Winding Worlds Accessibility Report - Apple TV, Mac and iOS

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5 Accessibility Features

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Winding Worlds, including Large Subtitles, One Motion Targeted, Complex Reading, Tutorials and Balance Audio. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Getting Started and Audio 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.

Winding Worlds is a colourful puzzle game played in a mythic world where you solve your way through the afterlife. The characters you meet don't always want to help, but you can help them deal with their problems and find peace. The puzzles are logic and visual conundrums the interplace with the story as they are solves.

Accessibility Notes

Tap, slide and gesture the screen. Fine controls are required. Although the guides are small, you can gesture anywhere on the screen to manipulate puzzles.

Game Details

Release Date: 14/05/2020

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac and iOS

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Puzzle and Traversal

Accessibility: 5 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Ko Op Mode (@KoOpMode)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Winding Worlds which deals with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

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 Winding Worlds, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

Burly Men at Sea (8 Controls Features)
Penko Park (8 Controls Features)
Cozy Grove (6 Controls Features)
Typoman (5 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Winding Worlds 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.

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Winding Worlds 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 Winding Worlds, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Cozy Grove (6 Getting Started Features)
Penko Park (6 Getting Started Features)
Night in the Woods (5 Getting Started Features)
The Shape Of Things (4 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Winding Worlds 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.

Extensive Complex Reading: Extensive reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading is suitable for someone who loves long books and enjoys extended dialogue or narrative descriptions.

Subtitles

Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

If you want to play Winding Worlds, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Night in the Woods (6 Reading Features)
Penko Park (5 Reading Features)
Burly Men at Sea (4 Reading Features)
Fe (4 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Winding Worlds 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 Winding Worlds, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Penko Park (5 Navigation Features)
Cozy Grove (2 Navigation Features)
Night in the Woods (2 Navigation Features)
The Shape Of Things (1 Navigation Feature)

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Winding Worlds 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 Winding Worlds, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

The Shape Of Things (6 Visual Features)
Penko Park (6 Visual Features)
One Person Story (5 Visual Features)
Fe (4 Visual Features)

Audio

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

Fe (3 Audio Features)
The Shape Of Things (2 Audio Features)
Cozy Grove (2 Audio Features)
Burly Men at Sea (2 Audio Features)

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

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