We've documented 20 accessibility features for Dordogne, including Guaranteed Progress, Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, No Repeated Pressing and Play Without Hearing. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Reading but it also has features in Controls, Navigation, Visual and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Dordogne accessibility 8 months ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 8 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Interactible objects and people are signposted with a button label. This only appears when you are very close to it.
To interact with objects when playing with Gamepad you move a cursor around with the left stick.
The game provides hints as you work through the game, so you know what to do next. Or you can revisit characters to tell you what to do next.
As you progress you complete your journal to record your story, but this doesn't serve to remind you of the story or character.
Camera movement is fixed in general. But it does have a gentle motion all the time which could be a barrier for motion sickness.
Game Details
Release Date: 13/06/2023
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Point-and-Click (Adventure, Brain Game, Collecting, Communication and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 20 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Hand-Made
Developer: Cedric Babouche (@Cedric_Babouche)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Dordogne 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.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Saltsea Chronicles (18 Controls Features)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (12 Controls Features)
- Simpler Times (11 Controls Features)
- Farewell North (11 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Dordogne 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 Dordogne, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2 Difficulty Features)
- Art Academy (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 9 accessibility features for Getting Started in Dordogne 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.
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.
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.
Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Guaranteed Progress With God Mode: There is no fail state for any game level, where you lose progress or have to start again. Or there are options to make failing impossible: infinite health or lives, unlimited time. Sometimes called God Mode or Unfailable.
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.
Assisted Progress With Hints: The game notices if you get stuck (or you can press a button) and provides information to help you progress. This can offer hints or tutorials popping up during play. This includes hints after you have died, where it can suggest strategies or difficulty settings to adjust or offer to skip past problematic levels.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Getting Started accessibility:
- A Walk With Yiayia (12 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Dordogne 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
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
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 and their Tone: Textual captions indicate who is speaking and their tone (or there is only ever one person speaking). 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Simpler Times (7 Reading Features)
- A Walk With Yiayia (7 Reading Features)
- Season: A Letter to the Future (7 Reading Features)
- Playerless: One Button Adventure (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Dordogne 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.
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 Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (5 Navigation Features)
- Venba (4 Navigation Features)
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (4 Navigation Features)
- A Tiny Sticker Tale (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Dordogne which deal 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.
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 Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- A Tiny Sticker Tale (7 Visual Features)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (7 Visual Features)
- Venba (7 Visual Features)
- Saltsea Chronicles (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Dordogne 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 Dordogne, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Simpler Times (3 Audio Features)
- Farewell North (3 Audio Features)
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (3 Audio Features)
- Lost Words: Beyond the Page (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).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Xbox Series X|S
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.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson