Games that blind people can really play
Here you will find accessible text games made with screen reader users in mind.
You don't need to hunt for each game on different sites. Come to «The Blind Can», pick a game and play.
Some games you can play on your own. In others, you can play together with other people.
Infinite Space
A space game with an open world and no end. 1000 star systems, 12 races with their own politics and wars, ships built from compartments, turn-based battles, trade, quests, crew and technology. Travel is instant, so there is no waiting.
Sign in with a login and a password, no email needed. Your progress is saved on the server, so you can play from any device and meet other players in the systems. Hotkeys are off by default so that they do not interfere with the screen reader; you can turn them on in the «Управление» (Controls) section.
The game is currently available in Russian only.
Demon Invasion
A cooperative game inspired by the board game Eldritch Horror: a team of one to eight investigators uncovers mysteries, closes gates, fights monsters and tries to keep an ancient demon from waking. Play alone on your device or online with friends, with chat, a lobby, high scores and saved games.
The whole game is text-based and built for screen readers; sighted players also get a map and colourful pictures that screen readers skip. You need a site account to play: other players see your nickname, and nobody sees your login. The game is available in English.
Star Powers
A space card game inspired by the board game Star Realms: buy ships and bases, build your own deck and bring your opponent’s influence down to zero. Eight modes, almost 400 cards, play against the computer or online.
The game is made for screen readers: everything is text and every event is announced. All games are played online and are rated, against people or against the computer at four levels; you need a free site account. The game is available in all the languages of the site.
Stiks
A text-based survival game in the S-T-I-K-S universe. One world for all players: many regions with hundreds of clusters that reboot on their own schedules, creatures that eat and evolve, stabs, squads, trade and permanent death after 99 lives.
You need a site account: the character is stored on the server, so you can play from any device. Other players see your nickname, and nobody sees your login. Hotkeys are off by default.
The game is currently available in Russian only.
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What text-based online games are
In a text game the world, events and the results of your actions are described in words, and you choose actions with buttons and lists. Such games need no powerful computer and no download: they run in the browser on a computer or a phone. And a screen reader can read the text, so blind and visually impaired people play text games on equal terms with sighted players.
Read more in the articles Text-based online games: what they are and where to play for free and Games for blind people: what to play online with a screen reader.
Frequently asked questions
Which text games are on the site?
Four: Infinite Space, a multiplayer text space game with one shared universe; Demon Invasion, a co-op game inspired by Eldritch Horror for one to eight players; Star Powers, a card game inspired by Star Realms against the computer or online; Stiks, a multiplayer survival game in the S-T-I-K-S universe.
Is it free?
Yes. All games are free, with no ads and no purchases.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. All games run in the phone browser, no app to download.
Can sighted people play?
Yes. The games are comfortable both with and without a screen reader.