Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Accessibility for dyslexic people

I am unsure if this is doable or something that's of any interest to Larian, but I figured I will say it anyway:

I'm dyslexic. Reading unbroken text in most fonts is difficult, as certain letters look very similar to one another, and they confuse me. What this means practically is that, much as I may wish to, I don't tend to read most of the books and notes I pick up on my BG3 journey. It's tiresome, and in an environment that already requires me to expend considerable cognitive energy, I have to pick my battles (sometimes literally - hah).

I'd recently discovered a type of font that's designed for easy legibility for dyslexic people (an example is Open Dyslexic, a free to use font) and it has been a game changer. Letters stay where they should be and I don't have to strain to read. For the first time in my life I can glide my eyes over the text and my brain automatically knows what to do with it.

I am wondering if it would be at all possible to introduce a toggle-able option to change the normal BG3 font (beautiful, mind, and aesthetically pleasing as it may be) to something a bit more dyslexic friendly.

I know this is an extremely long shot. I know this is not something people readily think about, and on the laundry list of accessibility features needed in video games, this is pretty far down. There is also a lot that goes into designing video game UI and I know it's certainly not as simple as clicking a single button. I am putting this out here, however, holding out hope for the fraction of a chance that someone will read this and be inspired to keep us dyslexic people in mind, if not in this project, then maybe the next.

Thank you if you've read this far, and thank you for an amazing game I keep coming back to. Cheers!

That typeface looks like it would be cool for the setting as well. I mean the characters have some nice perspective that seem like they'd fit in the Forgotten Realms. It legit looks like SW opening crawl too, which I also enjoy. That's a good idea!

Fascinating. Its easy to find with google. I just find this font funny looking. Then again I have no clue what "characters look the same" to dyslexic people.

Honestly wouldnt mind if it was just the default though. Certainly fits into a fantasy roleplaying environment just fine.

Thank you! It is a funny looking font for sure and it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is genuinely helpful

Yeah, it is a bit of a bizarre difficulty to explain to someone who doesn't experience it. The visuals of it may not be everyone's cup of tea, so I would be very happy with a simple toggle in the accessibility menu, but I am glad that people find it pleasant to look at even if they don't benefit from its core purpose.