Messenger - Text and Video Chat for Free
Facebook-
Google Play Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is an instant messaging service. Users can make calls and send messages, videos and images to people on their friends list. They can share games and add emojis and filters to images.
Content specific issues
Users can send private messeges to their friends on Facebook and create group chats. Content cannot be shared to third parties. It is against Messenger’s policy to send messages that promote hate speech or graphic violence.
Messenger - Text and Video Chat for Free
Facebook-
Microsoft Windows Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is an instant messaging service. Users can make calls and send messages, videos and images to people on their friends list. They can share games and add emojis and filters to images.
Content specific issues
Users can send private messeges to their friends on Facebook and create group chats. Content cannot be shared to third parties. It is against Messenger’s policy to send messages that promote hate speech or graphic violence.
Gumtree: Buy & Sell Local deals. Find Jobs & More
Gumtree UK-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated Parental Guidance (!), as it may contain strong language or references to sex.
Brief outline of the game
This app contains classified advertisments for products or local services. Users can search by category, price, distance or recency.
Content specific issues
This app allows users to upload and advertise their own items. Users can search for sex toys or products with references to sex or strong language in the product description. Visual depictions of sex are not prohibited.
Skype - free IM & video calls
Skype-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a communication app that allows users to live stream themselves on video and send messages to people in their contacts list.
Content specific issues
This app features end to end encryption and users can enable video chats between a select number of people known to the user. Content cannot be shared to third parties.
POF Free Dating App
Plentyoffish Media ULC-
Google Play Store - 14/09/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 18, as it is a dating app.
Brief outline of the game
This app allows users to find potential partners, by searching for compatible partners through filters. These filters include hobbies and lifestyles.
Content specific issues
The app’s primary focus is for dating and messages sent between matched users could contain strong language and references to sex. Users cannnot send photos containing nudity.
Other issues
The app contains in-app purchases and users can interact through a chat function.
Plants vs. Zombies FREE
ELECTRONIC ARTS-
Google Play Store - 20/11/2018
Advice for consumers
This game has been rated PEGI 7 for mild violence.
Brief outline of the game
This is a tower defense game that involves placing plants or fungi around a house, to defeat waves of zombies.
Content specific issues
The green, cartoon zombies can be hit with round missiles, and they flash with no facial reaction. After several hits, their heads roll off and there is no blood or gory content.
Other issues
The game contains in-app purchases.
Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply
Chubby Pixel-
Nintendo Switch - 25/10/2018
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 16 for encouragement of the use of alcohol. It is not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
In this new chapter of "Suicide Guy" you'll be challenged with even more insane puzzles, generated by the surreal dreams of the “Guy”. You'll encounter the weirdest of the living beings as you go deeper and deeper into his subconscious. This time, to wake him up you'll need all your skills.
Content specific issues
After watching an advert on television, the players character is encouraged to fetch a bottle of 99.9% extra strong beer from his fridge and drink it.
Other issues
There is a scene in which the player knocks out the eyeball of a Kraken after his boat was hit in the water by its tentacle. No blood is shown, and the player puts the eyeball back again.
Spotify: Free Music Streaming
Spotify Ltd.-
Google Play Store - 17/10/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains professionally streamed music that may contain strong language.
Brief outline of the game
This is a streaming service that allows users to download or listen to a large selection of music for free.
Content specific issues
The music featured on the app may contain strong language or references to violence, sex or illegal drugs in the lyrics.
Other issues
The app contains digital purchases to remove adverts.
Spotify: Free Music Streaming
Spotify Ltd.-
Microsoft Windows Store - 17/10/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated Parental Guidance Recommended (!), as it contains professionally streamed music that may contain strong language.
Brief outline of the game
This is a streaming service that allows users to download or listen to a large selection of music for free.
Content specific issues
The music featured on the app may contain strong language or references to violence, sex or illegal drugs in the lyrics.
Other issues
The app contains digital purchases to remove adverts.
CRIMSON KEEP
Merge Games Ltd-
Nintendo Switch - 29/11/2018
Advice for consumers
This game has been rated PEGI 12 for depictions of realistic looking violence towards fantasy characters. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Crimson Keep is a first person, action RPG. Descend into an ever-changing labyrinth full of monsters, traps, and treasure. Locate the sunken remains of an ancient castle and cleanse it. The great power you find within could be your only hope of escape.
Content specific issues
This game contains frequent depictions of realistic looking violence towards fantasy characters. The player can use a wide variety of weapons against the enemies such as swords, wands and crossbows. Regardless of what weapon is used, characters bleed heavily upon impact of attacks, with blood splatters and giblets pooling up on the floor around them. All the enemies feature a health bar which appears above their heads. When their health bars have been depleted, they will fall to the floor with no visible injuries. Their bodies then remain there indefinitely.