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Game accessibility guidelines

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Celeste assist mode

Assist mode intro screen, reading - However, we understand that every player is different. If Celeste is inaccessible to you due to its difficulty, we hope that Assist Mode will allow you to still enjoy it.
Assist mode screen, with options for game speed, infinite stamina, air dashes, and invincibility
Assist mode options screen offering both assists and control over gameplay variables, with an unpatronisingly worded introductory screen.
Image credit: Matthew Rowland

Example of:

  • Allow gameplay to be fine-tuned by exposing as many variables as possible
  • Include assist modes such as auto-aim and assisted steering
  • Include an option to adjust the game speed

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FCC Chairman's Award for Advancement in Accessibility
finalist 2016, tiga games industry awards
DFA foundation best practice award, Horizon Interactive Bronze Winner, 7-128 industry & community leader

About the guidelines

A collaborative effort between a group of studios, specialists and academics, to produce a straightforward developer friendly reference for ways to avoid unnecessarily excluding players, and ensure that games are just as fun for as wide a range of people as possible.

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