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Xbox X|SWe've documented 17 accessibility features for Lonely Mountains Downhill, including Adjust Speed, No Button Combos, Play Without Hearing, Visual Cues and Audio Cues. Its accessibility is strongest in Visual and Controls but it also has features in Getting Started, Audio, Reading and Navigation 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.
Accessibility Notes
The game indicates when your wheels are losing grip both visually and with a change in audio.
Game Details
Release Date: 22/10/2019
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Sports, Traversal (Action and Race)
Accessibility: 17 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World
Developer: Megagon inds (@Megagon_inds)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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 & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Twilight Drive (14 Controls Features)
- Lifeslide (12 Controls Features)
- Forza Horizon 4 (12 Controls Features)
- JellyCar Worlds (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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 Lonely Mountains Downhill, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Climber: Sky is the Limit (2 Difficulty Features)
- Grand Slam Tennis (2 Difficulty Features)
- Art Of Rally (2 Difficulty Features)
- Forza Horizon 4 (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
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 Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Art Of Rally (6 Getting Started Features)
- Flower (6 Getting Started Features)
- A Short Hike (6 Getting Started Features)
- Night Skate (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Lonely Mountains Downhill which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- A Short Hike (5 Reading Features)
- Car Quest (4 Reading Features)
- Art Of Rally (4 Reading Features)
- Forza Horizon 4 (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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.
Clarity
Clear Mission Objectives: The game provides clear, structured missions with directional guidance and advice on which can be attempted next. This also indicates (ideally on maps where they are provided) which missions can't be attempted because you do not have the appropriate items yet.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Art Of Rally (6 Navigation Features)
- Twilight Drive (5 Navigation Features)
- Night Skate (4 Navigation Features)
- Climber: Sky is the Limit (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.
Violence
Turn Off Blood: Reduce or disable graphic content of blood and gore.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Twilight Drive (7 Visual Features)
- Art Of Rally (7 Visual Features)
- Night Skate (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Lonely Mountains Downhill 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.
Audio Events
Visual Cues for Audio Events: Text or other visual indicators of audio events. This mirrors audio indicators of progress in the game with a corresponding visual indication.
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 Lonely Mountains Downhill, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Twilight Drive (3 Audio Features)
- Car Quest (3 Audio Features)
- Art Of Rally (3 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.
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 Andy Robertson
