We've documented 24 accessibility features for Fallout 76, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Custom Difficulty, Remap Buttons, Colour Blind Friendly and Speaker Indicator. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Navigation, Getting Started, Difficulty, Visual, Audio and Communication 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.
Our accessibility examiner, Andrea Walney, first checked Fallout 76 (Series) accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Andrea Walney and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can change look sensitivity to move faster or slower. You can also toggle aim assist.
Text displays can be very small, especially on the game map.
You can disable muzzle flashes from guns throughout the game, but there are still flashing effects, for example during the opening cutscene when the graphic of a bomb explosion appears.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/11/2018, updated in 2021
Price: 80% off
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds
Players: 1 (24 online)
Genres: Fighting, Role-Play (Action, Adventure, Narrative, Shooting and Stealth)
Accessibility: 24 features
Components: 3D First-Person and Open World
Developer: Bethesda (@Bethesda)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 7 accessibility features for Controls in Fallout 76 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:
Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Far Cry 6 (14 Controls Features)
- Borderlands 3 (12 Controls Features)
- Ghostwire Tokyo (10 Controls Features)
- Conan Exiles (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Fallout 76 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
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Difficulty accessibility:
- Ark: Survival Evolved (3 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Fallout 76 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.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Ghostwire Tokyo (6 Getting Started Features)
- Doom Eternal (6 Getting Started Features)
- No Man's Sky (6 Getting Started Features)
- Raft (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Fallout 76 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.
Moderate Reading: Moderate reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a high school student (14-year-old) would appreciate.
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.
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.
Voice Acted
All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game): All of the game dialogue and narrative can be voiced, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to read the dialogue and narrative text to play the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Ghostwire Tokyo (7 Reading Features)
- Fallout 4 (7 Reading Features)
- Far Cry 6 (6 Reading Features)
- Mass Effect (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Navigation in Fallout 76 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.
Clarity
Clear Mission Objectives: The game provides clear, structured missions with directional guidance and advice on which can be attempted next. This also indicates (ideally on maps where they are provided) which missions can't be attempted because you do not have the appropriate items yet.
Head-Up Display
Head-Up Display Navigation: Indication of where to go next with overlaid arrows, minimaps and waypoint markers. This supplements in-game visual and audible cues with additional guidance about where you are and where you need to go.
Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Far Cry 6 (9 Navigation Features)
- Ghostwire Tokyo (7 Navigation Features)
- Fallout 4 (6 Navigation Features)
- Borderlands 3 (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Fallout 76 which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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 Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Borderlands 3 (6 Visual Features)
- Far Cry 6 (6 Visual Features)
- Ghostwire Tokyo (5 Visual Features)
- Sea of Thieves (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Fallout 76 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 Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Ghostwire Tokyo (4 Audio Features)
- Far Cry 6 (4 Audio Features)
- Borderlands 3 (3 Audio Features)
- Planetside 2 (3 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Fallout 76 which deals with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
Player-to-Player Online Communication
This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.
Voice Chat: Chat to other players on your team or friends list by speaking with headset.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play Fallout 76, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:
- Sea of Thieves (6 Communication Features)
- Planetside 2 (5 Communication Features)
- Conan Exiles (3 Communication Features)
- Far Cry 6 (3 Communication 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.
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 Andrea Walney and Andy Robertson