Babylon's Fall
Square Enix Ltd-
PlayStation 4 - 03/03/2022
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PlayStation 5 - 03/03/2022
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PC - 03/03/2022
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
Multiplayer action role-playing game in which players battle various enemies on their way to reach the peak of the Tower of Babylon.
Content specific issues
While violence during gameplay is generally non-realistic looking, cutscenes feature more realistic violence, including sight of a character's arm being severed in slow motion, resulting in blood pumping from the remaining stump. There is also a scene in which prisoners are lined up and stabbed in their backs, causing the characters to writhe about and make agonised noises, with accompanying sight of blood.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase an in-game currency, which can be obtained by through first-party stores such as PSN or Steam. This currency can then be used to obtain new in-game content, including a Battle Pass, cosmetic items and emotes, 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.
Diablo II: Resurrected
Activision Blizzard UK Ltd-
PC - 23/09/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Remastered version of the action role-playing game, Diablo II, together with its 'Lord of Destruction' expansion.
Content specific issues
This game features sustained violence against human-like characters. Some of the violence is realistic-looking, usually caused by impacts from projectiles such as arrows and spears. Limited blood is shown when humans are struck, although more blood is shown when fantasy creatures are killed.
Dynablaster
Intellivision Entertainment Europe GmbH-
Intellivision Amico - 10/10/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action game in which players compete on a grid-like area, eliminating their opponents by luring them towards strategically placed bombs.
Content specific issues
All players control a small robot with no distinct physical features. When robots are hit by a bomb blast, they separate into parts and their 'spirit' leaves their body. There are some scenes in which the violence is seen from close-up and in slow motion.
Kitaria Fables
PQube Limited-
PlayStation 5 - 27/08/2021
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Nintendo Switch - 27/08/2021
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PlayStation 4 - 27/08/2021
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. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action role-playing adventure game with farming and crafting elements. Players take on the role of a cat-like soldier who is sent to a small village to protect the inhabitants from monsters. Once there, he lives at his grandfather's old farm, where he creates a new life for himself and undertakes quests.
Content specific issues
This game features combat between cartoony, animal-like fantasy characters. The violence is unrealistic in nature, as are reactions to it. Enemies flash when hit, with numbers indicating the level of damage inflicted. However, there is no visible harm. The cartoon-like visual style makes the violence less disturbing.
Insurmountable
ByteRockers’ Games GmbH & Co. KG-
PC - 29/04/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Adventure strategy game in which players climb huge mountains, overcoming a range of obstacles and ensuring their life stats don't become critical.
Content specific issues
This game contains elements that may be disturbing or scary to younger children. Players can encounter the dead bodies of other climbers, or be told that a climber, including the player's character, has been injured. There are no graphic images of injury but text descriptions do refer to climbers being in pain, bleeding or being fearful. Such events may also be accompanied by a suspenseful soundtrack. Some of the routes feature eerie surroundings, in which the player is told they are being followed by sounds and noises, although nothing is visually depicted. If players run out of health, oxygen or body temperature, they may collapse, although this is not shown visually. Instead, the game will show a figure lying in the snow and explain what happened, after which the player can set out on a new journey.
Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond
Zordix AB-
Nintendo Switch - 25/02/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to human and fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action platform game in which players join pirate Captain Sabretooth's crew on the hunt for a mysterious diamond.
Content specific issues
Gameplay features cartoon-like combat between the player's character and both human and fantasy characters. The violence is unrealistic, as are reactions to it. When characters are hit, they flash and there is a reduction to their health bars. When enemies are defeated, they disappear. There is no sight of injuries. The game's visual style is cartoon-like.
Abzû
Super Rare Games-
Nintendo Switch - 01/07/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks 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
Adventure game in which players explore an underwater environment.
Content specific issues
The goal of the game is mostly exploration. The main character can be attacked, although any violence is unrealistic. Younger children may find the sharks they encounter frightening.
Habroxia 2
Lillymo Games Inc.-
PlayStation Vita - 31/01/2021
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
2D Arcade Shooter sequel in which the player takes on the role of Sabrina, who is on a mission to discover the fate of her father.
Content specific issues
There is use of bad language ('shit') in text near the start of the game.
Other issues
The game also features mild violence. Much of the violence is between spacecrafts, with no clear sight of damage or injury to the pilots inside, although the player can also shoots at alien creatures. The reactions to violence are not realistic, with enemies flashing when hit and disappearing in explosions when defeated. Damage is indicated largely via 'hit' points, which contribute to the player's score, although some alien creatures do show puffs of 'blood' which disappear into space.
Baobabs Mausoleum Grindhouse Edition
Tesura Games-
Nintendo Switch - 26/02/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence to fantasy characters, scenes of a sexual nature and use of bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Fantasy puzzle game in which an FBI agent investigates a mysterious town that only appears once every 25 years.
Content specific issues
Still images show the player's character being shot in the head. There are no sounds of pain but a large cartoon hole appears, with blood effects around it. A suggestively shaped rocket lands nose first in a tree-like object, creating an entry point that resembles female genitalia. There is use of bad language ('shit') and the middle finger gesture.
Other issues
There are numerous still images showing the player's character with a lit cigarette or cigar in his mouth. Smoking does not benefit the player in the game.
Medal of Honor Above and Beyond
EA Swiss Sarl-
PC - 10/12/2020
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained depictions of violence and use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
3D war game, set during the Second World War, in which the player fights in various battles and completes missions across several different areas of the world, including France, Germany, Norway and North Africa.
Content specific issues
Violence is realistic in nature, with exaggerated amounts of blood shown on impact, although there is no strong gore. Characters fall down when shot and remain on the ground. It is not possible to inflict further damage on dead bodies. The game also contains infrequent use of the strong language ('fuck' and 'motherfucker').