High Contrast and Big Buttons: Calm Puzzle Games Loved by Seniors
Thoughtful interface choices that make mobile puzzle games easy to read and touch
Designing for all ages and eyesight
Many mobile games make terrible accessibility choices: tiny low-contrast grey text on black backgrounds, microscopic close buttons, and frantic animations that trigger motion sensitivity.
For older adults who want to keep their minds sharp and enjoy a quiet daily mental exercise, these design choices make games unplayable.
Prioritizing clarity and comfort
Accessible game design is simply good design. In TenPair and Block Flow, digits and blocks use high-contrast color palettes with generous spacing. Interactive touch targets are sized well above accessibility standards.
Furthermore, because our games operate without countdown timers, players can take all the time they need to examine the board and make deliberate placements.