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Xbox X|SWe've documented 23 accessibility features for Death Trick: Double Blind, including Adjust Speed, No Quick Reactions, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing and No Holds. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Visual, Reading and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Death Trick: Double Blind accessibility 3 weeks ago.
Accessibility Notes
There are no difficulty settings. You can save at any point, even mid-conversation. There's also a log which shows conversation history that can be accessed, both from the dialogue box and the pause menu, at any time. Hints to help you identify contradictions are on by default, although they can be turned off.
Text is high in contrast and can be adjusted in size, but even on the largest setting, it's still less than 1/20th of screen height in most cases. The text speed can be adjusted, and you can choose whether it automatically advances or advances with input.
The game is quite open-ended, which can make deciding what to do at any point somewhat overwhelming. You're free to go to different locations, change characters, and ask different questions, with little guidance on what would be the best approach, as deciding on this is the primary challenge of the game. You can look at clues and evidence you've gathered to help you keep track of where you are in the investigation.
The opening animation of the game has some flashy effects in it, which could prove disorienting. During regular play, backgrounds are static.
Game Details
Release Date: 12/03/2024, updated in 2024
Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Communication, Narrative, Point-and-Click and Brain Game
Accessibility: 23 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Developer: Citreat Studio (@CitreatStudio)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Death Trick: Double Blind 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).
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
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- Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (10 Controls Features)
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Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Death Trick: Double Blind 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 Death Trick: Double Blind, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Getting Started in Death Trick: Double Blind 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.
Reaction-Time Not Critical: Individual game actions don’t need quick reactions, or there are settings to lower the requirement for quick reactions. This means you don't need to quickly press a button in response to an on-screen prompt, target a fast-moving target or skillfully complete a scenario against the clock.
Adjust Speed: Adjust the speed of the game at critical moments or throughout, or rewind play for a second attempt, to ease reaction times. By slowing the game, you have more time to interpret what is happening and then execute your actions. It also reduces the pressure on getting things right quickly or the first time you attempt them.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Assisted Progress With Hints: The game notices if you get stuck (or you can press a button) and provides information to help you progress. This can offer hints or tutorials popping up during play. This includes hints after you have died, where it can suggest strategies or difficulty settings to adjust or offer to skip past problematic levels.
Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue: The game enables you to review the history of conversations or provides highlights of the information you gather in a form you can review.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Death Trick: Double Blind, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Getting Started accessibility:
- Tron: Identity (7 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Death Trick: Double Blind 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.
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.
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If you want to play Death Trick: Double Blind, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Rusty Lake Hotel (7 Reading Features)
- Goodbye Volcano High (6 Reading Features)
- Clam Man 2: Headliner (5 Reading Features)
- The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Death Trick: Double Blind 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 Death Trick: Double Blind, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (4 Navigation Features)
- Tron: Identity (3 Navigation Features)
- Disco Elysium (3 Navigation Features)
- Clam Man 2: Headliner (2 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Death Trick: Double Blind which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Contrast
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
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.
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Death Trick: Double Blind 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 Death Trick: Double Blind, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (3 Audio Features)
- Goodbye Volcano High (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
