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Violence
Horror
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 29/03/2022
  • PlayStation 5 - 29/03/2022
  • PC - 29/03/2022

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence and scenes of moderate horror. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Horror game in which the young protagonist, Bill, confronts the traumas of his childhood which manifest in the form of complex and terrifying nightmares. In order to survive and escape each nightmare, Bill must use his wits and willpower to overcome his greatest fears.

Content specific issues

The player's character may be caught in traps, such as swinging blades and spikes rising up from the floor, or may be attacked be enemies. Violence is non-realistic looking. Although the player's character does not carry weapons, he can lure enemies into traps, in one case causing a character to writhe about when trapped by electricity. The game also includes horror elements, including dark and scary environments in which jump scares occur as enemy characters suddenly appear.

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 17/06/2021
  • Nintendo Switch - 17/06/2021
  • PlayStation 4 - 17/06/2021
  • Xbox One - 17/06/2021

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence and use of bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Side-scrolling beat 'em up in which players fight against waves of enemies using an array of attacks and special moves. The DLC features new playable characters as well as new stages and enemies.

Content specific issues

Violence consists of side-scrolling arcade style action in which human characters use fists, feet and weapons to repeatedly hit each other, achieving combos and inflicting damage until their life bars are depleted. Characters flash when hit but their physical responses to being attacked are exaggerated and no blood or injuries are depicted. Defeated enemies fall to the ground and fade away. There is infrequent bad language, including ‘piss’.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Stadia - 31/03/2021

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Action puzzle game in which Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight and Zoya the Thief go on a quest to retrieve the troubled young Prince Selius.

Content specific issues

This game features moderate violence. Players take on a variety of fantastical creatures and avoid deadly traps. When a character is hit, they flash or let out a sound. When they are defeated, the character falls limply to the floor. There is no blood or visible injury detail.

Other issues

The game also features online playing capability, which may involve real-time interaction with other players.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 11/09/2020

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features frequent scenes of violence in an arcade setting. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Action platform game in which the player's character must save the land of Noctum from its self-proclaimed ruler.

Content specific issues

Violence consists of the player's character shooting at a variety of enemies who flash red and disappear when defeated.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 11/02/2021
  • PC - 11/02/2021
  • Xbox One - 11/02/2021
  • Nintendo Switch - 11/02/2021
  • Xbox Series X|S - 27/08/2021
  • PlayStation 5 - 27/08/2021
  • Stadia - 11/02/2021

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features depictions of realistic violence towards human-like characters. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Little Nightmares II is a suspense-adventure game in which you are Mono, a boy trapped in a world distorted by the humming transmission of a distant tower. With Six, Mono sets out to discover the dark secrets of The Signal Tower. Standing in their way is the Thin Man, a tall, shadowy figure who emerges from televisions and chases them.

Content specific issues

This game contains frequent depictions of realistic looking violence towards human-like characters. The player character can be killed in a multitude of ways, either by attacks from enemies or by falling victim to various traps. The player can be shot, crushed and bludgeoned. In none of these instances are blood effects or any other visible injuries shown. However, the characters do struggle realistically and fall limply to the floor before the screen fades to black. There are also depictions of violence towards fantasy characters, including humanoid characters with porcelain heads. The player has to defeat these characters by smashing their heads with blunt objects. Their heads simply smash, with no gore or blood, and the characters fall to the floor.

Other issues

There is an intense feeling of dread throughout the game and the imagery and the design of the enemies is potentially frightening. Dead bodies and other graphic images can be seen in the background of the levels.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 22/10/2019
  • Xbox One - 22/10/2019

Advice for consumers

This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to depictions of gross violence towards human-like characters. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught and killed. Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person.

Content specific issues

This game contains frequent depictions of gross violence towards human-like characters. When a survivor is attacked and caught by the killer, they are taken to one of the meat hooks hanging around the map and impaled through their shoulder/neck. This attack doesn’t immediately kill them, instead the characters let out blood curdling screams and cries of pain as they struggle to free themselves from the hook. If left on the hook for too long without being rescued, large blades will lower themselves towards the victim and repeatedly stab at them until they die. Survivors can be saved by their team mates after being attacked although they will be visibly injured. They can be seen holding at their wounds and limping until they receive the proper treatment. If they do not receive treatment, they will move significantly slower and leave a trail of blood behind them. The killer can also perform graphic execution moves on the survivors to defeat them. The animations for these moves can include dismemberment and large amounts of blood and gore.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 08/10/2019
  • Xbox One - 08/10/2019
  • PlayStation 4 - 08/10/2019
  • Nintendo Switch - 08/10/2019

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence. Not suitable for persons under 12 of age.

Brief outline of the game

The three heroes are back, sent on a quest to retrieve the troubled young Prince Selius. Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief are joined together once again on a thrilling quest through fantastical fairy-tale landscapes teeming with danger.

Content specific issues

In this game, players take on a variety of fantastical creatures and deadly traps in the guise of a thief, wizard or knight. When the character is struck, they demonstrate little visible reaction, other than perhaps emitting a red light or making an ‘oof’ sound. However, any further hits can prove fatal, in which case the character will fall limply to the ground and stay there until they are switched or the level restarts from the last checkpoint with the same character. There is no blood or visible marking when this happens.

Other issues

The game features online playing capability which may involve real-time interaction with other players.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 18/05/2018

Advice for consumers

This game has been rated PEGI 16 for depictions of realistic looking violence towards human-like characters. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Little Nightmares is a suspense-adventure game about a young girl named Six who is trapped in a place called The Maw. It’s not a very nice place to be either, so naturally she wants to escape, and it’s your job to help her do that.

Content specific issues

This game contains depictions of realistic looking violence towards human-like characters. Some of the deaths in the game are realistic in nature with the player character being electrocuted, drowned and crushed to death. None of the deaths show any blood, gore or injury, however the bodies do fall to the ground realistically and remain there until the screen goes black.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Xbox One - 02/02/2018

Advice for consumers

This game was rated PEGI 12 for infrequent mild violence to humans. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Sarah Black and her daughter are kidnapped by Davy Jones and left to solve a series of puzzles and clues to win their freedom.

Content specific issues

In the beginning of this game, as Davy Jones pillages the coast, two men are seen to be slashed by one of his undead henchmen. They fall back and let out a groan in pain, but with no blood or visible injury. The rest of this game is free of overt violence, but contains jumpy and spooky scenes which might be frightening for younger children.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 02/02/2018

Advice for consumers

This game was rated PEGI 12 for infrequent mild violence to humans. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Sarah Black and her daughter are kidnapped by Davy Jones and left to solve a series of puzzles and clues to win their freedom.

Content specific issues

In the beginning of this game, as Davy Jones pillages the coast, two men are seen to be slashed by one of his undead henchmen. They fall back and let out a groan in pain, but with no blood or visible injury. The rest of this game is free of overt violence, but contains jumpy and spooky scenes which might be frightening for younger children.