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We've documented 12 accessibility features for Heave Ho, including Control Assists, High Contrast, Multiple Buttons & Single Stick, High Contrast Text and No Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Getting Started and Visual but it also has features in Reading, Controls, Audio and Communication 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 Heave Ho accessibility 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 3 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
Game Details
Release Date: 29/08/2019, updated in 2020
Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1-4
Genres: Communication, Traversal (Action, Platform, Puzzle and Simulation)
Accessibility: 12 features
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Le Cartel Studio (@LeCartelStudio)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Heave Ho which deals 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 & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Tetris Effect: Connected (17 Controls Features)
- PokeyPoke (13 Controls Features)
- Heavenly Bodies (12 Controls Features)
- Moving Out 2 (10 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Heave Ho 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 Heave Ho, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
- Very Very Valet (3 Difficulty Features)
- Moving Out 2 (2 Difficulty Features)
- PokeyPoke (2 Difficulty Features)
- Tetris Effect: Connected (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 4 accessibility features for Getting Started in Heave Ho 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.
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.
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.
Assisted Progress With Hints: The game notices if you get stuck (or you can press a button) and provides information to help you progress. This can offer hints or tutorials popping up during play. This includes hints after you have died, where it can suggest strategies or difficulty settings to adjust or offer to skip past problematic levels.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- PokeyPoke (9 Getting Started Features)
- Heavenly Bodies (8 Getting Started Features)
- Conduct Together (7 Getting Started Features)
- Moving Out 2 (6 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Heave Ho 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.
No Reading: No reading is required, other than simple menus. The game either has no text or can communicate textual content with visuals and interactions. If reading isn't required because the text is voiced the All Dialogue is Voiced feature indicates this.
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Pokémon Café ReMix (6 Reading Features)
- Pico Park (5 Reading Features)
- PokeyPoke (5 Reading Features)
- Cursed to Golf (5 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Heave Ho 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 Heave Ho, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Esophaguys (5 Navigation Features)
- PokeyPoke (5 Navigation Features)
- Cursed to Golf (5 Navigation Features)
- PlateUp! (4 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Visual in Heave Ho 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
High Contrast: There is high contrast between elements that need to be distinguished from each other, such as characters, interactive objects and game environment, either by default or a high contrast mode. This is different to a slider that increases contrast or brightness between light and dark.
Interactive Elements
Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.
Colour Options
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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Esophaguys (9 Visual Features)
- Room to Grow (9 Visual Features)
- River Tails: Stronger Together (7 Visual Features)
- PokeyPoke (7 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Heave Ho which deals 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.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:
- PokeyPoke (3 Audio Features)
- Very Very Valet (3 Audio Features)
- Brunch Club (3 Audio Features)
- Tricky Towers (3 Audio Features)
Communication
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Communication in Heave Ho 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 Heave Ho, but it doesn't offer the Communication accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Communication accessibility:
- Stick Fight: The Game (2 Communication Features)
- Zeepkist (2 Communication Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
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 Andy Robertson