We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Dr Umgebung's School of Life, including No Jump Scares. It has features in Getting Started to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Simon Naus, first checked Dr Umgebung's School of Life (Sokpop) accessibility 23 months ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 31/01/2018
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Sequencing (Collecting, Puzzle, Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 2D Side-On and Weather
Developer: Sok Pop Co (@SokPopCo)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Dr Umgebung's School of Life which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
- Cloud Gardens (8 Controls Features)
- The Garden Path (7 Controls Features)
- Potion Craft (7 Controls Features)
- Dish Life: The Game (6 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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 Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Pikmin 3 (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Dr Umgebung's School of Life, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- The Garden Path (7 Getting Started Features)
- Cloud Gardens (7 Getting Started Features)
- Strange Horticulture (6 Getting Started Features)
- Cozy Grove (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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. The following games are similar to Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Reading:
- Venba (6 Reading Features)
- Oddada (5 Reading Features)
- Strange Horticulture (5 Reading Features)
- Kiri's Garden (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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 Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- The Garden Path (4 Navigation Features)
- Venba (4 Navigation Features)
- Strange Horticulture (3 Navigation Features)
- Dish Life: The Game (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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 Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Wilmot's Warehouse (8 Visual Features)
- Venba (7 Visual Features)
- Townscaper (7 Visual Features)
- Strange Horticulture (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Dr Umgebung's School of Life 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 Dr Umgebung's School of Life, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Oddada (2 Audio Features)
- Strange Horticulture (2 Audio Features)
- The Garden Path (2 Audio Features)
- Cloud Gardens (2 Audio 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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
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