Shacknews Outstanding Achievement in Accessibility 2025 - Doom: The Dark Ages

If you are a nonogram/picross fan, a rat/mouse/rodent lover, or a huge supporter of games with accessibility options - PLEASE GET THIS GAME. Not since Pokemon Picross have I been this satisfied with a game in this genre. Worth every dollar I spent on it!

Congratulations to idSoftware and @bethesdastudios.com for DOOM the Dark Ages winning three awards at the Grand Game Awards 2025 🏆Best Action Game 🏆Best innovation in Accessibility 🏆Collector of the Year

Just completed @compulsiongames.bsky.social's South of Midnight. What an incredible experience! My wife and I both grew up in the South & were tickled by all the references we caught. Also the devs did amazing work in accessibility settings. It was nominated at the Game Awards for a reason!

"an unplayable game?!" a short playable experience about empathy and accessibility settings, disguised as a platformer with a unique control scheme play for FREE! ~15 mins long + 30 mins of dev commentary steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3957890/... itchio: badgameszip.itch.io/an-unplayabl...

Top 10 Games of The Year Number 1 - Ghost of Yotei My 3rd perfect 10 of the year and Game of the Year. Ghost of Yotei is a masterpiece of open world gaming. A beautiful landscape that has so much to do. Atsu’s story is emotional and gripping. And added accessibility makes it a must play

I'm also obsessed with making systems better for everyone, and I tend to assume people around me care to hear about my thoughts on that. So, fair warning. And I'm looking for work, so if you know a team that could use my services, send 'em my way! I also teach a UX workshop at www.experioso.com

It is a VERY good game and huge. Awards were well deserved. Not just gameplay but also story and performances. Has some good accessibility options that help with parrying and the auto-complete features for QTEs was very helpful as my button timing is rubbish.

Today’s Indie Gem is: Rhythm Doctor. A deceptively simple one-button rhythm game where you save patients by nailing the offbeat. It’s clever, chaotic, and somehow both brutal and wholesome. Have you played it yet? #RhythmDoctor #IndieGame #RhythmGame #GameDiscovery #IndieGemCard #CozyGaming

Skate Story is flipping awesome! A gorgeous game - both visually and audibly. Darken the room and pump up the sound. And it has a stack of accessibility options, so if you are garbage at skating games like me - no worries. Just tune the settings and have fun.

The idea that people get angry at easier difficulties and accessibility options is beyond stupid. Especially for single player games.

succeeded in my weekend sprint of implementing skeleton gameplay loop! what do you think of these not-really-difficulty choices? #vndev #renpy

🔥Transparent descriptions of gameplay? 🔥Setting clear expectations for players from the start? 💖Communicating gameplay options to players helps literally everyone. 🔥🔥🔥 A+++++ design!!! #gamedesign #accessibility #indiedev #indegamedev #gamedev

To celebrate hitting the 13.000th rating in Art of Fauna, here is a particularly lovely review I recently got about its accessibility. 🦾 It’s in German, so see the English translation in the next two posts! #a11y #gamedev #puzzle

My final 2025 column for Access Designed is up! I explored some of my favorite games of this year that had the best accessibility and disability representation. Read more on @ign.com here: www.ign.com/articles/the...

I wish the same outrage existed over lack of accessibility in games that exist with AI. People would be like that game doesn’t have accessibility options and speak out about it with the same intensity

I love these creative videos that highlight some fun accessibility options (yes easy mode can be accessibility, but it alone isn't full accessibility). And with a team like Bloober who has been amazing at producing great accessibility in their games it makes them a studio to keep an eye on for sure.

The Indie Game Awards are streaming RIGHT NOW! I can't react live tonight because Dice Funk recording, but you should 1000% tune in. I'm the host for the Innovation in Accessibility Award, and crafted the nominees list. I don't know the winner yet, and am excited to learn who won!

omg...a game that actually takes dyscalculia into account in it's accessibility features 😭 this is absolutely amazing. I offhandedly mention my issues with numbers on occasion, but I rarely talk about how much frustration I have playing certain types of games wishlisted Squeakross immediately

Congratulations @landfall.se and @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social for PEAK winning the Best Achievement in Accessibility in the Indie Game Awards! 🎉 PEAK features colorblind mode, remappable controls, disable screenshake, disable flashes, and more! See you at the top of the summit, scouts!!

Congratulations to the teams at @landfall.se and @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social for winning the Achievement in Accessibility award at the Indie Game Awards!

@aggrocrabgames.bsky.social and @landfall.se winning the accessibility award for PEAK at The Indie Game Awards 2025 is SO WELL DESERVED! The way they have listened and worked together with their community to make this game more accessible has been incredible to see! Well done!

If you're looking for an Accessibility Consultant for your game, reach out to Steve! With years of experience, including the AAA gaming space, he's the right choice for your needs

Rhythm Doctor is a fun, challenging, and accessible indie game for folks with motor disabilities like myself, with great efforts made to make the game accessible for those with visual disabilities. To read my full thoughts, check out my accessibility review on FB, IG, and Substack! 🥼❤️🎶

What an insightful and interesting interview! Bedard bringing up life circumstances (kids) in the accessibility discussion really shows he cares about this topic imo. I don't have a lot of nice things to say about Ubisoft but their accessibility focus from recent games is very commendable.

Assassin's Creed Shadows was up for Innovation in Accessibility at The Game Awards. It didn't win, but it didn't lose either. Spoke to the game's director of user experience about how accessibility is a collaborative effort: "Together, we win." www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

I really like how The Indie Game Awards explains why each game is nominated for the accessibility award.

Sad news, thinking of his family and folks. Vince was a champion for game accessibility at the most senior level at EA. A major loss for the whole industry. www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...

Another accessibility win for Doom DDA! youtu.be/IoRpTs3toYM?...

'Together, we win': When losing a Game Award is still a victory www.polygon.com/assassins-cr... #accessibility #gamedev

'Together, we win': When losing a Game Award is still a victory www.polygon.com/assassins-cr... #accessibility #gamedev

We've tested #Silksong to evaluate its #accessibility ! Even with some options, this game will be hard to play for lot of players. Here is our review: www.game-lover.org/en/hollow-kn... #AccessibleGaming #GamingForEveryone @teamcherry.bsky.social

Another accessibility win for Doom DDA! youtu.be/IoRpTs3toYM?...

Accessible Games Initiative resources for tag implementation - accessiblegames.com/resources-fo... #gamedev #accessibility

Even more accessibility wins! Congrats to.. @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social (platinum) Battlefield 6 (gold) @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com (silver) @hazelightgames.bsky.social (bronze)

w00t, congrats @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social!

w00t, congrats @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social!

Games are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, and for the second year in a row, Aggro Crab understands that notion wholeheartedly. Congratulations to our Achievement in Accessibility recipient for 2025, PEAK!

New sub-skill in my arsenal, just did my first paid gig making an accessibility focused trailer for a video game. I've done a bit of trailer production the past few years for the AA Summer Showcase making trailers to showcase accessibility in games, but excited to have done one as a paid project.

LRT: If you like ttrpgs and don't know Jennifer Kretchmer's work in disability and accessibility in games, go check her out! She has done so much unpaid labor for the disability community, I'm so glad Dropout is paying her for stuff

Top 10 Games of The Year Number 9 - Assassin’s Creed Shadows I’ve spent a lot of time playing this one with tons of content. It is set in feudal Japan which I love. Seamlessly switching between two characters and enjoying their stories is a bonus. Add in great accessibility and it’s a win

Normalize playing video games on any difficulty you choose because you just want to have fun in the way that works best for you.✌️

ICYMI! We sat down with our friends at @trebuchetvr.bsky.social to talk accessibility! Check out the full VOD as we dive deeper into past development challenges, the current landscape, and what’s on the horizon for each of our games. 👉 youtu.be/5mARyrEYkq4

Game accessibility isn’t niche — over 1 billion people worldwide have a disability. Accessible design expands your audience by default.

Reminder: Game developers should assess how chat systems, support features, and storefronts meet EU accessibility standards (European Accessibility Act).

I played it pretty consistently every month since May. I fucking LOVE this game. Worth giving it a shot! It's free, and it has a ton of accessibility options that can maybe help with that. ^^ They just added a bunch of stuff that turns off screen shake from weapon recoil, for instance.

Working on 🧙‍♂️ Black Dragon Mage's #accessibility: 🐉 Added a new setting that auto-casts spells. This can exclude the shield if you wish, for more strategic timing. You can play with only movement + dash + ult. Or manual everything. Or something in-between. #indiedev #solodev #bulletheaven #ux

If you post flashy/flickery videos on TikTok that do not respect standards on photosensitive epilepsy it will now directly affect your view count, via a user setting to exclude them from ever being shown. #accessibility

Examples of grind reducing options in the menu.

Cutscenes can be played at 1.5 or 2x speed by holding down the right trigger button.