Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Hearthstone: Battlegrounds 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 Hearthstone: Battlegrounds, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

• Inkulinati (2 Difficulty Features)
• Griftlands (2 Difficulty Features)
• Isle of Swaps (1 Difficulty Feature)
• StarVaders (1 Difficulty Feature)

Reading

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Hearthstone: Battlegrounds 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.

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 Hearthstone: Battlegrounds, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

• Hyper Scape (7 Reading Features)
• The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War (6 Reading Features)
• Foretales (5 Reading Features)
• Storybook Brawl (5 Reading Features)

Visual

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Visual in Hearthstone: Battlegrounds which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Contrast

Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.

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.

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 Hearthstone: Battlegrounds, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

• Slay the Spire (9 Visual Features)
• Storybook Brawl (8 Visual Features)
• Griftlands (8 Visual Features)
• Cobalt Core (7 Visual Features)

Communication

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Hearthstone: Battlegrounds 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.

No Online Chat (Or Preset Phrases Only): Game is played online but no verbal or textual player communication. This includes games that offer no communication or communication with word-less icons, sounds or preset phrases.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Communication

If you want to play Hearthstone: Battlegrounds, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:

• World of Warcraft (4 Communication Features)
• Marvel Contest of Champions (2 Communication Features)