Days Gone Remastered is set to launch soon, and Sony's Bend Studio has unveiled a range of accessibility features designed to enhance the gaming experience for all players. In a recent PlayStation Blog post, Kevin McAllister, Bend Studio's Creative & Product Lead, detailed these new options, highlighting the introduction of a Game Speed feature that allows players to adjust the speed of gameplay from 100% down to 75%, 50%, and 25%. This adjustment aims to assist players who might find themselves overwhelmed during intense moments, particularly when facing the game's infamous Freaker hordes.
"Game Speed is ideal for players who might feel overwhelmed in certain situations or have difficulty with various inputs in high-pressure moments, specifically fighting off hordes of Freakers," McAllister explained. He emphasized the importance of making the unique combat experience in the new Horde Assault mode, part of the remaster, more accessible to all players.In addition to the Game Speed feature, Days Gone Remastered will include a variety of other accessibility enhancements. These include customizable subtitle colors, a High Contrast Mode, UI Narration, and Collectible Audio Cues. Furthermore, the auto-complete QTE feature, previously exclusive to the Easy difficulty, will now be available across all difficulty levels, from Easy to Survival II.
While these accessibility options will debut in Days Gone Remastered, Bend Studio has also confirmed that most of these features will be rolled out to the PC version of Days Gone. However, certain features like feedback and control customization will require a compatible controller.
Announced in February, Days Gone Remastered comes packed with additional features such as an enhanced photo mode, permadeath, and speedrun options, alongside the new accessibility features. This remastered edition of the 2019 post-apocalyptic zombie action-adventure game, centered around a biker's journey, is slated for release on April 25, 2025. Players who own the PS4 version of Days Gone can upgrade to the PS5 remastered version for just $10.
