We've documented 17 accessibility features for Democratic Socialism Simulator, including Large Text, Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, One Tap Anywhere and Play Without Hearing. Its accessibility is strongest in Visual and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Controls and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, paolo pedercini, first checked Democratic Socialism Simulator accessibility 11 months ago. It was re-examined by paolo pedercini and updated 11 months ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 20/02/2020
Out Now: Android, PC and iOS
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Simulation (Narrative, Puzzle, Sequencing and Strategy)
Accessibility: 17 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Hand-Made and Text
Developer: Molle Industria (@MolleIndustria)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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 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 Anywhere: Can play with touchscreen, tap anywhere.
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- Thousand Threads (7 Controls Features)
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Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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 Democratic Socialism Simulator, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Rip Them Off (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Two Point Hospital (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Papers, Please (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Mini Metro (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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.
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.
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 Democratic Socialism Simulator, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Green New Deal Simulator (6 Getting Started Features)
- Thousand Threads (6 Getting Started Features)
- Suzerain (5 Getting Started Features)
- One Hour One Life (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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.
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.
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.
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- Orwell's Animal Farm (6 Reading Features)
- Bugsnax (6 Reading Features)
- A Dark Room (6 Reading Features)
- Majotori (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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 Democratic Socialism Simulator, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Thousand Threads (8 Navigation Features)
- Suzerain (4 Navigation Features)
- Bugsnax (3 Navigation Features)
- A Dark Room (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 7 accessibility features for Visual in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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.
Interactive Elements
Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.
Visual Distractions
No Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
No Screen Shake: No screen shake effect or it is included but it can be disabled. This includes the absence of screen shake for dramatic effect as well as to indicate hits on a target.
No Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
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.
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.
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- One Hour One Life (8 Visual Features)
- Mini Metro (8 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Democratic Socialism Simulator 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 Democratic Socialism Simulator, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- One Hour One Life (4 Audio Features)
- Thousand Threads (3 Audio Features)
- Bugsnax (3 Audio Features)
- Rip Them Off (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.
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.
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