What Grounded’s Arachnophobia Safe Mode Changes—and What It Does Not
Spiders are central threats in Grounded. Because the player has been reduced to the size of an insect, ordinary backyard spiders become enormous moving creatures
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 Eye of the Wanderer Supports Visual Memory in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Exploration games often expect players to remember far more than the locations shown on their maps. A blocked passage may require an ability that will
How The Last of Us Part II Makes Its Guitar Controls More Accessible
The Last of Us Part II lets players strum vertically or horizontally across the controller touchpad, replace the swiping gesture with a single-button input, remap
How Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Turns Screenshots into Map Reminders
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown includes Eye of the Wanderer, which allows players to capture a screenshot of their current location and pin the
How Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Lets Players Slow Down Gameplay
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart allows players to reduce gameplay speed to 70%, 50%, or 30% through an accessibility shortcut. Pressing the shortcut again restores
How Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Lets Players Filter Uncomfortable Sound Frequencies
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 includes audio-frequency controls that allow players to reduce selected parts of the game’s sound spectrum. A High Frequency Cutoff reduces frequencies at
How Alan Wake 2 Reduces Repeated and Timed Inputs
Alan Wake 2 includes gameplay assists that can reduce rapid, repeated, precisely timed, and sustained inputs. Options include automatic quick-time events, a tap-or-hold choice, Quick
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
How Horizon Forbidden West Lets Two Players Share One Character
Horizon Forbidden West includes a Co-Pilot system that allows a second controller with mirrored controls to operate the same character. Two people can contribute inputs
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 Navigation Assistance Works in The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I includes a group of built-in settings designed to help players navigate environments, locate objects and enemies, complete traversal sequences,