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Xbox X|SWe've documented 12 accessibility features for Zelter, including Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Speaker Indicator, Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech) and Minimal Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Visual, Audio and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Game Details
Release Date: 22/10/2020
Price: 40% off
Out Now: PC
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Shooting (Action, Fighting, Role-Play and Stealth)
Accessibility: 12 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Hand-Made and Open World
Developer: @G1 Playground (@G1Playground)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Zelter 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.
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Zelter, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Aliens: Dark Descent (10 Controls Features)
- Days Gone (10 Controls Features)
- Stardew Valley (9 Controls Features)
- Otxo (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Zelter 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 Zelter, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Days Gone (2 Difficulty Features)
- Terraria (2 Difficulty Features)
- Aliens: Dark Descent (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Forager (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Zelter 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 Zelter, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
- Aliens: Dark Descent (5 Getting Started Features)
- Raft (5 Getting Started Features)
- Forager (4 Getting Started Features)
- Days Gone (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Zelter 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Zelter, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Forager (5 Reading Features)
- Days Gone (5 Reading Features)
- Assault Android Cactus (5 Reading Features)
- Stardew Valley (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Zelter 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.
Menu Navigation
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Zelter, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Days Gone (7 Navigation Features)
- Aliens: Dark Descent (4 Navigation Features)
- Otxo (4 Navigation Features)
- Terraria (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Zelter which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Zelter, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Forager (5 Visual Features)
- Cult Of The Lamb (4 Visual Features)
- Terraria (4 Visual Features)
- Otxo (3 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Zelter 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.
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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative
