We've documented 3 accessibility features for Gutwhale, including Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, Minimal Reading and Keyboard Alone. It has features in Controls and Reading 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.
Game Details
Release Date: 06/04/2020
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Shooting, Traversal (Action, Collecting, Platform and Simulation)
Accessibility: 3 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: wombatstuff (@wombatstuff)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Gutwhale 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Gutwhale, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Bionic Bay (9 Controls Features)
- ScourgeBringer (9 Controls Features)
- Hades (9 Controls Features)
- Otxo (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Gutwhale 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 Gutwhale, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- My Friend Pedro (2 Difficulty Features)
- Doodle Jump (2 Difficulty Features)
- Hades (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rogue Legacy (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Gutwhale 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. The following games are similar to Gutwhale, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
- ScourgeBringer (8 Getting Started Features)
- Bionic Bay (6 Getting Started Features)
- Hades (5 Getting Started Features)
- My Friend Pedro (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Gutwhale 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Gutwhale, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Rog & Roll (6 Reading Features)
- Cyber Shadow (6 Reading Features)
- Mechstermination Force (6 Reading Features)
- Enter The Gungeon (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Gutwhale 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 Gutwhale, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- My Friend Pedro (4 Navigation Features)
- Otxo (4 Navigation Features)
- Cyber Shadow (4 Navigation Features)
- Death's Gambit (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Gutwhale which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Gutwhale, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Cyber Shadow (7 Visual Features)
- ScourgeBringer (6 Visual Features)
- My Friend Pedro (5 Visual Features)
- Shadow Frog (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Gutwhale which deal 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. The following games are similar to Gutwhale, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Enter The Gungeon (3 Audio Features)
- Children of Morta (3 Audio Features)
- Otxo (2 Audio Features)
- Death's Gambit (2 Audio Features)
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).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Wesley Williams