Outcast - A New Beginning
THQ Nordic-
PC - 15/03/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 15/03/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 15/03/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong violence, including graphic violence towards fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Role-playing game, a sequel to the 1999 original, in which Cutter Slade must save a planet from invading forces.
Content specific issues
This game features strong violence towards human characters, with realistic reactions to violence. In one cutscene, a restrained humanoid alien is seen being subjected to electrical charges, causing the character to cry out in pain.
Other issues
There is use of bad language, such as 'shit', and some verbal sexual references.
Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition
CE Europe Ltd.-
PC - 09/02/2024
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PlayStation 4 - 09/02/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 09/02/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 09/02/2024
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 graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Gold edition of the remake of the 2005 action shooter in which 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.
Content specific issues
This game contains depictions of graphic violence towards human characters. Players encounter human enemies who are possessed by a parasite. These enemies can be completely dismembered and decapitated using different calibres of firearms. There are also examples of violence to vulnerable and defenceless characters. One scene during gameplay depicts a captured police officer tied to a stake. A group of infected then set the pyre alight which causes the man to panic and scream as he is burnt alive. The game also features use of strong language ('fuck') as well as milder terms including 'shit'.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of Weapon Upgrade Tickets, 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.
Space Trash Scavenger
Paradox Interactive-
PC - 09/11/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures and mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to human-like characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Crafting-gathering game in which players build a Space Rig and explore asteroid fields, derelict spaceships, and abandoned outposts to process scavenged trash. Players craft, trade and fight their way to success.
Content specific issues
This game features mild violence which is either directed at the player, who is a cartoon-like human, or at alien fantasy characters. Enemies have health bars which lower when hit but otherwise do no show any reaction to attacks or visible wounds. Enemies explode into materials when defeated. When the player is defeated, the screen immediately turns black, after which you respawn at your base. The player’s corpse can then be found at the location they were defeated, holding all the items the player was carrying.
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.
Eiyuden Chronicle - Hundred Heroes
505 Games S.p.A-
PlayStation 5 - 23/04/2024
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PlayStation 4 - 23/04/2024
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Nintendo Switch - 23/04/2024
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Xbox One - 23/04/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 23/04/2024
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PC - 23/04/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features use of bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Japanese role-playing game in which players lead over 100 heroes through a war-torn world as they seek to prevent the Galdean Empire from becoming the dominant power in the land.
Content specific issues
This game contains use of mild bad language, including 'bloody'.
Other issues
The game also contains turn-based battles between human-like and fantasy characters, using both weapons and magical abilities. When characters are struck, any damage is indicated using numbers and flashing effects, without any realistic reactions and with no sight of blood or injuries. Most defeated characters disappear, although some faint onto the ground, awaiting revival or the end of the battle. Some cinematic sequences show characters engaged in close combat, including slashing with bladed weapons, but their physical reactions remain unrealistic.
Space for Sale
THQ Nordic-
PC - 07/11/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context and mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Simulation gathering-crafting game, set in space, in which players take on the role of an astronaut who has recently bought a solar system and now wants to build homes for his eccentric clients.
Content specific issues
This game features mild violence. The player encounters various aliens throughout the game, some of which may attack you. The player has a health bar which indicates damage. Once it runs out, the astronaut falls down and then respawns at their base. Aliens can be hit with a wrench. Some aliens disappear when hit, whereas other are merely stunned or run away after a hit. In all cases, aliens do not display any visible harm or hurt. The cartoon-like designs help to make the violence less disturbing.
The Sims™ 4 For Rent
EA Swiss Sarl-
PC - 07/12/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 07/12/2023
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Xbox One - 07/12/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 07/12/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence and sexual content. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
This new expansion for The Sims 4 is set in a beautiful Southeast Asian region. With influences from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, this pack features urban and coastal environments with locals embracing close-knit communities in their daily lives.
Content specific issues
This game contains depictions of non-realistic violence towards human characters. Mould is a new mechanic in the game, which develops when food items are left unattended or when areas are not cleaned regularly. Mould can then infect Sims and, if left untreated, the Sim will eventually die. Sims will cough, sputter and clutch at their chest whilst green mushrooms begin to sprout on their body. This game also contains implied sexual content. As in previous versions of the game, sex takes place out of view although bed sheets can be seen moving with the characters making sounds underneath.
Millennia
Paradox Interactive-
PC - 26/03/2024
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
Strategy game in which create their own nation and do battle against their rivals.
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence. During conflict, battle scenes depict humans from a distance taking turns to make attacks. When characters are hit, they flinch unrealistically and fall to the ground and disappear when defeated. The game also features use of bad language, including 'piss'.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items with real world money, 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.
Fallout 76 - Atlantic City
ZeniMax Europe Limited/Bethesda Softworks Europe-
PC - 05/12/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 05/12/2023
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Xbox One - 05/12/2023
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 graphic violence, use of strong language, and encouragement of gambling.
Brief outline of the game
Update to the prequel to the Fallout series, which brings a new explorable area, new expeditions, enemy groups, and more.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence. Players can decapitate and dismember enemies using various firearms, explosives and melee weapons, with associated blood and gore effects. As in previous Fallout games, players can use a targeting system which depicts this violence in slow motion. Bodies remain on the ground and can be mutilated further post-mortem. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck') and a casino in which the player can participate in traditional forms of gambling such as roulette and slot machines.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase items from an in-game store using real money. Players can buy an in-game currency ('Atoms') and other items including 'lunchboxes' (the contentsof which are randomised). Some parents or carers may want to be aware of this. 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.
KILL THE CROWS
5MINLAB-
PC - 05/10/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features scenes of bloody violence in an arcade setting. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Arena shooter in which a gunslinger steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, defending themselves from waves of armed enemies.
Content specific issues
This game contains frequent arcade-style violence. Bullet impacts cause spurts of blood and enemies fall to the ground when they are defeated. Some characters explode after death.
Foundry
Paradox Interactive-
PC - 02/05/2024