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External examiner, Eka Pramudita Muharram, first checked She and the Light Bearer accessibility 9 months ago. It was re-examined by Eka Pramudita Muharram and updated 9 months ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 17/01/2019, updated in 2019
Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch
Players: 1
Genres: Point-and-Click (Adventure and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Mojiken Studio (@MojikenStudio)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 7 accessibility features for Controls in She and the Light Bearer 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.
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 Anywhere: Can play with touchscreen, tap anywhere.
One Tap Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap in specific locations.
One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play She and the Light Bearer, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Stories of Blossom (14 Controls Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in She and the Light Bearer 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 She and the Light Bearer, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Getting Started in She and the Light Bearer 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.
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.
Guaranteed Progress With God Mode: There is no fail state for any game level, where you lose progress or have to start again. Or there are options to make failing impossible: infinite health or lives, unlimited time. Sometimes called God Mode or Unfailable.
Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue: The game enables you to review the history of conversations or provides highlights of the information you gather in a form you can review.
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 She and the Light Bearer, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Getting Started accessibility:
- Stories of Blossom (13 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in She and the Light Bearer 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play She and the Light Bearer, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Stories of Blossom (7 Reading Features)
- Playerless: One Button Adventure (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in She and the Light Bearer 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
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play She and the Light Bearer, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Stories of Blossom (7 Navigation Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in She and the Light Bearer which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play She and the Light Bearer, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Stories of Blossom (10 Visual Features)
- Chuchel (3 Visual Features)
- Playerless: One Button Adventure (3 Visual Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in She and the Light Bearer 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.
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.
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