We've documented 1 accessibility feature for The Long Return, including No Reading. It has features in Reading 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.
Game Details
Release Date: 02/10/2019
Out Now: PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Puzzle (Narrative and Platform)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Max Nielsen Dev (@MaxNielsenDev)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in The Long Return which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
- Lost Ember (6 Controls Features)
- Child of Eden (5 Controls Features)
- Inked (3 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in The Long Return 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 The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Lost Ember (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Child of Eden (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in The Long Return 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 The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
- Lost Ember (4 Getting Started Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (4 Getting Started Features)
- Everything (3 Getting Started Features)
- Child of Eden (3 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in The Long Return 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.
No Reading: No reading is required, other than simple menus. The game either has no text or can communicate textual content with visuals and interactions. If reading isn't required because the text is voiced the All Dialogue is Voiced feature indicates this.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play The Long Return, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Hoa (4 Reading Features)
- Lost Ember (3 Reading Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Reading Features)
- Inked (2 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in The Long Return 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 The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Hoa (3 Navigation Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Navigation Features)
- Lost Ember (1 Navigation Feature)
- Child of Eden (1 Navigation Feature)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in The Long Return which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Hoa (5 Visual Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Visual Features)
- Lost Ember (1 Visual Feature)
- Child of Eden (1 Visual Feature)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in The Long Return 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 The Long Return, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Hoa (2 Audio Features)
- Lost Ember (2 Audio Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2 Audio Features)
- Child of Eden (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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Hannah Robertson