Bloodshore Accessibility Report

We've documented 15 accessibility features for Bloodshore. Strongest in Controls and Reading but also has features in Getting Started and Visual 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.

Bloodshore is a narrative game that uses video footage of real actors to invite you to enter an extreme game show where contestants compete to be the last one alive on a desert island. To play you make choices for your character that affect your alliances with other contestants and resources. Seeing how your decisions affect the outcome and discovering all the different endings makes for a unique game.

Accessibility Notes

The only player input required is selecting what choice you want to make at the end of each scene. There are no right or wrong choices, with each simply leading to a different ending, so there is no fail state in the game. Some of the text, including these choices and the subtitles, are fairly small, but are in high contrast.

At the start of the game, there is an introductory video which contains bright flashes. Flashes also occur throughout the rest of the game. Because it is filmed with real cameras, there is depth-of-field and also motion blur throughout, as well as screen shake effects. In addition, although there are subtitles, these do not cover noises as well, some of which are essential to play, so sound is necessary.

Bloodshore

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 03/11/2021

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Coming Soon: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

Content Rating: PEGI 18

Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative (Adventure, Communication and Role-Play)

Accessibility: 15 features

Components: Filmed

Developer: Wales Inter (@WalesInter)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Bloodshore 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:

Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.

Touchscreen

Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.

One Tap Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap in specific locations.

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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Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Bloodshore 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 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Bloodshore 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.

Assistance For Progressing

These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.

Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints: If you fail you can retry that level or aspect of the game without losing a lot of progress (less than 5 minutes). This is often provided via Frequent Checkpoints combined with restarting without losing time, equipment or score.

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

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Reading

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Bloodshore 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. This doesn't include subtitles as required reading if they are fully voiced.

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.

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.

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

Letters: A Written Adventure

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Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Bloodshore 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 Bloodshore, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Visual

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Bloodshore 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.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

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

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Bloodshore 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 Bloodshore, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

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.

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.