We've documented 9 accessibility features for Dodo Peak, including Large Text, One Motion Targeted, High Contrast Text, Minimal Reading and 1 Button & Single Stick. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Visual, Getting Started and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Accessibility Notes
Game Details
Release Date: 12/09/2019, updated in 2020
Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Traversal (Adventure, Platform and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 9 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks and Hand-Made
Developer: Dodo Peak (@DodoPeak)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Dodo Peak 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:
1 Button & Single Stick: Can play with button and stick.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Dodo Peak, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- A Juggler's Tale (12 Controls Features)
- Golf Peaks (10 Controls Features)
- Chessplosion (8 Controls Features)
- El Hijo - A Wild West Tale (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Dodo Peak 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 Dodo Peak, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Harmony's Odyssey (2 Difficulty Features)
- Chessplosion (2 Difficulty Features)
- Moving Out (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Dodo Peak which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Dodo Peak, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Golf Peaks (7 Getting Started Features)
- Chessplosion (6 Getting Started Features)
- A Juggler's Tale (6 Getting Started Features)
- El Hijo - A Wild West Tale (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Dodo Peak 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Dodo Peak, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Harmony's Odyssey (5 Reading Features)
- Chessplosion (5 Reading Features)
- A Juggler's Tale (5 Reading Features)
- Death Squared (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Dodo Peak 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.
Head-Up Display
Head-Up Display Navigation: Indication of where to go next with overlaid arrows, minimaps and waypoint markers. This supplements in-game visual and audible cues with additional guidance about where you are and where you need to go.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Dodo Peak, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (4 Navigation Features)
- Crossy Road Castle (4 Navigation Features)
- Death Squared (4 Navigation Features)
- Harmony's Odyssey (2 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Dodo Peak 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Dodo Peak, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Chessplosion (8 Visual Features)
- Harmony's Odyssey (7 Visual Features)
- Golf Peaks (7 Visual Features)
- El Hijo - A Wild West Tale (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Dodo Peak 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. The following games are similar to Dodo Peak, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Harmony's Odyssey (3 Audio Features)
- Chessplosion (3 Audio Features)
- Golf Peaks (3 Audio Features)
- A Juggler's Tale (2 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.
iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative