Horace Accessibility Report - PC and Switch

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Horace

Accessibility Report

6 Accessibility Features

We've documented 6 accessibility features for Horace, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech), Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, Save Anytime and Tutorials. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Reading but it also has features in Controls and Audio 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.

Horace is a platform adventure full of nostalgic pop-culture references and British humour. You run and jump through a funny and heartfelt story told by Horace, the game's charming robot protagonist. Adopted by a wealthy family for reasons unknown, Horace simply wants to find his place in the world. Things don't quite go to plan though and the family end up scattered to the wind, which leads Horace out from the confines of the family mansion to adventure across the world (and time and space).

Game Details

Release Date: 18/07/2019, updated in 2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Platform (Puzzle and Traversal)

Accessibility: 6 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Developer: Horace Dev (@HoraceDev)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Horace which deals 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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

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

A Juggler's Tale (12 Controls Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
Celeste (9 Controls Features)
Great Job Human (5 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Horace 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 Horace, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Yoshi's Crafted World (2 Difficulty Features)
Celeste (2 Difficulty Features)
Lair Of The Clockwork God (1 Difficulty Feature)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Horace 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.

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 Horace, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Celeste (7 Getting Started Features)
A Juggler's Tale (6 Getting Started Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (4 Getting Started Features)
To The Moon (3 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Horace 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.

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 Horace, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Yoshi's Crafted World (6 Reading Features)
A Juggler's Tale (5 Reading Features)
Lair Of The Clockwork God (5 Reading Features)
Hollow Knight (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Horace 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 Horace, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Celeste (4 Navigation Features)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Navigation Features)
A Juggler's Tale (2 Navigation Features)
Buddy Simulator 1984 (1 Navigation Feature)

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Horace 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 Horace, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Celeste (5 Visual Features)
Buddy Simulator 1984 (4 Visual Features)
Lair Of The Clockwork God (4 Visual Features)
Yoshi's Crafted World (3 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Horace 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 Horace, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Buddy Simulator 1984 (2 Audio Features)
A Juggler's Tale (2 Audio Features)
Yoshi's Crafted World (2 Audio Features)
Hollow Knight (2 Audio Features)

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.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

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