November 2, 2024

Audiogames.net Monthly digest - November 2024

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Welcome to a slightly spooky edition of the audiogames.net monthly digest, featuring a few zombies, skeletons and other assorted otherworldly creatures. This month in the new releases we have another accessible emulator for an Atari computer fans, 2 new iOS games and more. In the updates section a number of games released major expansions, some of which included accessibility features, many audiogames getting new versions and more! Know anyone else who'd love to hear about everything new in the world of blind friendly gaming? Don't forget to tell them so you have something to chat about in between scary stories!

New Releases

Round Logic (iOS)

I have released a new game for iOS called Round Logic. This game is a take on the peg solitaire game, but accessible to persons with visual and motor disabilities. Can you win the game with one circle on the board? Round logic is an accessible take on the classic single-player puzzle game, peg solitaire, that challenges your strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. The game takes place on a board filled with circles, except for one empty hole. Your objective is to make circles jump over circles, similar to the movement in checkers, removing them from the board with each move, until only one circle remains. Are you the puzzle expert we have been waiting for? - sound effects to enhance your gameplay experience. - The rules of the game are included in an easily accessible help screen. - Quickly check which circles you can move in case you are stuck. - Save your game to continue later. - Accessible for low vision and blind players using the VoiceOver screen reader. - Accessible for persons with motor disabilities by eliminating swipes.

Tic! (iOS)

Feeling bored but can't use your phone? Need a screen-free way to pass the time? Tic! has you covered!

WHAT IS TIC?

Tic! is a unique game with no sounds or visuals. Tic! uses haptic feedback (the vibrations your phone makes when you make a purchase, or long press an app on your home screen) in order to provide interactive, immersive gameplay! Just hold your phone in your hand, and tap away!

HOW DOES TIC WORK?

When you start, you'll feel a rhythm of 5 to 8 “Tics” (haptic vibrations). Your goal is to recreate the rhythm by tapping it anywhere on the screen. If your timing of your taps is close enough to the original, you win! If not, Tic! will replay the rhythm for you to try again. It sounds simple, but getting the timing just right is a fun challenge!

Tic's Best Features:

ANYTIME:

Unlike fidget toys and stress balls, Tic! is with you all the time, ready to help out whenever you're bored!

ANYWHERE:

You can play Tic! anywhere without zoning out of your surroundings! (ex: in a movie theater, during a meeting, etc.)

ANYONE:

Almost anyone can play Tic!, even those who are sick or have certain disabilities. Tic includes accessibility support to make sure it's game fun for everyone!

EYE STRAIN:

Tic! offers a less stimulating alternative to social media and other games, perfect for when you want to give your eyes a break!

WATCH:

Your purchase includes Tic! for both iPhone and Apple Watch. The game is optimized for both versions, taking into account their differences in size and hardware.

HAVE A QUESTION?

We would love to hear it! Please reach out to us at freestyle.feedback@gmail.com

(One more thing. We have added accessibility support within Tic!, but if there is anything else we can do to make the app even more accessible please let us know by reaching out at freestyle.feedback@gmail.com or by telling us in a review. Thank you!)

Battle cry, text based MMO with sound and music (iOS, Android, Web)

CLASSIC World War text based MMORPG game with in-depth Strategy , , Addictive Free to Play text-based RPG game with Ops, Battles, Alliances, Alliance Wars, Total Domination Wars, Weekly Tournaments, and lots more. , , * You can build your own Army, Air Force, Navy and Outposts units. , * You can recruit your Commanders to command your units. , * You can upgrade your Federation Captains and defend their zone in Federation battles. , * You can manage your Economy to build your income. , * R&D, Military Drills, and a lot more features to build up your account and to become the best. , , Join now, build the greatest military force amidst the chaos and conflict, as the forces of war rule the world! , (More than 500,000 downloads in Android) , , Battle Cry - World War Game , - - - , Plot: In a future world of war and chaos, a hero rises to lead his forces to victory in epic battles with the enemies to bring back order and dominate them all. , , Game Features , - - - , Battle Cry is one of the most feature-rich, F2P, and diverse world war RPGs ever created. It offers players a unified gaming experience, whether you are on Android devices, iOS, Facebook, Chrome Store, or on your browser, this allows you to run your same account from anywhere. , , ★ Engage OPERATIONS in various parts of the world & clear out the enemy sectors. , ★ Build your vast military force (ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, and SPECIALS) with a large set of units to choose from. , ★ Build up your defense with OUTPOSTS. , ★ Show off your military power in BATTLES, defeat and decimate your rivals, destroy their defenses, gain experience, & progress through unlimited levels. , ★ Update your military strategy with Skill Points, Tactic Points, R&D, & various military drills. , ★ Recruit Commanders and assign them to command your units during battle. , ★ Build INFRASTRUCTURE, INDUSTRIES, and POWER units to manage your ECONOMY and gain cash flow. , ★ Defend your FEDERATION ZONES, defeat the enemy waves amidst the forces of war, & level up your FED CAPTAINS. , ★ Infiltrate enemy lines and engage in SPECIAL OPS to capture strategic locations & gain critical advantage. , ★ Use your COMMAND CENTER to switch your command to various war fronts around the world. , ★ Earn unique Honors (Achievements) Medals and win respect for your forces. , ★ Order commissioned Strike on your rivals to bring fear into their minds. , ★ Declare DIPLOMACY with your neighbors and keep them close. , , Game Features (ALLIANCES) , - - - , ★ Join powerful ALLIANCES and rule the WORLD as a team. , ★ Chat with your ALLIANCE and equip powerful ALLIANCE ARSENALS , ★ Engage in ALLIANCE WARS and win exciting war rewards. , ★ Earn Alliance's respect and become the GENERAL 3 Period Or start your own ALLIANCE and recruit your members to build a new team , ★ Capture other ALLIANCE STATES and assign your own GOVERNOR to collect hourly payouts send to all your alliance members. , ★ Capture other STRATEGIC BASES to collect payouts , ★ Join TOTAL DOMINATION to war 3 other ALLIANCES simultaneously 3 Period winner takes all the rewards. , ★ Send and receive powerful ALLIANCE BACKUPS. , ★ Find matching alliances with SEEK N DESTROY , ★ War against automated AXIS ALLIANCES to win exciting rewards & new ALLIANCE ARSENALS. , ★ Use COUNTER STRIKES to revenge rivals who messed with your alliance members. , ★ Take part in weekly TOURNAMENTS and win respect in the game for your alliance and yourself. , ★ Free to Play , , Account , - - - , ✔ Sync your account with Facebook, Google, and Google Play Games login , ✔ Custom Avatars with Gravatar, Facebook , ✔ In-game player profile & live comments. , ✔ Live leader boards (Commander-level and Global) to see where you stand. , ✔ Real-time in-game notifications

Altirra, an 8-bit Atari computer emulator with Screen Reader Support

I had access to a number of 8-bit computers in my childhood, but my most favorite was the Atari 800, a 1.79MHz 6502-based computer with color graphics and a disk drive, and which as the predecessor to the Amiga, another favorite of mine. Over a decade later, I was struck by both nostalgia and ambition and started to write a new 8-bit Atari emulator from scratch. This is the result. At this point, I've learned a lot more about the Atari and Altirra now emulates more than I ever had or did years ago, but I still work on it periodically. It also serves as a modularity test for the VirtualDub code base, from which Altirra shares some components. If you are struck by nostalgia too or have a desire to do some Atari development, perhaps it might be useful to you, too. Note: Neither the author nor the software on this page is affiliated with Atari, and there is no code or software from Atari included in the downloads. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Features - Emulates the Atari 400/800, 1200XL, 600/800XL, 130XE, XEGS, and 5200 systems. - Full, cycle-exact emulation of all documented hardware features. - Best-in-class emulation accuracy of undocumented hardware behavior, including undocumented 6502 instructions, precise DMA timing, mid-screen register changes, hardware bugs, and cycle-precise timer IRQs. - Support for most popular 8-bit image file formats: ATR, ATX, ATZ, DCM, XFD, PRO, ARC, BAS, ROM, BIN, A52, CAS, SAP. - Contains reimplemented versions of OS, BASIC, and handler ROMs to run 8-bit software with high compatibility without needing Atari ROMs. - Emulation of over three decades of hardware expansions, including memory expansions, cartridge expansions, Parallel Bus Interface (PBI) devices, modems, and 65C02/65C816 accelerators. - Accurate emulation of multiple disk drive types with options for accelerated disk loads, realistic disk timing, drive sounds, and full drive CPU emulation. - Flexible display with Direct3D 9/11 acceleration, aspect ratio options, easy resizing, and artifacting support. - Audio and video recording, cheat trainer, DOS disk explorer with drag-and-drop, and text mode copy/paste. - Powerful debugger with label decoding, source-level stepping, conditional breakpoints/tracepoints, watchpoints, execution history with loop/call/interrupt folding, and profiling. - Native Windows UI with theme support, per-monitor high DPI support, file associations, drag and drop, copy/paste, and DirectInput/XInput controllers. - 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), and ARM64 versions available.

Note: The screen reader mode can be enabled from the Configuration dialog, found in the System menu.

Cyberphobia (Web, Windows)

Cyberphobia is a simple text based dungeon crawler rogue lite in a cyberpunk style.

I'm doing this project for fun and to improve.

You fight through dungeons, become the champion of the Arena, Beat Bosses, Complete Quests and much more. You can also play as many different classes all with their unique abilities and experiencete story or just kill your boredom with some chill dungeon runs.

Since this is a Roguelite you will encounter a number of different Roguelike elements mainly in form of the dungeons. Progress through the dungeon but if you die youll be back in the Town having lost all boosts, items or money you have brought into the dungeon or found during it will be lost.

The game features progression in many way for example with levelling your character, increasing your stats, unlocking upgrades, buying items, Armor and weapons aswell as upgrading your weapons and Armor.

The game is playing in a cyberpunk world full of characters, stories and lore to uncover. Some people may be friendly while others want to see you dead. The game features an completely optional story.

Im constantly trying to improve and add to the game or even host limited time events. The game is still growing and im not quite done yet with things i wanna improve and add.

Feedback is always appreciated and i will try my best to implement as many good ideas and fix as many bugs as possible.

Zombowl, a Halloween Themed Bowling Game (Windows, Linux)

There are three levels of difficulty, brain dead (easiest), outbreak (normal), and apocalypse (real damn hard). Game play is very simple, listen for the power bar to become centered and press space. There is a second power bar that raises in pitch for strength. You want to get it as close to the highest pitch as possible. As requested, here is a brief demonstration of the game. I hope you enjoy the game. Have fun splattering some zombies.

Game Updates

• Warsim had 2 updates in October. Version 1.2.5 lets you literally nuke your opposition, as well as install various upgrades to your trap door, including endless holes, lava pits and meet grinders. If you're not a fan of gruesomely killing your enemies, the previous update (version 1.2.4) has you covered, allowing you to host drinking competitions in your throne room, featuring multiple personality types for the contestants.
• Longevity World 3.17 improves cannon gameplay, adds some new voice lines and fixes a number of crashes. Previous updates in October made other bug fixes as well as tweaked the game difficulty by tweaking item drop rates and numbers of enemies on some maps. A later 3.19 update made further tweaks, and added various guides to the game (pressing space while viewing the map will display a guide for that location while pressing F9 will display more general help) The full list of changes can be found in the thread linked above.
• Zetianji 1.21 refines main quest prompts, adds new shortcut keys, and enhances the bloodline and level systems, including new upgrade options through Chaos Energy and the "Tongyou Realm." It also introduces items like benefit talismans, evolution books, and rewards for bulk smelting.
• Dawncaster received a number of updates throughout October that focused on localization. The game is now available in German, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese with more languages to follow. In addition new random events were added, some sprites were tweaked and progression on lower difficulty levels should be faster
• The Hades 2 Blind Accessibility Mod has added speech to more menus as well as the flashback and tablet minigames
• The Marvel Realm gaming platform can now accept payments through PayPal. You can read more about this change on this page. In addition, the developers are offering a substantial 50% discount for a 3-month subscription to the service for anyone who signs up until November 21st
• Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut has been release. The Pristine cut is a major and completely free update to the base game which expands the game by over 35% with new content, including major expansion to the Fury, The Den, and the Apotheosis, three new Princesses and a new ending. The game now also includes subtitles for a number of additional languages, and is also available on Itch in addition to Steam.
• Adventure to Fait: Lost Island now includes a brand new paladin class. Like the previously introduced Witch, paladins make the game play like a rogue like with a meta progression system letting you unlock new skills for future runs. In addition this update includes 2 new races - Ogres and Angels, 3 new pets, new spell sound effects and other bug fixes and improvements.
• Grim Omens is now available on iOS in addition to Android
• Simple Fighter has had a very active October with a number of new updates which fixed many issues and added new features for map builders, including lockable doors and passages, ambience sound and music zones, easier adjustments of reverb and other audio parameters, the ability to set vertical ranges for enemies and weapons and a lot more. The game is now also completely open-source on Github for any interested developers.
• Azmar Quest now allows you to upgrade items, adds a chat history to dungeons, a "reunite party" option, early encounters and more experience and for screen reader users there's now a confirmation prompt when changing skills and buttons throughout the game should now read better.
• Trawel 8 Beta 15 adds new punishment resolver building features to the build mode, new harpies and skeleton knight enemies, better loot tables for chests and coffins, new auto display options for newly created characters, better messages when brewing potions and more.
• The October update of Typing Race adds level 3 to the game. "In this level, you play as a young fairy on a sky trip. While crossing through a jungle, a tribe is performing magic around a fire to capture her. Your goal is to type the correct characters to keep her moving and rising into the sky. If you stop typing or make mistakes, the fairy will start to fall, which will make her unhappy. Can you give her the perfect sky ride?" In addition to level 3, the game is now also available on Mac.
• Corruption of Champions 0.7.26 added a bunch of new quests and content to the game related to the arena feature introduced previously. You can read the changes in the post linked above.
• Hearthstone Patch 31.0 prepares the game for the next major expansion - The Great Dark Beyond. The expansion will introduce a new Draenei minion type, the return of the spellburst keyword, and the ability to build and launch your very own spaceship! Coinciding with this update Hearthstone will see some major changes to its progression system. If you're interested in the new cards, as always preorder bundles are available until November 5th when the expansion launches, but for the first time any packs you pre-purchase can be tried out in a special tavern brawl event taking place before the official launch. There were also other smaller patches released, 30.6 and 30.6.2, which brought balance changes and a few new trinkets to battlegrounds. The hearthstone access mod has been updated to work with the new expansion, including the new tavern braul.
• Forza celebrated its one-year anniversary this month by introducing a whole herd of horses to the game - that is a number of brand new Ford Mustangs. . Update 13's career series goes through the history of this iconic model, but that's not all. The update also adds the Sunset Peninsula track, a brand new drift mode, the ability to add qualifiers to private multiplayer events and bug fixes including a few to menu narration. Anyone interested in drifting while blind should check out this thread by Sneak which includes detailed video tutorials with tips.
• FactorioAccess 0.15 completely rewrote the scanner tool to work much better on very large maps and to group items more intelligently. Later patches further refined this feature.
• With the launch of the next season of Diablo IV and its new DLC — Vessel of Hatred, the new previously tested accessibility features have finally been released to all (no DLC required.) These features include audio navigation assistance in the overworld which should make it much easier to get to quest markers. It's worth noting that there is currently still no navigation assistance inside dungeons, though this might be coming in a future update. You can read more about these changes here.
• Eldrum: Untold received a major update which introduces a brand new turn-based battle system, expands the game's contents, adds achievements and revises the save system. Also, the next game in the Eldrum series - Eldrum: Black Dust, is available for preorder for both iOS and Android with a scheduled release date of December 4th. You can read more and find preorder links for both platforms in this thread.
• Inheritance Alpha 97 added a number of new scenes to the game
• Rocococo added a new mechanic allowing you to throw cake at the robots chasing you to temporarily disable them. To go with this there are 2 new minigames designed to take advantage of this new feature, and for anyone who hasn't checked out the game yet its price has been reduced to $5. Lastly, if you're a fan of the soundtrack, you can now enjoy it on your favorite streaming service of choice. Links to all of this can be found above.
• Alter Aeon is about to have its annual Halloween havoc event running until November 3rd. At the end of the event a number of new areas will be opened. In addition a lot of work has been put into the crafting system which now allows better listing and filtering of materials, the ability to add medallions to most objects, a number of newly craftable items and more.

Authors

This edition of the digest has been written by:

• Piotr Machacz (pitermach@dragonscave.space on Mastodon)