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Parents Guide to Grand Theft Auto V (2013)

Is Grand Theft Auto V appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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Grand Theft Auto V

2013 · Video Game

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Content Ratings

Language5/5
Violence4/5
Sexual Content4/5
Substances4/5
Scary/Intense3/5
1
Family Score
Suggested Age

18+

Parent Verdict

Despite how many kids play it, GTA V is genuinely adult: constant profanity, graphic violence including a torture scene, strip clubs, drug use, and a story that celebrates crime. GTA Online adds unmoderated voice chat with adult strangers. This is an adults-only pick in practice — 18, full stop.

What Families Say

Our AI Rating

1/10

Ages 18+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for Grand Theft Auto V 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 1/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this video game is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 18+.