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Tectonic

Accessibility Report

14 Accessibility Features

We've documented 14 accessibility features for Tectonic, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Text, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing and Visual Cues. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Navigation, Audio and Getting Started to reduce unintended barriers.

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Tectonic is a timed single-car racing game. It starts out as an ordinary race through an American city, but soon develops into an exciting experience as you drive through the city while it is being wrecked by an earthquake. Buildings fall all around you as you try to avoid debris and other hazards.

Our accessibility examiner, Andrea Walney, first checked Tectonic (Dreams) accessibility 2 years ago.

Accessibility Notes

Tectonic requires the continual press of the R2 button to accelerate, L2 to brake, the left stick to steer and the square button to drift, often these are used simultaneously.

The course is clearly marked out with directional arrows, and it will indicate if you are going the wrong way or out of bounds.

As you reach checkpoints there will be an audio indicator as well as a visual one.

Game Details

Release Date: 12/07/2020, updated in 2021

Price: Free

Out Now: PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Race (Action, Simulation and Traversal)

Accessibility: 14 features

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: @sanderobros (@sanderobros)

Costs: Free

Controls

We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Tectonic 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.

Button Combinations

Specific button operation required to play

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).

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 Tectonic, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

The Crew Motorfest (12 Controls Features)
Forza Horizon 5 (12 Controls Features)
Forza Horizon 4 (12 Controls Features)
Dirt (11 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Tectonic 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 Tectonic, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Dirt (3 Difficulty Features)
Forza Motorsport 7 (3 Difficulty Features)
The Crew Motorfest (2 Difficulty Features)
Hot Wheels Unleashed (2 Difficulty Features)

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Tectonic which deals 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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

If you want to play Tectonic, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Forza Horizon 5 (8 Getting Started Features)
Art Of Rally (6 Getting Started Features)
Car Quest (5 Getting Started Features)
Forza Horizon 4 (5 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Tectonic 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

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 Tectonic, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Forza Horizon 5 (7 Reading Features)
The Crew Motorfest (5 Reading Features)

Navigation

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Tectonic 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

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation

If you want to play Tectonic, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:

Forza Horizon 5 (10 Navigation Features)
The Crew Motorfest (8 Navigation Features)
Art Of Rally (6 Navigation Features)
Dirt (4 Navigation Features)

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Tectonic which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Tectonic, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Art Of Rally (7 Visual Features)
The Crew Motorfest (5 Visual Features)
Car Quest (4 Visual Features)
Forza Motorsport 7 (4 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Tectonic 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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio

If you want to play Tectonic, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Inertial Drift (4 Audio Features)
Car Quest (3 Audio Features)
Art Of Rally (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 Andrea Walney