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Xbox X|SWe've documented 11 accessibility features for Watch Dogs 2, including Select Difficulty, Remap Buttons, Some Speech Subtitled, Moderate Reading and Save Anytime. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Difficulty, Visual and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Game Details
Release Date: 15/11/2016
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Players: 1 (4 online)
Genres: Action, Role-Play (Collecting, Communication, Narrative and Stealth)
Accessibility: 11 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night and Open World
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Watch Dogs 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (11 Controls Features)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (10 Controls Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (9 Controls Features)
- Fallout 76 (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Watch Dogs 2 which deals 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
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Fallout 76 (2 Difficulty Features)
- Quantum Break (2 Difficulty Features)
- Death Stranding (2 Difficulty Features)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Watch Dogs 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.
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.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Death Stranding (5 Getting Started Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (4 Getting Started Features)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (4 Getting Started Features)
- A Way Out (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Watch Dogs 2 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.
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.
Subtitles
Some Speech Subtitled: Some spoken content has subtitles. This reduces the pressure on interpreting all the spoken content, although not everything is captured textually.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- A Way Out (7 Reading Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (6 Reading Features)
- Fallout 76 (5 Reading Features)
- Quantum Break (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Watch Dogs 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. The following games are similar to Watch Dogs 2, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Death Stranding (7 Navigation Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (7 Navigation Features)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (5 Navigation Features)
- Lego City: Undercover (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Watch Dogs 2 which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Motion Sickness Friendly
Motion Sickness Friendly: Doesn't have 3D movement elements that may trigger motion sickness, like motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision. Or includes the ability to disable motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision effects.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (5 Visual Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (4 Visual Features)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (4 Visual Features)
- A Way Out (3 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Watch Dogs 2 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Watch Dogs 2, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (3 Audio Features)
- Quantum Break (2 Audio Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2 Audio Features)
- Lego City: Undercover (2 Audio Features)
Communication
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Watch Dogs 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 Watch Dogs 2, and offer accessibility features for Communication:
- Fallout 76 (1 Communication Feature)
- Death Stranding (1 Communication Feature)
- Temtem (1 Communication Feature)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
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.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Anthony Haigh and Andy Robertson
