Dungeons of Dreadrock Accessibility Report - Android, PC, Switch and iOS

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Dungeons
of Dreadrock

Accessibility Report

10 Accessibility Features

We've documented 10 accessibility features for Dungeons of Dreadrock, including Large Text, One Tap Anywhere, High Contrast Text, Minimal Reading and 1 Button & Single Stick. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started 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.

Dungeons of Dreadrock is a retro adventure game that adds puzzle-solving to the usual exploration and fighting. Play involves working your way through a series of single-screen levels to find your brother. Each level presents a unique challenge. Sometimes there are traps. Sometimes there are enemies to fight. Sometimes there are switches and doors. Either way, you have to use strategy and lateral thinking to succeed.

External examiner, Christoph Minnameier, first checked Dungeons of Dreadrock accessibility 23 months ago. It was re-examined by Christoph Minnameier and updated 23 months ago.

Game Details

Release Date: 15/03/2022

Out Now: Android, PC, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Puzzle (Fighting, Role-Play and Stealth)

Accessibility: 10 features

Components: 2D Overhead and Grid

Developer: Doctor Funfrock (@DoctorFunfrock)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases, In-Game Pass and Advertising

Controls

We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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:

1 Button & Single Stick: Can play with button and stick.

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.

Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.

Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.

Mouse and Controller: Can play with mouse and controller simultaneously.

Touchscreen

Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.

One Tap Anywhere: Can play with touchscreen, tap anywhere.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

Moonlighter (13 Controls Features)
Crown Trick (11 Controls Features)
Loot River (11 Controls Features)
Lab Rat (8 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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 Dungeons of Dreadrock, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Moonlighter (2 Difficulty Features)
Sea of Stars (2 Difficulty Features)
Loot River (2 Difficulty Features)
Lost in Random (2 Difficulty Features)

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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 For Progressing

These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

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

Moonring (7 Getting Started Features)
Crown Trick (7 Getting Started Features)
Carto (7 Getting Started Features)
Billy Bumbum: A Cheeky Puzzler (6 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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

Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

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

Nobody Saves The World (6 Reading Features)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (6 Reading Features)
Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Reading Features)
Lab Rat (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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 Dungeons of Dreadrock, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Crown Trick (8 Navigation Features)
Moonlighter (6 Navigation Features)
Lost in Random (6 Navigation Features)
Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Navigation Features)

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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 Dungeons of Dreadrock, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Shotgun King (8 Visual Features)
Loot River (7 Visual Features)
Carto (7 Visual Features)
Guild of Dungeoneering (6 Visual Features)

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Dungeons of Dreadrock 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 Dungeons of Dreadrock, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

Carto (4 Audio Features)
Shotgun King (3 Audio Features)
Loot River (3 Audio Features)
Loop Hero (3 Audio Features)

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.

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.

iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

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