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13 Accessibility Features

We've documented 13 accessibility features for Device 6, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Low Pressure, No Quick Reactions, No Button Combos and No Repeated Pressing. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Visual, Getting Started and Audio 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.

Device 6 is a narrative puzzle where you piece together a mystery through unusual interactions with your device. As the story unfolds, you rotate your screen, hold it up to a mirror to read backwards text, and generally search for clues in unusual ways. It stands out for these unique interactions and its unusual world, created through text that reflects each new environment.

Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Device 6 accessibility 6 months ago.

Accessibility Notes

One of the largest potential accessibility hurdles is the way that text is constantly changing its orientation, requiring you to either continually rotate your device or try and read upside down / back-to-front / sideways.

There are no hints and some of the puzzles can be very difficult to piece together, requiring careful examination of everything you come across. Some of the clues can be very small, low in contrast, or otherwise easy to miss. This includes text. There is no speech, but there is a lot of text that's essential for playing.

There are occasionally sound effects, although these do not necessarily correspond to individual game events and are more there to add ambience and immersion.

Game Details

Release Date: 17/10/2013

Out Now: iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Brain Game, Narrative and Puzzle

Accessibility: 13 features

Components: Text

Developer: Simogo (@Simogo)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Device 6 which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Touchscreen

Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.

One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.

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 Device 6, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

39 Days to Mars (12 Controls Features)
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (10 Controls Features)
Please, Touch The Artwork (8 Controls Features)
Burly Men at Sea (8 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Device 6 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 Device 6, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles (3 Difficulty Features)
Please, Touch The Artwork (2 Difficulty Features)
Dear Reader (1 Difficulty Feature)
Murder by Numbers (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Device 6 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.

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.

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.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

If you want to play Device 6, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Desta: The Memories Between (9 Getting Started Features)
Please, Touch The Artwork (7 Getting Started Features)
39 Days to Mars (7 Getting Started Features)
Lumen (6 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Device 6 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.

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 Device 6, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Desta: The Memories Between (7 Reading Features)
Rusty Lake Hotel (7 Reading Features)
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles (7 Reading Features)
Rusty Lake: Roots (6 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Device 6 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 Device 6, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (4 Navigation Features)
39 Days to Mars (4 Navigation Features)
Closed Hands (3 Navigation Features)
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles (3 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Device 6 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 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.

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.

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 Device 6, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

The White Door (8 Visual Features)
One Button Travel (7 Visual Features)
Rivals (7 Visual Features)
The Shape Of Things (6 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Device 6 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 Device 6, 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)
The Shape Of Things (2 Audio Features)
VA-11 Hall-A (2 Audio Features)
Desta: The Memories Between (2 Audio Features)

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall