Controls

We've documented 9 accessibility features for Controls in Alien: Isolation 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.

Touchscreen

Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.

Two Motions Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, two simultaneous taps, swipes or hold gestures.

Motion

Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.

Motion Aiming: Can use small movements of the gamepad to fine-tune aiming or as the main aiming mechanism. This is sometimes known as Gyro-Aiming. This usually provides the ability to calibrate these controls to taste.

Remap Controls

Can customise the controls for the game as follows:

Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.

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.

Controller Vibration

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

Sensitivity

You can adjust

Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

• Pacific Drive (13 Controls Features)
• Alan Wake II (11 Controls Features)
• Aliens: Dark Descent (10 Controls Features)
• Dead Space (10 Controls Features)

Getting Started

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Alien: Isolation 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.

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 Alien: Isolation, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

• Pacific Drive (6 Getting Started Features)
• Demon Spore (6 Getting Started Features)
• Aliens: Dark Descent (5 Getting Started Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Alien: Isolation 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 Alien: Isolation, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

• Pacific Drive (7 Navigation Features)
• Dead Space (6 Navigation Features)
• Alan Wake II (5 Navigation Features)
• A Plague Tale: Innocence (5 Navigation Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Alien: Isolation 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 Alien: Isolation, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

• Carrion (3 Audio Features)
• Dead by Daylight (3 Audio Features)
• Pacific Drive (2 Audio Features)
• Dead Space (2 Audio Features)