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Xbox X|SWe've documented 16 accessibility features for Tallowmere, including Large Subtitles, Remap Buttons, Play Without Hearing, Audio Cues and Speaker Indicator. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Accessibility Notes
Because the game isn't voice acted, you'll need to read the dialogue and instructions. Some of the instructions are quite small and easy to miss, but the subtitles for voices are clearly presented in a speech bubble and contrast the background colour.
There is full native gamepad support, and can be played using either the 4 way D-pad to move or one of the sticks, so you don't need to use the sticks to play at all, but some may find it easier. you can also play with just the keyboard, using the arrow keys to move around. You can easily remap the buttons by pressing the escape key while playing.
Lots of the game is bark brown or grey, making it at times quite difficult to identify certain sections of the game, like traders or enemies.
Most events have an accompanying sound effect, making them more easily identifiable.
Game Details
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Tallowmere 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:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
Two Motions Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, two simultaneous taps, swipes or hold gestures.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Tallowmere, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Celeste (9 Controls Features)
- Dead Cells (8 Controls Features)
- Pepper Grinder (7 Controls Features)
- Carrion (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Tallowmere 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 Tallowmere, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Nuclear Blaze (2 Difficulty Features)
- Dandara: Trials of Fear (2 Difficulty Features)
- Grapple Dog (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rogue Legacy (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Tallowmere 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 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 Tallowmere, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Celeste (7 Getting Started Features)
- Pepper Grinder (6 Getting Started Features)
- Rock Boshers (5 Getting Started Features)
- Nuclear Blaze (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Tallowmere 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Tallowmere, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Grapple Dog (7 Reading Features)
- Nuclear Blaze (6 Reading Features)
- Tres-Bashers (5 Reading Features)
- Dandara: Trials of Fear (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Tallowmere 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. The following games are similar to Tallowmere, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Pepper Grinder (4 Navigation Features)
- Celeste (4 Navigation Features)
- Rock Boshers (3 Navigation Features)
- Tres-Bashers (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Tallowmere which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
Violence
Turn Off Blood: Reduce or disable graphic content of blood and gore.
Turn Off Dismemberment: Disable graphic depiction of dismembered bodies and corpses.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Tallowmere, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Grapple Dog (7 Visual Features)
- Shadow Frog (5 Visual Features)
- Dandara: Trials of Fear (5 Visual Features)
- Celeste (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Tallowmere which deals 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.
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 Tallowmere, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Dead Cells (3 Audio Features)
- Dandara: Trials of Fear (3 Audio Features)
- Grapple Dog (3 Audio Features)
- Carrion (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
Nintendo Wii U
The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio.
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.
iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
