Dirt 5
An off-road racing game from Codemasters.
Where Dirt 5 comes up1 episode or test
Game Maker's Toolkit's review of 2020 game accessibility noted that Dirt 5 offers adjustable UI opacity and can drive the car for the player. The source gives no numbers. The lesson for app builders: let users control how much interface they see, and offer assists for the hardest core task so more people can keep playing.
What was said about Dirt 5
Dirt 5 lets players adjust UI opacity to make key information easier to see. Dirt 5 has a UI opacity option, cited as an example of letting players raise the visibility of important elements in busy games. Players can tune the interface so it suits their sight and the amount of visual noise they can handle.
The source mentions it only in a list of similar visibility options in other games, with no numbers or player data for Dirt 5.
Dirt 5 can drive the car for the player as an accessibility assist. Dirt 5 offers an option where the game drives the car, so players who struggle with racing controls or difficulty can still take part. It is cited as an example of assists that break difficulty into separate options rather than one setting.
The source gives no detail on how the assist works or how many players use it.
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Has adjustable UI opacity and can drive the car for you.
Dirt 5 lets players adjust UI opacity to make key information easier to see. Dirt 5 has a UI opacity option, cited as an example of letting players raise the visibility of important elements in busy games. Players can tune the interface so it suits their sight and the amount of visual noise they can handle.
The source mentions it only in a list of similar visibility options in other games, with no numbers or player data for Dirt 5.
Dirt 5 can drive the car for the player as an accessibility assist. Dirt 5 offers an option where the game drives the car, so players who struggle with racing controls or difficulty can still take part. It is cited as an example of assists that break difficulty into separate options rather than one setting.
The source gives no detail on how the assist works or how many players use it.
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