We've documented 23 accessibility features for Diablo 2 Resurrected, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Large Text, Low Pressure, Select Difficulty and Speaker Indicator. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual, Difficulty, Audio and Communication to reduce unintended barriers.
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External examiner, Antonio I. Martinez, first checked Diablo 2 Resurrected (Series) accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can also select between normal mode, where you can resurrect yourself, or hardcore mode where you only have one life and must start again if killed.
Controls
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Controls in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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 & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Swap Sticks: Can swap the sticks over so that you can use the opposite sticks to control the game.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Extra Mouse Buttons: Can remap additional buttons on mice that provide more than the two standard buttons, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Mouse Wheel: Can remap the mouse wheel to control aspects of the game when you move it up/down, on systems that support these controls.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Diablo IV (12 Controls Features)
- Borderlands 3 (12 Controls Features)
- Minecraft Dungeons (12 Controls Features)
- Outriders (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Between Levels: You can adjust the difficulty between levels/rounds. Although you have to restart your checkpoint or level, this enables you to adjust the difficulty after selecting it at the beginning of the game.
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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.
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.
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.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Minecraft Dungeons (6 Getting Started Features)
- Divinity: Original Sin II (5 Getting Started Features)
- Borderlands 3 (4 Getting Started Features)
- Marvel's Avengers (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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.
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.
Captions
Speaker Indicator: Textual captions indicate who is speaking (or there is only ever one person speaking). This can also be indicated visually in the game with character icons or placing text in speech bubbles next to the person speaking.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Reading accessibility:
- Outriders (7 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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 Diablo 2 Resurrected, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Minecraft Dungeons (10 Navigation Features)
- Diablo IV (8 Navigation Features)
- Rotwood (5 Navigation Features)
- Borderlands 3 (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Diablo 2 Resurrected which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Visual Distractions
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.
Motion Sickness Friendly
Motion Sickness Friendly: Doesn't have 3D movement elements that may trigger motion sickness, like motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision. Or includes the ability to disable motion blur, depth of field and field-of-vision effects.
Colour Options
Colour Adjustments: Adjust colours of characters or game elements for greater visibility. Includes the ability to select which type of colour blind mode you require.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Minecraft Dungeons (7 Visual Features)
- Rotwood (6 Visual Features)
- Diablo IV (6 Visual Features)
- Borderlands 3 (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Diablo 2 Resurrected 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 Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Borderlands 3 (3 Audio Features)
- Children of Morta (3 Audio Features)
- Rotwood (2 Audio Features)
- Adore (2 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Diablo 2 Resurrected which deals 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.
Text Chat: Chat to other players by typing text.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play Diablo 2 Resurrected, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:
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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @Black1976 and Jo Robertson