[5] Each year, the festival has over 100 sessions across four programming tracks: Games for Learning, Civics and Social Issues, Health and Wellness, and XR for Change.

[8] Past winners include Life Is Strange,[9] Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt,[10] and the Nintendo Labo.

[11] Recent winners include Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany and Dreams by Media Molecule.

[13] In 2020, Games for Change honored Humble Bundle with the inaugural G4C Giving Award, recognizing its innovative fundraising methods that support charitable organizations.

Since the competition takes place in various locations (New York City, Detroit, Atlanta, and Los Angeles), Games for Change partners with local organizations to support each community.

[17] The organization also curates a continuously growing body of "digital and non-digital games that engage contemporary social issues in a meaningful way".