Set up Assassin's Creed Shadows for blind and low-vision players
Combine screen narration, guided mode, audio cues, aiming assists, and simplified combat—with clear caveats for fully blind play.
Necromancer Nonsense
Free real-time strategy game where you control buildings and undead armies with keyboard input, built-in screen-reader support, audio cues, an event log, and adjustable speed.
Short verdict
Blind and low-vision Windows players who enjoy strategy, use NVDA or another screen reader, and are comfortable learning a busy RTS with pause and speed controls.
Facts
- Developer
- Ericbomb, wake1st, Patricia
- Platforms
- Windows PC
- Game type
- Strategy, Real-time strategy
- Language
- English
- Accessibility rating
- Blind-playable Windows RTS with screen-reader and audio support, but demanding information flow
- Accessibility Score
- 78/100
- Platform
- Windows
- Vision / need
- Blind, Low vision, Color blind, Screen reader
- Accessibility
- Self-voicing, Audio cues, High contrast, Adjustable game speed
- Game type
- Strategy
- Last updated
- 2026-08-03
Where to find the game
- itch.io: Necromancer Nonsense
Covers: Windows PC
Accessibility
- The developer states that built-in screen-reader support covers the whole game, including menus and gameplay information.
- The Games for Blind Gamers 4 jam had 17 ratings; community comments describe testing with NVDA, screen-reader callouts for map spaces, and that the RTS concept can work for blind players.
- Keyboard controls are remappable. Defaults include Arrow keys/WASD for the map pointer, Space/Enter to select, Backspace to pause, Z for the event list, C for location history, X to jump to a threatened building, and brackets for speed.
- The game can be paused while you inspect the map and issue orders, and game speed can be lowered or raised.
- Important events are announced with voice/audio and stored in an event log when multiple things happen at once.
- The sound-library menu explains sounds and lets you adjust individual sound volumes. The game also has high contrast and a color-blind mode with shapes around buildings.
Known limitations
- This is a real-time strategy game, so the information load is high. Several jam comments say it can be chatty or mentally demanding with a screen reader.
- An older itch.io comment reported 3–4 seconds of menu lag with NVDA on Windows 11. Later devlogs say many bugs and accessibility issues were fixed, but I did not find a fresh independent NVDA test confirming that the lag is gone.
- One community comment says Windows Narrator did not work well; NVDA appears to be the safest choice.
- The game is still in development, so balance, levels, and accessibility details may change.
- I found only a Windows build and English language support. Norwegian, macOS, Linux, console, and mobile support are not confirmed.
Price/status
Free download on itch.io.
Free Windows download on itch.io. The game is still in development and was updated for the Making Games Accessible jam in August 2026.