We've documented 18 accessibility features for Tiny Thor, including Guaranteed Progress, Custom Difficulty, No Repeated Pressing, Play Without Hearing and Colour Blind Friendly. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Visual but it also has features in Controls, Difficulty, Getting Started, Audio and Navigation 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.
Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Tiny Thor accessibility 5 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
- Higher jump
- Automatically pull hearts towards you
- Make wall jumps easier
- Allow wall jumps to be performed on icy walls
- Invincible for longer after taking damage
- Permanent invincibility
Regardless of these features, some jumps still require significant precision and fast reactions are also needed. If you get hit, a heart pops out of your body and you have a better of seconds to get it back or else you lose health.
Text, including subtitles, is high in contrast but less than a 20th of overall screen height.
Some enemies can be low in contrast to the background, making it difficult to spot them.
Game Details
Release Date: 05/06/2023, updated in 2023
Out Now: PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Platform (Adventure, Collecting and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 18 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: Asylum Square (@AsylumSquare)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Controls in Tiny Thor 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.
Button Combinations
Specific button operation required to play
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.
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If you want to play Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- ScourgeBringer (9 Controls Features)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (9 Controls Features)
- Celeste (9 Controls Features)
- Mr Sun's Hatbox (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Tiny Thor 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
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Difficulty accessibility:
- Disney Illusion Island (3 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Tiny Thor 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.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Guaranteed Progress With God Mode: There is no fail state for any game level, where you lose progress or have to start again. Or there are options to make failing impossible: infinite health or lives, unlimited time. Sometimes called God Mode or Unfailable.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- ScourgeBringer (8 Getting Started Features)
- Disney Illusion Island (7 Getting Started Features)
- Celeste (7 Getting Started Features)
- Mr Sun's Hatbox (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Tiny Thor 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.
Text Visibility
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
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 Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Grapple Dog (7 Reading Features)
- Disney Illusion Island (6 Reading Features)
- Adventures of Pip (6 Reading Features)
- Metroid Dread (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Tiny Thor 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
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
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If you want to play Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Metroid Dread (4 Navigation Features)
- Celeste (4 Navigation Features)
- Garlic (3 Navigation Features)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Tiny Thor 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 Busy Backgrounds: No distracting backgrounds or you can make them static or blank. This includes the absence of other movement elements in the background that might distract or confuse the action. Where foreground contrast is high, this includes games with some movement in the background that doesn't make it overly difficult to distinguish what is happening.
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.
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 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 Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Grapple Dog (7 Visual Features)
- ScourgeBringer (6 Visual Features)
- Mr Sun's Hatbox (5 Visual Features)
- Frogue (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Tiny Thor 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 Tiny Thor, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Disney Illusion Island (3 Audio Features)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (3 Audio Features)
- Dandara: Trials of Fear (3 Audio Features)
- Grapple Dog (3 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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall