How to check accessibility before you buy a game
A practical checklist for checking store tags, official documentation, and player experience reports before you buy.
Folklore Fishing
Short fishing demo designed to be playable without sight, with narration, spoken menus, audio cues, haptics, and controller play.
Short verdict
Blind players who want to try a relaxed audio-led fishing game and have a compatible controller ready.
Facts
- Developer
- Quay Games / BorroTheLeader
- Platforms
- Windows PC, Web browser / HTML5
- Game type
- Audio game, Fishing game, Relaxed sports game
- Language
- English voice and interface. Norwegian text or voice is not confirmed.
- Accessibility rating
- Recommended to try for blind players with a controller
- Accessibility Score
- 84/100
- Platform
- Windows, Web browser
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision
- Accessibility
- Self-voicing, Audio cues, Haptics
- Game type
- Audio game, Sports
- Last updated
- 2026-08-03
Where to find the game
- Steam demo: Folklore Fishing
Covers: Windows PC - itch.io: Folklore Fishing
Covers: Web browser / HTML5, Windows PC - Steam full version: Folklore Fishing
Covers: Windows PC
Accessibility
- The Steam demo is tagged with Narrated Game Menus and Playable Without Vision.
- Steam lists full controller support, Gamepad Recommended, and stereo sound; the demo page also lists DualShock and DualSense support.
- The developer says everything in game is explained with voice acting and that gameplay cues are distinguishable by sound alone.
- Fishing is based on listening to the captain, the rod, and the fish; Steam users describe audio cues for how fast or slow to reel.
- Steam users mention responsive haptic feedback and strong sound/music in the demo.
Known limitations
- This is currently a demo; the full Steam release was not out at the time checked.
- The itch.io page says the game is currently controller-only. The jam submission says the goal was keyboard support, but I did not find confirmed finished keyboard support in the published demo.
- I found only a few independent user reviews and no long blind-player playthrough. Test the demo before treating it as a complete solution.
- The browser version may require the controller to work in the browser before the game receives input.
- Norwegian language support is not confirmed.
Price/status
Free demo on Steam and itch.io. The full version was not priced/released on Steam at the time checked.
A free demo is available on Steam and itch.io. The full game is listed as coming soon on Steam.