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  Concrete checks for controls, text, sound, color and difficulty. Useful for
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# Game Accessibility Guidelines

id: game-accessibility-guidelines
type: resource
key: resource/game-accessibility-guidelines
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-game-accessibility-guidelines

Concrete checks for controls, text, sound, color and difficulty. Useful for game requirements and reviewing work by developers or AI assistants.

## When to use it

Concrete checks for controls, text, sound, color and difficulty. Useful for game requirements and reviewing work by developers or AI assistants.

## Access

Guidelines and examples are open. Choose relevant recommendations and test them with players.

## Try it

Review Basic, then check remappable controls, readable text and alternatives to color-only signals.

## Connected materials

- Used in these materials: [Basic accessibility across a play session](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/lessons/game-accessibility/) (key: lesson/game-accessibility)

## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Game Accessibility Guidelines](https://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/basic/) (id: source-3503f6eaa21b8fa2)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors