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Xbox X|SWe've documented 21 accessibility features for Quantum Break, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Control Assists, Select Difficulty, Play Without Hearing and Audio Cues. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual, Difficulty, Navigation 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.
Our accessibility examiner, Angela Hickman Newnham, first checked Quantum Break accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
There is no map or mission log available, and the HUD does not display any information to help you orient yourself to the world or your tasks. However in most cases there is a single linear path and some kind of visual indicator of where to go. The timeline menu recaps what you have already played through and learned, and shows important story information from multiple characters' points of view, including video clips, so is very good for tracking all the details of the story.
The difficulty can be changed from the timeline screen, when you select a chapter to play. Each chapter can be selected individually, and the difficulty can be changed but only if you are restarting a chapter or beginning a new one. The game offers aim assist for weapons as well as time power assist for aiming time powers in combat.
There is lot of additional reading material about the lore and additional details about the characters of the world that is not necessary for gameplay or for understanding or following the main storyline.
Game Details
Release Date: 05/04/2016, updated in 2000
Out Now: PC and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 15+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Shooting (Action, Collecting and Narrative)
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 3D First-Person
Developer: Remedy Games (@RemedyGames)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Quantum Break 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.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
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 Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Pacific Drive (13 Controls Features)
- The Last Of Us Part II (12 Controls Features)
- Alan Wake II (11 Controls Features)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Quantum Break 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.
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.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Between Levels: You can adjust the difficulty between levels/rounds. Although you have to restart your checkpoint or level, this enables you to adjust the difficulty after selecting it at the beginning of the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Psychonauts 2 (3 Difficulty Features)
- The Last Of Us Part II (3 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Quantum Break 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.
Assistance With Controls: The game can automatically assist with aiming, steering, reloading, jumping, running etc. This reduces the challenge of certain aspects of play to remove barriers and make control of characters more accessible.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints: If you fail you can retry that level or aspect of the game without losing a lot of progress (less than 5 minutes). This is often provided via Frequent Checkpoints combined with restarting without losing time, equipment or score.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- The Last Of Us Part II (11 Getting Started Features)
- No Plan B (8 Getting Started Features)
- Deathloop (7 Getting Started Features)
- Pacific Drive (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Reading in Quantum Break 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.
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.
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 Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Psychonauts 2 (7 Reading Features)
- The Last Of Us Part II (7 Reading Features)
- Returnal (6 Reading Features)
- Mass Effect (6 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Navigation in Quantum Break 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
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Pacific Drive (7 Navigation Features)
- The Last Of Us Part II (6 Navigation Features)
- Alan Wake II (5 Navigation Features)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (5 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Quantum Break 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.
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.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Pacific Drive (9 Visual Features)
- The Last Of Us Part II (7 Visual Features)
- No Plan B (6 Visual Features)
- Psychonauts 2 (4 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Quantum Break 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 Quantum Break, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- Deathloop (3 Audio Features)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (3 Audio Features)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (3 Audio Features)
- The Last Of Us (3 Audio Features)
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.
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 Angela Hickman Newnham and Andy Robertson
