Gaming with a cause

Who doesn’t enjoy a good video game every now and then? What’s more, what if you could play these games and raise money for a good cause? Well that’s exactly what RPGLimitBreak did this past week.

RPGLimitBreak is a group dedicated to putting on gaming events to help raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Every year, they hold a charity event which consists of various people playing video games of all sorts, with the goal of completing the game in the fastest time possible, whether using exploits or highly optimized strategies. And, as a bonus to entice viewers to donate more, they can also pay to add additional tasks or challenges for the players, choose the names of characters, or even select various decision based outcomes in the game.

Typically these events would still be live streamed on an online video streaming platform, such as Twitch.tv, but the players and staff involved would be located in one place; usually a hotel or convention venue, which would make troubleshooting and production much simpler. This year, due to COVID-19, this was not possible. As a result, RPGLimitBreak had to cancel their annual speedrunning marathon in the summer; but they weren’t going to just give up.

After rethinking things and a lot of effort, RPGLimitBreak hosted their Questing for Glory: Hope and Healing; a scaled back version of their normal yearly marathon. The last game concluded around 11:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday November 8, and they were able to raise a total of $52,000 to support NAMI. Who says gaming is a waste of time?

For more information, feel free to visit to follow their Twitter @RPGLimitBreak or visit their website at https://www.rpglimitbreak.com.