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Xbox X|SWe've documented 25 accessibility features for Luck Be A Landlord, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Text, No Quick Reactions, No Button Combos and No Repeated Pressing. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Play starts a few days before your rent is due with a mostly empty slot machine that only pays out a few coins per spin. But unlike a traditional slot machine, here you you feed the machine symbols that then appear on the reels and determine what you can win. The trick is working out which symbol combinations to choose to maximise your chances. As you progress it's a scramble to obtain the valuable symbols (or symbols combinations) so you have a chance of earning enough money to keep the landlord at bay another day.
Our accessibility examiner, Angela Hickman Newnham, first checked Luck Be A Landlord accessibility 22 months ago. It was re-examined by Angela Hickman Newnham and updated 22 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Most interactive objects are large, but there are small icons in the reminder boxes and throughout some parts of the game that could prove challenging.
The screen doesn't exactly shake and the background is empty, but the spinning in the center and the large array bright varied symbols mat create an effect similar to a shaking screen and busy background for those who are sensitive to it.
Game Details
Release Date: 06/10/2020
Out Now: Mac and PC
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Strategy (Collecting, Puzzle, Sequencing and Simulation)
Accessibility: 25 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: Trampoline Tales (@TrampolineTales)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 12 accessibility features for Controls in Luck Be A Landlord 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:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Tap Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap in specific locations.
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.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Mouse Wheel: Can remap the mouse wheel to control aspects of the game when you move it up/down, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
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.
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.
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Luck Be A Landlord 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 Luck Be A Landlord, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Lost in Random (2 Difficulty Features)
- Slice & Dice (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Tharsis (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Iris and the Giant (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Luck Be A Landlord 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.
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.
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 Luck Be A Landlord, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Slice & Dice (6 Getting Started Features)
- Monster Train (6 Getting Started Features)
- Slay the Spire (6 Getting Started Features)
- Iris and the Giant (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Luck Be A Landlord 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
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 Luck Be A Landlord, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Reading accessibility:
- Iris and the Giant (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Luck Be A Landlord 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
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.
Menu Navigation
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Luck Be A Landlord, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Roguebook (7 Navigation Features)
- Monster Train (7 Navigation Features)
- Lost in Random (6 Navigation Features)
- Slay the Spire (6 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Luck Be A Landlord 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 Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Luck Be A Landlord, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Iris and the Giant (9 Visual Features)
- Slay the Spire (9 Visual Features)
- Storybook Brawl (8 Visual Features)
- Roguebook (7 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Luck Be A Landlord 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 Luck Be A Landlord, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Grindstone (3 Audio Features)
- Tharsis (2 Audio Features)
- The Legend of Bum-bo (2 Audio Features)
- Storybook Brawl (2 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 Angela Hickman Newnham
