Terracotta
Tesura Games-
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.
Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time
Gameloft S.A.-
Nintendo Switch - 05/12/2023
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PC - 05/12/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 05/12/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 05/12/2023
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Xbox One - 05/12/2023
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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.
SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!
THQ Nordic-
PC - 26/03/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 26/03/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 26/03/2024
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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.
My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery
Outright Games-
Nintendo Switch - 17/05/2024
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PC - 17/05/2024
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PlayStation 4 - 17/05/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 17/05/2024
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Xbox One - 17/05/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 17/05/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Platform game in which magical anomalies have distorted the fabric of reality and it's up to the ponies to rescue their friends and stop the unstable magic that's sending Zephyr Heights out of control.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!
SEGA of America, Inc.-
Nintendo Switch - 25/04/2024
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
Party game, based on the anime 'Demon Slayer', in which players fight against each other and team up to defeat demons.
Content specific issues
This game features use of bad language, including 'shit', 'piss' and 'bastard'.
Other issues
The game also features mild violence, without blood or injuries.
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.
Slave Zero X
U&I Entertainment Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 26/04/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 26/04/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features graphic violence towards fantasy characters, bloody violence in an arcade setting, and use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action platform game in which a swordsman merges with a humanoid robot, known as a Slave, in order to fight back against an attempt by an evil tyrant to use the Slaves to enforce his will on humanity.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence against fantasy robot characters, which sometimes explode into showers of blood and body parts. Violence during general gameplay includes unrealistic arcade-style reactions and exaggerated blood effects. The game also features use of strong language ('fuck').
Elypse
Les Editions Pix'n Love-
Nintendo Switch - 19/03/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 19/03/2024
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, as well as pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Side-scrolling action platform game in which players take control of Fay, a young fantasy character who is thrown into the Abyss as a sacrifice by his people, where he meats the spirit of Nyx, an entity which was sent into the Abyss some time ago. Together, they work to find a way out.
Content specific issues
This game features mild violence, which is always directed at fantasy characters and which is unrealistic in nature. Enemies explode into particles when defeated, bosses flash when hit, and Fay disappears in a bright explosion when defeated. The game also features some designs which may scare young children, most notably the final boss.
Narita Boy
Team17 Digital Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 26/04/2024
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PlayStation 4 - 26/04/2024
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
Platform game in which a person is sent into a video game, within which they must save the world.
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence. Violence generally involves pixelated fantasy characters, which bleed red pixels when struck. They can also be cut in half before they disappear, although no gore is shown. There is use of bad language, including 'shit'.
Other issues
There are background images showing figures with cigars in their mouths, character bathing without any nudity, and a pixelated character apparently cradling a dead body.
DUCK,QUACK,SHOOT
Excalibur Publishing Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 02/02/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Party game themed around shooting cardboard cut-outs of ducks and other objects, in the style of an old-time mechanical shooting gallery. Players can play on their own, or compete against friends to see who is the sharpest shooter. There are four background themes, including traditional fairground, casino, and outer space.
Content specific issues
While the theme is shooting, only inanimate objects can be shot, meaning there is no actual violence.
Other issues
One of the backgrounds is themed around a casino and features images of roulette wheels, chips and cards. However, this is simply a backdrop and no gambling is present.