We've documented 13 accessibility features for Kingdom, including Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, 2 Buttons, Play Without Hearing and Minimal Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Visual and Getting Started but it also has features in Controls, Navigation, Audio and Reading to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Brian Fairbanks, first checked Kingdom (Series) accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Tyler Brinkman and updated 14 months ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 21/10/2015
Price: 85% off
Out Now: Amazon Fire, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1-2
Genres: Sequencing, Strategy (Fighting, Shooting and Simulation)
Accessibility: 13 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night and Pixels
Developer: Raw Fury (@RawFury)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Kingdom 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:
2 Buttons: Can play with 2 buttons.
1 Button & Single Stick: Can play with button and stick.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Bad North (10 Controls Features)
- Rootown (9 Controls Features)
- Bomber Crew (7 Controls Features)
- Reigns (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Kingdom 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 Kingdom, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Bloons TD 6 (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rogue Legacy (2 Difficulty Features)
- Steamworld Heist (2 Difficulty Features)
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Kingdom 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.
Reaction-Time Not Critical: Individual game actions don’t need quick reactions, or there are settings to lower the requirement for quick reactions. This means you don't need to quickly press a button in response to an on-screen prompt, target a fast-moving target or skillfully complete a scenario against the clock.
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.
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 Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (11 Getting Started Features)
- Angry Birds (7 Getting Started Features)
- Rootown (5 Getting Started Features)
- Isle of Arrows (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Kingdom which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Wargroove (6 Reading Features)
- A Dark Room (6 Reading Features)
- Rootown (5 Reading Features)
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Kingdom 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.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Navigation Features)
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (4 Navigation Features)
- Angry Birds (3 Navigation Features)
- Luckitown (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Kingdom 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.
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.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Rootown (8 Visual Features)
- A Dark Room (7 Visual Features)
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (6 Visual Features)
- Guild of Dungeoneering (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Kingdom 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 Kingdom, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- King Pins (3 Audio Features)
- Mana Spark (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.
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 and accessibility contributors @daisyalesounds and @TylerBrinkman23