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Xbox X|SWe've documented 23 accessibility features for Shotgun King, including Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, Select Difficulty, No Button Combos and No Repeated Pressing. Its accessibility is strongest in Visual and Controls but it also has features in Getting Started, Reading, Audio, Difficulty and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Remy Devaux, first checked Shotgun King (Punkcake) accessibility 23 months ago. It was re-examined by Remy Devaux and updated 23 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can disable screen shake and flashes. You can also disable the pixel blurring shader to help with motion sickness.
Game Details
Release Date: 12/05/2022, updated in 2022
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Shooting (Action, Puzzle and Traversal)
Accessibility: 23 features
Components: 2D Overhead and Grid
Developer: Punkcake Delice (@Punkcake_Delice)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
To complete the main campaign of the game you need to use a minimum of:
- PC: 2 buttons and 1 mouse.
| Action | PC | Notes | Required |
| Fire | Left Mouse Button | ✔ | |
| Select Weapon / Ammo | Right Mouse Button | ✔ | |
| Movement | Mouse Movement | ✔ |
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).
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If you want to play Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Sniper Elite 5 (14 Controls Features)
- Solas 128 (14 Controls Features)
- Rollerdrome (9 Controls Features)
- ScourgeBringer (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Shotgun King which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Sniper Elite 5 (3 Difficulty Features)
- Rollerdrome (2 Difficulty Features)
- Not Chess (2 Difficulty Features)
- Chessplosion (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Shotgun King 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- ScourgeBringer (8 Getting Started Features)
- Sniper Elite 5 (7 Getting Started Features)
- Solas 128 (6 Getting Started Features)
- Chessplosion (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Shotgun King 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
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 Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Rollerdrome (5 Reading Features)
- Chessformer (5 Reading Features)
- Not Chess (5 Reading Features)
- Chessplosion (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Shotgun King 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.
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If you want to play Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Sniper Elite 5 (7 Navigation Features)
- Solas 128 (3 Navigation Features)
- Dungeon and Puzzles (3 Navigation Features)
- ScourgeBringer (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Visual in Shotgun King 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
Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Audio
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Audio in Shotgun King 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 Shotgun King, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Solas 128 (4 Audio Features)
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.
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.
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Xbox Series X|S
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.
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