Impulse Response

Free audio-only sci-fi horror game where echolocation, spatial audio, voice acting, and sound cues drive navigation and puzzles.

Short verdict

Blind and low-vision PC players who want a short, story-driven audio experience with horror atmosphere and puzzles.

The game is built as audio-only with no visual requirement after launch.
Navigation uses spatial audio, echolocation, and sounds from doors, terminals, panels, and room reverb.
Steam describes the game as fully blind accessible and requires stereo headphones for spatial audio.
The itch.io page documents keyboard controls: WASD/arrows for movement, mouse or arrows for rotation, Space/left click for echolocation, and E for interact.
Victor Dima, a blind accessibility journalist, recommends the Steam version and confirms natural controls with an Xbox Series X controller and useful vibration.
Can I Play That? and the Games for Blind Gamers 5 results point to strong audio design, story, and voice acting from the blind-gaming community.

Only Windows PC is confirmed in the checked Steam and itch.io sources.
Stereo headphones are required; without directional audio you lose important navigation information.
Norwegian language support is not confirmed.
The Steam page says in-game menus and terminals use screen-reader-type generative AI; players who avoid AI voice should know this.
The itch.io build may trigger a Windows warning because it is unsigned; the Steam version is the simplest setup.

Free on Steam. The itch.io version is also available as a Windows download.

Released free on Steam for Windows on June 25, 2026. Based on the winning Games for Blind Gamers 5 entry.