Katamari Damacy Reroll Accessibility Report - PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

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Katamari
Damacy Reroll

Accessibility Report

18 Accessibility Features

We've documented 18 accessibility features for Katamari Damacy Reroll, including Large Text, No Quick Reactions, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and Colour Blind Friendly. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual and Navigation 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.

Katamari Damacy Reroll is a puzzle game where you control a sticky ball. The aim is to roll up as much stuff as possible, making yourself as big as possible. The game starts small by simply having you pick up thumbtacks, game pieces, and caramels. Eventually, you work up to a hilariously large scale having you roll entire cities onto your ball.

Game Details

Release Date: 06/12/2018, updated in 2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Players: 1-2

Genres: Action, Traversal and Collecting

Accessibility: 18 features

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

Developer: Bandai Namco US (@BandaiNamcoUS)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Katamari Damacy Reroll 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 & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.

Button Combinations

Specific button operation required to play

Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.

Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.

Controller Vibration

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

Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

A Little To The Left (13 Controls Features)
Heavenly Bodies (12 Controls Features)
Jettomero: Hero of the Universe (7 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Katamari Damacy Reroll 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 Katamari Damacy Reroll, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Jettomero: Hero of the Universe (2 Difficulty Features)
Heavenly Bodies (2 Difficulty Features)

Getting Started

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Katamari Damacy Reroll 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.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

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

Henry Halfhead (8 Getting Started Features)
Heavenly Bodies (8 Getting Started Features)
Jettomero: Hero of the Universe (7 Getting Started Features)
A Little To The Left (7 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Katamari Damacy Reroll 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.

High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.

Subtitles

All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.

Captions

Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.

Navigation

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Katamari Damacy Reroll which deals 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.

Clarity

Large Clear Navigation: The in-game navigation and maps are clear to read. They offer large text and offer markers that are large and of high contrast. Where text or information is small, there are settings to zoom-in and increase visibility.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation

If you want to play Katamari Damacy Reroll, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:

Heavenly Bodies (4 Navigation Features)
Pikuniku (4 Navigation Features)
Henry Halfhead (3 Navigation Features)
Summer Trip Cruise (2 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Katamari Damacy Reroll which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Interactive Elements

Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.

Visual Distractions

No Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.

Colour Options

Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

If you want to play Katamari Damacy Reroll, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Bonito Days (8 Visual Features)
Henry Halfhead (6 Visual Features)
Pikuniku (6 Visual Features)
Summer Trip Cruise (5 Visual Features)

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Katamari Damacy Reroll 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 Katamari Damacy Reroll, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

A Little To The Left (3 Audio Features)
Summer Trip Cruise (2 Audio Features)
Henry Halfhead (2 Audio Features)
Giblets (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).

Xbox One
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.