Atomic Heart
Focus Entertainment-
PlayStation 4 - 21/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 21/02/2023
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Xbox One - 21/02/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 21/02/2023
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PC - 21/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
First person shooter game, set in an alternative version of the Soviet Union, in which players take on the role of a special agent who must fight back against rogue robots.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence. The use of large calibre weapons can result in limbs being blasted off and heads exploding. There is also use of strong language ('fuck').
Dead Space
EA Swiss Sarl-
PC - 27/01/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 27/01/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 27/01/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Remake of the sci-fi horror game in which players take on the role of an engineer who has to navigate a mining spaceship which has been overrun by an alien lifeforce that is hunting the crew and turning them into monsters.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence, including sight of human characters being dismembered and decapitated, with accompanying blood effects. In one sequence, a character stabs another character and then cuts down his body, resulting in sight of gory injury and blood. The attacking character then takes her life by cutting her own throat using a knife. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
The game includes horror images, including sight of mutilated corpses, and multiple scenes in which the player's character is hunted by monsters through dark environments.
Crime Boss: Rockay City
505 Games S.p.A-
PC - 31/12/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 31/12/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 31/12/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Role-playing game in which players assume the role of a drug kingpin boosting their cash and reputation in the fictional Rockay City by taking part in crimes and and fighting rival gangs to take control of crime in the city.
Content specific issues
This game contains depictions of violence towards vulnerable and defenceless humans. The player can subdue and restrain civilians and security guards, who can then be shot and killed. Other violence is strong and realistic, including shootings with blood impacts and realistic physical reactions. The use of explosives, such as grenades, also produces blood effects but no strong gore. There is frequent use of strong language, including 'cunt', 'motherfucker' and 'fuck'.
Other issues
One scene features the player's character picking up soap in a prison shower, with a verbal suggestion that another is going to rape the player's character. Another scene shows the player's character being tortured, seen from the player's perspective, so no visual detail is shown. Drugs are seen and can be stolen or sold, although they are not seen being used.
Wanted: Dead
U&I Entertainment Limited-
PlayStation 4 - 14/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 14/02/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 14/02/2023
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Xbox One - 14/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Shooter game, set in the future, in which players take on the role of a Hong Kong cop who must fight mercenaries, gang members and private contractors in a cyberpunk adventure.
Content specific issues
This game features realistic and graphic violence, including dismemberment, decapitation, and characters being cut in half using a sword. There is use of blood effects. This game also contains use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
Characters are seen smoking, although the player's character cannot actively engage in this. There are also scenes of sexual innuendo, such as a character deliberately dropping cutlery, so a waitress has to bend over.
Resident Evil 4
CE Europe Ltd.-
PlayStation 4 - 24/03/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 24/03/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 24/03/2023
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PC - 24/03/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Government agent Leon S. Kennedy gets more than he bargained for when a rescue mission turns into a life-or-death struggle against a bloodthirsty cult, a gruesome plague, and a malevolent conspiracy. He must use his wits to battle the infected and get himself and his charge home alive.
Content specific issues
Gameplay contains strong, graphic violence throughout, featuring decapitations, dismemberment and mutilation. There are also scenes in which defenceless human characters are killed in gruesome ways, including being tied to a stake and immolated. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of additional costumes, weapons, and background music, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers, or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.
Last Days of Lazarus
Perpetual - Europe-
PlayStation 5 - 25/11/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
First-person horror game in which a troubled man returns to his childhood hometown following his mother's suicide.
Content specific issues
There is a scene in which a restrained human character is killed using a chainsaw. Heavy blood effects are seen and his reaction is realistic. The game also contains use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
There are references to suicide, with a major plot point centred on the suicide of a character. There are also scenes depicting the aftermath of violence, including sight of dead bodies with wounds on them. There are some references to pornographic films, without explicit detail, and text references to child abuse.
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
SEGA of America, Inc.-
PlayStation 4 - 22/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 22/02/2023
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PC - 23/02/2023
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Xbox One - 23/02/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 23/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, use of strong language, and encouragement of gambling.
Brief outline of the game
Open-world role-playing game, set in the Edo era of Japan, which follows Sakamoto Ryoma as he works to uncover the secret behind his foster father's death.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence, with sight of blood. There is a scene in which a bound person is tortured using a hot iron pipe, causing them to scream in agony. The game also contains use of strong language ('motherfucker' and 'fuck'), as well as milder terms. The game features simulated gambling and the player can be taught the rules of Poker, as well as other more traditional games of chance.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of DLC packs, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items. The player's character can visit taverns and drink various types of alcohol. There is also a mini game involving a drinking contest. There is non-sexual nudity and innuendo. There is also a mini game in which moans of pleasure are heard but no sight of sexual activity.
Warhammer 40,000 : Darktide
Fatshark AB-
PC - 30/11/2022
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Xbox Series X|S - 17/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence.
Brief outline of the game
Co-operative action shooter in which players take on the roles of members of a squad tasked with taking back the city of Tertium from hordes of foes.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence against human characters, including frequent dismemberment, decapitation and sight of characters being cut in half. Heads come off or explode when hit, while explosive devices can blast characters into gory chunks. There is frequent sight of blood.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of an in-game currency, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.
SILENT HILL: The Short Message
Konami Digital Entertainment BV-
PlayStation 5 - 01/02/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features a suicide theme, self-harming, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Horror game in which a young girl head to an abandoned apartment to meet her friend, only to find herself trapped inside. The girl must escape her own fears and the monster lurking in the corridors to discover why she became trapped and make it out alive.
Content specific issues
This game deals with issues including suicide and self-harm, including sight of a character jumping off a roof, sight of a character holding a knife to their wrist, and sight of wounds resulting from self-harming. There are various references to suicide, for example in news clippings and diary entries. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
There are several intense sequences of horror in which the player's character is stalked and chased by a monster, through dark corridors. When it catches up, the player's character is impaled through the chest, with an accompanying blood splatter.
Tom Clancy's The Division: Heartland
Ubisoft EMEA-
PC - 02/02/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 02/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 02/02/2023
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Luna, Stadia - 02/02/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 02/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Survival-action shooter game, set in the fictional rural city of Silver Creek, in which players take on the roles of a group of agents tasked with uncovering a mystery.
Content specific issues
Violence during gameplay features characters being shot or hit with explosives. Impacts from gunshots result in a reduction in health, with the character dying once their health runs out, while explosions result in immediate death. However, there is no sight of blood and little sight of damage during gameplay. The game's cutscenes feature more realistic violence, including a tied-up male character being questioned and then hit using a hammer, with blood spray. Other characters are forced to dig their own graves before being shot. There is also use of strong language ('motherfucker', 'fuck').
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items - in the form of a Battle Pass, cosmetic items, gameplay consumables, time savers, and other exclusive content - which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.