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Xbox X|SWe've documented 8 accessibility features for Never Alone, including Large Subtitles, Minimal Reading, Frequent Checkpoints, View Controls and Tutorials. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Reading but it also has features in Controls, Navigation, Visual 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.
External examiner, Eric Fransen, first checked Never Alone accessibility a year ago. It was re-examined by Andrew Robertson and updated a year ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 18/12/2014
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Platform (Action and Adventure)
Accessibility: 8 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Never Alone Game (@NeverAloneGame)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Never Alone which deals 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:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- A Juggler's Tale (12 Controls Features)
- Frog's Princess (11 Controls Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
- Planet of Lana (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Never Alone 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 Never Alone, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Lost Ember (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Never Alone 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.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Frog's Princess (8 Getting Started Features)
- Röki (7 Getting Started Features)
- A Juggler's Tale (6 Getting Started Features)
- Arctico (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Never Alone 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.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Subtitles
Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Röki (7 Reading Features)
- Frog's Princess (5 Reading Features)
- A Juggler's Tale (5 Reading Features)
- Hollow Knight (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Never Alone 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.
Menu Navigation
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Frog's Princess (3 Navigation Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (3 Navigation Features)
- Arctico (2 Navigation Features)
- Planet of Lana (2 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Never Alone which deals 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
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Frog's Princess (9 Visual Features)
- Röki (8 Visual Features)
- Planet of Lana (4 Visual Features)
- A Blind Legend (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Never Alone 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 Never Alone, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Frog's Princess (3 Audio Features)
- Röki (3 Audio Features)
- Fe (3 Audio Features)
- Treasures of the Aegean (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.
Nintendo Wii U
The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio.
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.
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
