We've documented 13 accessibility features for Race the Sun, including Remap Buttons, One Tap Targeted, Play Without Hearing, Colour Blind Friendly and Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech). Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Reading, 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.
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Race the Sun 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:
1 Button & Single Stick: Can play with button and stick.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Touchscreen
Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Tap Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap in specific locations.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Race the Sun, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Lifeslide (12 Controls Features)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (12 Controls Features)
- Drone The Game (9 Controls Features)
- Sequence Storm (9 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Race the Sun 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 Race the Sun, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Sequence Storm (3 Difficulty Features)
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (2 Difficulty Features)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (2 Difficulty Features)
- Space Wave Race (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Race the Sun 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 Race the Sun, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
- Sequence Storm (10 Getting Started Features)
- Feather (8 Getting Started Features)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (6 Getting Started Features)
- Flower (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Race the Sun 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.
No Reading: No reading is required, other than simple menus. The game either has no text or can communicate textual content with visuals and interactions. If reading isn't required because the text is voiced the All Dialogue is Voiced feature indicates this.
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 Race the Sun, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Space Wave Race (6 Reading Features)
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Reading Features)
- Jetpack Joyride (4 Reading Features)
- Sequence Storm (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Race the Sun 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.
Clarity
Large Clear Navigation: The in-game navigation and maps are clear to read. They offer large text and offer markers that are large and of high contrast. Where text or information is small, there are settings to zoom-in and increase visibility.
Menu Navigation
Remap Game Menu Access: Can remap buttons to pause, access and navigate the game menu. This enables you to specify which buttons pop-up the game menu.Whether you can remap menu navigation buttons isn't considered here.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Race the Sun, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Navigation Features)
- Clumsy Rush (4 Navigation Features)
- Lifeslide (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Race the Sun which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
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.
Colour Options
Colour Blind Friendly: Game doesn’t rely on colour or can switch to colour blind friendly mode with double coding or similar way to avoid colour dependance.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Race the Sun, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Space Wave Race (9 Visual Features)
- Sequence Storm (6 Visual Features)
- Hotshot Racing (5 Visual Features)
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Race the Sun 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.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Race the Sun, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Chompy Chomp Chomp Party (3 Audio Features)
- Jetpack Joyride (3 Audio Features)
- Hotshot Racing (3 Audio Features)
- Feather (3 Audio 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).
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