We've documented 26 accessibility features for Lil Gator Game, including Large Subtitles, Large Text, Low Pressure, No Button Combos and No Repeated Pressing. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Visual, Getting Started and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Lil Gator Game accessibility 16 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
You can opt to use the same button for Interact and Hit or Interact and Jump to reduce the number of buttons required.
The text is large and easy to read. When you are near someone speaking off-screen their speech bubble appears and is tagged back to them to make it easy to find them.
You can adjust the closeness of the camera which enables you to make objects and characters in the game a lot easier.
Although the missions are clear, and usually just finding a particular character, it's not always easy to find the list of tasks and the game lacks a map which can make it hard to navigate. Informational clues are provided by characters as to the location of objectives but you can't revisit them if you forget them.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/12/2022, updated in 2023
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Platform (Collecting, Communication, Puzzle, Simulation and Traversal)
Accessibility: 26 features
Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World
Developer: Lil Gator Game (@LilGatorGame)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 8 accessibility features for Controls in Lil Gator Game 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.
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.
Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.
No Simultaneous Buttons: Only one button or key required at a time, in addition to direction stick(s).
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 Lil Gator Game, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Submerged Hidden Depths (17 Controls Features)
- Morgan: Metal Detective (13 Controls Features)
- Rubato (9 Controls Features)
- Wavetale (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Lil Gator Game 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 Lil Gator Game, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Knack 2 (2 Difficulty Features)
- Rubato (2 Difficulty Features)
- Legend Of The Skyfish (2 Difficulty Features)
- Time on Frog Island (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Lil Gator Game 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.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
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.
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 Lil Gator Game, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- A Walk With Yiayia (12 Getting Started Features)
- Morgan: Metal Detective (9 Getting Started Features)
- Submerged Hidden Depths (9 Getting Started Features)
- Skye Tales (8 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Reading in Lil Gator Game 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.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Lil Gator Game, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Reading accessibility:
- A Walk With Yiayia (7 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Lil Gator Game 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 Lil Gator Game, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Submerged Hidden Depths (7 Navigation Features)
- Skye Tales (6 Navigation Features)
- Hello Kitty: Island Adventure (4 Navigation Features)
- Morgan: Metal Detective (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Lil Gator Game 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.
Outline Interactive Elements: Characters, platforms and enemies can be outlined or highlighted for visibility. This can be with a large border around the character or a special visual mode that adjust the colour to make characters more visible.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Lil Gator Game, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Skye Tales (8 Visual Features)
- Bonito Days (8 Visual Features)
- A Hat in Time (7 Visual Features)
- A Walk With Yiayia (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Audio in Lil Gator Game 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.
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.
Audio Events
Visual Cues for Audio Events: Text or other visual indicators of audio events. This mirrors audio indicators of progress in the game with a corresponding visual indication.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
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 Jo Robertson