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Xbox X|SWe've documented 21 accessibility features for Isle of Arrows, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, No Button Combos and No Repeated Pressing. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Visual but it also has features in Controls, Reading, Audio and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Isle of Arrows accessibility 20 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Items and objects in the game can often be fairly small, with no option to make them any larger or smaller.
Game Details
Release Date: 08/09/2022
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Sequencing, Traversal (Creative, Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Cards, Grid and Hand-Made
Developer: Gridpop Games (@GridpopGames)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Isle of Arrows which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
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 Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Minecraft Dungeons (12 Controls Features)
- Dome Keeper (11 Controls Features)
- Humanity (8 Controls Features)
- Mini Metro (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Isle of Arrows 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 Isle of Arrows, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Dome Keeper (2 Difficulty Features)
- Bloons TD 6 (2 Difficulty Features)
- Minecraft Dungeons (2 Difficulty Features)
- Conduct Together (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Getting Started in Isle of Arrows 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.
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.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints: If you fail you can retry that level or aspect of the game without losing a lot of progress (less than 5 minutes). This is often provided via Frequent Checkpoints combined with restarting without losing time, equipment or score.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Angry Birds (7 Getting Started Features)
- Conduct Together (7 Getting Started Features)
- The Block (6 Getting Started Features)
- Slice & Dice (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Isle of Arrows 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.
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.
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 Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Lemmings (5 Reading Features)
- Minecraft Dungeons (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Isle of Arrows 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.
Menu Navigation
Menus Don't Wrap: Menus don't wrap and stop the cursor at the bottom of the list if you press down. Or menus do wrap but make it clear that you are back at the top of the list with sound or narration.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Minecraft Dungeons (10 Navigation Features)
- Dome Keeper (4 Navigation Features)
- Conduct Together (4 Navigation Features)
- Angry Birds (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Isle of Arrows 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.
Visual Distractions
No Screen Shake: No screen shake effect or it is included but it can be disabled. This includes the absence of screen shake for dramatic effect as well as to indicate hits on a target.
No Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
Motion Sickness Friendly
Motion Sickness Friendly: Doesn't have 3D movement elements that may trigger motion sickness, like motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision. Or includes the ability to disable motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision effects.
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 Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Mini Metro (8 Visual Features)
- Minecraft Dungeons (7 Visual Features)
- The Block (6 Visual Features)
- Dome Keeper (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Isle of Arrows 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 Isle of Arrows, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Dome Keeper (4 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.
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.
iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
