Behind the Frame Accessibility Report - Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and iOS

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Behind
the Frame

Accessibility Report

6 Accessibility Features

We've documented 6 accessibility features for Behind the Frame, including Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, Play Without Hearing, Moderate Reading and Mouse Alone. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Controls 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.

Behind the Frame is a narrative adventure where you click and interact with different scenes to help a young woman become an artist. You explore the different locations to uncover and work on the different paintings. It's a combination of escape room puzzles with slice-of-life interactions like making coffee and putting music on.

Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Behind the Frame accessibility 2 years ago.

Game Details

Release Date: 25/08/2021, updated in 2022

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and iOS

Players: 1

Genres: Communication, Point-and-Click (Narrative and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 6 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Silver Lining WW (@SilverLiningWW)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Behind the Frame which deals with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

Stories of Blossom (14 Controls Features)
Hidden Folks (8 Controls Features)
Under Leaves (7 Controls Features)
Lost In Play (6 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Behind the Frame 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 Behind the Frame, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Return to Monkey Island (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Behind the Frame 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.

Reaction-Time Not Critical: Individual game actions don’t need quick reactions, or there are settings to lower the requirement for quick reactions. This means you don't need to quickly press a button in response to an on-screen prompt, target a fast-moving target or skillfully complete a scenario against the clock.

Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

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

Stories of Blossom (13 Getting Started Features)
Under Leaves (7 Getting Started Features)
Frequency Missing (7 Getting Started Features)
Lost In Play (6 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Behind the Frame which deals 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.

Moderate Reading: Moderate reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a high school student (14-year-old) would appreciate.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

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

Return to Monkey Island (7 Reading Features)
Stories of Blossom (7 Reading Features)
Venba (6 Reading Features)
Papetura (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Behind the Frame 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 Behind the Frame, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Stories of Blossom (7 Navigation Features)
Venba (4 Navigation Features)
Hidden Folks (3 Navigation Features)
Return to Monkey Island (2 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Behind the Frame 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 Behind the Frame, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Stories of Blossom (10 Visual Features)
Fate of Kai (8 Visual Features)
Frequency Missing (8 Visual Features)
Venba (7 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Behind the Frame 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.

Play Without Hearing

Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio

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

Papetura (2 Audio Features)
Return to Monkey Island (2 Audio Features)
Stories of Blossom (2 Audio Features)
Lost In Play (2 Audio Features)

System Accessibility Settings

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

Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.

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).

iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.

Read more about system accessibility settings.