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Full History - 2022 - 04 - 20 - ID#u7t2xs
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Accessible games for mac or windows (self.Blind)
submitted by problematic_coffee
Hi,

I like games but I'm a complete newbie and I'd love to find some accessible ones.

I have a mac which I use most often with Voiceover, and a windows laptop with Jaws.

Any recommendations?

Thanks
Laser_Lens_4 5 points 1y ago
Heya, so there's a few options floating around. It's not super easy to get everything in one place.

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As far as Mac, I know nothing there.

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When it comes to PC, you'll want Steam. Set up an account at $1 and then download the client. Now, prepare your best arsenal of profanity and follow this guide to navigate the inaccessible minefield: $1

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Currently, I play 2 games on Steam. The first is "The Vale: Shadow of the Crown" and the second is "Stardew Valley". The former is accessible with no sight straight out of the box. The latter can be made accessible with a series of mods that can be found here: $1

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Next up, check out blind streamers on Twitch. The guy who got me gaming is $1

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This guy got me into gaming on xbox. You can buy the hardware, but you can also play xbox games on Windows through the xbox app and a subscription to GamePass. With some effort, you can play games like Gears V in hoarde mode, Sea of Thieves with a sighted crew, and Killer Instinct. I recommend a gamepad for these games, especially for the added haptic feedback which is quite useful. There's a bunch of us who game and stream on Twitch and most are more than happy to give advice and tips on gaming without sight.

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There's also $1 which I've no experience with, but some blind people have used it to find playable stuff.

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If you have an iPhone or iPad, check out Applevis.com for lots of game recommendations that have popped up over the last year or so. Their Mac recommendations and advice have been not quite as useful in my opinion, but iOS stuff is decent.

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Lastly, this isn't a videogame, but I think its worth mentioning. Knights of the Braille is a group of blind ttrpg players that help make games like D&D accessible to everyone. It's also where I started meeting blind gamers and streamers and learning about all this stuff. https://knightsofthebraille.com/
Nighthawk321 3 points 1y ago
To add to this, there's also /r/AccessibleGaming, as well as an Accessible Gaming discord linked on the sub.

/u/problematic_coffee
bradley22 3 points 1y ago
There’s also Hades, it’s a rogue like, there’s mods to make it very accessible.
EyesR4Nerds 5 points 1y ago
Hey there! Have a scroll or search through the sub, think you’ll find plenty posted :)
scintillatingemerald 2 points 1y ago
If you have access to a PS4, The Last of Us Part II has incredible accessibility options that make it entirely accessible - with skip option available for the few partially accessible puzzles, depending on your vision.
TechnicalPragmatist 2 points 1y ago
There’s not that much on the mac side of things. I found this perilous marathon thing but never played it yet. And may or may. Not it’s stupid, because I went and bought the thing. But such is a computer geek. Probably just to tinker. Not really a gamer. The non m1 chips can still play change reaction

There’s the rs games client of course. They have a mac version.

Not on the m1 but the regular intels you have silver dollar saloon I think.

On the windows side you have more. The jim kitchen games. The quentin c playroom.

L works has a bunch for the windows side. Audiogames.net is also windows. Applevis.com may have more games on the mac os side. Do you use an iphone. There’s a ton of games on the iphone. Not sure about the android platform.
fireborn1472 1 points 1y ago
Stardue valley. It's taking over my life. Even my workday, and the co-op is amazing
problematic_coffee [OP] 1 points 1y ago
How do I download this on my mac?
fireborn1472 2 points 1y ago
I don't think the mods are available for accessibility yet on the mac. You buy teh game through steam, then install the mod client and add the stardue access, accessible tiles, and other mods you want.
FurystPT 1 points 1y ago
For windows, you have hearthstone with the accessibility mod. It works really well and you can even play against sighed people pretty much without any disadvantage.
bradley22 1 points 1y ago
There’s also r/blindgaming but the sub is slow to update.
bradley22 1 points 1y ago
There’s audio games.net for windows and accessible games in general and applevis.com for apple stuff.
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