I built a screen-reader-first kingdom builder because I can't play most games made for blind people.
Most audiogames rely on spatial audio and grids I can't process. So I made one with no grid, no spatial audio, no timers. Just keyboard shortcuts, semantic HTML, and a calm strategy loop.
It's called Everrealm. The alpha is live and the feedback from AudioGames.net has been encouraging: confirmed working on NVDA/Chrome, Orca/Firefox on Linux, and VoiceOver on iOS.
Come play it, tell me what breaks:
🎮 Play: https://everrealm.lanie.work
📖 My writeup: https://lanie.work/gaming/everrealm-alpha-playtest/
💻 Code: https://github.com/RareBird15/everrealm
#Accessibility #ScreenReader #BlindGaming #GameDev #A11y
Lanie
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