We've documented 5 accessibility features for Buildings Have Feelings Too, including Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech), Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, Minimal Reading, Tutorials and Mouse and Keys. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started 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.
Accessibility Notes
Game Details
Release Date: 22/04/2021
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Simulation, Strategy and Puzzle
Accessibility: 5 features
Components: 2D Side-On, Hand-Made and Open World
Developer: Blackstaff Games (@BlackstaffGames)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Buildings Have Feelings Too, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Rootown (9 Controls Features)
- Mini Metro (7 Controls Features)
- Dish Life: The Game (6 Controls Features)
- Island Saver (6 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 Buildings Have Feelings Too, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Rip Them Off (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Traffix (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Sim City (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 Buildings Have Feelings Too, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (11 Getting Started Features)
- Island Saver (7 Getting Started Features)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (7 Getting Started Features)
- Townscaper (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Buildings Have Feelings Too, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (6 Reading Features)
- Rootown (5 Reading Features)
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (4 Reading Features)
- Rip Them Off (3 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 Buildings Have Feelings Too, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Lueur and the Dim Settlers (4 Navigation Features)
- Dish Life: The Game (3 Navigation Features)
- Townscaper (3 Navigation Features)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2 Navigation Features)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 Buildings Have Feelings Too, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Traffix (9 Visual Features)
- Rootown (8 Visual Features)
- Mini Metro (8 Visual Features)
- Rip Them Off (7 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Buildings Have Feelings Too 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 Buildings Have Feelings Too, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Island Saver (4 Audio Features)
- Rootown (2 Audio Features)
- Dish Life: The Game (2 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:
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).
Xbox One
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