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Xbox X|SWe've documented 20 accessibility features for Into The Restless Ruins, including No Quick Reactions, No Button Combos, No Repeated Pressing, Play Without Hearing and Colour Blind Friendly. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Visual but it also has features in Reading, Getting Started, Navigation and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Into The Restless Ruins accessibility 10 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
Text is all high in contrast but less than 1/20th of screen height.
While you can see the entire dungeon (including locked areas) when you're using cards to place rooms, when you're actually inside the dungeon, there is no map, nor are there any navigational assists. Additionally, the torch gets darker as it wanes, so by the end of a run, you can only see a small area around you, making navigation more challenging.
Different objects have different textures and shapes as well as colours, so the game is colourblind friendly despite having no colourblind modes.
Game Details
Release Date: 15/05/2025
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Sequencing, World Building (Adventure, Collecting, Creative, Fighting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 20 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Cards, Grid and Pixels
Developer: Ant Workshop (@AntWorkshop)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Controls in Into The Restless Ruins 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
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.
Sensitivity
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Blue Prince (10 Controls Features)
- Cobalt Core (9 Controls Features)
- Monster Train (8 Controls Features)
- Dicey Dungeons (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Into The Restless Ruins 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 Into The Restless Ruins, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Enter The Gungeon (2 Difficulty Features)
- StarVaders (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Slice & Dice (1 Difficulty Feature)
- Monster Train (1 Difficulty Feature)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Into The Restless Ruins 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Cobalt Core (6 Getting Started Features)
- Slice & Dice (6 Getting Started Features)
- Monster Train (6 Getting Started Features)
- Blue Prince (5 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Into The Restless Ruins 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Reading Features)
- Enter The Gungeon (5 Reading Features)
- Loop Hero (5 Reading Features)
- Bearnard (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Into The Restless Ruins 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
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.
Menu Navigation
Digital Menu Navigation: Menu choices with Gamepad can be made without using an analogue stick to guide a cursor to a selection. For example, using D-Pad, buttons or the Stick to change menu selection in a single action.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Monster Train (7 Navigation Features)
- Blue Prince (6 Navigation Features)
- Guild of Dungeoneering (5 Navigation Features)
- Cobalt Core (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Visual in Into The Restless Ruins 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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Cobalt Core (7 Visual Features)
- Monster Train (7 Visual Features)
- Lucky Hero (6 Visual Features)
- Guild of Dungeoneering (6 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Into The Restless Ruins 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 Into The Restless Ruins, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Enter The Gungeon (3 Audio Features)
- Loop Hero (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.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
