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Xbox X|SWe've documented 17 accessibility features for Death's Gambit, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech) and Multiple Buttons & Single Stick. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Navigation, Visual, Getting Started and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Death's Gambit accessibility 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
As the game is played on a 2D plane and is less labyrinthine than other Castlevania-inspired platformers, it is relatively straightforward to navigate through. On occasion though, you need to backtrack to different areas, and this isn't said, instead leaving you to figure it out.
The text is overlaid directly over gameplay, so it can sometimes be hard to read.
The game is often dark and of low contrast, making it hard to distinguish between different objects and characters, some of which are quite small.
Game Details
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Death's Gambit 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.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (10 Controls Features)
- ScourgeBringer (9 Controls Features)
- Dead Cells (8 Controls Features)
- Carrion (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Death's Gambit 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 Death's Gambit, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (2 Difficulty Features)
- Nuclear Blaze (2 Difficulty Features)
- Oddworld Soulstorm (2 Difficulty Features)
- Cuphead (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Death's Gambit 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- ScourgeBringer (8 Getting Started Features)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (5 Getting Started Features)
- Nuclear Blaze (4 Getting Started Features)
- Crossy Road Castle (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Death's Gambit 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.
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 Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Metroid Dread (6 Reading Features)
- Nuclear Blaze (6 Reading Features)
- Cyber Shadow (6 Reading Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Navigation in Death's Gambit 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
Large Clear Navigation: The in-game navigation and maps are clear to read. They offer large text and offer markers that are large and of high contrast. Where text or information is small, there are settings to zoom-in and increase visibility.
Head-Up Display
Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.
Menu Navigation
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 Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (5 Navigation Features)
- Metroid Dread (4 Navigation Features)
- Cyber Shadow (4 Navigation Features)
- Crossy Road Castle (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Death's Gambit which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Visual Distractions
No Screen Shake: No screen shake effect or it is included but it can be disabled. This includes the absence of screen shake for dramatic effect as well as to indicate hits on a target.
No Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
Motion Sickness Friendly
Motion Sickness Friendly: Doesn't have 3D movement elements that may trigger motion sickness, like motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision. Or includes the ability to disable motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision effects.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Cyber Shadow (7 Visual Features)
- ScourgeBringer (6 Visual Features)
- Metroid Dread (4 Visual Features)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Death's Gambit 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 Death's Gambit, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Dead Cells (3 Audio Features)
- Carrion (3 Audio Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (3 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).
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
