Dogworld Accessibility Report - PC and Switch

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Dogworld

Accessibility Report

4 Accessibility Features

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Dogworld, including Audio Cues, Minimal Reading, Tutorials and Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading and Visual 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.

Dogworld is a running and jumping game where you play a solitary human fighting through a dog-infested world to defeat an evil computer. You perform tricky jumps and battle mutant dogs by sliding, dodging, and shooting. Along the way you gain weapons and abilities to help you explore and progress. As well as the unusual enemies, the game stands out because you view the action, as if, through an old computer monitor.

Game Details

Release Date: 18/03/2021

Out Now: PC and Switch

Players: 1

Genres: Fighting, Platform (Action and Adventure)

Accessibility: 4 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Developer: Lateralis (@Lateralis_)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Dogworld which deals 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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

Full Metal Furies (11 Controls Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
Celeste (9 Controls Features)
Human Fall Flat (7 Controls Features)

Difficulty

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

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2 Difficulty Features)
Full Metal Furies (2 Difficulty Features)
Celeste (2 Difficulty Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

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

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

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

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

Full Metal Furies (7 Getting Started Features)
Celeste (7 Getting Started Features)
Human Fall Flat (4 Getting Started Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (4 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Dogworld which deals 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.

Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

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

Undertale (6 Reading Features)
Hollow Knight (5 Reading Features)
Celeste (5 Reading Features)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (4 Reading Features)

Navigation

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

Full Metal Furies (5 Navigation Features)
Celeste (4 Navigation Features)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (3 Navigation Features)
Hoa (3 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Dogworld 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

Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

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

Hoa (5 Visual Features)
Undertale (5 Visual Features)
Human Fall Flat (5 Visual Features)
Celeste (5 Visual Features)

Audio

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

Hoa (2 Audio Features)
Full Metal Furies (2 Audio Features)
Human Fall Flat (2 Audio Features)
Hollow Knight (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.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Hannah Robertson