today!
🖼️Cozy organising & puzzle game
🐈⬛Feat. cat
🗓️Daily tidy
To enter:
- Follow
@SafeInOurWorld
- Retweet
- Tag a friend below
Ends 9 Nov 4pm GMT
We're delighted to announce our Ambassador Class of 2024, sponsored by Playground Games (
@WeArePlayground
)!
Please join us in welcoming 30 new talented voices supporting the charity's mission in mental health. ❤️
We're delighted to have been nominated for the 'Most Charitable Gaming Organisation' for the
#TheGameHERsAwards
2021! ❤️
🪐 You can vote here to support us!
We've added 'In Sound Mind' to our Mental Health related titles. Delve into Desmond's patients and their mental health in this engaging narrative.
Thanks to
@Modus_Games
, we're giving away 3 keys (PS5/Xbox/PC).
RT & follow to enter! 🪐 Ends 2nd Nov!
This
#WorldMentalHealthDay
we will celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! 🪐
In the past year, we've grown the charity together through initiatives such as Community Manager training programmes,
#LevelUpMentalHealth
and the Safer Together Discord.
Alex Dewing *dives* into Abzu and how it can practice mindfulness in our day-to-day life. "Games can offer us a safe in-between during times like these and can show us how to reframe our mindsets and just…breathe." Read more below!
Please join us today in celebrating our Content & Community Manager,
@rtparty3
. Rosie is the absolute powerhouse behind our social channels, host of
@SIOWPodcast
, and a ceaseless campaigner for mental health awareness in our industry and community. 🧡
We are launching our new Crisis Hub designed to support those affected by crisis, as a response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The crisis hub has been developed in collaboration with
@embracergroup
and
@KochMedia
.
👉
📰
It's important to recognise how video games have created spaces for gamers to explore new aspects of themselves. Whether that's through character creation or the freedom and privacy of playing with gender.
The wonderful
@Popelady
and
@GaeilgeBear
are repping Safe In Our World and supporting getting all you lovely folk in this evening for the
#TwitchLDN
VIP event! Stay safe everyone 🪐
We're adding Aka from
@BarthelemyNamra
to our list of mental health related games and apps.
Aka approaches the subject of grief in a hopeful way as you seek to repair the damage of the past, and focuses on relaxation and mindfulness.
🎮
We don't think it would be fair to only do an Xbox games giveaway... let's give away some steam keys too!
First up, we have Hollow Knight by
@TeamCherryGames
Simply follow and RT to be in with a chance of winning ⚔️🖤
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome
@tha_rami
as a Patron for Safe In Our World. Rami is an industry leader with a passion for a fairer and more equal industry for developers everywhere.
Read more:
Our podcast episode with Rami:
We're excited to announce our newest Patron
@elliejoypanic
! She fosters an inclusive, cozy & chaotic community, is a fierce advocate for marginalized groups, and shares her experiences as a queer woman living with chronic physical & mental illnesses.
Our free mental health course for community managers returns! We're back to train up another 150 delegates and continue to give Community Managers the tools they need to support themselves and their community.
Info📰
Register🗓️
To celebrate the fantastic things we're seeing in support of
#SaferTogether
let's start today off with a game key giveaway!
Just RT and follow for a chance to win a games key bundle on either PS4 or Xbox 🪐(Courtesy of the wonderful
@WiredP
)
Ends 5th May at 10:00 BST❤️
Free Community Manager Mental Health Training ✨
Our final dates are now available to be booked. Very few spaces remain, so ensure you confirm a place ASAP!
🪐 🪐
We're absolutely delighted and blown away to announce the charity bundle with
@Fanatical
officially raised £35,000! We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who supported this bundle, and especially to our partners who made it possible.
.
@FallGuysGame
added to our
#mentalhealth
related games and apps. While
#FallGuys
doesn’t tackle mental health directly, we have found it to be an uplifting game to play with friends – particularly as we continue to navigate the effects of the pandemic.
Be kind. Even on tough days. If you know someone who would appreciate a little bit of kindness today, pick up the phone, drop them a text or invite them over for games and pizza.
It's easier when we support each other.
#RandomActOfKindnessDay
.
@AbzuGame
is the latest to be added to our
#mentalhealth
related games and apps. Abzû is a relaxing journey that aims to highlight the environmental impact we have had on our oceans. You explore the sea as a diver, who discovers the remains of an ancient civilisation.
Today is
#TransDayOfVisibility
and we're celebrating trans communities and identities with you. You are loved, you are not alone and you matter ❤️
If you're looking for mental health support, you can find Trans specific resources & helplines at the link.
It is officially
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
and the start of our community fundraising event; Play Your Way! The event will be on
@tiltify
for the month of May. Mental health matters. 💚
Info: 📰
Tiltify Page: