Visual and accessibility options

[eternal coyote]

i think having more options to adjust how the game appears visually for colourblind players or for those with difficulties with colour perception would be wonderful, like the ability to choose a visual filter or overall colour palette for pieces, colour contrast, etc. maybe an option to add distinctive patterns to the shapes or another kind of visual overlay could also help?

in this case i was being unobservant, but i didn’t realise the pale pink/white piece wasn’t connected to the grey for a good few minutes and was wondering where i was going wrong! the lines within the shape itself being not very distinctive made me completely block it out.

i think it might also be worthwhile to have the tutorial collections be replayable, in case someone takes a break from the game and wants to start again with the basics or refresh.

[dusk cypress]

Great feedback, thank you so much! I'll pass it along to the team! Just a quick note that there is an optional pattern setting that might help with that in the meantime. While in-game (Shapes or Mosaic) > Settings > Shapes/Mosaic and you can see some additional options per game.

Each game has additional options but they are different usually depending on what makes sense for each game. The patterns are just for Shapes and Mosaic right now

[eternal coyote]

ah i never checked that, thank you so much for letting me know!

[dusk cypress]

we definitely need to improve the way we surface certain information/options.. I need to make a list 😁 like offline play, collections, optional settings per game ..

music! that's another one some people didn't know we have

[stiff basin]

Agree, and not just for the colorblind, also when playing in a low light environment, some of the colors are quite similar. Was just playing starstruck, and the differences between beige and orange for example are minimal.

Wanted to post a screenshot, but apparently you can't access puzzles again once solved? Maybe that's also something for the list 😅

Oh and maybe a feature to disable animations while we're at it. Can't do any actions while the animation is playing, but the timer keeps running. For people chasing the perfect score, that'd be neat.

[tight heart]

Been playin this for ages and I second this ^ being able to access old games/ replay collections

If we won’t get more star struck collections at least let me replay the old ones 💔

[eternal coyote]

just wanted to say i turned the patterns option on and it’s helped me a lot, thanks so much! ♥️ the light piece in shapes is a lot easier to visually distinguish now, i’m enjoying it a lot!

[tight heart]

I also wanna say sebby you’ve done more suggestions on your first day than I think I’ve ever done

They’ve been needing you

[eternal coyote]

i do self-advocacy work and consultancy for accessibility for disabled and neurodiverse individuals in person for a health service, it’s where my heart lies

[tight heart]

That sounds wonderful 🥹

[eternal coyote]

i love trying to help make things be the best they can be, i really appreciate how enthusiastic the team is here