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Xbox X|SWe've documented 19 accessibility features for Detroit: Become Human, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Environmental Captions, Large Subtitles, Large Text and Adjust Speed. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Getting Started but it also has features in Controls, Difficulty, Navigation, Audio and Visual to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Ronald Brady, first checked Detroit: Become Human accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Andrew Robertson and updated 18 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Subtitles are on by default and you are offered size options if you need to adjust these. Conversations overheard audibly in the background are only subtitled when you get quite close, so present a disadvantage to playing without hearing as these can be important. Also, the game does indicate who is speaking which can also be confusing in combination with the captioning of background sounds.
The general text in the game varies in size and clarity more than the subtitles. There are some text prompts projected into the game. There are also some other textual elements where the contrast is not as strong.
The game lets you pause time and explore the current location to fund clues and objectives. Sometimes this is a bit pressured as you have limited time to do this. You can also scan a location to have interactive elements highlighted.
Game Details
Release Date: 25/05/2018
Out Now: PS4
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Narrative (Action, Fighting, Role-Play and Shooting)
Accessibility: 19 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Quantic Dream (@Quantic_Dream)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Detroit: Become Human 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:
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
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If you want to play Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Control (10 Controls Features)
- Road 96 (8 Controls Features)
- Destiny 2 (8 Controls Features)
- Dishonored (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Detroit: Become Human 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.
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.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Detroit: Become Human 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.
Onboarding Before Play
Before you are presented with the home screen, onboarding settings aim to aid you accessing the menus you need to adjust the game to your requirements. They can also provide an easier way of turning on important adjustments without digging through menus.
Onboarding: The first time you open the game, you are asked to confirm options for control, navigation and accessibility settings. Games can differ in what they present at this stage, but will count for this, provided they include a streamlined onboarding process.
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.
Adjust Speed: Adjust the speed of the game at critical moments or throughout, or rewind play for a second attempt, to ease reaction times. By slowing the game, you have more time to interpret what is happening and then execute your actions. It also reduces the pressure on getting things right quickly or the first time you attempt them.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints: If you fail you can retry that level or aspect of the game without losing a lot of progress (less than 5 minutes). This is often provided via Frequent Checkpoints combined with restarting without losing time, equipment or score.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Getting Started Features)
- Heaven's Vault (6 Getting Started Features)
- Beyond: Two Souls (6 Getting Started Features)
- Heavy Rain (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Reading in Detroit: Become Human 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.
Moderate Reading: Moderate reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a high school student (14-year-old) would appreciate.
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.
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.
Captions
Speaker Indicator, their Tone and Environment Sounds: Captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking) and their tone, game sound and music. This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or character expressions with text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking. Environmental sounds are provided as extra text within the subtitles.
Voice Acted
All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game): All of the game dialogue and narrative can be voiced, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to read the dialogue and narrative text to play the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- As Dusk Falls (7 Reading Features)
- Tell Me Why (7 Reading Features)
- Heaven's Vault (7 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Detroit: Become Human 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.
Clarity
Clear Mission Objectives: The game provides clear, structured missions with directional guidance and advice on which can be attempted next. This also indicates (ideally on maps where they are provided) which missions can't be attempted because you do not have the appropriate items yet.
Visual Directional Cues: Additional in-game visual cues that signpost where to go next and how close you are to arriving. This can be with camera movement to focus on your destination or important items. It can use light, breadcrumb trails, in-world pointers to identify your mission's target location.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (5 Navigation Features)
- Deus Ex (4 Navigation Features)
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (4 Navigation Features)
- Road 96 (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Detroit: Become Human which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Interactive Elements
Outline Interactive Elements: Characters, platforms and enemies can be outlined or highlighted for visibility. This can be with a large border around the character or a special visual mode that adjust the colour to make characters more visible.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Visual Features)
- Eastward (6 Visual Features)
- Disco Elysium (5 Visual Features)
- The Unfinished Swan (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Detroit: Become Human 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 Detroit: Become Human, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @ronald_brady, Andy Robertson and Jo Robertson
