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Xbox X|SWe've documented 17 accessibility features for Hyperbolica, including Large Subtitles, Large Text, Adjust Speed, Low Pressure and No Quick Reactions. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Reading but it also has features in Controls, Visual, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Hyperbolica accessibility 21 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Motion controls are only available when playing with a virtual reality headset.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/03/2022, updated in 2022
Out Now: Mac, Oculus and PC
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Traversal and Simulation
Accessibility: 17 features
Components: 3D First-Person
Developer: Code Parade (@_CodeParade_)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Hyperbolica 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.
Motion
Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.
Motion Gesture: Can motion with the controller to direct an in-game action. This can be a one-to-one motion for analogue sword or camera movement. It can also be a simple shake to trigger a one-off action. This is sometimes known as Waggle or Shake controls, as popularised by the Wii.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Minecraft (11 Controls Features)
- Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (10 Controls Features)
- Patrick's Parabox (9 Controls Features)
- Cocoon (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Hyperbolica 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 Hyperbolica, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Minecraft (3 Difficulty Features)
- Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (2 Difficulty Features)
- Ctrl Alt Ego (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Getting Started in Hyperbolica 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.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
Reaction-Time Not Critical: Individual game actions don’t need quick reactions, or there are settings to lower the requirement for quick reactions. This means you don't need to quickly press a button in response to an on-screen prompt, target a fast-moving target or skillfully complete a scenario against the clock.
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.
Adjust Speed: Adjust the speed of the game at critical moments or throughout, or rewind play for a second attempt, to ease reaction times. By slowing the game, you have more time to interpret what is happening and then execute your actions. It also reduces the pressure on getting things right quickly or the first time you attempt them.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Song of Bloom (9 Getting Started Features)
- Patrick's Parabox (7 Getting Started Features)
- Ctrl Alt Ego (7 Getting Started Features)
- Minecraft (7 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Hyperbolica 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
Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.
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
Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (7 Reading Features)
- Super Mario Galaxy (7 Reading Features)
- The Stanley Parable (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Hyperbolica 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.
Head-Up Display
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 Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Minecraft (7 Navigation Features)
- Ctrl Alt Ego (5 Navigation Features)
- Schim (4 Navigation Features)
- Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Hyperbolica 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.
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 Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (9 Visual Features)
- Schim (6 Visual Features)
- Minecraft (6 Visual Features)
- Patrick's Parabox (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Hyperbolica 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.
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 Hyperbolica, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Minecraft (4 Audio Features)
- Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (3 Audio Features)
- Schim (3 Audio Features)
- Ctrl Alt Ego (3 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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
