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Xbox X|SWe've documented 7 accessibility features for Downpour, including Low Pressure, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and One Motion Targeted. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading 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.
External examiner, v buckenham, first checked Downpour accessibility 6 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Andrew Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
Accessibility Notes
In terms of playing other people's games: accessibility depends on what has been created (contrast, size of targets, degree of complexity). The interaction method for playing games involves tapping on targets, with no time pressure.
Games can be played within a web browser, allowing the use of web accessibility features (cycling through links, etc).
Game Details
Release Date: 13/02/2024
Price: Free
Out Now: Android and iOS
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Creative, Narrative (Brain Game, Communication, Sequencing and World Building)
Accessibility: 7 features
Components: Hand-Made and Text
Costs: Free. In-Game Subscription
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Downpour 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 Downpour, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- A Little To The Left (13 Controls Features)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (8 Controls Features)
- Game Builder Garage (7 Controls Features)
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Downpour 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 Downpour, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Scribble It (3 Difficulty Features)
- I Wanna Maker (2 Difficulty Features)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (2 Difficulty Features)
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Downpour 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.
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 Downpour, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Please, Touch The Artwork (7 Getting Started Features)
- A Little To The Left (7 Getting Started Features)
- Storyteller (6 Getting Started Features)
- Trailmakers (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Downpour which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Downpour, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Please, Touch The Artwork (5 Reading Features)
- Trailmakers (5 Reading Features)
- Draw a Stickman: Epic 3 (4 Reading Features)
- Game Builder Garage (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Downpour 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 Downpour, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Trailmakers (5 Navigation Features)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (2 Navigation Features)
- Game Builder Garage (2 Navigation Features)
- Draw a Stickman: Epic 3 (1 Navigation Feature)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Downpour 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 Downpour, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Game Builder Garage (6 Visual Features)
- Scribble It (6 Visual Features)
- Trailmakers (6 Visual Features)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Downpour 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 Downpour, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Trailmakers (4 Audio Features)
- Draw! (3 Audio Features)
- A Little To The Left (3 Audio Features)
- Please, Touch The Artwork (2 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.
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
