AbleGamers’ web game of the week is The Book of Living Magic, a point-and-click adventure with a bit of a unique art style. The game is drawn with what looks like a colored pencil and has an elementary school vibe that definitely makes it stand out when compared to most other games you’ll find online. Since it’s a point-and-click adventure it comes with all of the wonderful accessibility that the genre is tied to.

The story follows Raven Lock Smith who lives in the town of Dull. Yes, those names are extremely simplistic and a bit too juvenile but the attention to detail once the story gets going is surprisingly large. Just about everything can be clicked on and will have a describing sentence or two to go along with it. Though some conversations can get a bit wordy from time to time, everything is well written enough to warrant some attention. Some of the creatures in the world are very unique and it’s always refreshing to meet a new character. You’ll go on a quest that consists of small tasks like finding a feather for a monkey so he can get a marble out of his nose, or allowing a one-legged robot to ride a unicorn to cure his depression. It’s pretty out there, if you couldn’t tell.

The accessibility, as you could probably guess, is great for just about everyone. The adventure game genre allows for a “go at your own pace” style of gameplay so you’ll never need quick reflexes or precise movements to play. The font is a bit on the small side so low-vision gamers may have trouble reading the lines of dialogue. All of the colors are pretty vibrant but there are rare occurrences of colors blending together for colorblind gamers like myself, though it never becomes game-breaking. The most important sound effect is when you write something down in your journal, like a new quest or map location, which hearing-impaired gamers won’t be able to pick up on. You can check your journal at any time for new information, but it won’t be as obvious when to do it for gamers who can’t hear it.