Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust
Square Enix Ltd-
PlayStation 5 - 27/05/2023
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PC - 27/05/2023
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 strong suicide references and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
DLC which takes place 25 years prior the events of the action role-playing adventure game, Forspoken. In this prequel, Frey finds herself following a mysterious voice that leads her to travel back in time, where she must live out another character's past life.
Content specific issues
The base game includes suicide references when a woman is pushed to the point of attempting suicide, although this is prevented by a mystical presence which transports her to another realm. There is also frequent use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
The game also contains strong and realistic violence towards humans. Some cutscenes in the game show fights between a human character and multiple human soldiers. The soldiers recoil and react to each attack, grunting when struck and killed, without bloody detail. Their corpses stay on the ground for the duration of the fight. This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of DLC purchased through the base game, 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.
SPONGEBOB: KRUSTY COOK-OFF "EXTRA KRUSTY EDITION"
U&I Entertainment Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 24/02/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Cooking game, set in the Spongebob Squarepants universe, in which players manage a restaurant in Bikini Bottom, prepare dishes according to orders, and earn coins. Coins can then be spent on new equipment, outfits, dishes, decorations and more.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items in the form of additional content, such as a costumes pack, 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.
Rustler
Maximum Entertainment Ireland LTD-
PC - 31/08/2021
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Nintendo Switch - 31/08/2021
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PlayStation 4 - 31/08/2021
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PlayStation 5 - 31/08/2021
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Xbox One - 31/08/2021
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Xbox Series X|S - 31/08/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence, motiveless killing of innocent characters, and use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Open world action game in which players take on the role of a thuggish medieval peasant who fights and steals on his way to a grand tournament where he hopes to marry a princess.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence, which can be inflicted with a wide range of weapons including swords, axes, spears, crossbows and grenades. Violence is generally presented realistically and results in copious blood splatter and sight of blood on the ground. The player's character can use a lighted torch to set other characters on fire. The player's character is able to attack and kill innocent residents of the town, although this does trigger the arrival of 'sheriffs'. The game also features use of strong language ('fuck'), both in dialogue and in in the form of graffiti. The graffiti also includes some crudely drawn sexual images.
Other issues
A comic scene, inspired by Monty Python, involves a knight whose limbs have been chopped off but who seems to be unaffected by the violence. The severing of his limbs is not shown. The game also features references to drugs, one of which is called 'weed', although drug use is not shown. There is use of visuals that suggest hallucination. Alcohol can be consumed, although excessive use results in ill effects.
RUST Console Edition
Double Eleven Limited-
PlayStation 4 - 21/05/2021
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Xbox One - 21/05/2021
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Xbox Series X|S - 21/05/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong violence, sustained depictions of violence towards human characters. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
RUST Console Edition is an online, first person survival game where 100 players spawn on a randomly generated island with only one goal: to survive. Players fight (or team up) to survive against the cold, hunger and radiation by collecting resources, fighting off wild animals, NPCs and other players with a wide range of craftable tools and weapons.
Content specific issues
Violence in the game is both sustained and realistic. When fighting other human characters their reactions can be seen as a 'rag doll 'movement when hit by a primitive weapon such as a spear. In one example a character is hit in the head with a spear, there is no blood or gore and the character falls unnaturally to the floor, but when a character is shot there is a realistic reaction and blood splatter. Post-mortem injuries cannot be inflicted, however there are blood splatters when a character is shot or hit with for example a rock, after death.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items in the form of purchaseable packs of virtual currency through the in-game store. These 'RUST Coins' will be be used to either purchase cosmetic only skins through the in-game skin store, or rent a server for a specified amount of time. Once this time is over, players will need to purchase more coins to extend their rental., 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.
Distrust
Professional Publishing SPL, S.L-
PlayStation 4 - 11/10/2018
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Nintendo Switch - 01/09/2019
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 12 for infrequent use of mild language and mild violence. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
A helicopter crash left a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic base. As they try to find a way back, all they are doing is sinking deeper into a nightmare scenario. When they sleep, they attract a terrifying force that sucks the life out of their bodies, but the longer they battle exhaustion and stay awake, the less likely they are to survive... As the survivors try to sleep just enough to stave off fatigue without dying, they slowly go mad and eventually reach the point where they can no longer trust their senses. In time, they can't even tell the difference between reality and a hallucination.
Content specific issues
Mild language includes the words ‘bastard’ and ‘shit’. Violence consists of alien creatures attempting to suck the life force out of your character. Details are limited and blood and injuries are not shown.
Distrust
E-Home Entertainment Development Company Ltd.-
Xbox One - 31/12/2018
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 12 for infrequent use of mild language and mild violence. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
A helicopter crash left a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic base. As they try to find a way back, all they are doing is sinking deeper into a nightmare scenario. When they sleep, they attract a terrifying force that sucks the life out of their bodies, but the longer they battle exhaustion and stay awake, the less likely they are to survive
Content specific issues
Mild language includes the words ‘bastard’ and ‘shit’. Violence consists of alien creatures attempting to suck the life force out of your character. Details are limited and blood and injuries are not shown.
On Rusty Trails
Black Pants Studio GmbH-
Xbox One - 01/10/2018
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 7 because it features violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings. The content of this game is not suited for persons under 7.
Brief outline of the game
On Rusty Trails is a fast platformer in which you assume the identities of two opposing cultures. You are playing a robot named Elvis, who lives in a racist world that’s ever suspicious of appearances - just like its hostile inhabitants.
Content specific issues
Your robot character can get hit by different types of hazards. When this happens the robot explodes and the screen fades letting you start at a check point without delay.
Other issues
The theme of the game is set around a fictional war between monsters and robots. There are no battlefields displayed, but it gives the game a somewhat darker tone.
Distrust
Alawar Premium Limited-
PC - 23/08/2017
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 12 for infrequent use of mild language and mild violence. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
A helicopter crash left a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic base. As they try to find a way back, all they are doing is sinking deeper into a nightmare scenario. When they sleep, they attract a terrifying force that sucks the life out of their bodies, but the longer they battle exhaustion and stay awake, the less likely they are to survive... As the survivors try to sleep just enough to stave off fatigue without dying, they slowly go mad and eventually reach the point where they can no longer trust their senses. In time, they can't even tell the difference between reality and a hallucination.
Content specific issues
Mild language includes the words ‘bastard’ and ‘shit’. Violence consists of alien creatures attempting to suck the life force out of your character. Details are limited and blood and injuries are not shown.
Vector Thrust
Iceberg Interactive BV-
PC - 29/05/2015
Rust Buccaneers
Pixolane Oy-
PlayStation Network - 30/09/2012