Pssst! 👀 Are you a disabled content creator OR a creator passionate about accessibility? DM us! We’re working on something new and exciting at AbleToPlay to help inclusive creators grow their audiences and connect with game studios and publishers for sponsorships. Reposts appreciated!

Accessibility is never "done," but we're proud of the progress we've made. Thanks, @abletoplay.com for sharing our story and shining a light on how we're building VR for everyone! No exceptions. Read the full deep dive: ow.ly/MHXR50X2gAP Join their Discord community: discord.gg/UwM4hamVqW

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Whoa! @arevya.bsky.social made an incredible primer on games accessibility resources, and it's finally out! It's an awesome resource for anyone wanting a quick "lay of the land" in the games accessibility space ✨ Check it out and grab a copy here ⬇️ ko-fi.com/s/18709d94aa

A few years earlier, in 1987, Nintendo's quarterly magazine made a huge unveiling: the "Nintendo Hands-Free Controller", the first game controller operated entirely by a user's breath control and neck/chin movements! This device laid the groundwork for the modern adaptive controllers we see now.

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, and the reason we celebrate Disability Pride in July! Since then, disability community and advocacy efforts have grown immensely, ultimately changing the world - and yes of course the games industry - for the better.

Happy Disability Pride Month from the team at AbleToPlay! To celebrate Disability Pride Month, we’ll be sharing the history and major milestones of Disability Pride movement throughout the week, including how it’s helped shape the landscape of game accessibility! 🧵

South of Midnight v1.3.0 just dropped, and it brings some solid accessibility wins! - Tons of menu narration fixes - Added subtitles for Kooshma's Cabaret show (Roux's song) - You can now pet the dog in Chapter 5 ❤️🐕 We love to see it!

(1/2) ** NEW PODCAST EPISODE ** Arman Nobari is a cancer survivor turned entrepreneur because video games was his safe space during chemotherapy. His startup, Good Trouble, revolutionizes accessibility in the gaming industry through a free site called @abletoplay.com.

Congratulations to @uvula.jp on the release of "to a T", a wonderfully zany & adorable world where Teen can't stop T-posing! We love that it has a dedicated accessibility menu, adjustable haptics, easy controls, & hilarious subtitles. Check out the Steam demo! store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! ✨ Today, we recognize the incredible progress that advocates, builders, creators, and individuals have made pushing the world to a more inclusive future. But did you know, GAAD was created by a totally unplanned, random encounter?! Thread time! 🧵 #GAAD

Come hang out and watch me be a menace to @heckinflop.bsky.social 😌

In light of major discourse in the industry today, we want to reaffirm that we are absolutely unwavering in our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive space for all gamers to share the joy of accessible gaming. Thankfully, there's *incredible* work and progress happening all across the industry 🧵

What’s a game that impressed YOU with how it handled accessibility? We’re talkin’ adaptive controls, optional bosses, quest logs, and more—the hidden gems everyone needs to know about. Drop your favorites in the comments below! 👇

Dead Space Remake comes packed with accessibility features that weren’t in the original! Thanks to the brilliant leadership of @momoxmia.bsky.social, the game now includes robust options—like dynamic content warnings and a toggle to skip disturbing scenes—making horror fun for us to enjoy! 🤖

We dove back into The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and found brand-new accessibility options! ⚔️ From accessible onboarding, aim assist, blood toggles and auto-saves, it's proof remasters can innovate too! #AccessibleGames #Oblivion #ElderScrollsOblivion

29. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a mesmerizing J’RPG (get it!?) packed with accessibility-friendly combat features! We used the QTE toggle, which made real-time battles less punishing, & multiple difficulty settings—including Story Mode—letting us to relax & soak in the Belle Époque beauty. 🖌️

This week is #GAConf EU! We want to take this opportunity to highlight the AWESOME accessibility talks. These folks are at the forefront of accessibility in game development, and deserve every recognition and spotlight. Check them out! 👇🧵

HI! ✨I’ve joined @abletoplay.com / @goodtrouble.bsky.social as bizdev consultant!✨ If you’d be interested in collaborating & doing some really good and important accessibility business with us, get in touch!

We love seeing all the excitement and progress around accessibility—but we totally agree: qualitative results matter! Every game on AbleToPlay is independently verified with in-depth research, across *hundreds* of tags, on all devices, & we include "Not Relevant" + "Partial Support" when needed.

Baldur’s Gate 3 by @larianstudios.com is is one of our fave tactical RPGs! 📜 Its extensive glossary lets you check armor, class skills & even exploding barrels anytime—making the adventure way less stressful! 💥💨 #AccessibleGames #BaldursGate3

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Make a splash as Kril, a brave crab armed with a fork, the power of umami, & awesome accessibility! 🦀✨ In Another Crab’s Treasure by @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social, Assist Mode brings extra dodge, durability, lower enemy health, and yes—a GUN for one-hit KOs! 💥🌊 #AccessibleGames #AnotherCrabsTreasure

Shipwrecked on an island? Don’t forget to pack… accessibility! 🏝️✨ Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island by @whitethorngames.bsky.social comes with button remapping, haptics, light/dark mode, text scroll options, auto-play, & a Ambrosidex with visual & audio cues for myth-hunting! 🧜‍♂️ #AccessibleGames #Steam

The legendary archaeologist is back—whip in hand and history’s greatest secret in tow! 🏛️🔱 In Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, you'll dodge traps, boulders, & baddies with adaptive support like sprint toggles, aim assist, action-highlights & quest guidance! 🐍 #AccessibleGames #IndianaJones #Xbox

✨ GAconf Europe 2025 ✨ conference coming up! 🎉 Type ⚙️: Onsite B2B Conference Date 🗓️: APR 14-15, 2025 Location 🏙️: London, UK View hundreds of other #GameIndustry events: www.eventsforgamers.com/event/gaconf... @igda.org #GAconf25 #IGDA #GameDev #GamingConference

Unofficial game accessibility survey! Everyone can answer, it's for an upcoming video: What do you think about the use of R3 and L3 as active buttons in a video game? Meaning buttons you often need to press ✨ Vote by liking the following comments:

🚀 HERE WE GO — Accessible games mega-thread! 🎮🌠 While creating AbleToPlay, we found tons of *amazing* games with great accessibility—let’s celebrate them! 🎊 ♥️ 1 Like = 1 Games Accessibility Win 🎉

We're genuinely THRILLED to see this kind of wide-ranging support for accessibility happening in the industry!! 🎉 What an amazing effort from *so* many incredibly talented teams, coming together to push towards a more accessible future in games ✨

We're excited to be aligned with the ESA's Accessible Games Initiative from day-1! 🎉 You can discover games using these original 24 tags, plus *dozens* more authored with the help of award winning game-devs and our community, on AbleToPlay.com ✨

I'm extremely excited and honored to be joining the stellar GAconf lineup!! I'll be sharing a candid retrospective on how we rapidly built @abletoplay.com and scaled our inclusive and accessible R&D practice w/ limited resources, to an incredible end result. 🎉 www.gaconf.com/schedule/min...

We spent a LOT of time hearing from gamers with disabilities before a single line of code was ever written – over 2,000 sessions in total! How the *heck* does a small team even do that? Co-founder of AbleToPlay @armannobari.bsky.social will pull back the curtain in this candid talk at GAconf!

AbleToPlay, the personalized & accessibility-first game discovery platform we've been building for over a year, launched into Open Beta today!! 🎉 ✨ It's a free, easy, and fast way to find games that have your needs and preferences ✅ Please repost and help this get to the gamers who need it most! 🙏🏽

📣NEW VIDEO📣 A video all about @abletoplay.com ! An incredible browser app that can help you find games based on your accessibility and content needs or preferences! We are so excited to see this project thrive! youtu.be/hyYK6qm3HrQ

Over a year ago, we had a wild idea. What if you could match to games based on how well they fit *your* accessibility needs and preferences? 🤔 With support from Games For Change, Bungie, & The Game Awards, that dream is now a reality ✨ And now.. it's live!! ⤵️ www.abletoplay.com #accessibility

Speaker announcement! 📢 Harry Cooper of Sun and Moon Studios sharing his experiences of adding support in Unity for the native assistive technologies (like screenreader, switches & gaze) in iOS & Android. April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev

@abletoplay.com, a game discovery platform by @goodtrouble.bsky.social, is now live in public beta. Full article here: www.jetsonplaysgames.com/post/abletop... #accessibility #abletoplay #videogames

We're incredibly excited to partner with AbleToPlay, a new platform that helps gamers with disabilities find games that match their accessibility needs. AbleToPlay will be available for everyone to use, starting March 10th.

We're absolutely thrilled to announce how we're working with @makersmakingchange.bsky.social to ensure their GAME Checkpoint Centers all across Canada are as accessible and adaptive as possible! Check out our announcement on the blog today 🎉 blog.goodtrouble.games/fun-for-all-...

(emerges from a pile of snack wrappers) my god what day is it... i've been absolutely locked-in playing XTRIS for 2 days.. 🌄 🧟‍♂️ In all seriousness, it's great, accessible, and a ton of fun. Nice job @fletchmakes.bsky.social!

Able To Play launches on March 10!! I'm really excited to announce that I'll be showing off an early preview of @abletoplay.com tomorrow (March 4) on my Twitch channel, starting at 9am ET / 2pm GMT! Come hang out with us to see how Able To Play works (and feel free to ask questions!) 1/2

Did you know it can take up to 5 hours to figure out if a game meets someone’s accessibility needs? 🤯 We sat down with @sixoneindie.com to share how AbleToPlay is making it easier than ever to find accessible games that fit your needs in seconds, not hours! www.sixoneindie.com/read/intervi...

🏆 Achievement Unlocked!! Huge thanks to @venturebeat.com for featuring AbleToPlay! 🎉This is a legit dream come true for our entire team! We appreciate the support in spreading the word and getting this into the hands of disabled gamers who need it most! ✨ 🔗 abletoplay.com

Is this real life?! I'm SO proud of our team's hard work.

We're big fans of crisp game design, and even bigger fans for thoughtfully done accessibility! 🎉

I genuinely can't wait for AbleToPlay to be out in the wild! Come hang out on Discord ahead of our launch and grab a ticket to get in before the big day 🎟️

We’re in the final stretch of releasing v1.0 of AbleToPlay. We’ve been hard at work preparing the site! In the meantime, we’ve launched a Discord server! 🎉 We’ll be handing out early-access codes to those who want to check out the site before launch. See you there! discord.gg/uMJtnBKQA7