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Xbox X|SWe've documented 6 accessibility features for DayZ, including Directional Audio Cues, Audio Cues, Proximity Chat, Voice Chat and Balance Audio. Its accessibility is strongest in Visual and Communication but it also has features in Navigation and Audio 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.
Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked DayZ accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated a year ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 13/12/2018, updated in 2019
Out Now: PC, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds
Players: 60 online
Genres: Adventure, Shooting (Action, Collecting, Creative, Simulation and Traversal)
Accessibility: 6 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night, Open World, Persistant World and Weather
Developer: Bohemia Interact (@BohemiaInteract)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in DayZ 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 DayZ, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
- Back 4 Blood (13 Controls Features)
- My Friendly Neighborhood (10 Controls Features)
- Conan Exiles (10 Controls Features)
- Days Gone (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in DayZ 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 DayZ, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Ark: Survival Evolved (3 Difficulty Features)
- Conan Exiles (2 Difficulty Features)
- Redfall (2 Difficulty Features)
- Days Gone (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in DayZ 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. The following games are similar to DayZ, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
- Back 4 Blood (6 Getting Started Features)
- No Man's Sky (6 Getting Started Features)
- My Friendly Neighborhood (5 Getting Started Features)
- Redfall (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in DayZ 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. The following games are similar to DayZ, and offer accessibility features for Reading:
- Resident Evil 4 (6 Reading Features)
- Back 4 Blood (6 Reading Features)
- Dead by Daylight (6 Reading Features)
- Skyblock (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in DayZ 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 DayZ, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Redfall (9 Navigation Features)
- Days Gone (7 Navigation Features)
- My Friendly Neighborhood (6 Navigation Features)
- Resident Evil 4 (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in DayZ which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
Audio Depiction of Event Location: Indication with positional/stereo audio of where directional events are on the screen for things like damage, footsteps, environmental elements. This is useful for blind players.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play DayZ, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- My Friendly Neighborhood (7 Visual Features)
- Back 4 Blood (6 Visual Features)
- Redfall (5 Visual Features)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in DayZ 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play DayZ, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Skyblock (4 Audio Features)
- Abiotic Factor (3 Audio Features)
- Resident Evil 4 (3 Audio Features)
- Redfall (3 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Communication in DayZ 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.
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 DayZ, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:
- Back 4 Blood (6 Communication Features)
- Redfall (4 Communication Features)
- Dead by Daylight (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.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson and Jo Robertson
