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Xbox X|SWe've documented 19 accessibility features for Chained Together, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Low Pressure, Custom Difficulty, Select Difficulty and No Button Combos. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Difficulty, Getting Started, Navigation, Visual, Audio and Communication 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 Chained Together accessibility a year ago.
Accessibility Notes
Some sections of the game have platforms that only appear for a length of time, but there is no overall time pressure to the entire game on the easiest two difficulties. These timed platform sections are very small, and on Beginner difficulty, if you fall you can just go back to the beginning of them, so overall the game is not high pressure. That said, those moments do require quick reactions, and precision is generally needed throughout.
There is voiced dialogue in the game, but it is not essential for playing. The accompanying subtitles are neither large nor high in contrast. Text in menus is high in contrast and sometimes greater than 1/20th of screen height, but not always.
The game is linear, so navigation is straightforward, and your objective, while not explicitly stated, is obvious (to escape by following the path). Some parts of the game are quite dark and low in contrast, so it can be difficult to distinguish certain objects. There is screen shake for dramatic effect. During some parts of the game, you need to step on buttons to activate platforms and enable progression. At these moments, the only way to tell which buttons you've pressed, aside from memory, is by colour; red ones need to be pressed and green ones have already been pressed. This is important to note for colourblind players, although it can potentially be overcome if playing with other people who can tell you what has and hasn't been pressed.
Although the in-game audio isn't necessary to play, if playing with other people you need to be able to communicate. There is a text chat in the game, but you'll need to use external software to have a voice chat.
Game Details
Release Date: 19/06/2024
Out Now: PC
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1-4 (4 online)
Genres: Communication, Platform, Traversal and Action
Accessibility: 19 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Anegar G (@AnegarG)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Chained Together 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
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).
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- It Takes Two (9 Controls Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (8 Controls Features)
- Glitch Busters: Stuck On You (8 Controls Features)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Chained Together 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
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
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.
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Chained Together 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.
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.
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 Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Esophaguys (6 Getting Started Features)
- Unravel Two (6 Getting Started Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (4 Getting Started Features)
- Pico Park (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Chained Together 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.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- It Takes Two (6 Reading Features)
- Pico Park (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Chained Together 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.
Clear Mission Objectives: The game provides clear, structured missions with directional guidance and advice on which can be attempted next. This also indicates (ideally on maps where they are provided) which missions can't be attempted because you do not have the appropriate items yet.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Esophaguys (5 Navigation Features)
- Clumsy Rush (4 Navigation Features)
- Chariot (4 Navigation Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Chained Together which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Esophaguys (9 Visual Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (7 Visual Features)
- Chariot (6 Visual Features)
- Pico Park (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Chained Together 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.
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 Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Get Together: A Coop Adventure (3 Audio Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (2 Audio Features)
- Splasher (2 Audio Features)
- Esophaguys (2 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Chained Together which deals with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
Player-to-Player Online Communication
This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.
Text Chat: Chat to other players by typing text.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play Chained Together, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Communication accessibility:
- It Takes Two (3 Communication 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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
