Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens Series Accessibility Report - Android and iOS

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Thinkrolls:
Kings and Queens

Accessibility Report

3 Accessibility Features

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, including Low Pressure, No Reading and No Jump Scares. It has features in Getting Started and Reading 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.

Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens is a puzzle game where you roll your character around castles to collect keys, food and gems for the dragon that lives there. Complete a level to be awarded with customising pieces to decorate your ball as a king or queen. The Thinkrolls series is designed to develop children's logical thinking and puzzle solving skills rather than their abilities to press buttons quickly or wield a sword.

Our accessibility examiner, Andrea Walney, first checked Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens (Series) accessibility 2 years ago.

Accessibility Notes

There is no reading required or tutorials to complete.

Game Details

Release Date: 16/11/2016, updated in 2021

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Brain Game, Traversal (Narrative, Platform and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 3 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Grid

Developer: Avokiddo Games (@AvokiddoGames)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

Controls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

Stuffo the Puzzle Bot (18 Controls Features)
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (15 Controls Features)
Sackboy: A Big Adventure (9 Controls Features)
Block Buster Billy (8 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens 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.

Getting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens 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.

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 Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (8 Getting Started Features)
Block Buster Billy (8 Getting Started Features)
Stuffo the Puzzle Bot (7 Getting Started Features)
Tiny Lands (6 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens which deals 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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

If you want to play Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Sackboy: A Big Adventure (7 Reading Features)
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (5 Reading Features)
20 Small Mazes (4 Reading Features)
Crossy Road Castle (4 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens 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 Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Stuffo the Puzzle Bot (5 Navigation Features)
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (4 Navigation Features)
Journey of the Broken Circle (4 Navigation Features)
Crossy Road Castle (4 Navigation Features)

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens 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 Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Room to Grow (9 Visual Features)
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (8 Visual Features)
Stuffo the Puzzle Bot (7 Visual Features)
Yugo Puzzle (7 Visual Features)

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens 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. The following games are similar to Thinkrolls: Kings and Queens, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (3 Audio Features)
Stuffo the Puzzle Bot (3 Audio Features)
Block Buster Billy (2 Audio Features)
Tiny Lands (2 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.

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 Andrea Walney