Today, publisher Bethesda Softworks dropped a big-huge article about the accessibility features that will be available in ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle‘. User Interface, subtitles, video settings (chromatic aberration toggles, Colour Blind modes, etc), and more are detailed below. Currently, the game does not support screen readers, but a future patch will address this.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches next week on the 9th of December for PC and Xbox Series consoles as well as Game Pass. Pre-order the Premium Edition and get access to the game as soon as today.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ is designed to be an approachable and accessible game so that as many people as possible can experience the adventure as Indiana Jones.
This guide outlines accessibility and other gameplay customization features and options. Please see the bottom of this guide for information on how to submit feedback for future game updates.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass and PC on December 9. See the global launch details here to learn more.
Accessibility Menu
The accessibility menu has a selection of options for quickly finding a subset of commonly used accessibility settings. These settings are duplicated in other relevant menus for improved discoverability.
UI Visibility
- UI Font Size – Adjust the font size of text in the user interface between Regular and Large
- UI Color Preset – Choose from one of several color presets for the UI: Default, saturate, or saturate & Hue
- UI Safe Zone – Adjust the boundaries of where the UI will be displayed on the screen
Camera
- Field of View – Adjust the Field of View to be wider or narrower. Wider angles display a wider area at a cost of performance but may reduce discomfort that some players feel with lower FOV settings. Narrower angles reduce the fishbowl effect and may be more comfortable for some viewers.
- Motion Blur – Select the intensity of motion blur from several choices or disable motion blur
- Camera Stabilization – Enable or disable camera motion. The stabilized camera setting may reduce discomfort for some players but the reduced animations in combat may be less immersive.
- Screen Shake – Enable or disable screen shaking for certain in-game events
Subtitles
- Subtitles – Enable or disable subtitles during gameplay and cinematics
- Closed Captions – Enable or disable closed captions for important sound effects
- Subtitle Font Size – Adjust the font size for subtitles between Regular and Large
- Speaker Name – Enable or disable showing the speaker name for subtitles
- Subtitle Background – Enable or disable the background beneath subtitle text. Enabling this setting increases the contrast against the background.
Color Filter
- Color Filter Mode – While the game was designed to provide cues other than color wherever possible, some puzzles or other content may use color as a cue. The available colorblind setting can be set to Protanopia, Deuteranopia, or Tritanopia. The brightness, contrast, intensity and strength of this filter can all be independently adjusted.
High Contrast Effect
- High Contrast Mode – Set the high contrast effect for highlighting gameplay objects and characters. Objects can be fully tinted or highlighted with an outline. The Strength of this effect can also be adjusted. Colors can independently be adjusted for various elements that are highlighted such as enemies and pick-up items.
Controller
Control Scheme
- Edit Button Layout – View the controller layout and edit button layout. Remap the controls for many gameplay actions as well as the hotkeys for some UI elements. Some controls may be locked and will be unable to be rebound.
Look & Aim
- Vertical Look Sensitivity – Adjust the vertical look sensitivity
- Horizontal Look sensitivity – Adjust the horizontal look sensitivity
- Invert Vertical Look – Invert camera look for the controller’s vertical axis (up and down)
- Invert Horizontal Look – Invert camera look for the controller’s horizontal axis (left and right)
- Aim Sensitivity – Adjust the camera sensitivity when aiming down sights
- Aim Sensitivity (zoom) – Adjust the look sensitivity when aiming per zoom level
Controller Vibration
- Vibration – Enable or disable controller vibration
- Vibration Intensity – Adjust the intensity of controller vibration
Aim Assistance
- Aim Assist – Enable or disable aim assistance when shooting, throwing items, melee fighting, and using the whip
- Aim Assist Strength – Adjust the strength of aim assistance
Control Toggles
Several game actions require Hold actions. While most Hold settings can be changed to toggles, there may still be a few remaining short Hold actions during combat or gameplay that can’t be changed. The available Hold actions that can be changed to toggles in the settings include the following actions:
- Toggle Sprint
- Toggle Aim Firearm
- Toggle Aim Photo camera
- Toggle Raise Lighter
- Toggle Prime Throw
- Toggle Boat Forward/Reverse
- Toggle Whip Free Climb
Thumbstick Deadzones
- Thumbstick Inner Deadzones – Separately adjust the left and right inner deadzones for the thumbsticks. This adjusts how far from the center the left or right stick has to be pushed before the input registers.
- Thumbstick Outer Deadzones – Separately adjust the left and right outer deadzones for the thumbsticks. Adjust how far to push the left or right thumbstick from the edge for maximum input to register.
Trigger Deadzones
- Trigger Inner Deadzones – Separately adjust the left and right inner deadzones for the triggers. This impacts how far the left or right trigger must be pulled down for the input to register.
- Trigger Outer Deazones – Separately adjust the left and right outer deadzones for the triggers. This impacts how far the left or right trigger needs to be pulled to be considered fully pressed.
Mouse & Keyboard
Control scheme
- Edit Key Bindings – View the current key bindings for the mouse & keyboard game controls. Remap the controls for many gameplay actions as well as the hotkeys for some UI elements such as the journal. Some controls may be locked and will be unable to be rebound.
Mouse Look
Mouse sensitivity – Adjust the scaling of the mouse aiming sensitivity
Horizontal sensitivity scale – Adjust the sensitivity of the mouse’s horizontal axis (left and right)
Vertical sensitivity scale – Adjust the sensitivity of the mouse’s vertical axis (up and down)
Invert look – Enable or disable inverting the mouse vertical look
Aim Sensitivity – Camera sensitivity when aiming down sights
Aim Adjust Strength – Adjust the look sensitivity when aiming per zoom level
Control Toggles
Several game actions require Hold actions. While most Hold settings can be changed to toggles, there may still be a few remaining short Hold actions during combat or gameplay that can’t be changed. The available Hold actions that can be changed to toggles in the settings include the following actions:
- Toggle Sprint
- Toggle Aim Firearm
- Toggle Aim Photo camera
- Toggle Raise Lighter
- Toggle Prime Throw
- Toggle Boat Forward/Reverse
- Toggle Whip Free Climb
HUD & Gameplay Menu Settings
Action experience
Action experience can be customized with various settings to adjust the aspects of the challenge posed by enemies and combat. Players can access the Action experience settings from the pause menu while loaded into a game save.
- Number of melee attackers – Adjust the maximum number of enemies who will engage you in hand-to-hand and melee simultaneously. Choose between Light, Moderate, Hard, and Very Hard.
- Number of Ranged Attackers – Adjust the maximum number of enemies who will shoot you simultaneously from range. Choose between Light, Moderate, Hard, and Very Hard.
- Enemy Awareness Speed – Adjust how quickly the enemies can spot you. Choose between Light (slow enemy awareness speed), Moderate, Hard, and Very Hard (the fastest enemy awareness speed).
- Enemy Damage – Determines how much damage the enemies can inflict upon you. Choose between Light, Moderate, Hard, and Very Hard.
- Auto-Parry – Enable or disable auto-parry, which will automatically parry when you hold Block.
- Enemy Awareness Indicator – Enable or disable showing the enemy awareness indicator UI element. Enabling this will show an indicator above enemies’ heads that may aid you in understanding enemy awareness, especially during stealth gameplay.
- Enemy Awareness Indicator Visibility – Enable or Disable showing the enemy awareness indicator through geometry and walls.
Adventure experience
- Adventure Experience – Adjust the difficulty of adventure and puzzle gameplay between Light and Moderate. Adventure experience customization can be done from the pause menu after loading into a game save.
- Objective Text visibility – Enable or disable showing the tracked objective text on screen at all times. When enabled, the tracked objective text will always be displayed on screen.
- Objective Location Markers – Enable or disable showing the tracked objective marker on screen. When enabled, the tracked objective location marker will always be displayed on screen.
HUD settings
- Tutorials – Enable or disable showing tutorial messages and pop-ups during the game (On/Off)
- Item Highlight Outlines – Adjust the brightness of item highlight outlines from 0 to 100
- Incoming damage indicators – Enable or disable indicators showing the direction of incoming damage
Video
In addition to a number of options for adjusting the graphics and other general video settings, the following accessibility-related settings are available in the video menu:
- Field of View – Adjust the Field of View to be wider or narrower. This setting can also be adjusted in the Accessibility menu.
- UI Safe Zone – Adjust the boundaries of where the UI will be displayed on the screen
- Edit Brightness: Adjust the brightness of the display. Adjusting the brightness may aid in navigation of dark environments.
- Motion Blur – Select the intensity of motion blur from 7 choices, ranging from off to Supreme, with a default of High. This setting can also be adjusted in the Accessibility menu.
- Chromatic Aberration – Enable or disable chromatic aberration, or lens color fringing. Disabling this may reduce discomfort for some players. Enabling chromatic aberration gives the game a more cinematic appearance.
- Film grain – Adjust the amount of film grain applied to the picture. Reducing film grain may reduce discomfort for some players. Increasing film grain effects gives the game a more cinematic appearance.
- Depth of Field – Enable or disable Depth of Field which creates a sense of depth by blurring objects that are out of focus
- Color Blind Mode: Enable and adjust the Color Blind Mode. These settings are also available in the accessibility menu.
- High Contrast Mode – Enable and adjust the High Contrast Mode setting. These settings are also available in the accessibility menu.
Audio
Volume Mix
- Overall Volume – Adjust the volume of all sounds in the game
- Voice Volume – Adjust the volume of spoken dialogue
- Overall Music Volume – Adjust the volume of music across the game
- Cinematics Music Volume – Adjust the volume of music during story events and cinematics
- Gameplay Music Volume – Adjust the volume of music during gameplay
- Gameplay Sound Effects Volume – Adjust the volume for gameplay sound effects separately from other sounds. Gameplay sound effects include footsteps, combat effects, interactions with objects, adventure gameplay, and other important gameplay audio.
- Ambient Sound Effects Volume – Adjust the volume for ambient sound effects separately from other sounds. Ambient sound effects include background sounds such as water, animal noises, or other ambient audio.
Audio Output
- Audio Mix – Choose your preferred audio mix between speakers and headphones
- Dynamic Range – Adjust the dynamic range, which determines the difference between the quietest and loudest parts of the audio mix
- Streamer Mode – Enabling streamer mode will remove licensed music from the game
Subtitles
- Subtitles – Enable or disable subtitles during gameplay and cinematics
- Closed Captions – Enable or disable closed captions for important sound effects
- Subtitle Font Size – Adjust the font size for subtitles between Regular and Large
- Speaker Name – Enable or disable showing the speaker name for subtitles
- Subtitle Background – Enable or disable the background beneath subtitle text. Enabling this setting increases the contrast against the background.
Additional Gameplay Accessibility – Beyond the Menus
As accessibility goes beyond the menu settings, here are some additional features that may impact the accessibility of the game for you.
- Pausing – Game can be paused during gameplay and cutscenes
- First Launch – The initial launch flow allows for adjusting various settings the first time you launch the game. This first launch flow includes options for: UI Font size, Enabling Subtitles, Subtitle Size, Closed Captions, enabling High Contrast Mode, Action Experience, and Adventure Experience. Video settings including HDR (on PC), Brightness, and Picture framing can also be adjusted.
- Save Slots – Multiple save slots are available. You can have a maximum of three save slots for the game. The game uses an auto-save system and your time since last auto-save will appear when you view the pause menu prior to exiting the game.
- Journal – The journal can be used in either a lowered or raised position. In a lowered position, you can view your map and objective marker while navigating. A setting is available to always show the objective marker.
- Revisit Locations – It is possible to revisit locations from the Chapters section of the journal. If you miss finding any items from a previous location, you can revisit that location after leaving the area as you progress thru the game. Some activities may require revisiting locations.
- Navigation – Objects such as torches (found in various locations) or the lighter (acquired during gameplay) can be used to brighten dark environments. The lighter can also be used to unblock paths by setting fires to flammable debris after this item is acquired.
- Camera Hints – When faced with challenging puzzles, the Camera can sometimes be used to get Hints about how to proceed. There will be a point of interest near the puzzles that have camera hints. After completing a step in the puzzle, you can capture another Camera Hint to get an additional clue about the next step. The last camera hint you can capture is the complete solution to the puzzle.
- Companions – Some characters will be your companion, for shorter or longer periods of time. These may prove important in solving puzzles or opening doors that you otherwise couldn’t have opened by yourself.
- Infiltration – Rather than initiating combat it may be possible in some areas of the game to infiltrate the enemy area, to get past them unnoticed. Disguises allow for going undercover and exploring restricted or otherwise prohibited areas. Stealth, distractions, and silent takedowns can also be used as a strategy for sneaking past enemies.
Known Barriers and Future Game Updates
Screen Readers – The game currently does not support screen readers for menu or UI narration. Players without sight may need sighted assistance interact with the menus and gameplay. We are working on implementing a screen reader for narration that is planned to be included in a future update.
