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Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 21/03/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 21/03/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Role-playing adventure in which players control a cat who goes on a fishing journey.

Content specific issues

Players regularly encounter fantastical enemies which can be defeated using a spear or bombs. Enemies can be knocked backwards and fall to the ground, after which they disappear in a puff of smoke. When the player's cat character is hit, they make a 'meow' sound and are knocked to the ground. The screen then fades to black and the cat wakes up in a safe location. There are no visible injuries or blood effects. Violence is mild and occurs in a generally child-friendly setting.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 08/12/2023

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.

Brief outline of the game

Narrative shooter game in which players take on the role of a Fire Captain who responds to a catastrophic incident in an offshore Quantum Research Facility. A mission to evacuate the staff becomes a journey across the cosmos.

Content specific issues

This game features strong violence, with realistic reactions and sight of blood. When characters are shot at close range, this can cause decapitation, with copious blood sprays and injury detail.

Other issues

The dialogue includes mild bad language, such as 'crap'.

Violence
Fear
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 29/03/2024
  • Nintendo Switch - 29/03/2024

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

Co-operative action game in which players must battle sea monsters which threaten the world.

Content specific issues

This game features mild violence, which is cartoon-like in nature and always directed towards fantasy characters. Enemies disappear in puffs of smoke when defeated, numbers indicate how much damage is done, and characters do not display any visible harm. The game also features boss-fights, usually located at the end of each zone. Some of these bosses are huge and menacing, and may scare young children.

Violence
In-Game Purchases
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 07/11/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 07/11/2023
  • Nintendo Switch - 07/11/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 07/11/2023
  • Xbox One - 07/11/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 07/11/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to human-like and fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Platform fighting game sequel in which players can choose from a range of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters and master their unique move sets as they fight against other characters.

Content specific issues

This game features combat between a range of characters, both human-like and fantasy. The violence is unrealistic in nature, as are reactions to it. Characters flash when hit, accompanied by star effects, leading to a reduction in health. There is no visible harm, nor is there any blood.

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of additional fighters and stages, 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.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 24/10/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 24/10/2023

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

Survival crafting game, set in the Fourth Age of Tolkien's Middle-earth, in which the Dwarves embark on a new adventure to reclaim their legendary home of Moria beneath the Misty Mountains. Players join forces to survive, craft, build and explore the iconic, sprawling mines.

Content specific issues

This game features moderate violence towards human and fantasy characters. The violence is non-realistic looking. Characters recoil when hit, without no visible injuries or blood. When defeated, characters fall to the ground and disappear. Occasionally, the player's character may be attacked by a wolf, which will bleed when hit with a bladed weapon.

Other issues

Some cutscenes show characters drinking beer in a tavern, although the player's character does not actively participate in this.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 30/11/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 30/11/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 30/11/2023
  • Xbox One - 30/11/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 30/11/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Side-scrolling fighting game sequel, presented in the hand-drawn style of the original Asterix comics, in which players can switch between controlling Asterix or Obelix as they travel the world and defeat enemies.

Content specific issues

There is mild violence against human and animal characters throughout the game. However, the violence is comical and unrealistic. Characters can be knocked down, resulting in comic book-style speech bubbles appearing which say things such as 'Pow' or 'Oof'. Characters can also be knocked into the air, or have stars circling their heads. There are no visible injuries. When Asterix or Obelix's health is depleted, they simply fall or sit down and the level ends.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 27/10/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 27/10/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 27/10/2023

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

Arcade shooter in which players take on the role of a homicidal axolotl in an all-out war against a variety of weapon-wielding anthropomorphised animal characters.

Content specific issues

This game features bloody violence between anthropomorphised animal characters armed with a variety of weapons. While most of the violence is non-realistic, with characters flashing when hit, blood is left behind, and some cases bodies and body parts.

Other issues

A cinematic scene includes a character using implied strong language ('****ed up').

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 17/11/2023
  • PC - 17/11/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 17/11/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 17/11/2023
  • Xbox One - 17/11/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 17/11/2023

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 and use of strong language.

Brief outline of the game

Role-playing horror game, in which players take on the role of Rick from the TV series, The Walking Dead. Players fight against zombies, relive iconic moments from the first four series of the show, and decide whether to make the same choices as Rick or to forge their own path.

Content specific issues

This game features frequent graphic violence towards human-like characters. Weapons, including axes, swords and shotguns, can result in dismemberment and decapitation. Blood and gore effects occur when characters are struck. Explosives can also be used, which may blow enemies into bloody chunks. There is infrequent use of strong language ('fuck'), as well as use of discriminatory terms.

Other issues

The game also includes scenes of strong horror, including sight of a room filled with dead bodies hanging from nooses.

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 27/10/2023

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

Stealth game, set in the near future, in which a doctor and a friendly AI drone are trapped in a scientific research facility which has been taken over by a hostile AI.

Content specific issues

This game contains moderate violence against human characters. During gameplay the player has to hide from hostile robot drones of different kinds. If alerted, these drones attack the player's character, who then falls to the ground. There is no injury detail. A boss character is also able to slam into the player's character, causing them to fall to the ground. The majority of combat is against hostile robot drones, which can be stunned, disabled and de-activated. There is some use of bad language, including 'bastard'.

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 07/11/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 07/11/2023

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

Turn-based strategy game in which players take on the role of a mage whose master has been killed and his tower ransacked. Players must fight against competing factions of mages, keeping enemies away from your lands and discovering the secrets of the the magical power known as the Allfire.

Content specific issues

This game features moderate violence. When hit, characters flash with an audible pain noise. Damage is shown using a number value and there is a reduction in health. When sufficient damage is caused, characters fall to the ground and eventually disappear. The game also features occasional use of bad language, such as 'bastard'.

Other issues

Alcohol can be accessed via a menu but the player's character is not shown being consumed by the player's character.