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This list aims to highlight games that have worked to reduce unintended barriers for players with hearing impairments.

As part of our Accessibility Report, this page lists games that have been flagged with some of the following accessibility:

Controls: How you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. Each game offers the following accessibility features and settings:

Controller Vibration:

Informative Vibration

Reading: How much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose. Each game offers the following accessibility features and settings:

Subtitles:

Large Clear Subtitles or All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game)

Captions:

Speaker Indicator, Speaker Indicator and their Tone or Speaker Indicator, their Tone and Environment Sounds

Navigation: How the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. Each game offers the following accessibility features and settings:

Clarity:

Visual Directional Cues

Audio: How you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. Each game offers the following accessibility features and settings:

Adjustable Audio:

Balance Audio Levels

Audio Events:

Visual Cues for Audio Events or Visual Depiction of Directional Audio

Play Without Hearing:

Play Without Hearing

Communication: How you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction. Each game offers the following accessibility features and settings:

Online Communication Assistance:

Speech-to-text

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Taming Gaming Book Written by parents for parents, the database complements the in-depth discussion about video game addiction, violence, spending and online safety in the Taming Gaming book. We are an editorially independent, free resource without adverts that is supported by partnerships.

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