The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe accessibility features spotlighted

The Stanley Parable developer has shared a number of accessibility features available in the freshly launched Ultra Deluxe Edition.

With the launch of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, developer Crows Crows Crows took to Twitter where it highlighted accessibility settings and quality of life improvements. The studio stated that “It’s important to us that The Stanley Parable can be enjoyed by as many people as possible.”

Subtitles are shown off for the dialogue-heavy title in the first of many tweets. It shows a preview panel and options to adjust the size from Very Small to Very Large along with a background opacity slider. It’s also noted that the text has been changed to one that’s “easier on the eyes.”

The game has tons of dialogue, which is, of course, subtitled. The font size is now customizable from “Very Small” to “Very Large”, plus you can set the backdrop opacity.

We also replaced the chunky subtitle font with one that’s easier on the eyes. pic.twitter.com/ujcnWwuYxY

— Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) May 4, 2022

There’s also a Translation Labels feature shown off that reminds me of a similar feature in Psychonauts 2 last year. This displays a label over text that isn’t in the user’s language and will translate it. What’s more, users can customize the label presentation for size, color, and background opacity.

There are simplified controls toggle and a one-handed walk mode that is essentially an auto-walk option. Colors also have a label toggle available which is similar to the above. The example given shows a red and blue door with their color shown as text on the door itself.

Additionally, the in-world text has been replaced with meshes for important places which improves how clear it looks apparently. There’s an example shown off in this tweet.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe edition accessibility journey doesn’t stop there, and it’s confirmed that both keyboard and gamepad controls are fully customizable.

There’s a moment in the game where you’re choosing between a red and a blue door. Certain vision impairments make it difficult to distinguish these colors, so we added a toggle that adds unmistakable text to the doors. pic.twitter.com/SJQmG2cYhp

— Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) May 4, 2022

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has sensitive content throughout, so Crows Crows Crows have detailed a content warning option. This will warn players of upcoming content and they are given the opportunity to skip them.

The Twitter thread comes to an end by highlighting some upcoming features that have been put into development from player feedback. Players can expect to see a toggleable reticle to help reduce motion sickness, and also a slow time feature for time-sensitive inputs.