Reduce complexity

Camera Assist

Controller options to:

• Use only one stick
• Flip Sticks

PC:

• Click to move

Complex combos

• Automatic combos - less buttons

QTEs

Options to:

• Turn it off (autocomplete)

Repeated button presses

Options to:

• Turn it off
• Change to hold the button

Hold button

Options to:

• Change to tap

Examples:

• Shooters - tap to aim
• Mario Kart - always ride forward

Difficulty modes

Options to:

• Change difficulty of certain aspects of the game
• In-game Assist Mode

Examples:

• Celeste
• Assist Mode as a gameplay pillar
  
• Fallout 3
• Transistor

Pause

• Allow to pause

Vibration

Options to:

• Turn it off
• Change intensity

Difficult controls

Difficult Controls

Options to:

• Change control Layout
• Custom Remap controls

Gyroscope controls

Options to:

• Turn it off

VR controls

Options to:

• Turn it off

Window mode

Options to:

• Play on PC with on-screen keyboard

Mouse and joystick movement

Options to:

• Change sensitivity
• Dead zone
• etc

Console level solutions

Options to:

• Remap controls

Hardware

Accessible controllers

• Pro controllers
• Specific controllers

References

Watch

• Game Maker's Toolkit:
• What Makes Celeste's Assist Mode Special
• Making Games Better for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Making Games Better for Gamers with Colourblindness & Low Vision
• Making Games Better for Players with Motor Disabilities
• Improving Games for Those with Cognitive Disabilities
• How Accessible Were 2019’s Biggest Games?
• How Accessible Were 2020's Biggest Games?
• How Accessible Were 2021's Games?

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