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Accessibility Game Review – Savage Halloween
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessibleThoroughly AccessibleIt isn't often that a hectic run-and-gun-style game is thought of as accessible. The very nature of the genre requires a lot of dexterity, and most are fairly...
Accessibility Game Review – Oddworld: Soulstorm
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier FreeThoroughly AccessibleOddworld: Soulstorm is the latest offering from the mind of industry veteran Lorne Lanning and the folks at Oddworld Inhabitants. After the success of the remake of...
Editor’s Choice – HyperDot
HyperDot came out of nowhere for me! It's an action-arcade game by solo developer Charles McGregor. I wasn't too familiar with this genre, but the game's bright visuals and electronic music drew me in. However, what really stood out to me was the creator's dedication...
Editor’s Choice – The Last of Us Part II
With each release, Naughty Dog and Neil Druckmann have consistently proven why they are some of the most talented minds in the business. Releasing last summer to near universal critical acclaim, The Last of Us Part II is all the practices the studio has learned and...
Developer of the Generation – Naughty Dog Studios
One of the mottos I use when describing the accessibility movement is “progress, not perfection.“ After all, game development is a highly complex endeavor with many facets, and at the end of the day, it’s simply a business; if games don’t sell, games don’t get made....
2020 Diamond Award Winner – Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
There are other ways to say it, but plainly, 2020 was a tough year for most people. And for many, their best escape was video games. Thanks to the massive boom in accessibility, even players with physical impairments could find solace in games throughout a pandemic,...
DAGERSystem Barrier Breakers
The Barrier Breaker Award is presented to development teams who implement exceptional accessibility features that we view as industry leading. Unlike the DAGERSystem Diamond Award, Barrier Breaker Awards are not given out annually, but only given when a game exhibits...
Introducing: The Accessible Games Database
The Accessible Games Database takes the gamble out of buying games for disabled consumers! It's a searchable platform in which a user selects accessibility features they need to access a game from a menu of filters, and the AGD provides a list of games that offer...
2020 Diamond Award Nominee – The Last of Us Part II
With each release, Naughty Dog and Neil Druckmann have consistently proven why they are some of the most talented minds in the business. Releasing last summer to all but universal critical acclaim, The Last of Us Part II is all of the things the studio has learned and...
2020 Diamond Award Nominee – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a master class in inherent accessibility. The developers at Nintendo don’t seem to have done anything to specifically include players with disabilities, and yet they produced one of the most accessible AAA experiences of 2020....
Editor’s Choice – Street Cleaner: The Video Game
The past year has seen a few remarkably accessible games, but none were more impressive to me than Street Cleaner: The Video Game. As a 2D side-scrolling action platformer, the developers at Creaky Lantern Games had their work cut out for them, as it's a genre that...
2020 Diamond Award Nominee – Spider-Man Miles Morales
When it comes to a future where everyone can enjoy games, the goal should be progress, not perfection. No game in 2020 better illustrates that than Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales. As I stated in my review of 2018's Marvel’s Spider-Man, it was my privilege to work...
Editor’s Choice – Ghost of Tsushima
2020 was a banner year for accessibility. We not only saw the release of a new console generation with more baked-in accessibility than ever before, but developers like Insomniac and Naughty Dog used the last year to reaffirm their commitment to accessible design by...
Accessibility Game Review – New Pokémon Snap
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Take pictures of your favorite Pokémon again, and explore the archipelagic islands of the Lental region, a brand-new area of the Pokémon world! New Pokémon Snap is an on-rails...
Accessibility Game Review – Spacebase Startopia
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier FreePartially AccessibleDeveloped by Realmforge Studios and published by Kalypso Media Digital, Spacebase Startopia is a modern reboot of the beloved Startopia RTS series. This installment marks the...
Accessibility Game Review – SaGa Frontier Remastered
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Thoroughly AccessibleThoroughly AccessibleIn 1998, when it was first released in North America, SaGa Frontier was the kind of game that stood out right away. At the time, most JRPGs featured a single...
Indie Spotlight – Rolled Out
Sega's Super Monkey Ball series is one of its most underrated and hasn't seen a new entry since the PlayStation Vita's launch nine years ago. In that time, love for the series hasn't gone away, but Sega has failed to capitalize on it beyond an HD remaster of the Wii's...
Accessibility Game Review – Beach Buggy Racing 2
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free Since its creation over 30 years ago, kart racing has been a popular way to blend combat with more traditional racing games, but it can be a mixed bag when it comes to being accessible....