I've struggled with neck and back pain for years because of this, until I realized I have certain ergonomic needs most people don't.

A huge TV won't help much, but a large monitor on an adjustable VESA arm does.

I sit at my desk and pull the monitor in as close as I need it and off to the side, because I can't see anything out of one eye. I can't recommend this kind of setup enough.

You can mount it to the wall or clamp it to a desk.

The level of detail and complexity combines with important information being iconiized and minityrized. I haven't played a videogame in more than three years.

I would love to play an older SNES game with my brother anytime.

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So it’s different for everyone but I’m blind and it can be a struggle for me, especially in games that tell you to go to particular areas without any audial guidance.

However the industry has come a long way and we are getting more and more games with great accessibility options. The Last of Us 2 was a shining example of this, they had completely customisable accessibility settings for blind, deaf and physically disabled people. I was actually able to play it! there were constant audio cues and vibrating cues letting me know where I was, where other people were, etc. I would definitely recommend trying that out! There were also settings for people with low vision and conditions like colorblindness to add shadows and different color palates. I know that is just one example, but it is a great thing and I hope we get more of it! I don’t really play online multiplayer at all because it’s just too messy to navigate, but I still play games. The lack of accessibility in many games can be so frustrating though I completely agree with you.

I ll give you a list of games that while I haven’t played all of them, are apparently accessible to those of us with blindness and low vision 🙂

The Last of Us Part 2

Far Cry New Dawn

Mortal Kombat 11

Gears Tactics

Sea of Thieves

Shades of Doom

A Blind Legend

Lost and Hound

For someone with low vision like yourself I would also recommend playing around with Red Dead Redemption 2 because they seem to have a number of options for people with low vision

I would also recommend games like Life is Strange and Telltale’s The Walking dead. They can be difficult at times but I love those games because there is so much context and narration given at all times.

Regardless, it’s a struggle and I hope more game developers start thinking about our needs, I hate that I can’t play a lot of games because I love video games so much but I hope we get there one day 🙂

I had no vision in my left eye but in a functional vision in my right eye to play video games for 22 years, I put down the controller nearly 6 years ago and I miss it every day. With my primary hubby when I grew up. Especially growing up in Alaska, was a great way to meet people.

I'm not at that point, yet, but getting there. I often wish there was a non vr headset we could wear instead of relying on monitors or TV's.

More and more games are adding accessibility features such as large text, navigation assistance, text to speach, so I most certainly wouldn't give up hope. I also agree with the person that said you should find a way to put your screen on an arm that you can pull towards you, so you're not straining yourself.

Feel free to check out /r/AccessibleGaming as well for a bunch of resources.

Have you thought about using VR? I mean, aside from playing VR games (obvioysly) you could use the VR set to play normal games even if they don't have VR functions.

I used to have a very lame VR that basically worked by putting a phone in the VR set. It wasn't really a VR for games, it was more for apps. But if I wanted I could just mount the phone on the VR and watch what was on the screen even without VR functions.


Surely there is some VR model that just streams what happens on your main screen so you can play normal games, using keyboard or controller.

I used to be a regular PC gamer. I liked pvp games like PUBG, League of Legends, Rainbow Six, etc. After losing much of my vision a few years ago I found that I can't really play or enjoy most of the games I used to play. The only one that I can somewhat play is modded Minecraft because it's blocky enough to where my blurred vision doesn't get in the way as much.

But really I only end up playing minecraft a few times a year with friends. It sucks because I didn't get to finish Far Cry 5 and I probably never will. Oh well, such is life.

Depends on the game.

Large monitors and higher resolutions have really been affecting my gaming habits. Cluttered GUI with 50 tiny buttons and submenus are a bane and that has pretty much killed my interest in RTG and strategy games (I played the hell out of Civ2 back in the day, modern Civ interfaces are atrocious).

Having to move my head around to check what's in the top-left corner of a FHD screen (no way I'm going 4k) gets tiresome and not really fun after a while.

I still play Football Manager as, despite it being a load of spreadsheets, it's still accessible and I can take my time reading all the data. Racing and sports games too, but I tend to tire a lot faster than I used to.

Other than that, I've just lost interest in games as a whole, between the focus on online gaming (games-as-a-service) and lowered innovation in once-great franchises.

I have had to slowly switch the type of game I play. More turn based types of games. (strategy) Or I change how I play a game. As in I can only play certain "ways" that compensate for the fact I can't see everything around me. (in the game)

I'm down to just a few that I can play. I have a couple of driving games that work because I can learn the tracks and set the time of day and weather.
I find the new driving games are adding too much glare to puddles etc. Even my fully sighted video game buddy says that the new glare that they are adding is way overdone.
I use a yoga ball to sit on in front of a huge tv. It makes it so I don't have to move big furniture. I'm sure some yoga fanatic would be irate over my using it for video games but that just makes me laugh.
Best of luck! As our vision fades out creativity blossoms.

I did for console. At this stage I'm able to do monitor PC.

Probably still not as healthy but my nose is on the screen often

Finding games that fit with our disabilities is tough. There's still only a handful that I can play without help and a lot of those have instant saves since I can get overwhelmed or ambushed easily. I'm about a foot away from my rather large TV when I play.


I can't play most shooters anymore, for example, but I can play WarFrame due to building for survivability and Fallout 4 with mod support like a multi-vision goggle. You may end up having to take frequent breaks to stretch your back and neck, so find something that can be paused any time.


Beyond that, it's all up to you to find if something fits you and if you can make personal adjustments to accommodate our unique challenges.

I'm sorry, that's rough. Gaming has always been difficult for me - shit reaction times, finding combat overwhelming, as well as the difficulty you mentioned. I do miss playing games like Sims and Animal Crossing though. I know a lot of games have accessibility options for low vision, so that could be worth looking into.

Iconization is terrible for accessibility. In my case I have congenital glaucoma and a very bad cataract, I live pretty much inverted colors ( intentionally), for work. I’ve taken to playing games on a 27” curved monitor. Still hard, sometimes frustrating.

My brother did. Yet he always asks me about the games I'm playing and wants to learn about new games coming out and reads about them. He is an interesting person like that!