Accessible Video Games

Accessible video games... have you heard of such a thing?!

These are games that use only one key on the keyboard. Games that, while simple in their control scheme, are complex in their immersion and design. And that's what keeps them interesting.

Here's a short list of games:


One Switch Ballz

Roll your ball to the end of tricky courses. Requires very accurate timing skills and fairly fast button presses.







Strange Attractors

Unique game where "one button activates the attractive force between your ship and the other objects in the game world".








1-Key Cave Ship

Avoid the cave walls as you jet through by controlling upward thrust.
Requires very accurate timing skills and rapid button presses.







Mini Golf 1 Button Style

2D Crazy Golf with many features. Requires good timing and accuracy/luck.









Shades of Doom

Shades of Doom is a revolutionary Window’s-based game for the visually impaired. It creates a virtual reality using sound as it’s medium. It features multi-dimensional multi-layered sound, immersing the gamer into a world of action and suspense set in the not too distant future. The game is self-voicing, and so no screen reader is required to play this game.



You are equipped with a medical kit, a few grenades, a gun, a knife, your fists, and a computer to analyze your surroundings, and you must make your way through the many levels of the top secret military research base, and shut down the ill-fated experiment. You will use the sound of the wind in the passages and rooms, the echo of your footsteps, the sounds of nearby equipment, and optionally, the guidance from your environment analyzer computer, to make your way through this dark world. You will definitely want to collect better weapons, armour, and equipment to help you succeed in this mission. Find the clues to shut down the experiment as you make your way to the ninth and most dangerous area.



More Accessible Video Games can be found here: www.oneswitch.org.uk, and here: www.gmagames.com.


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