We've documented 31 accessibility features for Marvel's Spider-Man, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Subtitles, Large Text, Control Assists and Select Difficulty. Its accessibility is strongest in Navigation and Controls but it also has features in Reading, Getting Started, Visual, Difficulty and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Vivek Gohil, first checked Marvel's Spider-Man accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Tyler Brinkman and updated 5 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
When running or swinging, you can make the game automatically adjust the camera so you don't have to continually move it while simultaneously focusing on moving and maintaining speed. Navigating to your next objective is aided by an indicator on the map and also an in-world indicator that shows how far away from your objective you are. You can also make your camera automatically move to show new objectives. There is a setting that allows puzzles to be skipped if you find them too hard.
Certain in-game activities are time based but otherwise the game is low pressure. Certain puzzles require the use of the analog stick to navigate.
Text is always high in contrast, but parts of the UI and some menus can be quite small. Even map icons when set to the largest setting are small when zoomed out. You can extensively customise subtitles with colours, backgrounds, speaker names, and opacity adjustments. There's also extensive customisation of the contrast of the different parts of the game. The high contrast mode makes each character and interactive object a single and unique bright colour that makes them easy to distinguish. You can also make it so that collectables and secrets have an increased contrast to the background. You can disable effects like motion blur and swing motion to reduce the likelihood of motion sickness, but is it possible that motion sickness could be induced by the sudden swings and changes of direction when traversing the map.
Directional audio cues start to ping as you approach certain collectables. There is an accessibility setting in the vibration option for the game on the PlayStation 5 when in use provides feedback for menu navigation and aids in locating collectables.
Game Details
Release Date: 07/09/2018
Price: 35% off
Out Now: PS4 and PS5
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Adventure (Fighting, Narrative, Stealth and Traversal)
Accessibility: 31 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World
Developer: Insomniac Games (@InsomniacGames)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Marvel's Spider-Man 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.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Criminals Within (13 Controls Features)
- Pacific Drive (13 Controls Features)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (11 Controls Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Marvel's Spider-Man 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (3 Difficulty Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (3 Difficulty Features)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (3 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Marvel's Spider-Man 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.
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 Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Criminals Within (8 Getting Started Features)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (8 Getting Started Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (7 Getting Started Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (7 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Reading in Marvel's Spider-Man 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
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.
Subtitles
Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.
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.
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 Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Reading accessibility:
- Knack (7 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Navigation in Marvel's Spider-Man 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
Large Clear Navigation: The in-game navigation and maps are clear to read. They offer large text and offer markers that are large and of high contrast. Where text or information is small, there are settings to zoom-in and increase visibility.
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.
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
Head-Up Display Navigation: Indication of where to go next with overlaid arrows, minimaps and waypoint markers. This supplements in-game visual and audible cues with additional guidance about where you are and where you need to go.
Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.
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 Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Navigation accessibility:
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (9 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Marvel's Spider-Man which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Pacific Drive (9 Visual Features)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (7 Visual Features)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (6 Visual Features)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Marvel's Spider-Man 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 Marvel's Spider-Man, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (4 Audio Features)
- Hogwarts Legacy (4 Audio Features)
- Criminals Within (3 Audio Features)
- Ape Out (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @uncannyvivek, Andy Robertson and Tyler Brinkman