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Parents Guide to Elden Ring (2022)

Is Elden Ring appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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Elden Ring

2022 · Video Game

M

Content Ratings

Language1/5
Violence4/5
Sexual Content1/5
Substances0/5
Scary/Intense4/5
3
Family Score
Suggested Age

16+

Parent Verdict

The violence is dark-fantasy rather than realistic — dismembered corpses, blood-soaked bosses, and genuinely disturbing body-horror imagery — and the crushing difficulty demands unusual emotional resilience. Language and sexual content are minimal, and online interaction is limited to short preset messages. Mature 15-16 year olds who love a challenge can handle it.

What Families Say

Our AI Rating

3/10

Ages 16+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for Elden Ring is based on analysis across five key categories: Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Substances, and Scary/Intense scenes. Each category is rated from 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

The Family Score of 3/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this video game is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 16+.