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Xbox X|SWe've documented 18 accessibility features for Papetura, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Text, Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions and No Button Combos. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual, Audio and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Papetura accessibility 16 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
There is no text during play, with any information necessary being conveyed through images. In the menu, each of the three options (brightness, music, sound effects) are also conveyed with an image. the only text in the game is the title screen, which is large and high contrast.
At any time, you can press the question mark in the top right corner of the screen and play a minigame to receive a hint about what to do next, although even these at times can still be somewhat vague.
The game is often low contrast, and because the backgrounds are captured in-camera, there is a depth-of-field effect. Chromatic aberration also appears on some characters.
Game Details
Release Date: 07/05/2021, updated in 2022
Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Point-and-Click (Narrative and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 18 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Papetura Game (@PapeturaGame)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Papetura 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.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.
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).
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Saltsea Chronicles (18 Controls Features)
- Unpacking (10 Controls Features)
- Leaving Lyndow (7 Controls Features)
- Teacup (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Papetura 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 Papetura, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Unpacking (2 Difficulty Features)
- Return to Monkey Island (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Papetura 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.
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.
Low Pressure: Game tasks aren't time-limited or there's a low-pressure mode. This avoids the pressure of being put on the clock for overarching missions, or failing tasks because you didn't reach a destination in time.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Assisted Progress With Hints: The game notices if you get stuck (or you can press a button) and provides information to help you progress. This can offer hints or tutorials popping up during play. This includes hints after you have died, where it can suggest strategies or difficulty settings to adjust or offer to skip past problematic levels.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Growbot (8 Getting Started Features)
- Saltsea Chronicles (7 Getting Started Features)
- Cube Escape Collection (6 Getting Started Features)
- Gorogoa (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Papetura 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.
No Reading: No reading is required, other than simple menus. The game either has no text or can communicate textual content with visuals and interactions. If reading isn't required because the text is voiced the All Dialogue is Voiced feature indicates this.
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 Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Return to Monkey Island (7 Reading Features)
- Rusty Lake Hotel (7 Reading Features)
- Rusty Lake: Roots (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Papetura 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.
Menu Navigation
Menus Don't Wrap: Menus don't wrap and stop the cursor at the bottom of the list if you press down. Or menus do wrap but make it clear that you are back at the top of the list with sound or narration.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Unpacking (5 Navigation Features)
- Growbot (4 Navigation Features)
- Teacup (3 Navigation Features)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Papetura which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Visual Distractions
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.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Love You To Bits (8 Visual Features)
- The White Door (8 Visual Features)
- Saltsea Chronicles (6 Visual Features)
- Six Cats Under (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Papetura 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 Papetura, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
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 Ben Kendall
