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Wolfenstein
3 Accessibility Features

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Wolfenstein, including Select Difficulty, Save Anytime and Tutorials. It has features in Getting Started and Difficulty 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.

Wolfenstein is a series of World War II shooting video games. They are mostly set in an alternate history of 1960s Europe where the Nazis won the Second World War. You explore on foot with various weapons at the ready. It's a combination of fear and adrenaline as you need your reflexes to survive for long.

Our accessibility examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Wolfenstein (Series) accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 2 years ago.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 01/09/1981, updated in 2019

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Switch and Xbox One

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Shooting and Traversal

Accessibility: 3 features

Components: 3D First-Person

Developer: Wolfenstein (@Wolfenstein)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

 

ControlsControls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Wolfenstein 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 Wolfenstein, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

DifficultyDifficulty

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Wolfenstein which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.

Difficulty Options

Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.

 

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty

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

Getting StartedGetting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Wolfenstein 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.

Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.

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 Wolfenstein, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

ReadingReading

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Wolfenstein 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. The following games are similar to Wolfenstein, and offer accessibility features for Reading:

NavigationNavigation

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

VisualVisual

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

AudioAudio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Wolfenstein 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 Wolfenstein, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

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).
 
Stadia
Stadia offers some system accessibility features. Tandem enables you to use two controllers to play one character. This also enables you to connect other controllers like the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
 
Xbox One
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.

VSC LogoAccessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Jo Robertson


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