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Xbox X|SWe've documented 10 accessibility features for V Rising, including Custom Difficulty, Complex Reading, Tutorials, Adjust Sensitivity and Remap Mouse and Keyboard. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Communication but it also has features in Difficulty, Getting Started, Reading and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked V Rising accessibility 22 months ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 22 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can communicate with other players with text or voice chat. Text chat is Global to the whole server or Local to your team. Voice chat lets you talk to those nearby in the game. You can disable Voice chat via the settings.
Game Details
Release Date: 17/05/2022
Out Now: PC
Players: 1 (10 online)
Genres: Adventure, Strategy (Action and Role-Play)
Accessibility: 10 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night, Open World and Persistant World
Developer: Stunlock Studios (@StunlockStudios)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in V Rising which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Days Gone (10 Controls Features)
- Rust (10 Controls Features)
- Grounded (9 Controls Features)
- Sea of Thieves (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in V Rising 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
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Ark: Survival Evolved (3 Difficulty Features)
- Redfall (2 Difficulty Features)
- Days Gone (2 Difficulty Features)
- Green Hell (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in V Rising 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 V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in V Rising 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.
Extensive Complex Reading: Extensive reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading is suitable for someone who loves long books and enjoys extended dialogue or narrative descriptions.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Redfall (5 Reading Features)
- Days Gone (5 Reading Features)
- Grounded (5 Reading Features)
- Sea of Thieves (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in V Rising 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.
Head-Up Display
Game Map: View a map of the game world during play, with the landscape, points of interest and missions highlighted throughout the entire game. This enables the orientation of the player and the world, confirming a direction of movement and the location of destinations or points of exploration.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in V Rising 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 V Rising, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Redfall (5 Visual Features)
- Sea of Thieves (5 Visual Features)
- Rust (4 Visual Features)
- Grounded (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in V Rising 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 V Rising, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Redfall (3 Audio Features)
- The Forest (2 Audio Features)
- Ark: Survival Evolved (2 Audio Features)
- Stardew Valley (2 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Communication in V Rising which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
Player-to-Player Online Communication
This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.
Text Chat: Chat to other players by typing text.
Voice Chat: Chat to other players on your team or friends list by speaking with headset.
Proximity Chat: Chat to other players who are near you in the game, whether or not they are friends or on your team, by speaking with headset.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play V Rising, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:
- Sea of Thieves (6 Communication Features)
- Grounded (5 Communication Features)
- Redfall (4 Communication Features)
- Rust (4 Communication Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
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.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
