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Xbox X|SWe've documented 26 accessibility features for Dredge, including Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, Select Difficulty, No Button Combos and No Holds. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Visual, Reading, Difficulty, Audio and Navigation 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.
External examiner, Sayantan Samanta, first checked Dredge accessibility 10 months ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 10 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
The Relaxed Fishing mode makes fishing and dredging always succeed no matter how many times we miss the correct space. It succeeds even when nothing is pressed.
In terms of mission tracking, Pursuits are available on an in-game bulletin board where all the Quests (Main and Side) can be found as post-it notes. However, there are no explicit identifiable markers to distinguish between Main & Side/optional Quests in the Pursuits board.
Game Details
Release Date: 30/03/2023
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Collecting, Traversal (Action, Narrative, Rhythm and Role-Play)
Accessibility: 26 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night and Weather
Developer: Black Salt Games (@BlackSaltGames)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Controls in Dredge 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.
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.
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity, Deadzones and Thresholds: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are and the related deadzones and thresholds.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Morgan: Metal Detective (13 Controls Features)
- Tchia (11 Controls Features)
- Wavetale (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Dredge 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.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Between Levels: You can adjust the difficulty between levels/rounds. Although you have to restart your checkpoint or level, this enables you to adjust the difficulty after selecting it at the beginning of the game.
Getting Started
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Getting Started in Dredge 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Morgan: Metal Detective (9 Getting Started Features)
- Tchia (7 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Dredge 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.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Luigi's Mansion (6 Reading Features)
- Lonesome Village (5 Reading Features)
- The Things We Lost In The Flood (5 Reading Features)
- Paradise Marsh (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Dredge which deals 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
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Sable (7 Navigation Features)
- Astro Aqua Kitty (6 Navigation Features)
- Seabeard (5 Navigation Features)
- Paradise Marsh (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Dredge 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 Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
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.
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.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Tchia (7 Visual Features)
- Sable (7 Visual Features)
- The Things We Lost In The Flood (6 Visual Features)
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Dredge 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 Dredge, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Paradise Marsh (3 Audio Features)
- Legend Of The Skyfish (3 Audio Features)
- Moonglow Bay (3 Audio Features)
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (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
