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Xbox X|SWe've documented 12 accessibility features for Golf With Your Friends, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Low Pressure, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing and No Holds. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Audio, Getting Started and Visual 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, Ben Kendall, first checked Golf With Your Friends accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
When playing in local multiplayer matches, you have to pass around the controller, so every player has to use the same controller, ie. one player cannot use an Xbox Adaptive Controller while other players use a standard controller.
While text is extremely minimal, much of it is small and doesn't always contrast well with the background.
Even though there is no motion blur or depth of field, camera movement can become very frenetic when your ball is in motion, which may induce motion sickness in some players.
Game Details
Release Date: 19/05/2020
Price: 67% off
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1-12 (12 online)
Genres: Action, Traversal (Platform, Simulation and Sports)
Accessibility: 12 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Black Light Int (@BlackLightInt)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Golf With Your Friends 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.
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.
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Golf With Your Friends, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- You Suck at Parking (10 Controls Features)
- Golf Peaks (10 Controls Features)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (9 Controls Features)
- Super Sami Roll (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Golf With Your Friends 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 Golf With Your Friends, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Everybody's Golf (3 Difficulty Features)
- Super Sami Roll (2 Difficulty Features)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2 Difficulty Features)
- Kinect Sports (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Golf With Your Friends 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 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Golf With Your Friends, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Golf Peaks (7 Getting Started Features)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (6 Getting Started Features)
- Cursed to Golf (5 Getting Started Features)
- You Suck at Parking (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Golf With Your Friends 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.
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.
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 Golf With Your Friends, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Kinect Sports (6 Reading Features)
- Cursed to Golf (5 Reading Features)
- Everybody's Golf (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Golf With Your Friends 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 Golf With Your Friends, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Cursed to Golf (5 Navigation Features)
- You Suck at Parking (5 Navigation Features)
- Everybody's Golf (4 Navigation Features)
- Everybody 1-2-Switch (2 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Golf With Your Friends which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Golf With Your Friends, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Golf Peaks (7 Visual Features)
- You Suck at Parking (6 Visual Features)
- Cursed to Golf (4 Visual Features)
- Kinect Sports (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Golf With Your Friends 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 Golf With Your Friends, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Golf Peaks (3 Audio Features)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (3 Audio Features)
Communication
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Golf With Your Friends 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 Golf With Your Friends, and offer accessibility features for Communication:
- Zeepkist (2 Communication Features)
- You Suck at Parking (1 Communication Feature)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (1 Communication Feature)
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).
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 Ben Kendall and Andy Robertson
