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NUTMEG! to donate a portion of all sales to two footballing charities
Upcoming football card game partners with The Joey Beauchamp Foundation and Dalian Atkinson Legacy Fund
Publisher: Secret Mode | Developer: Sumo Sheffield | Formats: PC | ETA: 2026 | Players: 1
Sheffield, UK – 25 November 2025: Upcoming nostalgic football deckbuilder NUTMEG! Is doing good on and off the pitch. Today, developer Sumo Sheffield and publisher Secret Mode are announcing that every single copy sold will benefit two well-deserving charities in the footballing world.
Both the Joey Beauchamp Foundation and the Dalian Atkinson Legacy Fund will receive £0.05 each from every sale of NUTMEG! until November 2027. Both charities honour the legacy of the legendary footballers they are named for, working primarily in their local communities.
Named in honour of former Oxford United player Joey Beauchamp, The Joey Beauchamp Foundation aims to address the pressing need for mental health support and awareness within the Oxfordshire community via collaboration and community engagement.
“Joey had a gift for bringing people together through football,” says Stuart Crook, Director of the Joey Beauchamp Foundation. “This partnership with NUTMEG! celebrates that connection — turning passion for the game into positive impact for mental health.”
The Dalian Atkinson Legacy Fund, established by his family and managed by Shropshire Community Foundation, is dedicated to celebrating Dalian’s lifelong passion for sports and its positive impact on the community. Working across Telford and Wrekin, the aim of the fund is to inspire young people to actively participate in sports, fostering their growth and well-being.
"It’s amazing to see NUTMEG! supporting the Dalian Atkinson Legacy Fund,” says Paul Atkinson, brother of Dalian Atkinson. “Football was Dalian’s passion, and this partnership helps keep his spirit alive while inspiring young people in the community. We’re grateful to Sumo Sheffield and Secret Mode for turning the love of the game into real impact."
“NUTMEG! is a game close to my heart, and I am very pleased that it can also be a force for good,” says James Schall, Chief Publishing Officer at Secret Mode. “The Joey Beauchamp Foundation and the Dalian Atkinson Legacy Fund are fantastic charities that will be doing brilliant work in their communities, and we’re thrilled to be supporting both organisations with every sale of our game.”
NUTMEG! will launch on PC in 2026. A free Matchday Experience demo is available on Steam now.
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About NUTMEG!
NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.
About Secret Mode
Secret Mode is an independent publisher and the winner of the MCV/Develop Indie Publisher of the Year 2025 award, Ukie Best UK Publisher 2024 award, and the Debug Indie Game Best Influencer Marketing 2025 award. Our titles include triple-BAFTA-winner Still Wakes the Deep, A Little to the Left, Wobbledogs, Loddlenaut, and Empyreal. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything.
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About Sumo Sheffield
Founded in 2003, Sumo Sheffield was the first of Sumo Digital’s studios. Firmly established as the premium development partner of leading publishers, the studio is trusted to deliver high quality games associated with some of the most iconic and valued properties in the industry, or by generating innovative new IP. With a highly skilled body of over 300 developers the studio works across all platforms, on a selection of AAA games covering multiple genres including Sports, FPS, and platform adventure.
For more information visit: sheffield.sumo-digital.com
About Sumo Academy
Founded in 2020, the Sumo Academy is a talent development programme creating new pathways into the games industry in the form of the Level 7 Game Programming Apprenticeship. Rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted, the Academy teaching team has over 100 combined years of game development experience, but they still can’t beat the apprentice’s high score on Zool.
For more information visit: www.sumo-academy.com
