Two games, eight charities, hundreds of creators and a community that has already raised more than £31 million. Jingle Jam is beginning to lift the curtain on its 2026 Games Collection, and its first reveal gives us a pretty good reason to circle 1 December on the calendar.
The first confirmed titles are Chained Together, the co-operative climbing game published by Secret Mode, and Len’s Island, the open-world survival and crafting adventure published by Fireshine Games. Both will form part of the Games Collection available to people donating £35 or more through registered Jingle Jam fundraising campaigns.
That is the important distinction here: this is not simply a discount bundle. The games are an incentive to support a fundraising event, and the donation is the point.
What has actually been announced?
Jingle Jam starts on 1 December 2026 and runs for a fortnight. The complete Games Collection is scheduled to be unveiled at 5pm GMT on 1 December, with more than 15 additional games still to be named. That means the opening pair offers a flavour of the collection, not the full menu.
Chained Together is a fitting choice for an event built on people pulling together, even if its particular interpretation of teamwork can involve several friends falling off the same platform. Len’s Island brings a rather different kind of companionship: exploration, building, crafting and survival in an open world.
Players of Chained Together will also be able to unlock a free Jingle Jam Winter Warmer skin from 1 December. Its knit-jumper design includes SpecialEffect branding, giving the charity a visible place inside the game rather than only in the promotional material.
The causes behind the collection
The eight supported charities for 2026 are Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), War Child UK, Become, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, Make-A-Wish, SpecialEffect, The Trevor Project and WWF UK. Their work spans mental health, children affected by conflict, care-experienced young people, healthcare, accessibility, youth support and conservation.
Jingle Jam says its 2025 event raised £3.5 million, taking the initiative’s lifetime total beyond £31 million. Those figures explain why the story is bigger than the number of games on offer. The collection gets people through the door; the fundraising is what makes the event count.
What happens next?
More than 500 creators have already registered to fundraise, according to the organisers, with dedicated Chained Together and Len’s Island streams and challenges planned for the second week. Players can register as fundraisers or donate through participating campaigns when the event begins.
For us, the most interesting question is not whether the collection contains enough games to make £35 look attractive. It is whether the games, streams and creator communities can turn that initial interest into meaningful support for the eight charities.
We will be watching the full collection announcement on 1 December. Until then, this is a promising opening transmission, with at least 15 more games waiting behind the curtain.
Key dates: Jingle Jam begins 1 December 2026; full Games Collection announced 1 December at 5pm GMT; fundraising event runs for approximately two weeks.
Get involved: Jingle Jam 2026 fundraising and donations · Jingle Jam official website.
Source: Jingle Jam’s 14 November 2026 announcement sent directly to the CSPress press desk. Game details and fundraising figures are supplied by the organisers.