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Xbox X|SWe've documented 12 accessibility features for Echo Generation, including Audio Cues, Speaker Indicator, Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, High Contrast Text and Minimal Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Visual, Getting Started, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Vanessa Chia, first checked Echo Generation accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Angela Hickman Newnham and updated 2 years ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 21/10/2021
Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Narrative (Action, Collecting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 12 features
Components: 2D Overhead and Blocks
Developer: Cococucumber Co (@CococucumberCo)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Echo Generation 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 & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Echo Generation, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Tenderfoot Tactics (13 Controls Features)
- Wildermyth (11 Controls Features)
- Full Metal Furies (11 Controls Features)
- Slay the Spire (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Echo Generation 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 Echo Generation, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Wildermyth (3 Difficulty Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (2 Difficulty Features)
- Full Metal Furies (2 Difficulty Features)
- Lost in Random (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Echo Generation 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Echo Generation, 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)
- Beacon Pines (6 Getting Started Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Getting Started Features)
- Slay the Spire (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Echo Generation 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.
Captions
Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Echo Generation, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Season: A Letter to the Future (7 Reading Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Reading Features)
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (6 Reading Features)
- Knights And Bikes! (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Echo Generation 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
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Echo Generation, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Lost in Random (6 Navigation Features)
- Slay the Spire (6 Navigation Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (5 Navigation Features)
- Wildermyth (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Echo Generation which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
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.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Echo Generation, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Slay the Spire (9 Visual Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (6 Visual Features)
- Tenderfoot Tactics (6 Visual Features)
- Season: A Letter to the Future (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Echo Generation which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Echo Generation, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Wildermyth (3 Audio Features)
- Tenderfoot Tactics (3 Audio Features)
- Beacon Pines (2 Audio Features)
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole (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.
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 @cococucumberco and @growingupgamers
