Accessible Games

Accessible games are simply games which can be enjoyed by players with visual, motor or other impairments. Games for people with visual impairments might compensate for the visual sense using another mode such as sound.

Accessible games sometimes require specific hardware to play games (such as a soundcard), but more often than not do not require sophisticated graphics hardware. Some games may be used in conjunction with assistive technologies such as screen-readers.

Accessible Computer Games

Below you will find links to a variety of accessible computer games - as well as a selection of authority sites for anyone interested in accessible video gaming.

Please contact us if you wish to suggest a game or resource for this category.

  • Metris - Metris is a Musical Tetris game. It does not interfere with or depend upon any particular speech engines. Metris assumes a screen reader is present.
  • TechnoShock - Technoshock lets you control a hero in a 3D environment infested with hostile robots and cyborgs. Technoshock is a 3D Audiogame for visually impaired persons.
  • Accessible Chess - a multi-modal, universally accessible chess game, which can be played between two players, including people with disabilities (low-vision, blind and hand-motor impaired), either locally or over the Internet.
  • Sryth - Home of Sryth, an online role playing adventure game which is text based (and therefore playable by blind or visually impaired users with screenreading programs).
  • Underwater - a mouse-controlled audio game. You command a submarine and are exploring the deep sea. With your sonar you navigate, and locate treasures.[download]
  • Treasure Mania 1: Hunting For Lost Treasures - The first game in the "Treasure Mania Series", Take on the role of Guillermo Marsalis, on an expedition to try to uncover the great treasures which are believed to be held somewhere in south america, in an island called the "Moajuba Island".[Download]
  • Audio Game Maker - Build your own accessible audio games using Audio Game Maker.
  • BattleShip SV - 15 Day Trial version. Accessible Battleship SV is designed specifically for visually impaired computer users. This version contains a copy of the Eloquence software speech synthasizer, allowing everyone to have complete access to the game.
  • Accessible Sudoku - Accessible Sudoku game.
  • Blind Adrenaline Simulations - A Futuristic racing game for the visually impaired. Your racer can be controlled with a combination of the mouse, keyboard and joystick.
  • Blind Adrenaline Simulations - Free games for children from 6 to 10 years old using Microsoft Text to Speech.

Accessible Video Games Misc Resources

  • http://www.gamesfortheblind.com/- The "Home of Accessible Games" - designed specifically for visually impaired and blind computer users. All games were written by a totally blind programmer! Free demos available for all accessible games on the site.
  • http://www.gameaccessibility.com/ - Part of the Game Accessibility project, a research project that focuses on the accessibility of electronic games for gamers with disabilities.
  • http://www.zonebbs.com/ - an online community where you can meet new people, play games, and escape the more stressful parts of life.
  • http://www.igda.org/accessibility/ - International Game Developers Association (IGDA) - Game Accessibility SIG
  • http://www.agdev.org/ - Accessible Game Developers (AGDev) Wiki