Recently Rated Games

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB with Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, and Mild Language. This is a strategy adventure game in which players assume the role of a test subject that must find a way to escape the testing facility. From a first-person perspective, players navigate the facility and use a chroma gun to fire colored paints to solve puzzles. Players must avoid hazards (e.g., electrified floors) and use the gun to shoot attacking drones. If drones touch the player, the screen briefly flashes red; grunts/cries of pain are also heard during battle. In one sequence, a woman is crushed by a falling drone. The game contains brief references to alcohol (e.g., “Don't touch anything else. Especially not the gin”; “You hear people talking, presumably drinking ale.”). The dialogue and text contain the words “damn” and “hell.”

Fortnite Battle Royale is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with Lyrics and Violence. Also includes Users Interact and In-Game Purchases. This is a survival action game in which players compete in battle royale-style competitions to be the last person or team standing. From a third-person perspective, players gather supplies, build forts, and battle enemies on a shrinking battlefield. Players use pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, machine guns, and melee weapons (e.g., axes, swords) to fight opposing players in ranged and close-quarter combat. Battles are fast-paced, highlighted by realistic gunfire and impact sounds. Some sequences allow players to enter a first-person view of combat (e.g., aiming through a scope). Defeated enemies typically burst into colorful light effects before disappearing. Some accompanying song lyrics contain the words “sh*t,” "b*tch," and "a*s"; other song lyrics contain references to marijuana.

Yakuza 0 Director's Cut is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, and Use of Alcohol. Also includes Users Interact. This is an open-world action game in which players assume the roles of Japanese gangsters involved in the Yakuza underworld during the 1980s. Players explore districts in Tokyo and Osaka and engage in missions to battle thugs and rival gang members. Players engage in fistfights/melee combat using punches, kicks, and special attacks (e.g., neck breaking, slamming heads into walls) to defeat enemies. Players can also pick up various items/weapons (e.g., bicycles, trashcans, signs) to attack enemies. Battles are frenetic and accompanied by impact sounds, cries of pain, and blood-splatter effects. Cutscenes depict more intense acts of violence: characters repeatedly shot; a bound man tortured with a sledgehammer; a character impaled by spikes. The game contains some sexual content: men groping women's breasts in a night club; a man guiding a woman's hand over his crotch; players visiting parlors where they watch video clips of women posing in revealing outfits (e.g., swimsuits); players flirting with women over the phone while close-up images of a bikini-clad woman are shown in the background. During the course of the game, players' character can order and drink whiskey at a bar—a status icon indicates drunkenness. Some sequences allow players' character to play darts after consuming alcohol—the screen blurs and distorts as players try to throw darts from a first-person view. The words “f**k,” “sh*t,” and “c*ck” appear in the dialogue.

Nioh 3 is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, and Violence. Also includes Users Interact and In-Game Purchases. This is an action/role-playing game in which players assume the role of an aspiring shogun sent back in time to prevent a future tragedy. From a third-person perspective, players explore both realistic and demonic realms while battling demons, dogs, human enemies, and boss characters in frenetic combat. Players use swords, spears, arrows, rifles, and other weapons to kill enemies in melee and ranged combat. Fighting is highlighted by frequent blood-splatter effects and cries of pain; some attacks result in decapitation and/or dismemberment. The game contains some suggestive material: a reference to brothels; a level taking place in a “pleasure district”'; characters in revealing outfits (e.g., deep cleavage, thong-like bottoms).

Ariana and the Elder Codex is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB with Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, and Language. This is an action platformer in which players assume the role of a librarian trying to repair magical books in a fantastical world. Players traverse platform levels, while collecting items, jumping and dashing, and battling enemies. Players use swords and magic spells (e.g., bursts of fire, balls of energy) to defeat small enemies (e.g., monsters, humans) and bosses. Combat is highlighted by light effects and cries of pain. One task prompts players' character to retrieve barrels of alcohol. The word “bastard” appears in the game.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with Fantasy Violence, Language, and Mild Blood. This is a role-playing game in which players lead tanks equipped by children to aid with an investigation and battle various enemies. Players traverse side-scrolling battle fields and engage in turn-based combat against enemies (e.g., tanks, artillery units, battle fortresses). Players can choose attacks (e.g., guns, grenade launchers, repulse shots) from a menu and view short animated sequences of vehicles shooting each other on both sides of the screen. A handful of still images depict characters with bloodied arms. The word “sh*t” appears in the game.

Kirby Air Riders is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB with Fantasy Violence. This is a racing/platformer game in which players compete in events featuring characters from the Kirby universe. Players ride glider-like machines along tracks while avoiding hazards and using attacks to slow down opponents. Players can also engage in combat events, with such objectives as defeating as many enemies as possible or beating a boss character. Battles are often up-close and fast-paced, with characters spinning, dashing, and crashing into each other to cause damage. Combat sequences also feature missiles, robots with giant hammers, and firework cannons.

Lake is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Strong Language and Use of Drugs. This is an adventure game in which players help a character on vacation deliver packages and letters in an Oregon lakeside town. As players explore the open-world environment, they can drop off packages and interact with several characters. Some interactions may depict characters smoking cannabis/marijuana cigarettes. The word “f**k” is heard in the game.

LSD Battlefield Simulator is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, and Violence.

Summum Aeterna is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with Blood, Suggestive Themes, and Violence.