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Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 29/02/2024

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 platform adventure game in which players take on the role of the mysterious wanderer, Haak, as he embarks on an epic expedition across a vast cyber wasteland, populated with robotic and human-like enemies, in search of his lost brother.

Content specific issues

This game features moderate violence during encounters with human-like boss characters. Successful hits result in a pain noise and an exaggerated physical response with the damage shown as a number value. Once a character is defeated, it disappears off screen. There is also infrequent use of mild bad language including 'shit, 'bastard' and 'bloody'.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 23/02/2024

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

VR action-adventure shooter in which players control an employee of the OOO Corporation who must complete an intergalactic mission, accompanied by a crewmate, while defending yourself from aliens and a hostile corporation.

Content specific issues

This game features non-realistic violence towards human characters using fantastical weapons. When hit, these characters make grunting noises and then evaporate into purple particles. When alien characters are hit, they explode and disappear, leaving behind only a trace of green blood-like stains.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 31/01/2024

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 graphic violence.

Brief outline of the game

DLC for the tactical strategy game set in ancient Egypt, which adds new kill moves and gory effects.

Content specific issues

This DLC features graphic violence including decapitations and dismemberment. Heavy blood effects appear during violence and there is sight of injuries and severed body parts after violence.

Other issues

The base game also includes use of bad language.

Drugs
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 26/01/2024
  • PlayStation 4 - 26/01/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 26/01/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features prominent use of tobacco. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Point-and-click adventure game, set in rural Indonesia in the late 1990s, in which a high school boy develops a relationship with a girl with supernatural powers.

Content specific issues

Part of the gameplay involves a high school student obtaining tobacco products for another student, in order to trade for an item to progress the storyline. Once traded, the other student is then depicted smoking. Later scenes also shown other students and adults smoking.

Other issues

The plot touches on a range of sensitive issues, including depression, anxiety, bullying, domestic abuse and attempted suicide. However, the focus in on overcoming these issues. Violence is generally only implied, with characters taking up fighting postures and making gestures towards each other without making clear physical contact. Any implied contact is covered by flash effects. There is a reference to a cat being accidentally run over, although this is not shown. The cat's body can be seen lying on the road after the event. Dialogue includes use of bad language, including 'prick', 'bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'screw' and 'ass'. There are references to alcohol.

Violence
Gambling
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 22/03/2024

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 graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, and encouragement of gambling.

Brief outline of the game

Role-playing game, set in 1850s Japan, in which players create either male or female Ronin protagonists. Players choose who they ally with and forge bonds with various characters as they take part in several key battles and historical events.

Content specific issues

This game contains depictions of graphic violence towards human characters. When characters are hit, they can be dismembered or decapitated, with high levels of blood. The game also allows players to visit gambling dens where they can play the game Odds and Evens, making bets on their choices by purchasing tokens with an in-game currency. Tokens you have won can then be exchanged for prizes.

Other issues

This game contains depictions of suicide and references to suicide.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 22/01/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features sustained depictions of violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

First-person action puzzle game, in a medieval fantasy setting, in which an exiled priest goes on a quest to hunt down heretical sects.

Content specific issues

This game contains sustained scenes of violence towards both human-like and fantasy characters. While physical reactions are minimal and unrealistic, moderate blood effects are shown and fantasy characters can be dismembered.

Other issues

The game also includes use of bad language ('bastard').

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 12/01/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic looking violence towards characters which, although human, are not very detailed. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Action puzzle game, set during the Chinese Qin Dynasty, in which the soul of a farmer is transported into the body of a terracotta warrior and must rescue the cursed spirits of his fellow warriors.

Content specific issues

This game features non-realistic violence. Enemies cannot be directly attacked but can be stunned by redirecting the arrows they fire at you. If the player's character is hit, the screen flashes red. When the player's character runs out of points, they kneel down and a 'game over' screen is shown. Enemies flash red when hit and kneel down stunned.

In-Game Purchases
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 05/12/2023
  • PC - 05/12/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 05/12/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 05/12/2023
  • Xbox One - 05/12/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 05/12/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.

Brief outline of the game

Expansion for 'Disney Dreamlight Valley' in which players can explore a new map, meet new characters, and use new tools.

Content specific issues

No rating issues.

Other issues

Players are able to purchase an in-game currency, with which they can buy various cosmetic items.

Violence
In-Game Purchases
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 12/12/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features violence against humans that is not shown but is implied. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Turn-based multiplayer strategy game, set in space, in which players choose a faction and leader and then plot and battle their way to galactic dominance.

Content specific issues

This game features mild violence, which is always between and directed at space ships. Some of the alien races in the game are human-like in nature, so violence towards them is implied, although direct reactions are never seen. Violence is shown from a distance and does not feature much detail, with ships exploding in the same manner.

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of additional 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.

Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 26/03/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 26/03/2024
  • Xbox Series X|S - 26/03/2024
  • Nintendo Switch - 26/03/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Comedy adventure game in which players join with up to three friends, in a four player co-op, and battle their way through the snow-piled town of South Park on a quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school.

Content specific issues

Dialogue includes frequent use of strong language ('fuck'), as well as milder terms, including 'shit', 'pussy', 'asshole', 'bastard', 'bitch', 'piss' and 'dick'. There is also use of discriminatory terms, including the word 'gaylord' and a slogan on a T-shirt which says "Pray the gay away”.

Other issues

The game also features scenes of moderate violence. Physical reactions are unrealistic, with flashing effects on impacts and damage indicated using numbers. Once a character's life meter is exhausted, they lie on the ground. There is no sight of wounds, although some blood is shown. Cinematic scenes include sight of townspeople who have frozen to death, although the images are in the usual simple animated style of South Park. The game also includes some verbal sexual references, non-sexual nudity, and references to alcohol and drugs.