Accessibility is something close to my heart. How I play games has changed over years of physical disabilities. I struggle with time limits and fast movements. I get queasy really quickly. I get headaches. These changes mean some games I used to love are completely inaccessible for me. I have so much respect for development studios and publishers who put in the effort to make the game playable for as many people as possible.
Enter the Access-Ability Showcase, now in its fourth year. Available in standard, American Sign Language, British Sign Language, or with audio-described visuals, the 50-minute presentation is the only one dedicated to accessible gaming. Some games are made by disabled gamers, but all are designed to be as accessible as possible. I highly recommend checking out the entire showcase!
Game highlights
Trading Card Inspector (Daydream Gallery)
Launches for PC via Steam in June 2026.
A quirky take on a cozy job simulator, Trading Card Inspector is about a job that doesn’t even exist. The goal is to assign a monetary value to the real cards and toss the fakes through a shredder. Oh, and there’s a corporate conspiracy. The art style is high-contrast with 14 palettes to choose from. You can increase the size of the cards and memos. There are no timed inputs. One gameplay option has the cards slowly losing value over time; you can turn it off anytime in the pause menu. There are dedicated audio options and the ability to turn card rotation off. It can be played with a mouse or a controller.
Colourbound (Panpipe Studio)
Launches for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch 2, Switch, Xbox Series, and Xbox One in 2026.
Colour is more than just hue! Play as a young boy trying to reunite his grandfather’s band. Travel across the Andes, solve colour-based puzzles, and experience the heartwarming narrative steeped in South American culture. To accommodate colourblind players, Colorbound has three different palette options. The Protanopia and Deuteranopia palettes can be used by players with red/green colour blindness, while the Tritanopia palette helps with blue/yellow colour blindness. Players can disable camera shake and change the size of the UI and cursor. The game is designed to be approachable for those with limited mobility, but some puzzles require timed movement. Full control mapping is available for mouse, keyboard, and controller. There is also the option to play one-handed. The puzzles have no time limit, and most can be solved in just a few moves. All levels have hints available.
Life Below (Megapop)
Available now.
Megapop’s goal in Life Below is to make the game as playable as possible. Input can come from a controller or a mouse (no keyboard necessary). There are four difficulty levels: peaceful, easy, balanced, and challenge. These cannot be changed in the middle of the game. Time controls allow you to pace the game however you want. (This is not about time limits; it’s for pause, play, go fast, and go really fast.) There’s also an option to pause automatically during critical moments or pause when your cursor goes off-screen. Tips help you place items. You can change the UI’s scale and transparency, and reduce its motion. The on-screen camera control settings allow the game to be played with eye-tracking technologies. You can rebind most actions. There are no quick-time events and no rapid button presses. Text-to-speech and high-contrast UI modes will unfortunately not be available. The game is stereo-only.
An Unplayable Game?! (./badgames.zip)
Available now.
This short platformer is designed to accommodate players who usually cannot play platformers due to the dexterity and timing required. The game is only 15 minutes long to avoid fatigue, and plays with a single mouse button. There is no need to hold down any button at any point. Game speed settings let you play at your own pace, with no timed input. An accessible font toggle is available. The main menu contains an ongoing static noise, but it can be muted before you reach the main screen the first time you play.
Jigrift (Empty Castle Games)
Launches for PC and consoles in 2026.
Jigrift is a giant jigsaw puzzle. You take on the role of Bert, a castaway who washed up on a mythical island broken into many pieces. Three-eyed frogs inhabit the land. By connecting puzzle pieces, roads will reconnect, and new paths will open. The game’s pace is relaxed. Puzzles and platforming elements have no time limits. There are no quick-time events, no button holds, and no repeated presses. If you get stuck on a puzzle, island residents might be able to give you a hint. You choose the dialogue speed, and you can repeat conversations infinitely. Rebinding is available for keyboard and controller input. You can separately invert controls. Choose between four cursor sizes, swap between light and dark mode, and change the field of view.
Herdles (Fire Sword Studio/One More Journey)
Release date TBA.
Play as a magical dog in Herdles, inspired by a real-life dog. Accessibility has always been part of the developer’s design philosophy. One early decision was to keep controls the same for the entire game. Save Herdles, and they’ll give you a boost. New Herdles open up additional paths. There are always multiple ways to progress. Puzzle-solving is made easier with hints and an auto-solve option for when you’re truly stuck. There is no combat or death. If you miss a jump, there’s no respawning; you’ll have to explore where you fell instead of trying to make that jump again. That being said, platform snapping and ledge guard options are available. A high-contrast mode lets you define the colours. There are sliders for brightness, contrast, and saturation. Some options are there to help with motion sickness. Toggles can be bound to a button.
Full list of featured games
- Trading Card Inspector (Daydream Gallery) — launches for PC via Steam in June 2026
- Torment Hexus (TMA Games) — release date TBA
- Colourbound (Panpipe Studio) — launches for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch 2, Switch, Xbox Series, and Xbox One in 2026
- Life Below (Megapop) — available now.
- Celsius Strays (Cowcat/Patch Work Interactive) — release date TBA.
- Canvas of Thoughts (Bandaloop Games) — launches in Q2 2026
- An Unplayable Game (./badgames.zip) — available now for PC via Steam/itch.io
- Highway Noir (Archangel Software) — available now
- Jigrift (Empty Castle Games) — launches for PC and consoles in 2026
- Valencia Tales (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- Impulse Resonance (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- Delvers Folly (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- The OmegaReach (shiftBacktick) — release date TBA
- Fourfold Onslaught (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- And Then She Slept (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- Toasty (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- Taped Memories (Blind Gamers 5 game jam)
- SuperWEIRD (Luden.io) — launches in 2026
- Herdles (Fire Sword Studio/One More Journey) — release date TBA
- Frame of Mind (Betalars/Polynormal Games) — coming soon
- Piecewise! (./badgames.zip) — coming soon
- Kernel Hearts (Ephemera Games) — launches for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series in 2026
- Fishbowl (imissmyfriends.studio) — available now for PC via Steam and PlayStation 5
- The Tennis Academy (Raw Herb) — release date TBA
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