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Xbox X|SWe've documented 33 accessibility features for Loot River, including Control Assists, Select Difficulty, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and Remap Buttons. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Navigation, Getting Started, Reading, Audio and Difficulty to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Tyler Brinkman, first checked Loot River accessibility 17 months ago. It was re-examined by Tyler Brinkman and updated 17 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can turn on an "Easy Mode" that lowers enemy damage and raises your damage. You can also dodge cancel out of any attack and you become less susceptible to being stunned when hit by enemy attacks.
The game uses vibration to indicate when you are taking damage.
There's an option to outline all enemies in a visible red outline, this ensures the game is of good contrast. There's also a setting (on by default) that automatically faces the player toward the closest enemy at all times.
Platform guides can be enabled as well which provides the player with a visual indication of where they can move the platform that they are presently standing on.
The game map shows where you have been inside of a dungeon, filling in pathways as the player progresses through the dungeon. The map also shows you the paths you have taken with a breadcrumbs-like line indicating where the player has been. The map marks the place where the player died during the previous attempt so that they may retrieve currency left on their body, akin to souls games. A mini map feature can be toggled displaying the same information as the map.
Dropped items are visible because they display as orbs and NPC with new lines of dialog will be marked with an exclamation point above their head; but beyond this there is no clear indication of what is interact-able within the environment (chests, torches, corpses). It's only when you approach that this becomes clear because a button indicator pops up.
There is an audio cue signifying when the player has levelled up. This audio cue is accompanied by a visual indication that the player has levelled up.
You can turn off blood splashes and pools, although some dismemberment remains (as this is part of the gameplay). You can also turn off how much information about enemy damage is displayed.
Game Details
Release Date: 03/05/2022
Out Now: PC and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Fighting, Traversal (Action, Puzzle and Sequencing)
Accessibility: 33 features
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Straka Studio (@Straka_Studio)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 11 accessibility features for Controls in Loot River 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:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Swap Sticks: Can swap the sticks over so that you can use the opposite sticks to control the game.
Remap Sticks: Can remap the stick controls to controller buttons for easier access of direction controls.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
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.
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.
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity, Deadzones and Thresholds: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are and the related deadzones and thresholds.
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If you want to play Loot River, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Controls accessibility:
- Tetris Effect: Connected (17 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Loot River 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.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Loot River 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.
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.
Assistance With Controls: The game can automatically assist with aiming, steering, reloading, jumping, running etc. This reduces the challenge of certain aspects of play to remove barriers and make control of characters more accessible.
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 Loot River, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Crown Trick (7 Getting Started Features)
- Carto (7 Getting Started Features)
- Fate of Kai (6 Getting Started Features)
- MouseCraft (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Loot River 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.
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.
Captions
Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Loot River, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Reading Features)
- Loop Hero (5 Reading Features)
- Hades (5 Reading Features)
- Fate of Kai (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Navigation in Loot River 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.
Clarity
Visual Directional Cues: Additional in-game visual cues that signpost where to go next and how close you are to arriving. This can be with camera movement to focus on your destination or important items. It can use light, breadcrumb trails, in-world pointers to identify your mission's target location.
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.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Loot River, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Crown Trick (8 Navigation Features)
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Navigation Features)
- Carto (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Visual in Loot River 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.
Interactive Elements
Outline Interactive Elements: Characters, platforms and enemies can be outlined or highlighted for visibility. This can be with a large border around the character or a special visual mode that adjust the colour to make characters more visible.
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.
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.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
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 Adjustments: Adjust colours of characters or game elements for greater visibility. Includes the ability to select which type of colour blind mode you require.
Violence
Turn Off Blood: Reduce or disable graphic content of blood and gore.
Audio
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Audio in Loot River 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.
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 Loot River, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Weaving Tides (4 Audio Features)
- Carto (4 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.
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 @TylerBrinkman23 and Andy Robertson
