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Xbox X|SWe've documented 29 accessibility features for Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Text, Low Pressure, No Holds and Remap Buttons. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Visual, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Jesse Anderson, first checked Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
There is no real fail state, but levels are unlocked by finding a key in a level, or by completing a score or toppling/playing with items in each level.
The Procedural Mode unlocks after playing a level of Goals Mode, and the Litterbox Mode (Free Play) Mode unlocks after trying one Procedural level. The Litterbox mode lets the player explore any unlocked level with unlimited time and energy.
Crouch can be set to Hold or Toggle.
Interactive item objectives are represented by pictures instead of words, requiring little reading for level goals. In the game world, objective items are highlighted with a brighter outline. When in a level, specific progress on a started goal is displayed clearly on the left side of the screen. You can adjust the field of view to help with motion sickness.
Game Details
Release Date: 13/01/2014, updated in 2021
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Traversal (Action, Collecting, Platform and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 29 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World
Developer: Chrixeleon (@Chrixeleon)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 10 accessibility features for Controls in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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.
Mouse and Controller: Can play with mouse and controller simultaneously.
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 Extra Mouse Buttons: Can remap additional buttons on mice that provide more than the two standard buttons, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Mouse Wheel: Can remap the mouse wheel to control aspects of the game when you move it up/down, 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.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
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 Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Controls accessibility:
- Test Tube Titans (14 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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 Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Test Tube Titans (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rain on Your Parade (2 Difficulty Features)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Bubbles The Cat (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Getting Started in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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.
Onboarding Before Play
Before you are presented with the home screen, onboarding settings aim to aid you accessing the menus you need to adjust the game to your requirements. They can also provide an easier way of turning on important adjustments without digging through menus.
Low Vision Onboarding: The first time you open the game, the default text is high contrast and font size is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of the screen and in an easy to read font. This enables legally blind visually impaired players to get ready to play.
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.
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.
Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
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 Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- A Building Full of Cats (8 Getting Started Features)
- Test Tube Titans (7 Getting Started Features)
- I Am Bread (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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.
High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.
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.
Voice Acted
All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game): All of the game dialogue and narrative can be voiced, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to read the dialogue and narrative text to play the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Reading accessibility:
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure (7 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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.
Clarity
Clear Mission Objectives: The game provides clear, structured missions with directional guidance and advice on which can be attempted next. This also indicates (ideally on maps where they are provided) which missions can't be attempted because you do not have the appropriate items yet.
Menu Navigation
Menus Don't Wrap: Menus don't wrap and stop the cursor at the bottom of the list if you press down. Or menus do wrap but make it clear that you are back at the top of the list with sound or narration.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Embr (4 Navigation Features)
- Rain on Your Parade (3 Navigation Features)
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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.
Outline Interactive Elements: Characters, platforms and enemies can be outlined or highlighted for visibility. This can be with a large border around the character or a special visual mode that adjust the colour to make characters more visible.
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.
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 Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- A Hat in Time (7 Visual Features)
- Untitled Goose Game (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered 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 Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (3 Audio Features)
- Untitled Goose Game (3 Audio 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).
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.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @BGFH79 and Andy Robertson
