
We've documented 45 accessibility features for Sniper Elite 5, including Fully Voiced (Or No Speech), Adjust Speed, Control Assists, Custom Difficulty and Select Difficulty. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Navigation, Visual, Reading, Difficulty, Communication and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.
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Release Date: 26/05/2022, updated in 2022
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Players: 1 (2 online)
Genres: Simulation (Action, Fighting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 45 features
Components: 3D First-Person, 3D Third-Person and Open World
Developer: Rebellion (@Rebellion)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
To complete the main campaign of the game you need to use a minimum of:
Aiming | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Notes | Required |
Aim Swap Shoulder | △ Triangle | Y Button | Mouse Wheel (Click) | ✕ | |
Aim Down Sights / Scope | ✕ Cross | A Button | C Key | ✕ | |
Aim Zoom | D-Pad Down + D-Pad Up | D-Pad Down + D-Pad Up | Mouse Wheel | ✕ | |
Aim Focus Mode | L3 Left Stick Press + R1 Top Bumper | Left Stick Press + Right Bumper | Spacebar | ✕ |
Gameplay | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Notes | Required |
Map | Share Button | View Button | M Key | ✔ | |
Pause / Menu | Options Button | Menu Button | Escape | ✔ | |
Reload | ◻ Square | X Button | R Key | ✔ | |
Interact | △ Triangle + ◻ Square | X Button + Y Button | C Key + E Key | ✔ | |
Climb / Vault | ✕ Cross | A Button | Spacebar | ✔ | |
Hide / Cover | ✕ Cross | A Button | Spacebar | ✔ | |
Crouch | ◯ Circle | B Button | Ctrl (Left) Key | ✔ | |
Crawl / Prone | ◯ Circle | B Button | Ctrl (Left) Key | (Hold) | ✔ |
Change Gear | D-Pad Left + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Up | D-Pad Left + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Up | 2 Key + 3 Key + 4 Key + 5 Key + 6 Key + 7 Key + 8 Key + 9 Key + Comma Key + Minus (-) key + 1 Key + 0 Key + Mouse Wheel + Period Key | ✔ | |
Menu - Open Menu | L1 Top Bumper | Left Bumper | Q Key | (Hold) Toggle Available | ✔ |
Use Item | R1 Top Bumper | Right Bumper | F Key | ✔ | |
Movement | Left Stick | Left Stick | WASD Keys | ✔ | |
Aim / Look / Camera | Right Stick | Right Stick | Mouse Movement | ✔ | |
Aim Shot | L2 Left Trigger | Left Trigger | Right Mouse Button | (Hold) Toggle Available | ✔ |
Fire | R2 Right Trigger | Right Trigger | Left Mouse Button | ✔ | |
Hit / Melee | ◻ Square + △ Triangle | Y Button + X Button | C Key + E Key | ✕ | |
Sprint | L3 Left Stick Press | Left Stick Press | Shift (Left) Key | ✕ | |
Next Ammo | D-Pad Up + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Left | D-Pad Left + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Up | G Key | ✕ | |
Aim Mark a Target | R3 Right Stick Press | Right Stick Press | B Key | Binoculars | ✕ |
Aim Focus Mode | R3 Right Stick Press | Right Stick Press | Alt Key | (Hold) | ✕ |
Drop | R1 Top Bumper | Right Bumper | F Key | ✕ | |
Throw Item / Grenade | R1 Top Bumper | Right Bumper | F Key | ✕ |
In Menu | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Notes | Required |
Menu - Close | Options Button | Menu Button | Escape | ✔ | |
Menu - Select/Advance | ✕ Cross | A Button | Left Mouse Button | ✔ | |
Menu - Navigate | D-Pad Up + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Left + D-Pad Down + Left Stick | D-Pad + Left Stick | Mouse Movement + WASD Keys | ✔ |
Multiplayer | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Notes | Required |
Ping | D-Pad Down | D-Pad Down | ✕ | ||
Chat (Select Preset Audio) | T Key | ✕ | |||
Chat (Text Team) | U Key | ✕ | |||
Chat (Voice) | V Key | ✕ | |||
Chat (Text) | Y Key | ✕ |
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We've documented 14 accessibility features for Controls in Sniper Elite 5 which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Can play with the following:
Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.
Swap Sticks: Can swap the sticks over so that you can use the opposite sticks to control the game.
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Extra Mouse Buttons: Can remap additional buttons on mice that provide more than the two standard buttons, on systems that support these controls.
Remap Mouse Wheel: Can remap the mouse wheel to control aspects of the game when you move it up/down, on systems that support these controls.
Invert X/Y Axis: Can invert the direction required to control looking and aiming. This enables you to match your instinctive orientation when looking.
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).
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.
You can adjust
Adjust Mouse/Stick/Touch Sensitivity: Adjust how sensitive touch/mouse/stick controls are.
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Difficulty in Sniper Elite 5 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.
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.
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
Adjustable Anytime: You can adjust the difficulty while playing, without having to restart the level you are on. This enables you to quickly adjust the game to suit your needs and see the difference immediately.
We've documented 7 accessibility features for Getting Started in Sniper Elite 5 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.
Before you are presented with the home screen, onboarding settings aim to aid you accessing the menus you need to adjust the game to your requirements. They can also provide an easier way of turning on important adjustments without digging through menus.
Onboarding: The first time you open the game, you are asked to confirm options for control, navigation and accessibility settings. Games can differ in what they present at this stage, but will count for this, provided they include a streamlined onboarding process.
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.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
View Control Mapping: You can view a map of controls during play. This clearly displays the mappings of actions to buttons/keys/mouse/keyboard without having to leave the game. This includes games that always display buttons to press during play.
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.
Adjust Speed: Adjust the speed of the game at critical moments or throughout, or rewind play for a second attempt, to ease reaction times. By slowing the game, you have more time to interpret what is happening and then execute your actions. It also reduces the pressure on getting things right quickly or the first time you attempt them.
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Save Progress Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time. This doesn’t mean you never lose progress, but it does mean you can stop whenever you want (without having to get to a save point) without losing progress.
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Sniper Elite 5 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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We've documented 7 accessibility features for Navigation in Sniper Elite 5 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.
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.
Head-Up Display Navigation: Indication of where to go next with overlaid arrows, minimaps and waypoint markers. This supplements in-game visual and audible cues with additional guidance about where you are and where you need to go.
Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.
Game Map: View a map of the game world during play, with the landscape, points of interest and missions highlighted throughout the entire game. This enables the orientation of the player and the world, confirming a direction of movement and the location of destinations or points of exploration.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
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.
Menus Don't Wrap: Menus don't wrap and stop the cursor at the bottom of the list if you press down. Or menus do wrap but make it clear that you are back at the top of the list with sound or narration.
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Visual in Sniper Elite 5 which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
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.
Audio Depiction of Event Location: Indication with positional/stereo audio of where directional events are on the screen for things like damage, footsteps, environmental elements. This is useful for blind players.
Menu Audio Cues: Navigating menus provide an audio cue for each selection.
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 Adjustments: Adjust colours of characters or game elements for greater visibility. Includes the ability to select which type of colour blind mode you require.
Turn Off Blood: Reduce or disable graphic content of blood and gore.
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We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Sniper Elite 5 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.
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: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
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We've documented 3 accessibility features for Communication in Sniper Elite 5 which deal with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
This is how players communicate with each other in online games. This can be to plan strategy, chat as they play or co-ordinate resources.
Text Chat: Chat to other players by typing text.
Voice Chat: Chat to other players on your team or friends list by speaking with headset.
Ping Communication: Send quick preset messages to teammates as safer alternative to open communication.
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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).
PlayStation 5
PlayStation 5 has a range of system-wide accessibility settings.
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
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 @rebellion and Andy Robertson