
DATABASE

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, including Select Difficulty. It has features in Difficulty 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, Andy Robertson, first checked Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Series) accessibility 22 months ago.
Game Details
Release Date: 30/09/2014, updated in 2017
Out Now: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Content Rating: PEGI 18
Players: 1 (2 online)
Genres: Action, Adventure (Fighting, Narrative, Role-Play, Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World
Developer: Monolith Dev (@MonolithDev)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Controls:
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
Getting Started
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 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. The following games are similar to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:
Reading
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 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. The following games are similar to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Reading:
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 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 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 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 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 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. The following games are similar to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
Communication
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Communication in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction. The following games are similar to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and offer accessibility features for Communication:
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.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).
Xbox One
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 Andy Robertson