Jingle Jam has revealed Chained Together and Len’s Island as the first two games in its 2026 Games Collection. The charity event returns on 1 December, so there’s a perfectly respectable excuse to expand the backlog before Christmas has even properly got going.
The collection becomes available at 5pm GMT on 1 December to supporters donating £35 or more through participating Jingle Jam fundraising campaigns. More than 15 additional games are still to be revealed at that launch, meaning today’s announcement is an opening taste rather than the complete shopping list.
Chained Together supplies the opportunity to discover exactly how much patience your friends have. Its platforming climb can be tackled alone or with up to three companions, with the chain linking your characters turning a poorly judged jump into a shared problem. Len’s Island offers a different sort of group project, combining open-world exploration, building and survival crafting.
There’s also a seasonal extra for Chained Together. Secret Mode’s public announcement confirms a Jingle Jam Winter Warmer outfit for collection participants, complete with a festive jumper. The organiser says it arrives from 1 December, with Jingle Jam branding, a SpecialEffect logo and chain-heart sleeve patches providing an appropriately cosy look for a trip through Hell.
Both games will feature in dedicated fundraising activities during Jingle Jam’s second week, including gameplay streams and creator challenges. Those schedules are still to come, so there’s no need to start negotiating time away from the family calendar just yet.
This year’s event supports eight charity partners: CALM, War Child UK, Become, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, Make-A-Wish, SpecialEffect, The Trevor Project and WWF UK. Jingle Jam says more than 500 creators have registered to fundraise, with The Yogscast, RTGame, The Spiffing Brit and DanTDM among those taking part.
The useful date for UK players is therefore 1 December at 5pm, when the remaining games and collection go live. You can find the charity details on Jingle Jam’s official website and the game’s participation in Secret Mode’s Steam announcement.