Mattel Adds Accessibility With 'Beyond Colors' Update

Mattel163 is enhancing its popular mobile card games – UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile – with a groundbreaking update promoting inclusivity. This update, called "Beyond Colors," introduces colorblind-friendly decks, significantly improving accessibility for the estimated 300 million people worldwide affected by color blindness.

What is Beyond Colors?

Beyond Colors replaces traditional card colors with easily distinguishable shapes, such as squares and triangles. This allows all players, regardless of their color vision, to clearly differentiate between cards.

Activating Beyond Colors:

Enabling Beyond Colors is simple. In each game (Phase 10: World Tour, Skip-Bo Mobile, and UNO! Mobile), access your account settings via your in-game avatar and select the Beyond Colors deck from the card theme options.

Collaboration and Commitment:

Mattel163 collaborated directly with colorblind gamers to ensure the new symbols are both effective and user-friendly. This initiative reflects Mattel's broader commitment to accessibility, with a goal of making 80% of their games colorblind-accessible by 2025. The development process involved color vision deficiency experts and the global gaming community, exploring solutions like patterns, tactile cues, and symbols to ensure color isn't the sole identifier for cards. The shapes used are consistent across all three games, ensuring a seamless experience between them.

Download UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile from the Google Play Store and experience this inclusive update today! For more gaming news, check out our other recent articles. For example, learn about the upcoming release of the Japanese rhythm game, Kamitsubaki City Ensemble, on Android.