How Colorblind Accessible Undertale Adds Patterns to Colour-Coded Information
Colour can serve several different purposes in a game. It may establish mood, separate a character from the background, or simply decorate an environment. In
Category: Vision
How Minecraft Access’s Object Tracker Provides Nonvisual Environmental Information
Minecraft: Java Edition presents much of its world through visual observation. Players locate ores by seeing exposed blocks, notice animals and hostile creatures moving through
How Horizon Forbidden West’s Co-pilot System Shares One Character Between Two Controllers
Horizon Forbidden West is designed as a single-player game, but its Co-pilot system allows two people to provide input through separate PlayStation controllers. Both controllers
How Sea of Thieves Converts Player Voice and Text Across Communication Channels
Communication in Sea of Thieves frequently happens while players are doing something else. A crew may need to coordinate a turn, warn one another about
How the Stardew Access Mod Makes Stardew Valley Work With Screen Readers
Stardew Valley presents much of its world visually. Players identify crops by their appearance, select inventory items from graphical menus, follow paths between locations, position
What Mortal Kombat 1’s Descriptive Audio Narrates—and What It Leaves Undescribed
Fighting games communicate through more than health bars and button inputs. Character movement, facial expressions, changes of location, cinematic camera angles, and highly choreographed finishing
How the Blindfold Mod Makes Balatro Playable Through a Screen Reader
Balatro is a strategy game built around information. Players examine cards, arrange hands, compare scoring possibilities, manage limited discards, select Jokers and consumables, monitor money,
How GoodOmen Recolours Final Fantasy XIV’s Ground-Attack Indicators
Final Fantasy XIV Online frequently marks dangerous areas with shapes projected onto the ground. Circles, cones, lines, rings, and other area-of-effect indicators—commonly shortened to AoEs—tell
How the Epilepsy Safe R.E.P.O. Mod Reduces Visual, Motion, and Audio Triggers
R.E.P.O. surrounds its cooperative salvage gameplay with unstable screens, electrical effects, shaking interface elements, flickering equipment, distorted camera movement, particle-heavy weapons, and ominous droning audio.
How South of Midnight Lets Players Turn Off Stop-Motion Gameplay
South of Midnight uses animation inspired by traditional stop-motion puppetry. Its characters have handcrafted, maquette-like designs, and their movement can be presented with the deliberately
How God of War Ragnarök Makes Environmental Puzzles More Adjustable
God of War Ragnarök includes several settings that change how environmental puzzles are presented and completed. Puzzle Timing can extend the allowed response window or
How Forza Motorsport Makes Racing Possible Without Sight
Forza Motorsport includes Blind Driving Assists that translate track position, steering direction, braking needs, corners, and vehicle orientation into spoken and tonal information. The system