Bake 'n Switch Accessibility Report - PC, PS4 and Switch

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9 Accessibility Features

We've documented 9 accessibility features for Bake 'n Switch, including Large Text, Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, Minimal Reading, View Controls and Tutorials. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Visual and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.

This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.

Bake 'n Switch is a puzzle fighting game where 2-4 players are apprentice bakers fighting the "Mould" and taking on various Guardian bosses. It's ridiculously cute and a lot of silly fun, as you catch, merge and sacrifice the anthropomorphised dough creatures before time runs out.

External examiner, Ronald Brady, first checked Bake 'n Switch accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 2 years ago.

Accessibility Notes

Simple control scheme that can be played with one hand.

Game Details

Release Date: 10/09/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4 and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Players: 1-4 (4 online)

Genres: Fighting, Traversal (Action, Collecting and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 9 features

Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks and Cartoon

Developer: Bakenswitch (@Bakenswitch)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Bake 'n Switch which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Gamepad

Can play with the following:

Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.

Controller Vibration

Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

If you want to play Bake 'n Switch, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

Moving Out 2 (10 Controls Features)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (8 Controls Features)
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (7 Controls Features)
Among Us (7 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Bake 'n Switch which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Bake 'n Switch, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Moving Out 2 (2 Difficulty Features)
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (2 Difficulty Features)
Among Us (2 Difficulty Features)
Moving Out (2 Difficulty Features)

Getting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Bake 'n Switch which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.

Assistance Getting Starting

These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.

Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.

View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

If you want to play Bake 'n Switch, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Moving Out 2 (6 Getting Started Features)
I Am Bread (6 Getting Started Features)
Cooking Mama (5 Getting Started Features)
Wilmot's Warehouse (5 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Bake 'n Switch which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.

Reading Level

How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.

Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.

Text Visibility

Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

If you want to play Bake 'n Switch, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Cooking Mama (5 Reading Features)
Moving Out (5 Reading Features)
Overcooked! All You Can Eat (5 Reading Features)
Splatoon 3 (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Bake 'n Switch which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Bake 'n Switch, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Butter Royale (5 Navigation Features)
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Navigation Features)
Moving Out 2 (3 Navigation Features)
Cooking Mama (3 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Bake 'n Switch which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Contrast

Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

If you want to play Bake 'n Switch, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Wilmot's Warehouse (8 Visual Features)
Moving Out 2 (6 Visual Features)
Cooking Mama (5 Visual Features)
Among Us (5 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Bake 'n Switch which deals with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.

Adjustable Audio

Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio

If you want to play Bake 'n Switch, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (3 Audio Features)
Splatoon 3 (3 Audio Features)
Moving Out 2 (2 Audio Features)
Cooking Mama (2 Audio Features)

Communication

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Bake 'n Switch which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction. The following games are similar to Bake 'n Switch, and offer accessibility features for Communication:

Among Us (2 Communication Features)
Butter Royale (1 Communication Feature)
Brawlout (1 Communication Feature)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (1 Communication Feature)

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.

PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.

PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @ronald_brady and Andy Robertson