Algiers & Angels—Supporting Gaza

All of us at Magpie Games are excited to launch our first project on Gamefound—Urban Shadows: Algiers & Angels—as part of the RPG Party that's launching on October 14th, 2025. We've been thrilled to work with Gamefound on supporting new RPG creators on the platform, and we can't wait to join the party with a new city guide!

One of the reasons we decided to feature this particular city is that Urban Shadows: Algiers is a celebration of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) culture. Too often, the gaming industry dehumanizes Arabs and Muslims as villains; portraying Algiers as a living city in Urban Shadows recognizes the people who live there—and others in the MENA Region—as real people with lives worth valuing.

Unfortunately, the United States government is actively supporting the death and dehumanization of MENA people enacted on the Palestinian people by the Israeli government in Gaza. All of us at Magpie Games believe we have a duty to oppose those efforts and counter that support.

In order to support these efforts toward an end to the genocide in Gaza, Magpie Games will donate an amount equal to 10% of the total funds raised for the project to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF).

PCRF is a powerful agent for change in Gaza, providing "free medical care to thousands of injured and ill children yearly who lack local access to care within the local health care system." In addition to their amazing work over the past thirty years, they stand at the front lines of crisis response in Gaza, including weathering Israeli attacks on their cancer center at Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital in Gaza City.

We also encourage all of our fans to make their own donations to PCRF. You can make a difference! Even a small donation helps. You can learn more here: [LINK]