A cartoon style montage of people with physical disabilities using accessible gaming equipment. Text reads One Special Day £760,000.
Our support. For free. Forever. We’re honoured to announce that the amount raised over this year’s #OneSpecialDay is an astounding £760,000, over 25% of what the charity requires to keep running each year!
Thank you all 💙🧡
www.specialeffect.org.uk/news/games-i...
A large white dog looks smily wearing a blue SpecialEffect shirt in a wooden floored hall.
A large crowd of people stand aside a gantry that reads "Powered by Electronic Arts", with a woman in a blue jacket reading a speech to them all.
A person with short pink hair grins at the camera, walking with a large group wearing One Special Walk shirts.
A group of people wearing One Special Walk shirts grin broadly looking at a photo taking a selfie.
On #OneSpecialDay, October 3 2025, an incredible community of over 300 SpecialEffect supporters took to the rainy streets of London for #OneSpecialWalk.
We could not be more excited to announce that together you raised £135,000, a number beyond our wildest dreams and we can't thank you all enough!
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Unmissable games, unstoppable impact.
We're so excited to have Border Pioneer join 7 other amazing games in @greenmangaming.com's very first charity bundle supporting @specialeffect.org.uk 💖
For just £11 you can get £198 worth of games with proceeds going to One Special Day!
#OneSpecialDay
"SpecialEffect has just completely changed my life, and it's really sort of the best medicine that I've got."
To everyone who has supported us on this #OneSpecialDay, we can’t thank you enough for helping us to change the lives of people like Paul for the better!
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Ninja Kiwi are supporting Special Effect for #OneSpecialDay, a fantastic charity who bring the joy of gaming to people with disabilities around the world!
More info on Special Effect here: ninja.kiwi/osd2025
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Buy. Play. Donate!
We’re so excited to say that the wonderful world of mobile gaming is supporting SpecialEffect once again for #OneSpecialDay, and we couldn’t be more thankful!
onespecialday.org.uk/mobile/
It’s #OneSpecialDay! Your support today allows us to be there for the people who need us most, for free, for life. Our work enables access to gaming, technology, communication and community and we can only do that with your support.
Support us today:
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Tomorrow is #OneSpecialDay, and you may ask why SpecialEffect needs your help.
The support we provide to physically disabled people all over the world is 100% free. For life. And we’re able to provide this because of the incredible generosity of our supporters!
Buy. Play. Donate. Friday 3rd Oct!
Battle Shapers 🤝🏼 #OneSpecialDay Charity Bundle!
Eight games unite to help improve the lives of physically disabled people worldwide, organized by @greenmangaming.com & @specialeffect.org.uk
Link: bit.ly/46UYqHo
#FPSroguelite #GameDev #IndieGames
We’re excited to be the beneficiary of Green Man Gaming’s first Charity Bundle, live now in support of #OneSpecialDay!
Until October 15, this bundle of eight incredible games will help us level the playing field for physically disabled gamers!
www.greenmangamingbundles.com
There’s only THREE days to go until #OneSpecialDay and our flagship event #OneSpecialWalk and we could not be more thankful for everyone’s support and involvement!
When you support SpecialEffect, this is the effect on people's lives that you have. Say hello to George and Zephyr!
A man grins broadly in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown and using some accessible technology in his right hand.
There’s seven days to go until our biggest fundraising day of the year, #OneSpecialDay, and our inaugural headlining event, #OneSpecialWalk!
We’d love to mark the occasion by introducing you to Matt, who SpecialEffect have been able to help to independently communicate thanks to YOUR support.
The #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam is live! 🌟
Pick up Out of Sight and you’ll be helping us to level the playing field for people with physical disabilities! 🧸❤️ @specialeffect.org.uk
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A young girl in a pink cardigan smiles brightly using an accessible gaming setup, surrounded by happy looking adults.
With only two weeks to go until #OneSpecialDay, we’d love to introduce you to Bella! A young girl with cerebral palsy, Bella is fairly new to gaming but has taken to the hobby like a duck to water, with the help of her dad! www.specialeffect.org.uk/news/bellas-...
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Rounding out todays announcements, we’re thrilled to announce the Event Partners for our largest #OneSpecialDay event, #OneSpecialWalk!
A huge thank you to Rocksteady, HundredStar, Wildlight, Gamma, Hasbro, SEGA, Sumo and Round Table for their support of our work!
A promotional poster showing the game Devour taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
A promotional poster showing the game Revenge of the Savage Planet taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
A promotional poster showing the game Critter Cafe taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
A promotional poster showing the game Slime Rancher 2 taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
Dome Keeper, Devour, Roboquest, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Gatekeeper, Besiege, Paradise Killer, Slime Rancher 2 and many more games are taking part in the #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam for one more day!
Grab yourself a game and support SpecialEffect here: store.steampowered.com/sale/onespec...
A promotional poster showing the game MAVRIX taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
A promotional poster showing the The Walking Dead Stater Packtaking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
A promotional poster showing the game Lets build a zoo taking part in the One Special Day sale on Steam.
Take to the trails in MAVRIX, create the wildlife park of your dreams in Let’s Build a Zoo or simply try to survive in The Walking Dead!
So many incredible games are supporting SpecialEffect during the #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam, so check them out: store.steampowered.com/sale/onespec...
..and is RoboquestGame ~still~ on your Steam wishlist!? The #OneSpecialDay sale benefitting SpecialEffect has kicked off and Robo is 50 percent off! Get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/692890/R...
Read more about the initiative here:
linktr.ee/specialeffectt
The #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam is LIVE! Pick up
RAID: World War II and you'll be helping us to level the playing field for people with physical disabilities! Get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/414740/R...
War for the Overworld is currently 80% off on Steam 📢
Pick it up today and your purchase will help SpecialEffect give the gift of gaming back to people with physical disabilities all over the world! #OneSpecialDay
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The #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam is LIVE 🙏
Pick up the Hello Games Bundle (No Man’s Sky, The Last Campfire, Joe Danger) and you’ll be helping them to level the playing field for people with physical disabilities 🙏
store.steampowered.com/bundle/26441...
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It’s #NationalVideoGamesDay and we’re celebrating by checking out the #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam with an ALL-DAY LIVESTREAM!
Head over to Twitch now as we check out Her Majesty’s Spiffing, Paradise Killer, Phasmophobia and Thank Goodness You’re Here!
www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
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The #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam is LIVE!
From No Man’s Sky to Peppa Pig, this sale has games for everyone and every purchase supports our work levelling the playing field for physically disabled gamers all over the world.
Check out the awesome titles here: www.specialeffect.org.uk/news/the-one...
The #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam is LIVE! Pick up Eternal Threads, Critter Cafe or Her Majesty's Spiffing and you’ll be helping @specialeffect.org.uk give the gift of gaming back to people with physical disabilities all over the world! 🎮
Not only have #MattJones and the #MAVRIX team brought you another pair of trail times to beat, but they'll also match your reward in donations to the brilliant folks over at @specialeffect.org.uk. Even more reason to get involved!
Good luck riders! 🚵♂️ buff.ly/rP7aJ1i
#mtb #onespecialday
Great news, Keepers!
If you pick up Dome Keeper today on Steam and your purchase will help @specialeffect.org.uk give the gift of gaming back to people with physical disabilities all over the world!
#OneSpecialDay
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We’re walking 2.5 million steps (Land’s End ➡️ John o’ Groats) to support @specialeffect.org.uk and their life-changing work for disabled gamers 💙
Every step gets us closer to #OneSpecialDay on 3rd October 🎉 Cheer us on and support if you can 🙌
Donate here 👉 bit.ly/FLOneSpecialDay2025 👈
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Live on Twitch this Friday, SpecialEffect Paige will be joined by a host of special guests, checking out some of the incredible games in the #OneSpecialDay sale on Steam! Here's a few hints as to what they'll be playing: 👑💗👻🐄
Follow us today: www.twitch.tv/specialeffec...
Two days until #OneSpecialDay 🔜
We're partnering with @specialeffect.org.uk to offer a limited-time, deluxe edition with EXCLUSIVE goodies while supporting those with physical disabilities worldwide 🧡
Sale starts Thursday, 1pm EST ⌛
From 11th September at 6pm BST, DEVOUR will be on sale in partnership with @specialeffect.org.uk for #OneSpecialDay, benefitting those with physical disabilities.
Enjoy a frighteningly good online co-op horror game and contribute to an incredibly worthwhile cause at the same time!
