Audio Game

A video game designed primarily or entirely around audio output rather than visual graphics, making it accessible to players who are blind or have visual impairments. Audio games use techniques such as 3D spatial audio, sound effects, text-to-speech, and musical cues to convey game environments, object locations, and gameplay events. While some audio games are designed exclusively for blind players, others aim to be inclusive of both sighted and visually impaired players. Well-known examples include titles like Swamp, A Hero's Call, and ShadowRine. The audio game community, centred around forums like AudioGames.net, has been influential in shaping research on accessible game design and spatial awareness tools for virtual environments.