Pegi Ratings

Pegi (Pan European Game Information) is a rating system that advises customers to what age rating is suitable for content in a video game. These are the game ratings that are available.

3: Suitable for ages 3 and older. May contain mild violence in an appropriate context for younger children, but no bad language is allowed.

7: Suitable for ages 7 and older. May contain mild, cartoon violence, sports, or elements that can be frightening to younger children.

12: Suitable for ages 12 and older. May contain violence in a fantasy setting, coarse language, mild sexual references or innuendo, or gambling.

16: Suitable for ages 16 and older. May contain explicit violence, strong language, sexual references or content, gambling, or drug use (encouragement).

18: Suitable for ages 18 and older. May contain graphic violence, including "violence towards defenseless people" and "multiple, motiveless killing", strong language, strong sexual content, gambling, drug use (glamorisation), or discrimination.

It wasd indroduced so that sellers can identify what audience can buy the game. If someone has come to buy a game they must prove there age to the seller so they can buy it. Previously it was rated through BBFC but they have stopped doing it now and all games are rated by Pegi.

When a game comes out the publishers have to submit the game for classification to Pegi. The retailers can only sell it to the corresponsding age on the box or higher. The developers knew the age of the game before they created it so they knew what content was allowed in the game.