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Bad Language
Horror
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 12/07/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features use of bad language and images that younger players may find disturbing. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Point-and-click game which takes players on a looping adventure to explore obsessive compulsive disorder. The player takes on the role of Tiger Orchid as they explore a mysterious flat belonging to a young artist named Hana and must find comic pieces to help them escape.

Content specific issues

This game features use of bad language, including ‘whore’, ‘asshole’ and ‘pissing’. The game includes static images from a comic book which depict gruesome scenarios such as a person driving a car while another person can be seen across the front of the vehicle with large amounts of blood coming from their head and body, and a human character with blood spraying from their eyes while two other characters look on in horror. These static images are fairly cartoonish, despite the blood that is present in them.

Other issues

There is interview content in the game which sees real people discussing the effects that OCD has had on their lives. There are discussions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, animal cruelty, and sexual assault. Although no images are shown, these discussions could upset players who have been affected by the issues.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 01/07/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.

Brief outline of the game

Collection of arcade Olympic sports mini-games in which players can take part in 18 simplified versions of Olympic sports.

Content specific issues

No rating issues.

Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 26/06/2024

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.

Brief outline of the game

PC port of the original Resident Evil game (1996) which follows the story of the S.T.A.R.S Team, who have been tasked with looking into a series of cannibalistic homicides on the outskirts of Raccoon City. When the team find themselves trapped in a mansion populated by dangerous mutated creatures, players will have to explore the mansion, solve its mysteries and escape alive.

Content specific issues

This game contains depictions of graphic violence to human characters. There are many occasions when the player's character can be killed in horrific ways such as being torn in half. Due to the retro animation style of the game, the gore is not extremely detailed, but there is still an emphasis on the horrific nature of the violence and the pain it causes.

Other issues

There are intense and sustained horror sequences throughout this game, when the player is being pursued by horrific creatures. There is also frequent sight of dead mutilated bodies, some with bones visible.

Sex
In-Game Purchases
In-game purchases (includes random items)
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 10/06/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features images of sexual posturing. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Multiplayer online game in which players take command of various WWI and WWII ships and challenge other players for domination of the sea.

Content specific issues

This game contains images of sexual posturing. During gameplay, the player can complete missions which will unlock new characters. There are images of female characters in revealing outfits and suggestive pin-up style poses (showing the top half of the body).

Other issues

This game also features depictions of implied violence to humans where the actual violence is not shown. Gameplay involves the player firing cannons at enemy ships. Smoke and flames are seen upon impact, however although the player is aware that humans are on board the ship, no injury is ever shown to them. This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items in the form of cosmetic items and upgrades for ships, 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. This game also contains loot boxes with a randomized selection of items. Some items are also available via subscription which will be billed monthly.

Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 31/05/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Point and click adventure in which a former Interpol officer opens a private detective agency and solves dangerous cases around the world.

Content specific issues

This game contains use of strong language ('fuck') as well as milder terms such as 'shit' and 'whore'.

Other issues

Violence, including a shooting, occurs infrequently and is shown from a distance. The pixelated art style means the violence lacks detail and is non-realistic in nature. One section of the game has the player's character walk into a sex dungeon. There are visual and verbal references to sexual activity but no sight of sex.

Violence
Pre-release dates:
  • Nintendo Switch - 28/06/2024
  • PC - 28/06/2024
Violence
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 23/05/2024

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 characters. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Visual novel game made with AI art, set in an alternate reality, where the declining birth rate has led to a severe lack of ‘magical girls’. The player has the power to transform into a magical girl, and is recruited to stop evil. The player will use a microphone to recite given voice lines to deal damage to their opponent in turn-based battles.

Content specific issues

This game contains mild violence that lacks any apparent injury to human characters. Players engage in turn-based battles where two static characters exchange attacks. When a character is hit, they flicker and their image briefly changes to a pained expression.

Other issues

The game contains some images of characters without any pupils, which may be scary to young children.

Violence
Fear
Pre-release dates:
  • PlayStation 5 - 07/06/2024
Violence
Pre-release dates:
  • Nintendo Switch - 14/06/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 14/06/2024
Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 01/07/2024

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, depictions of sexual threat, and use of strong language.

Brief outline of the game

Third person narrative game focusing on the story of a nun who is struggling with her faith. Gameplay revolves around linear levels filled with puzzles and platform elements, as well as arcade-style flashbacks to her past.

Content specific issues

This game features depictions of graphic violence towards human characters. In one cutscene, a character is impaled on multiple metal wires, while he is visibly still alive and bleeding. This game also contains depictions of sexual threat. There is a cutscene in which a man restrains a woman as she cries and screams. No sexual violence is shown, but it is implied. There is also use of strong language ('fuck'). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘whore’ and ‘bastard’. There is some use of discriminatory terms such as 'sissy'.

Other issues

There are scenes containing female breast and buttock nudity. There are cutscenes in which characters are seen smoking and using morphine.