Age rating evaluation — PEGI, ESRB
Legal age rating and content evaluation for games and digital products: we identify applicable restrictions and risks across key jurisdictions before market entry and help adjust them.
What our clients face
Game release and rating forecast
You are preparing a game release and want to understand in advance what age rating it will receive.
Sensitive content in the product
The product contains sensitive content: violence, blood, sexual content, drugs.
Entering new markets
You are entering new markets and do not know local restrictions and prohibitions.
Platform requirements
The platform requires compliance with specific content standards.
Risk of rejection before release
You want to avoid a rating refusal or the need to urgently change the product before release.
Our approach
Rating system standards analysis
We analyze content against rating system standards and legislation: ESRB and IARC, PEGI, USK, GRAC.
Platform requirements review
We account for platform requirements: App Store, Google Play, Steam, and others.
Country-level rating assessment
We assess the potential age rating and restrictions by country.
Risk element identification
We identify risky elements: violence, sexual content, loot boxes, UGC.
Content adaptation recommendations
We provide recommendations for adapting content to target markets.
Balancing compliance and business
We help balance compliance and business objectives.
Stages of work
Analysis
We review the content, mechanics, and visual elements of the product.
Evaluation
We determine the potential age rating across jurisdictions and highlight risky content elements.
Verification
We cross-check against the requirements of key jurisdictions and platforms.
Recommendations
We propose changes to reduce risks and obtain the desired rating.
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