A Place for the Unwilling Accessibility Report - Mac, PC and Stadia

A Place for the Unwilling Accessibility Report

We've documented 3 accessibility features for A Place for the Unwilling, including Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech), Moderate Reading and Balance Audio. It has features in Reading and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.

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A Place for the Unwilling is a narrative adventure set in the final 21 days of a dying city. You investigate the city and its inhabitants to piece together what has happened. However, the clock is always ticking and the city carries on, with or without you. This means you soon run out of time and start over with your gleaned knowledge to affect the city in different ways and create a different ending.

A Place for the Unwilling

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 25/07/2019

Out Now: Mac, PC and Stadia

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Simulation (Adventure and Traversal)

Accessibility: 3 features

Components: 2D Overhead and Open World

Developer: Al Pixel Games (@AlPixelGames)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in A Place for the Unwilling which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to A Place for the Unwilling, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in A Place for the Unwilling 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 A Place for the Unwilling, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

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Getting Started

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in A Place for the Unwilling 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 A Place for the Unwilling, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:

Reading

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in A Place for the Unwilling 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.

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 A Place for the Unwilling, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in A Place for the Unwilling 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 A Place for the Unwilling, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in A Place for the Unwilling 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 A Place for the Unwilling, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in A Place for the Unwilling 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 A Place for the Unwilling, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

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.

Stadia
Stadia offers some system accessibility features. Tandem enables you to use two controllers to play one character. This also enables you to connect other controllers like the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson