Our Partner Ubisoft has taken a step toward greater inclusivity with an open-source tool designed to help developers optimize their games for colourblind players.
The tool, announced via Ubisoft’s developer blog, allows creators to simulate various forms of color blindness directly within the development process. It supports protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia, and helps teams identify and correct potential visual barriers before games reach players. It’s free, open-source, and available now on GitHub — part of Ubisoft’s broader mission to make gaming more accessible to all.
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“At Ubisoft, we believe everyone should be able to enjoy the magic of games; by making this tool open-source, we hope to empower studios of all sizes to design with accessibility in mind.”
Jérémy Marchadier, Director of Accessibility at Ubisoft
This release follows Ubisoft’s long-standing commitment to inclusive game design — visible in titles like Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and The Division, (all currently available with the Pass: Ubisoft+ Classics on Blacknut) which already feature a range of customizable accessibility options.
And for those eager to explore Ubisoft titles, many of them are available to play on Blacknut, the cloud gaming platform that makes gaming easier and more accessible than ever. Ubisoft is a key partner of Blacknut, helping to bring high-quality, inclusive games to players across devices — no downloads or consoles needed. Blacknut has also partnered with both xbox & playability to ensure players with disabilities can still access the full range of the Blacknut catalog--read more about it here .
This move by Ubisoft isn’t just a win for players with color vision deficiency — it’s a signal that the gaming industry as a whole is moving toward a more thoughtful, inclusive future.
