Beat Cop Accessibility Report - Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

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Accessibility Report

5 Accessibility Features

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Beat Cop, including No Quick Reactions, Play Without Hearing, Speaker Indicator, Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech) and Mouse Alone. 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.

Beat Cop is a police crime drama where you have been framed for murder. Back on the street, you navigate the pixilated 80’s Miami Vice world to find out who did it. Your approach and decisions matter. Will you go in with the mafia or stay straight? Your choices determine the narrative and ultimate ending. It's set in New York and inspired by police shows from the 80s. Expect a lot of dark humour and complex crime drama.

External examiner, Jonah Monaghan, first checked Beat Cop accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jonah Monaghan and updated 3 years ago.

Game Details

Release Date: 27/11/2018, updated in 2019

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure and Narrative

Accessibility: 5 features

Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night and Pixels

Developer: Px Crow (@PxCrow)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

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

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

Our Personal Space (8 Controls Features)
Firewatch (7 Controls Features)
Six Cats Under (6 Controls Features)
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (6 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Beat Cop 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 Beat Cop, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Detroit: Become Human (2 Difficulty Features)
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (1 Difficulty Feature)
Beholder (1 Difficulty Feature)
Papers, Please (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Beat Cop 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.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

If you want to play Beat Cop, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

South of the Circle (5 Getting Started Features)
Our Personal Space (5 Getting Started Features)
Firewatch (5 Getting Started Features)
Six Cats Under (4 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Beat Cop 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.

Subtitles

All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.

Captions

Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

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

Tell Me Why (7 Reading Features)
Welcome to Elk (6 Reading Features)
Lifeline (6 Reading Features)
Detroit: Become Human (6 Reading Features)

Navigation

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

Tell Me Why (3 Navigation Features)
Firewatch (3 Navigation Features)
Detroit: Become Human (2 Navigation Features)
Beholder (2 Navigation Features)

Visual

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

Six Cats Under (5 Visual Features)
Do Not Feed the Monkeys (5 Visual Features)
Welcome to Elk (5 Visual Features)
Lifeline (5 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Beat Cop 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.

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 Beat Cop, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Do Not Feed the Monkeys (2 Audio Features)
Headliner: NoviNews (2 Audio Features)
Welcome to Elk (2 Audio Features)
Tell Me Why (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.

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.

Read more about system accessibility settings.