Items20The creator’s order
  1. 1Fortnite (2020)Fortnite (2020) 7.1/10 on IGDBReleased 29 Jun 2020PC Battle Royale: switch on Visualize Sound Effects in Audio to show a radial indicator for supported nearby sounds. That turns some off-screen activity into usable visual information during looting and fights. It is not an enemy radar or a caption for every sound, and a direction indicator alone…0
  2. 2Minecraft (2016)Minecraft (2016) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased 19 Dec 2016Current Bedrock Edition, 26.20 or later: Closed Captions describe nearby sounds such as footsteps, zombie groans and creeper hisses, with directional cues. You can filter sounds and adjust placement and duration. Mojang still notes missing or inconsistent captions, clutter and ambiguity in vertical…0
  3. 3The Last of Us Part I (2022)The Last of Us Part I (2022) 9.3/10 on IGDBReleased 2 Sept 2022PS5 Part I remake: the hearing preset enables awareness indicators, pickup notifications and story-plus-combat subtitles. Persistent threat indicators can point towards dangerous enemies during combat, making this more useful than dialogue text alone. Start with that preset, then tune the HUD;…0
  4. 4The Last of Us Part II Remastered (2024)The Last of Us Part II Remastered (2024) 9.2/10 on IGDBReleased 19 Jan 2024PS5 Remastered story mode: hearing options combine awareness indicators, frequent dodge prompts and directional subtitles for story and combat dialogue. The dodge prompt gives a visible response to an incoming melee threat. Optional vibration is an additional channel, not a visual replacement; no…0
  5. 5God of War Ragnarök (2022)God of War Ragnarök (2022) 9.1/10 on IGDBReleased 9 Nov 2022PS5: enable non-speech Captions as well as Subtitles, then turn on Direction Indicators. Important puzzle sounds can be described with an arrow towards their source, which is a concrete advantage over dialogue-only text. Adjust caption size and backing so the information remains readable during…0
  6. 6Hogwarts Legacy (2023)Hogwarts Legacy (2023) 7.9/10 on IGDBReleased 10 Feb 2023PC: the Audio Visualizer puts icons for key sound effects on a wheel around your character. Its icon key, size and transparency settings make it worth learning before exploring, including when searching for audible clues. It represents selected sounds rather than every environmental noise, so it…0
  7. 7Far Cry 6 (2021)Far Cry 6 (2021) 6.9/10 on IGDBReleased 7 Oct 2021PC: Sound Subtitles describe important gameplay noises with pointers for direction and distance. That makes gunfire and other off-screen events easier to interpret without relying only on stereo sound. The hearing preset is a useful start, but these selected event captions are separate from…0
  8. 8Watch Dogs: Legion (2020)Watch Dogs: Legion (2020) 6.7/10 on IGDBReleased 29 Oct 2020PC, main campaign: Gameplay Events captions describe important activity such as shooting, sirens and explosions with directional information. Limit the display to two or four events to manage the text load. Dialogue captions are a separate setting; a busy London street can still produce more…0
  9. 9Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025)Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) 7.3/10 on IGDBReleased 20 Mar 2025PC: Gameplay Captions surface sound-related stimuli and point towards their origins, while dialogue subtitles can show speaker direction and emotion. That supports watching a patrol rather than guessing where a noise came from. Enable both systems; cinematic audio description is a different, spoken…0
  10. 10Slay the Spire (2019)Slay the Spire (2019) 8.4/10 on IGDBReleased 23 Jan 2019PC, first game: enemy intent icons show the next attack or status action above each opponent, including damage and multi-hit counts. Important combat information is visible before you commit a card rather than hidden in a vocal warning. This is useful design built into the battle system, not a…0