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Xbox X|SWe've documented 19 accessibility features for Sun Haven, including Low Pressure, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds, Play Without Hearing and Audio Cues. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Reading, Navigation, Visual, Audio and Communication to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Sun Haven accessibility 5 months ago.
Accessibility Notes
While some of the stronger attacks require you to hold a button down, there is no need to hold buttons down to play. Farming is generally more laidback than the combat section of the game, and you can choose to do whatever you like, so if something is too difficult, you can do something else instead. This is not the case if you go out adventuring, and there are no difficulty levels.
There's an autosave function, but you can't save manually.
Text is often quite small and occasionally low in contrast. All dialogue is presented in speech boxes with the name of the speaker at the top of the box.
You can view a map, with the faces of every character and their location displayed.
Contrast between colours is generally okay, but some areas are very low in contrast and dark, with enemies potentially blending into the background.
Game Details
Release Date: 25/06/2021
Price: 30% off
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1 (8 online)
Genres: Adventure, Role-Play (Action, Collecting, Fighting, Narrative and Simulation)
Accessibility: 19 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Pixels and Weather
Developer: Sun Haven RPG (@SunHavenRPG)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Controls
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Controls in Sun Haven which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Mouse And Keyboard
Can play with the following:
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Craftopia (11 Controls Features)
- Minecraft (11 Controls Features)
- Stardew Valley (9 Controls Features)
- My Time At Portia (7 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Sun Haven 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 Sun Haven, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Minecraft (3 Difficulty Features)
- Craftopia (2 Difficulty Features)
- Sea of Stars (2 Difficulty Features)
- Terraria (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Sun Haven 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.
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.
Assistance For Progressing
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Garden Story (7 Getting Started Features)
- Minecraft (7 Getting Started Features)
- Animal Crossing (6 Getting Started Features)
- Apico (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Sun Haven 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.
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.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Apico (6 Reading Features)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (6 Reading Features)
- Animal Crossing (5 Reading Features)
- Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Navigation in Sun Haven 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.
Head-Up Display
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 Navigation
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- Minecraft (7 Navigation Features)
- My Time At Portia (6 Navigation Features)
- Hello Kitty: Island Adventure (4 Navigation Features)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Sun Haven 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 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Terraria (6 Visual Features)
- Minecraft (6 Visual Features)
- Animal Crossing (5 Visual Features)
- Lost Nova (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Sun Haven 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 Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Minecraft (4 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Sun Haven which deals with how you can communicate with other players in the game and what options are available to customise and control this interaction.
Player-to-Player Online Communication
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication
If you want to play Sun Haven, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Communication accessibility:
- Minecraft (3 Communication 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.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Ben Kendall
