Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Splatoon 3 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 Splatoon 3, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

• Furious Farm: Total Reap-Out (3 Difficulty Features)
• Boomerang X (3 Difficulty Features)
• BPM: Bullets Per Minute (2 Difficulty Features)
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2 Difficulty Features)

Reading

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Splatoon 3 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.

Subtitles

Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.

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.

Visual

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Splatoon 3 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.

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.

Audio Cues for Visual Events

Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.

Audio Depiction of Event Location: Indication with positional/stereo audio of where directional events are on the screen for things like damage, footsteps, environmental elements. This is useful for blind players.

Colour Options

Colour Adjustments: Adjust colours of characters or game elements for greater visibility. Includes the ability to select which type of colour blind mode you require.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

If you want to play Splatoon 3, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

• Bonito Days (8 Visual Features)
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (7 Visual Features)
• Krunker (6 Visual Features)
• Fortnite (6 Visual Features)

Communication

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Splatoon 3 which deals with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.

Player-to-Player Online Communication

This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.

No Online Chat (Or Preset Phrases Only): Game is played online but no verbal or textual player communication. This includes games that offer no communication or communication with word-less icons, sounds or preset phrases.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication

If you want to play Splatoon 3, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:

• Overwatch 2 (5 Communication Features)
• Knockout City (4 Communication Features)
• Super Animal Royale (3 Communication Features)
• BattleBit Remastered (3 Communication Features)