We've documented 29 accessibility features for Crossout, including Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Visual Cues, Speaker Indicator and Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech). Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Navigation, Audio, Communication and Visual to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Targem Games, first checked Crossout accessibility 10 months ago. It was re-examined by Andrew Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Even if there is some spoken content, there is no requirement to hear it to play the game. You can play the game without any sound. There are audio cues connected with specific situations in the game (for example, winning a battle).
There is a mini-map displayed on the screen during the battle session/test drive and also a map of the location that you can see at any moment during the battle session/test drive by pressing the key on the keyboard or controller.
Game Details
Release Date: 15/05/2015, updated in 2017
Price: Free
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1 (16 online)
Genres: Race, Shooting (Action and Simulation)
Accessibility: 29 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Persistant World
Developer: Targem Games (@TargemGames)
Costs: Free. In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 14 accessibility features for Controls in Crossout 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 & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
Two Motions Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, two simultaneous taps, swipes or hold gestures.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Swap Sticks: Can swap the sticks over so that you can use the opposite sticks to control the game.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Extra Mouse Buttons: Can remap additional buttons on mice that provide more than the two standard buttons, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Mouse Wheel: Can remap the mouse wheel to control aspects of the game when you move it up/down, on systems that support these controls.
Remap One Action to Multiple Buttons: Can remap multiple buttons to perform the same action to reduce the need to memorise buttons and make the action easier to access.
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Crossout 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 Crossout, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Dirt (3 Difficulty Features)
- The Crew Motorfest (2 Difficulty Features)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rocket League (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Crossout 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.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Lego Bricktales (8 Getting Started Features)
- Trailmakers (6 Getting Started Features)
- Tracks The Train Set Game (6 Getting Started Features)
- The Crew Motorfest (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Crossout 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.
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 Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (5 Reading Features)
- Trailmakers (5 Reading Features)
- Sea of Thieves (5 Reading Features)
- Lego Bricktales (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Navigation in Crossout 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.
Head-Up Display
Game Map: View a map of the game world during play, with the landscape, points of interest and missions highlighted throughout the entire game. This enables the orientation of the player and the world, confirming a direction of movement and the location of destinations or points of exploration.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Menus Don't Wrap: Menus don't wrap and stop the cursor at the bottom of the list if you press down. Or menus do wrap but make it clear that you are back at the top of the list with sound or narration.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- The Crew Motorfest (8 Navigation Features)
- Crossout Mobile (5 Navigation Features)
- Trailmakers (5 Navigation Features)
- Lego Bricktales (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Crossout which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Rocket League (7 Visual Features)
- Trailmakers (6 Visual Features)
- Tracks The Train Set Game (6 Visual Features)
- The Crew Motorfest (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Audio in Crossout 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.
Audio Events
Visual Cues for Audio Events: Text or other visual indicators of audio events. This mirrors audio indicators of progress in the game with a corresponding visual indication.
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 Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Trailmakers (4 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Communication in Crossout which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
Player-to-Player Online Communication
This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.
Text Chat: Chat to other players by typing text.
Filtered Chat: Option to filter out profanity and/or sharing of personal information from online chat.
Online Communication Assistance
Ping Communication: Send quick preset messages to teammates as safer alternative to open communication.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play Crossout, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Communication accessibility:
- Sea of Thieves (6 Communication Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
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.
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