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We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Elite Dangerous. Has features in 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.
Elite Dangerous is a new version of the classic 1980s space game Elite. Like the original it’s a space exploration, trading and combat game that provides a huge and rich universe rather than a specific story. You can trade goods, become a bounty hunter, fight for one of the many factions or become a space-miner. Your ship can be customised for every roll.
Game DetailsRelease Date: 15/12/2015, updated in 2016
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Content Rating: PEGI 7
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1 (32 online)
Genres: Adventure (Action, Collecting, Shooting and Simulation)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 3D First-Person, 3D Third-Person and Open World
Developer: Frontier Dev (@FrontierDev)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
ControlsWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Elite Dangerous 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 Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
DifficultyWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Elite Dangerous 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 Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
Getting StartedWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Elite Dangerous 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. The following games are similar to Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
ReadingWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Elite Dangerous 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 Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Reading:
NavigationWe've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Elite Dangerous 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.
Game Map: View a map of the game world during play, with the landscape, points of interest and missions highlighted throughout the entire game. This enables the orientation of the player and the world, confirming a direction of movement and the location of destinations or points of exploration.
If you want to play Elite Dangerous, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
VisualWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Elite Dangerous 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 Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
AudioWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Elite Dangerous 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 Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
CommunicationWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Elite Dangerous which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction. The following games are similar to Elite Dangerous, and offer accessibility features for Communication:
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.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
Xbox One
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
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Elite Dangerous
