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Bloks (Sokpop) Accessibility ReportWe've documented 9 accessibility features for Bloks, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and Fully Subtitled (Or No Speech). Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started and Visual 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, Andrea Walney, first checked Bloks (Sokpop) accessibility 19 months ago. It was re-examined by Simon Naus and updated 17 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
The game pieces are different colours but they are labelled as they fall so users with colour issues can still play, though the ability to see colours would help a great deal. The pieces are small with no option to enlarge them or the text.
Bloks
Game Details
Release Date: 30/12/2020
Out Now: Mac and PC
Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Sequencing (Puzzle, Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 9 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Grid
Developer: Sok Pop Co (@SokPopCo)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Bloks which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
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
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).
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Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Bloks 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 Bloks, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Bloks which deals 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.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
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Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Bloks 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.
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.
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.
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Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Bloks 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 Bloks, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Bloks which deals 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.
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If you want to play Bloks, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Bloks 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. The following games are similar to Bloks, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andrea Walney
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