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Accessible Games Websites
Links to websites for providers of accessible Windows computer games. Most
games are sound-based though some also incorporate screen graphics. Many games
are free but the most sophisticated are often only available as demonstration
versions or as full products available for purchase.
Accessible Games for the Blind Sound based games available for purchase include
Battleship, Blackjack, Freecell, Memory, Simon, Word Play, Word Scramble and
Yahtzee.
All in Play Crazy Eights and Poker played online against other people on the
Internet. Designed to be accessible for blind, vision impaired and sighted
players.
APH Makers of the Termite Torpedo arcade game that can be played by both vision
impaired and blind players. Available for purchase and as demo.
Ark Angles Australian company selling KChess Advance and KChess Elite, accessible
chess programs designed to be playable by people who are blind or vision impaired.
BPC Programs Free Windows games include Fart Man, Treasure Hunt and Tournament.
Bavisoft Sound based games available for purchase include Chillingham and
Grizzly Gulch.
BSC Games Free sound based games include Bobby's Revenge, Crazy Darts, Deekout,
Finger Panic and Sonic Match. Games for purchase include 15 Numbers, Hunter,
Pipe 2, Troopanum 2, Wordstrain 1 and Wordstrain 2.
Criss Cross Technologies Makers of the free CCT Solitaire, a graphics and
screen reader friendly card game.
DanZ Games Free sound based games including Maze Craze and Memory Challenge.
Games for purchase include Super Deekout.
ESP Softworks Sound based games available for purchase include Alien Outback,
Change Reaction, DynaMan, Monkey Business, Pinball Classic and Ten Pin Alley.
Fantasy Storm Makers of Savage Gamut sound based boxing game available for
purchase.
GMA Games Free sound based games include Dice and Mine Buster. Games for purchase
include Lone Wolf, Pacman Talks, Shades of Doom, Tank Commander and Trek 2000.
Inspired Code Maker of the free musical sound based Tetris game called Metris.
Kitchen Sinc Free sound based Windows games include Baseball, Bop It, Casino,
Concentration, Golf, Hangman, Life, Mach 1, Mastermind, Mule, Pong, Snakes
and Ladders, Trivia, Trucker and Yahtzee.
LWorks Makers of games for purchase including Super Liam, LWorks Words and
Super Shot, Free games for download include Egg Hunt.
Malinche Entertainment Makers of Windows text adventure games for sale including
Greystone, First Light and Endgame.
Orio Games Makers of the free games Harry Potter Quiz and The Stupid Game.
PB Games Free games for download include Showdown, Snake 3D and Duckblaster.
Games for purchase include Tarzan Junior.
Pin Interactive Makers of science fiction Terraformers game for blind, sighted
and vision impaired players. Available for purchase and as demo.
RWF Software Makers of the Talking Maze Game available for purchase.
Sound Support Free online Curb game and downloadable sound based racing car
game called Drive.
TDL Games Sound based games for purchase include The Hobbit: the true story
and The Temple of Steel.
VIP Games Zone Free sound based games including Dog and Cat, Keyboard Crazy,
Mortal Maze, Sound Puzzle and Super Tennis.
Winboard The free chess program that works with JAWS.
XL Studios Makers of the Self Destruct game available for purchase.
Most computer games rely on sophisticated graphics and generally do not offer voiced instructions or accessibility for blind or low vision users. The following list is representitive of a growing number of computer games which are accessible for people with vision impairments.
Free “demo” copies of many of these games are available from their websites, links to which are provided on the Suppliers page.
See also the sections on Computer Access: Voice
| Name and Source |
Price |
Comments |
| Accessible Games Accessible Games |
Varies | Links to websites which offer accessible computer games |
| All inPlay All inPlay |
15 day free trial then monthly charge to play | Crazy Eights (like Uno) and Poker online family card game Allows the blind, low vision, and fully sighted to play together Accessibility via computer's voice software (eg JAWS) |
| Armadillo Army APH |
US$39-$49 | Maze game which encourages students with low vision to practice visual
skills such as tracking, scanning, eccentric viewing, vertical eye movements
etc Clear graphics Can also be played by blind students |
| Azabat Azabat |
A$96 - all four on one CD | PC - CD ROM Talking computer programs which are self-voicing, use large fonts and do not use the mouse Four games available - Yahtzee, Blackjack, Klondike, Connect 4 |
| Bavisoft |
US$43.90 each 2-pack US$63.90 |
PC - games include Grizzly Gulch (virtual world set in the old west) and
Chillington (set in and around a haunted village) See below for review of Grizzly Gulch |
| BSC Games BSC Games |
Some free | Arcade and educational games - try “Troopanum” and “15 Numbers” |
| Games for the Blind Games for the Blind |
All games on CD ROM US$19.95 + P&H | PC - 8 games including Accessible Battleship, Blackjack, Freecell, Memory,
WordScrabble, Yahtsee etc Trial version runs for 15 days Self voicing - 8 voices, variable speed Battleship, Freecell, Memory, Simon, Word Scrabble, Yahtze Link to accessible games which can be played with an opponent via the internet |
| GMA Games GMA |
US$25-$35 + P&H 3-pack US$75 |
PC - games include Shades of Doom, Lone Wolf, Tank commander etc Comes with built-in voice software so you don't need a screen reader such as JAWS, Window Eyes etc to play Also several free games to download - Solitaire, Mine Buster, Dice |
| Hark the Sound University of North Carolina |
Free download | Game for young children - fully voiced, controlled with arrow keys and
Esc Name animal noises, musical instruments, braille contractions, country music tunes, environmental sounds etc |
| Kitchen's Inc |
Free games for DOS and Windows | PC - games include racing and casino games, golf, hangman etc May be voice compatibility issues |
Grizzly Gulch is a computer game, which was designed and produced by Bavisoft. Bavisoft was founded in 1999 on the East coast of North America and is a company that produces software for the vision impaired.
Grizzly Gulch was designed so that no vision at all is needed to play it. It’s set in the Wild West so of course, there’s stacks of bank robberies, heaps of shoot outs and most importantly, loads of villains. Or if you’re not really the violent type, you might like to relax in the saloon with a nice game of poker, black jack, the slot machines or the shell game.
There’s two levels of difficulty; on easy mode, the villains come at you from three directions, and on hard mode they come at you from five. You use the arrow keys to aim and shoot your targets. The aim of the game is to complete tasks, which the marshall of the town allocates to you.
This game is aimed at anyone who wants to try something different. There are heaps of audio instructions provided, so it’s suitable for the novice computer user through to the more experienced game player. I rate it 8 ½ out of 10, as it could have been longer and more complex.
Review by Sam from Bendigo
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