Video Game Accessibility Awards winners announced Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Video Game Accessibility Awards celebrated games which welcome more players Halo Infinite took home two awards, and Ryan Reynolds showed up News by Alice O'Connor Associate Editor Published on March 15, 2022 3 comments This weekend brought the second annual Video Game Accessibility Awards, a celebration of games which make an effort to welcome a wider range of players. Prizes came in ten categories covering everything from control and text options to friendly training spaces. It was a fun awards show too, with good hosts, chat from devs, and even a special appearance from Van Wilder star Ryan Reynolds. Hosted by Steven Spohn of the AbleGamers charity and podcaster and developer Alanah Pearce, with the help of a load of streamers and advocates and that Deadpool lad, the 2021 Video Game Accessibility Awards streamed live on Saturday. I have to watch a lot of awards shows for this job, and this is one of the few I've actually enjoyed. You can see the show archived here: Or if you just want to know the winners, we can run through those. Halo Infinite won the Training Grounds prize, celebrating games which give opportunities to learn how to play before jumping into a campaign or multiplayer match. It Takes Two scooped the prize for Peer Assistance, games which let you bring in a pal. Cooperating is that game's whole deal. Forza Horizon 5 won the AI Assistance prize, celebrating games which have options to help out when you're struggling. Forza as a series has been pretty good, offering AI assist options including steering and braking assists that will guide you towards the optimal driving line and brake through corners, traction control and stability fighting spinouts, and more. Horizon 5 also has accessibility options including sign language support and the option to play in slow-motion. Life Is Strange: True Colors took the prize for Ability To Bypass, about letting players skip troublesome bits. True Colors offers options to skip quick-time events and minigames and still get good outcomes. The Second Channel award for games which give various additional indicators to convey information went to Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy. Among Us was the winner, and only nominee, for the House Rules award about letting players customise a game's rules and play the way you want. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker scooped the Remapping award for freedom to rebind controls. The Input Reduction award, all about reducing the amount of clicking and tapping and bashing, went to Before Your Eyes. That's the vignette 'em up where you can blink at your webcam to advance those scenes (and life). Improved Precision, for options customising input sensitivity, went to Far Cry 6. And Halo Infinite took a second prize, the Clear Text award for good subtitle, caption, and UI options. Good show. Good prizes. May it inspire more developers to make better efforts. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here