Risk of Rain 2 Accessibility Report - PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S

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Risk
of Rain 2

Accessibility Report

15 Accessibility Features

We've documented 15 accessibility features for Risk of Rain 2, including Custom Difficulty, Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Colour Blind Friendly and Minimal Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Difficulty, Navigation, Audio 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.

Risk of Rain 2 is a multiplayer adventure game where you have to fight to survive and escape a planet you've crash-landed on. It's formatted like a 'Roguelike' game: an iterative game that requires multiple goes to complete a level and where your progress is reset if you die. Risk of Rain keeps you on your toes, thanks to randomised stages, enemies, bosses, and items. The game also possesses a surprisingly in-depth lore that you can choose to explore by looking at objects on this strange planet.

External examiner, Jonah Monaghan, first checked Risk of Rain 2 accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jonah Monaghan and updated 3 years ago.

Game Details

Release Date: 30/08/2019, updated in 2023

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S

Players: 1 (4 online)

Genres: Action, Shooting (Adventure, Collecting and Strategy)

Accessibility: 15 features

Components: 3D First-Person and Cartoon

Developer: Hopoo Games (@HopooGames)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Risk of Rain 2 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:

Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.

Remap Controls

Can customise the controls for the game as follows:

Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.

Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.

Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

If you want to play Risk of Rain 2, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

Dome Keeper (11 Controls Features)
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (11 Controls Features)
Hades (9 Controls Features)
Grounded (9 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Risk of Rain 2 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.

Difficulty Options

Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.

Adjust After Setting

Adjustable Between Levels: You can adjust the difficulty between levels/rounds. Although you have to restart your checkpoint or level, this enables you to adjust the difficulty after selecting it at the beginning of the game.

Getting Started

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Risk of Rain 2 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 Risk of Rain 2, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:

Hades (5 Getting Started Features)
Grounded (5 Getting Started Features)
Book of Travels (4 Getting Started Features)
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (4 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Risk of Rain 2 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 Risk of Rain 2, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (5 Reading Features)
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (5 Reading Features)
Assault Android Cactus (5 Reading Features)
Hades (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Risk of Rain 2 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.

Head-Up Display

Head-Up Display Navigation: Indication of where to go next with overlaid arrows, minimaps and waypoint markers. This supplements in-game visual and audible cues with additional guidance about where you are and where you need to go.

Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation

If you want to play Risk of Rain 2, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:

Grounded (8 Navigation Features)
Dome Keeper (4 Navigation Features)
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (4 Navigation Features)
Monster Hunter (3 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Risk of Rain 2 which deal 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.

Visual Distractions

No Screen Shake: No screen shake effect or it is included but it can be disabled. This includes the absence of screen shake for dramatic effect as well as to indicate hits on a target.

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 Risk of Rain 2, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Dome Keeper (6 Visual Features)
Fortnite (6 Visual Features)
Monster Hunter (4 Visual Features)
The Binding of Isaac (4 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Risk of Rain 2 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.

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.

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 Risk of Rain 2, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Dome Keeper (4 Audio Features)
Fortnite (4 Audio Features)
Dead Cells (3 Audio Features)
Children of Morta (3 Audio Features)

Communication

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Risk of Rain 2 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 Risk of Rain 2, and offer accessibility features for Communication:

Grounded (5 Communication Features)
Overwatch 2 (5 Communication Features)
Barotrauma (3 Communication Features)
Monster Hunter (3 Communication 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.