Commander Quest
Flyway Games-
PC - 29/03/2024
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
Deck-building card game in which the player uses cards to supply their army, summon units, determine tactics, and defeat enemies.
Content specific issues
This game contains depictions of non-realistic looking violence towards human characters. When hit, number damage is shown above enemies' heads. When killed, enemies fall to the ground and puddles of blood can be seen on the floor. Bodies stay on the ground for a while before disappearing. When the player is defeated, their health bar reaches zero before they fall to the ground and the screen fades to black.
Other issues
Players can use alcohol to poison enemies. The alcohol will cause exhaustion in enemies but can also be used by the player to gain certain benefits such as increasing attack damage and restoring health. The game doesn’t show the player actually drinking any alcohol: the images of alcohol are only ever seen on cards which are randomly drawn from a deck.
Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery
Fangamer-
Nintendo Switch - 17/04/2024
Still Wakes the Deep
U&I Entertainment Limited-
PlayStation 5 - 29/03/2024
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
GameMill Entertainment-
Nintendo Switch - 23/04/2024
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PC - 23/04/2024
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PlayStation 4 - 23/04/2024
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PlayStation 5 - 23/04/2024
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Xbox One - 23/04/2024
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Xbox Series X|S - 23/04/2024
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
Reissue of the 2017 arcade-style beat-'em-up game, with three additional stages and six additional boss battles, in which players take control of Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello or Raphael.
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence in the form of close quarter arcade-style combat between the turtles and a variety of human-like and fantastical enemies. Impacts result in bright flashing effects without any blood or injuries, although boss fights in particular feature some close-ups of violence and death animations.
Boardwalk Arcade 2
U&I Entertainment Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 26/04/2024
Lunar Lander Beyond
U&I Entertainment Limited-
PlayStation 5 - 26/04/2024
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Nintendo Switch - 26/04/2024
Pepper Grinder
Devolver Digital-
Nintendo Switch - 05/03/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild and non-realistic violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to both non-detailed human-like and fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Side-scrolling platform game in which players use a large drill to navigate terrain and fend off fantasy creatures.
Content specific issues
This game features mild violence. Enemy characters flash when hit and damage is indicated using numbers, without blood or injury detail. When the player's character is defeated, it falls off screen and respawns.
Other issues
2D side-scrolling platformer in which your pixelated, non-detailed human-like character uses a large drill to navigate the terrain and fend off enemy fantasy creatures.
Tengoku Struggle -Strayside-
Aksys Games-
Nintendo Switch - 04/04/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features references to sexual threat. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Japanese visual novel in which King Enma sends his daughter to capture some prisoners who have escaped from Hell.
Content specific issues
This game features references to sexual threat. In one scene, a man commands a woman to remove her underwear at knifepoint before he is interrupted. In another scene, a girl wakes up and finds she has been captured and drugged with the intention of selling her off to men, although any such violence is prevented from happening.
Other issues
This game also includes references to suicide, prostitution and gambling, as well as use of bad language, including 'shit', 'bastard' and 'piss'.
FINAL FANTASY XVI: The Rising Tide
Square Enix Ltd-
PlayStation 5 - 17/04/2024
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
Second set of DLC for the game, Final Fantasy XVI, which introduces a new location and new challenges.
Content specific issues
The base game contains depictions of graphic violence towards human-like characters. For example, one scene shows a man’s hands being cut off during a sword fight, causing blood to spurt out of the wounds as his hands fall to the floor. There are also scenes of violence towards defenceless human characters, notably when a sword is pushed into a bound woman and then twisted. Violence is realistic, with use of blood effects and characters screaming and grunting in pain. Some scenes involve threat to child characters, including a blade being pressed to a child's neck and children being hit with rocks. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck').
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of paid DLCs, 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.
Stellar Blade
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe-
PlayStation 5 - 26/04/2024