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Mental Health
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Digital Stories
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Identity
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Digital Play
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Mental Health
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Events
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Digital Stories
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Events
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Identity
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Digital Stories
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Award Winners
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Top Games
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Getting Started
-- Gaming 101: Action Games
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Educational
-- Gaming Projects: Craft Marvellous Machines
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-- Get Children Developing Civic Identity
-- Get Children Gardening
-- Get Children Into Architecture
-- Get Children Into Flying Things
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-- Get Children Into Maths
-- Get Children Into Science
-- Get Children Into The Environment
-- Get Children Into Writing Letters
-- Get Children Listening
-- Get Children Making Music
-- Get Children Outside
-- Get Children Painting
-- Get Children Reading
-- Get Children Taking (Healthy) Risks
-- Get Children Talking
Motion Gaming
-- Get Fit Playing Great Games
Award Winners
-- Get Indie's Games of the Years
Educational
-- Get Into A Video Game Career
Accessibility
-- Good For Fibromyalgia
-- Good For Reduced Fine Motor Control
-- Good For Reduced Gross Motor Control
Age Related
-- Grandparent Heroes
Accessibility
-- Great Guidance From PlayStation 5 Activity Cards
Award Winners
-- Great Single Developer Games
Mental Health
-- Happy Brain With Dopamine Games
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-- Happy Brain With Oxytocin Games
-- Happy Brain With Serotonin Games
Competitive
-- Hero Shooters
Digital Play
-- Hide and Seek
Mental Health
-- Hope Through Play
Award Winners
-- Independent Games Festival Awards
Locale
-- Inhabit Another World
Identity
-- Interpret Deeper Meaning
Light Hearted
-- It Really Is That Hard, Embrace Frustration
Motion Gaming
-- Joy-Con Motion Switch Games
Educational
-- Learn English As Second Language
Digital Play
-- LEGO-Like Play
Competitive
-- Light Gun Shooting
Connection
-- Local Wireless Multiplayer On Switch
-- Local Wireless Multiplayer With Nintendo DS Download Play
Digital Stories
-- Looping Stories
Educational
-- Make Your Own Video Games
Age Related
-- Matinee Fisticuffs and Shootouts
Events
-- MCM Comic Con
Competitive
-- Mechanical Challenge
Award Winners
-- Mensa Select Games of the Years
Mental Health
-- Missing Neighbours? No Worries, These Games Still Get A Brew On
Motion Gaming
-- Motion Controls Better Than Joysticks
-- Motion Plus Wii Games
Competitive
-- Movement Shooters
Digital Stories
-- Music Powered Play
Award Winners
-- New Yorker's Games of the Years
Age Related
-- Nurture Child-Like Imagination
Locale
-- Nurture Neighbourhoods
Getting Started
-- Often Overlooked Family Games
Competitive
-- On-Rails Shooters
Accessibility
-- One Button Games
Connection
-- One Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Multiplayer Games
Competitive
-- Outwit The Crowd In Online Battles
Locale
-- Pastoral Playtime
Educational
-- Perfect Video Game and Book Pairings
Mental Health
-- Persevere After Losing
Connection
-- Play And Connect
Educational
-- Play At Working
Locale
-- Play The Seasons: Breeze Into Summer Sun
-- Play The Seasons: Fall Into Autumn Tales
-- Play The Seasons: Get Lost in Bleak Winter Tales
Connection
-- Play With Experts And Novices
-- Play With People On Different Systems
Digital Play
-- Playful By Design
Motion Gaming
-- PlayStation Move Games
Competitive
-- Proximity Chat Games
Identity
-- Rearrange Your Mental Furniture
Age Related
-- Reimagined Retro Classics
Connection
-- Remote Play Together With Steam
Light Hearted
-- So You Enjoyed Top Gun? Now Play These Video Games
Connection
-- Social Deduction
Digital Stories
-- Solve a Mystery
Light Hearted
-- Somedays You Just Need A Laugh
-- Sometimes You Have to Hack the System
Identity
-- Space for Gender
Mental Health
-- Space For Grief
-- Space For Loneliness
-- Space For Patience
Award Winners
-- Spiel des Jahres Games of the Years
Competitive
-- Squad Based Shooter
Digital Stories
-- Stories Told With Possessions
Locale
-- Survive The Night
Identity
-- Tell White Lies
Connection
-- Tend and Befriend
Light Hearted
-- The Best Games That Estate Agents Would Definitely Over Value
Award Winners
-- The Besties Podcast's Games of the Years
Identity
-- The Endless Crisis Of Low Income Living
Award Winners
-- The Game Awards
-- The Great Australian Video Game
-- The Great British Video Game
Educational
-- Thinky Puzzle Games
Top Games
-- Top 10 Cat Games That Won't Lead You Astray
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-- Top 10 Games With Talking Animals
-- Top Board Games You Can't Ruin At The Beach
Digital Play
-- Transgress Intended Play
Competitive
-- Twin Stick Shooter
Educational
-- Uncover Discrimination
Identity
-- Unusual Locomotion
Light Hearted
-- Using Chess Pieces Inappropriately
Motion Gaming
-- Virtual Reality Games
Digital Stories
-- Voices and Choices
Mental Health
-- Wake Up Your Emotions
-- Walk in Someone Else's Shoes
Light Hearted
-- When Adulting Isn't Working, Embrace Your Silly
-- When Chess Gets Too Trying, Try These Instead
Identity
-- Wield Absolute Control
Mental Health
-- Winding Down
Connection
-- Work Together to Thrive
Events
-- Xbox Gamescom Accessibility Notes
Game genre
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Action
Adventure
Battle
Brain Game
Collecting
Communication
Creative
Dexterity
Fighting
Narrative
Open World
Physically Active
Platform
Point-and-Click
Push-Your-Luck
Puzzle
Race
Rhythm
Role-Play
Roll-And-Write
Sequencing
Shooting
Simulation
Sports
Stealth
Strategy
Traversal
World Building
Style of Play
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Competitive In The Same Room
-- Competitive In The Same Room
-- Competitive Online
-- Party Game
Cooperative In The Same Room
-- Cooperative In The Same Room
-- Cooperative Online
-- Cooperative Story
-- Cooperative Assistant Role
-- Cooperative Join or Leave Anytime
Go Online With Multiple Players On One Console
-- Go Online With Multiple Players On One Console
-- Multiplayer With Portable Devices In The Same Room
-- Multiplayer Online Cross-Platform
-- Shared-Screen In The Same Room
-- Split-Screen In The Same Room
All vs. All
-- All vs. All
-- Player vs. All
-- Player vs. Computer Players
-- Team with Computer Allies
-- Player vs. Computer Challenge
-- Team vs. Computer Team
-- Team vs. Computer Challenge
-- Team vs. Secret Traitors
-- Teams vs. Teams
-- Teams vs. Computer vs. Teams
Non-Stop Play
-- Non-Stop Play
-- Turn-Based Play
-- Real World Clock Affects Play
-- Asynchronous Play
-- Asymmetrical Perspectives
Child Watching Game (Onlooker Play)
-- Child Watching Game (Onlooker Play)
-- Child and Parent Play Together (Cooperative Play)
-- Child Helps Parent Play (Associative Play)
-- Child Plays Independently (Independent Play)
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Dice
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Pen and Pad
Placeables
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PEGI 7
PEGI 12
PEGI 16
PEGI 18
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ESRB EVERYONE
ESRB EVERYONE 10
ESRB TEEN
ESRB MATURE 17
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AUS: General (G)
AUS: Parental Guidance (PG)
AUS: Mature (M)
AUS: Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
AUS: Restricted (R 18+)
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Board Game 3+
Board Game 7+
Board Game 12+
Board Game 16+
Board Game 18+
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PEGI 3
PEGI 7
PEGI 12
PEGI 16
PEGI 18
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ESRB EVERYONE
ESRB EVERYONE 10
ESRB TEEN
ESRB MATURE 17
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AUS: General (G)
AUS: Parental Guidance (PG)
AUS: Mature (M)
AUS: Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
AUS: Restricted (R 18+)
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Board Game 3+
Board Game 7+
Board Game 12+
Board Game 16+
Board Game 18+
Age of child
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2-year-olds (Nursery)
3-year-olds (Nursery)
4-year-olds (Reception)
5-year-olds (Year 1 Primary School Infants)
6-year-olds (Year 2 Primary School Infants)
7-year-olds (Year 3 Primary School Juniors)
8-year-olds (Year 4 Primary School Juniors)
9-year-olds (Year 5 Primary School Juniors)
10-year-olds (Year 6 Primary School Juniors)
11-year-olds (Year 7 Secondary School)
12-year-olds (Year 8 Secondary School)
13-year-olds (Year 9 Secondary School)
14-year-olds (Year 10 Secondary School)
15-year-olds (Year 11 Secondary School)
16-year-olds (College and 6th Form)
17-year-olds (College and 6th Form)
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Amazon Fire
Android
Apple TV
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
iOS
iOS Apple Arcade
Mac
Nintendo 2DS|3DS
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U
Oculus
PC
PlayStation 1
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
Sega Genesis / Megadrive
Sega Master System
Stadia
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Web Browser
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
How many players
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Single player
2+
3+
4+
5+
6+
Exactly 2 players
Exactly 3 players
Exactly 4 players
Exactly 5 players
Online players
Massively multiplayer online
How long to learn
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Very Simple (Under 5 minutes)
Simple (Under 10 minutes)
Medium (Under 30 minutes)
Involved (Under 45 minutes)
Complex (Over 45 minutes)
In-game purchases
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Without in-game purchases
Without loot box purchases
Without battle/season pass
With in-game purchases
With loot box purchases
With battle/season pass
Cost
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Special offers
Games with demos
Free games
Online games not needing a subscription
Games you can get free on subscription
Released
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Out now
Coming soon
How long to play
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Played in short rounds
Very Quick (Under 30 minutes)
Quick (Under 2 hours)
Short (Under 5 hours)
Medium (Under 20 hours)
Long (Under 40 hours)
Epic (Over 40 hours)
User-generated content
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No
Accessibility features
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Yes
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Controls
Gamepad:
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1 Button
2 Buttons
1 Stick
1 Button & Single Stick
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks
Mouse And Keyboard:
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Keyboard Alone
Mouse Alone
Mouse and Keys
Mouse and Controller
Touchscreen:
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One Tap Anywhere
One Tap Targeted
One Motion Targeted
Two Taps Anywhere
Two Taps Targeted
Two Motions Targeted
Motion:
Motion Aiming
Motion Pointing
Motion Tilting
Motion Gesture
Motion Camera
Remap Controls:
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Inputs Documented
Select Preset Controller Mappings
Remap Buttons
Swap Sticks
Remap Sticks
Remap Mouse and Keyboard
Remap Extra Mouse Buttons
Remap Mouse Wheel
Remap One Action to Multiple Buttons
Remap Game Menu Access
Invert X/Y Axis
Button Combinations:
Holding Down Buttons Optional
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional
No Simultaneous Buttons
Controller Vibration:
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Vibration Optional
Informative Vibration
Sensitivity:
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Adjust Mouse/Stick Sensitivity
Adjust Mouse/Stick Sensitivity, Deadzones and Thresholds
Difficulty
Difficulty Options:
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Select Difficulty
Customise Difficulty
Adjust After Setting:
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Adjustable Anytime
Adjustable Between Levels
Getting Started
Onboarding Before Play:
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Onboarding
Sightless Onboarding
Low Vision Onboarding
Assistance Getting Starting:
Tutorials
Practice Area
View Control Mapping
Assistance With Controls
Reaction-Time Not Critical
Low Pressure
Adjust Speed
No Jump Scares
Assistance For Progressing:
Guaranteed Progress With God Mode
Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints
Assisted Progress With Boosts
Assisted Progress With Hints
Assisted Recall for Characters
Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue
Save Progress Anytime
Reading
Reading Level:
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No Reading
Simple Minimal Reading
Moderate Reading
Extensive Complex Reading
Text Visibility:
Large Clear Text
High Contrast Text
Subtitles:
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Large Clear Subtitles
Some Speech Subtitled
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game)
Captions:
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Speaker Indicator
Speaker Indicator and their Tone
Speaker Indicator, their Tone and Environment Sounds
Voice Acted:
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Some Dialogue is Voice Acted
All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game)
Navigation
Clarity:
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Large Clear Navigation
Clear Mission Objectives
Visual Directional Cues
Audible Directional Cues
Head-Up Display:
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Head-Up Display Navigation
Adjust Head-Up Display
Game Map
Head-Up Display Narrated
Menu Navigation:
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Menu Audio Cues
Digital Menu Navigation
Menu Narrated
Menus Don't Wrap
Game Choices Narrated
Remap Game Menu Access
Visual
Contrast:
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Medium Contrast
High Contrast
Interactive Elements:
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Large Game Elements
Outline Interactive Elements
Visual Distractions:
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No Flashes
No Screen Shake
No Busy Backgrounds
Audio Cues for Visual Events:
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Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Depiction of Event Location
Menu Audio Cues
Narration for Visual Elements:
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Menu Narrated
Game Choices Narrated
Head-Up Display Narrated
Motion Sickness Friendly
Colour Options:
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Colour blind friendly
Colour adjustments
Play Without Sight:
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Play Without Sight
Play Without Sight on iOS with VoiceOver
Violence:
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Turn Off Blood
Turn Off Dismemberment
Audio
Balance Audio Levels
Audio Events:
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Visual Cues for Audio Events
Visual Depiction of Directional Audio
Play Without Hearing
Communication
Player-to-Player Online Communication:
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No Online Chat (Or Preset Phrases Only)
Text Chat
Voice Chat
Proximity Chat
Filtered Chat
Online Communication Assistance:
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Ping Communication
Text-to-speech
Speech-to-text
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Difficulty
Difficulty Options:
Simple and Full Version
No Memorisation Advantage
No Hidden Information
No Deceit Advantage
No Colour Advantage
No Mathematics Advantage
No Weighing Decisions
Getting Started
Assistance Getting Started:
Clear Manual
Electronic Version of Manual
Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers
Getting Started Video
Digital Version
Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:
Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change)
Reaction-Time Not Critical
Low Pressure
Low Impact
Catch Up Rule
Reading
Reading Level:
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No Text
No Reading
Simple Minimal Reading
Moderate Reading
Extensive Complex Reading
Necessary Text Visibility:
Large Clear Text on Board (Or no text required)
Large Clear Text on Cards (Or no text required)
High Contrast Text (Or no text required)
QR Code For Text (Or no text required)
Primary and Secondary Text Distinguishable (Or no text required)
Information Orientation
Clear Icons
Physical
Pieces:
Components are Distinguishable by Touch
Components are Replaceable
No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice)
No Tiny Pieces
No Paper Money
No Sprawl
Cards:
Large Card Size
Standard Card Shape
Limited Hand Management
No Excessive Card Shuffling
No Right-Handed Advantage
Placement:
No Unbound Placement
Player Components Not Shared
No Fiddly Placement
Easily Verbalised Actions
Visual
Printed Visibility:
Colour Blind Friendly Design
Double-Coding Colour
High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:
Outline Key Elements
No Busy Backgrounds
Easily Verbalised Game State
No Close Inspection Disadvantage
Playable Without Sight
Audio
Communication:
Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals)
No Pressured Reveals
No Pressured Communication
Playable Without Hearing
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Gender and Sexuality
Gender and Sexuality Choices:
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Choose Man/Boy or Woman/Girl
Choose Any Gender
Unrestricted Gender Presentation
Unrestricted Sexuality Orientation
Gender Representation:
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Play As Gender Non-Conforming Character
Play as Stereotype-Free Woman
Play as Stereotype-Free Man
Play as Non-binary Character
Play as Transgender Character
Play as Character without stated Gender:
Play As Intersex Character
Sexual Orientation Representation:
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Play as Gay Character
Play as Lesbian Character
Play as Bi Character
Play As Aspec Character
Play as Queer Character
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