Every Winner From The 2021 Video Game Accessibility Awards

On March 13, the second annual Video Game Accessibility Awards took place. Many studios received awards to recognize their efforts for making gaming more accessible in 2021. 

Hosted by AbleGamers’ Steven Spohn and Sony Santa Monica studio writer Alanah Pearce, this awards show highlighted what studios were doing to make games more accessible to everyone through nine categories, as reported by IGN. Here’s a roundup of all the studios that won, and their winning title, in each category: 

• Second Channel Nomination – An award for games that feature design around players having a second, or different, way to get information they need to progress. 
  • Winner: Eidos Montreal and Square Enixl, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Clear Text Award – An award for games that feature accessible options for reading text on-screen. 
  • Winner343 Industries, Xbox Game Studios, Halo infinite
• Reduplication of input Nomination – An award for games that allow players to reduce the amount of input needed to successfully complete actions required to progress forward. 
  • WinnerGoodbyeWorld and Skybound games, Before Your Eyes
• AI Assistance Award – An award for games that allow players to progress forward using assistance from AI characters or systems in-game. 
  • WinnerPlayground Games, Xbox Game Studios and Forza Horizon 5.
• Improved Precision Award – An award for games that let players adjust options related to precision movement and aiming in-game, freely. 
  • WinnerUbisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Far Cry 6
• Peer Assistance Award – An award for games that allow players to progress forward with the help of another player. 
  • WinnerHazelight Studios, EA. It Takes Two
• Remapping Award – An award for games that present the best options for remapping buttons and input commands in a game. 
  • WinnerSquare Enix Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
• Training Grounds Award – An award for games that give players a place in-game or a way to increase their own skill level using weapons, other systems, and more. 
  • Winner343 Industries, Xbox Game Studios, Halo infinite
• The Ability To Bypass Award – An award for games that allow players to bypass challenges or sections of a game to progress forward. 
  • WinnerSquare Enix and Deck Nine, Life Is Strange: True Colors

Read more on accessibility and gaming. Game Informer’s feature on Julian “Jibb” Smart, a developer that helped bring gyro aiming to Fortnite. This interview features Xbox’s accessibility efforts. Then, read this article about the accessible games database which helps you find accessible games. 

[Source: IGN]