Video game ratings carry one of seven logos
showing age recommendations:
Titles rated EC (Early
Childhood) have content that may be suitable
for persons ages 3 and older. Titles in this category
contain no material that parents would find inappropriate.
Titles rated E (Everyone)
have content that may be suitable for persons
ages 6 and older. Titles in this category may
contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence
and/or infrequent use of mild language.
Titles rated E10+
(Everyone 10 and older) have content that
may be suitable for persons ages 10 and older.
Titles in this category may contain more cartoon,
fantasy or mild violence, mild language, and/or
minimal suggestive themes.
Titles rated T (Teen)
have content that may be suitable for ages 13
and older. Titles in this category may contain
violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal
blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use
of strong language.
Titles rated M (Mature)
have content that may be suitable for persons
17 years and older. Titles in this category may
contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual
content, and/or strong language.
Titles rated AO (Adults
Only) have content that should only be played
by persons 18 years and older. Titles in this
category may include prolonged scenes of intense
violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.
Title listed as RP
(Rating Pending) has been submitted to the
ESRB and is awaiting final rating. (This symbol
appears only in advertising prior to a game's
release.)
ESRB Content Descriptors
Alcohol Reference - Reference to and/or
images of alcoholic beverages
Animated Blood - Discolored and/or unrealistic
depictions of blood
Blood - Depictions of blood
Blood and Gore - Depictions of blood or
the mutilation of body parts
Cartoon Violence - Violent actions involving
cartoon-like situations and characters. May include
violence where a character is unharmed after the
action has been inflicted
Comic Mischief - Depictions or dialogue
involving slapstick or suggestive humor
Crude Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving
vulgar antics, including "bathroom" humor
Drug Reference - Reference to and/or images
of illegal drugs
Edutainment - Content of product provides
user with specific skills development or reinforcement
learning within an entertainment setting. Skill
development is an integral part of product
Fantasy Violence - Violent actions of a
fantasy nature, involving human or non-human characters
in situations easily distinguishable from real life
Informational - Overall content of product
contains data, facts, resource information, reference
materials or instructional text
Intense Violence - Graphic and realistic-looking
depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme
and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons, and depictions
of human injury and death
Language - Mild to moderate use of profanity
Lyrics - Mild references to profanity,
sexuality, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
Mature Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving
"adult" humor, including sexual references
Nudity - Graphic or prolonged depictions
of nudity
Partial Nudity - Brief and/or mild depictions
of nudity
Real Gambling - Player can gamble, including
betting or wagering real cash or currency
Sexual Themes - Mild to moderate sexual
references and/or depictions. May include partial
nudity
Sexual Violence - Depictions of rape or
other violent sexual acts
Simulated Gambling - Player can gamble
without betting or wagering real cash or currency
Some Adult Assistance May Be Needed - Intended
for very young ages
Strong Language - Explicit and/or frequent
use of profanity
Strong Lyrics - Explicit and/or frequent
references to profanity, sex, violence, alcohol,
or drug use in music
Strong Sexual Content - Graphic references
to and/or depictions of sexual behavior, possibly
including nudity
Suggestive Themes - Mild provocative references
or materials
Tobacco Reference - Reference to and/or
images of tobacco products
Use of Drugs - The consumption or use of
illegal drugs
Use of Alcohol - The consumption of alcoholic
beverages
Use of Tobacco - The consumption of tobacco
products
Violence - Scenes involving aggressive
conflict.
Online Rating Notice
Online games that include user-generated content (eg.
chat, maps, skins) carry the notice "Game Experience
May Change During Online Play" to warn consumers
that content created by players of the game has not
been rated by the ESRB.