Koral Accessibility Report

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Koral. Has features in Getting Started 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.

Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current. This sounds a little odd, playing a flow of energy, but works brilliantly.

Accessibility Notes

This game supports accessibility in the following ways:

Difficulty: There's no time pressure to advance, but there is time-limited collection required.
Reading: There is not a lot of text to read, apart from the educational elements, and the text can be adjusted in size.
Controls: You can't remap controls although they are simple. The game can be played with either keyboard or sticks.
Image calibration: Educational text, although resizable, is against a dark background. Visual cues are also highlighted by audio.
Audio calibration: In the Audio menu you can independently adjust the volume of music and sound effects. Audio cues are also highlighted by visuals.

Koral

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 16/05/2019

Out Now: PC and Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure and Simulation

Accessibility: 1 feature

Components: 2D Side-On and Open World

Developer: Carlos Game Dev (@CarlosGameDev)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Koral which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Koral, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

Difficulty

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

Ynglet

Subnautica

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Koral 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.

No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

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

Reading

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Koral 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. The following games are similar to Koral, and offer accessibility features for Reading:

Navigation

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

Visual

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

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Koral 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. The following games are similar to Koral, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

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 Andy Robertson