The Witness
Thekla, Inc.-
Xbox One - 16/08/2016
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 3 because it contains scenes of partial nudity of a non-sexual, natural nature.
Brief outline of the game
You’re the witness of past events that took place on this colourful island. You play as an undefined human which you never see. Who the main character is, is not important. You’re here to discover what happened and why nobody inhabits this island. This is done by solving puzzles, a lot of them. Occasionally you’ll find an audio log which tells a story. This doesn’t have to be a direct story in regards to the events that happened. It hints at specific themes.
Content specific issues
The game features a statue which shows a bare chested female.
Other issues
The bright and colourful surroundings give a warm and friendly feel to this island. Even though the island is completely abandoned and you venture in broken down structures, the game never wants to scare you. The game is an open world adventure which revolves around puzzles which become increasingly difficult. Because of this the game might not be suitable for the youngest of players.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game Of The Year Edition
CD Projekt S.A.-
PlayStation 4 - 30/08/2016
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to infrequent violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Game of the Year Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, compiling DLC content for the game and expansions: ‘Hearts of Stone’ and ‘Blood and Wine’. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, open world game, following Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer. The expansions take Geralt to No Man’s Land, lured by a bounty on a sewer monster, and the lands of Toussaint, where a dark secret lies beneath the beautiful exterior.
Content specific issues
The game features frequent strong violence, occasional scenes of violence against vulnerable characters and frequent strong language. Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and bisect his enemies during gameplay combat. Notable scenes of strong violence include, but are not limited to, a raven burrowing into a man’s eye socket and bursting from the back of his shattered skull and a man’s face melting and sizzling after being struck by a fire spell. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes people being bound to and burnt at the stake, and a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game Of The Year Edition
CD Projekt S.A.-
Xbox One - 30/08/2016
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to infrequent violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Game of the Year Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, compiling DLC content for the game and expansions: ‘Hearts of Stone’ and ‘Blood and Wine’. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, open world game, following Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer. The expansions take Geralt to No Man’s Land, lured by a bounty on a sewer monster, and the lands of Toussaint, where a dark secret lies beneath the beautiful exterior.
Content specific issues
The game features frequent strong violence, occasional scenes of violence against vulnerable characters and frequent strong language. Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and bisect his enemies during gameplay combat. Notable scenes of strong violence include, but are not limited to, a raven burrowing into a man’s eye socket and bursting from the back of his shattered skull and a man’s face melting and sizzling after being struck by a fire spell. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes people being bound to and burnt at the stake, and a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game Of The Year Edition
CD Projekt S.A.-
PC - 30/08/2016
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Nintendo Switch - 08/10/2019
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PlayStation 5 - 19/10/2021
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Xbox Series X|S - 19/10/2021
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to infrequent violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Game of the Year Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, compiling DLC content for the game and expansions: ‘Hearts of Stone’ and ‘Blood and Wine’. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, open world game, following Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer. The expansions take Geralt to No Man’s Land, lured by a bounty on a sewer monster, and the lands of Toussaint, where a dark secret lies beneath the beautiful exterior.
Content specific issues
The game features frequent strong violence, occasional scenes of violence against vulnerable characters and frequent strong language. Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and bisect his enemies during gameplay combat. Notable scenes of strong violence include, but are not limited to, a raven burrowing into a man’s eye socket and bursting from the back of his shattered skull and a man’s face melting and sizzling after being struck by a fire spell. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes people being bound to and burnt at the stake, and a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Aksys Games-
PlayStation Vita - 26/07/2016
Advice for consumers
The game was rated PEGI 12 for the use of offensive language. Not appropriate for persons below 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
The story is set between the events of Shiren the Wanderer DS2 and Shiren the Wanderer 3, and follows Shiren, a wanderer and silent protagonist who is accompanied by Koppa, a talking Ferret. The two are climbing the Tower of Fortune, as they have heard legends of a god that can change their fate. They are guided through the tower by Tao, a girl in a panda suit.
Content specific issues
The word "bastard" and "crap" appears in the dialogue and this is the qualifying factor for the age-rating.
Other issues
Combat does occur in the game, and it is presented in a rapid turn-based format. As characters make swiping motions with their weapons (swords, clubs, spears, etc.), each hit is indicated by a brief flash of light and the opponent disappears. Items such as bombs, magic scrolls, and pistons can be used to cause additional damage. The human characters in the game are small in size and lack any detail and the violence depicted is non-realistic and non-detailed.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
CD Projekt S.A.-
Xbox One - 31/05/2016
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 18 for frequent strong and gory violence, violence towards vulnerable and defenceless persons and strong language. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Blood and Wine is the second DLC expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As Geralt, players travel to the lands of Toussaint, a verdant realm that has managed to escape the ravages of war. Yet beneath its beautiful exterior lies a dark secret involving Toussaint's knightly order
Content specific issues
The game features very frequent gory violence. As a matter of course, Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and cut his enemies in half during gameplay combat. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
CD Projekt S.A.-
PlayStation 4 - 31/05/2016
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 18 for frequent strong and gory violence, violence towards vulnerable and defenceless persons and strong language. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Blood and Wine is the second DLC expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As Geralt, players travel to the lands of Toussaint, a verdant realm that has managed to escape the ravages of war. Yet beneath its beautiful exterior lies a dark secret involving Toussaint's knightly order
Content specific issues
The game features very frequent gory violence. As a matter of course, Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and cut his enemies in half during gameplay combat. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
CD Projekt S.A.-
PC - 31/05/2016
Advice for consumers
This game was rated PEGI 18 for frequent strong and gory violence, violence towards vulnerable and defenceless persons and strong language. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Blood and Wine is the second DLC expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As Geralt, players travel to the lands of Toussaint, a verdant realm that has managed to escape the ravages of war. Yet beneath its beautiful exterior lies a dark secret involving Toussaint's knightly order
Content specific issues
The game features very frequent gory violence. As a matter of course, Geralt is able to dismember, decapitate, disembowel and cut his enemies in half during gameplay combat. Violence against vulnerable and defenceless persons includes a child being fed upon by a vampire. The word ‘fuck’ is used frequently and ‘cunt’ is used several times.
Other issues
Geralt is featured in sex scenes with several different women; the couples’ genitals are not visible during intercourse, though there are other moments of full nudity.
The Walking Dead Michonne: Shelter
Skybound Games-
Xbox One - 29/03/2016
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to scenes of graphic violence and violence against defenceless persons, and frequent strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Graphic adventure game set in the zombie apocalypse. This is the second in a three-part series, focusing on Michonne’s departure from Rick and her life as she enters into a new group of survivors. Players influence the course of the story by choosing Michonne’s interactions.
Content specific issues
The game features several instances of gross violence. Michonne is armed with a machete, which she often uses to decapitate zombies. In one scene Michonne places a captured enemy character’s hands into a wood working vice, during interrogation one of the options available to Michonne is to tighten the vice thus crushing his hands. At the conclusion of the interrogation Michonne can, if the option is selected, hit him repeatedly in the head with a large wrench until he is dead. The game also features frequent use of the word ‘fuck’.
The Walking Dead Michonne: Shelter
Skybound Games-
XBox 360 - 29/03/2016
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to scenes of graphic violence and violence against defenceless persons, and frequent strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Graphic adventure game set in the zombie apocalypse. This is the second in a three-part series, focusing on Michonne’s departure from Rick and her life as she enters into a new group of survivors. Players influence the course of the story by choosing Michonne’s interactions.
Content specific issues
The game features several instances of gross violence. Michonne is armed with a machete, which she often uses to decapitate zombies. In one scene Michonne places a captured enemy character’s hands into a wood working vice, during interrogation one of the options available to Michonne is to tighten the vice thus crushing his hands. At the conclusion of the interrogation Michonne can, if the option is selected, hit him repeatedly in the head with a large wrench until he is dead. The game also features frequent use of the word ‘fuck’.