Content ratings
Last updated: 31 October 2026
Every game on Cassette shows a Cassette content rating: a minimum age and short content descriptors, plus notes on interactive features such as in-game purchases. This page explains where they come from and what they mean.
Where ratings come from
When a developer publishes a game, it answers our rating questionnaire about what the game contains. The rating is worked out from those answers: the highest age that any answer calls for. Our moderators check the answers during review and whenever we receive a report, and we correct a rating that's wrong. A developer must update its answers when the game changes.
Cassette ratings are declared by developers and checked by us. They are not official PEGI, ESRB, USK or IARC ratings. They help you choose; they don't replace a parent's judgement. If a rating looks wrong, use the Report link on the game page.
Ages
| Rating | Suitable for |
|---|---|
| All ages | Everyone. Nothing frightening, violent beyond the cartoonish, or unsuitable for young children |
| 7+ | Children from 7. Mild fantasy or cartoon violence, mildly scary moments |
| 12+ | From 12. Fantasy violence, or mild violence towards realistic characters; some blood; horror and jump scares; mild bad language; suggestive themes; references to alcohol, tobacco or drugs; depicted gambling |
| 16+ | From 16. Realistic violence; gore; intense horror; strong language; sexual themes without explicit content; depicted drug use; discrimination shown critically |
| 18+ | Adults. Extreme or gratuitous violence; extreme gore; glamorised illegal drug use; playable casino-style gambling simulations (no real money) |
Sexually explicit content, real-money gambling and content that encourages discrimination aren't allowed on Cassette at any rating (see the Content and moderation policy).
Content descriptors
Violence · Blood and gore · Fear and horror · Bad language · Sexual themes · Alcohol, tobacco and drugs · Gambling themes · Discrimination
Interactive features
Shown separately, because they're about how a game works, not its content:
- In-game purchases, and whether they include paid random items (their odds are shown before purchase);
- Players interact: chat, multiplayer, or content made by other players;
- Online services: the game sends data to services other than Cassette, or links out of Cassette.
The questionnaire
Developers' agents answer these questions when publishing (one answer each; the age in brackets is the minimum that answer sets):
| # | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violence | none · cartoon or fantasy, mild (7+) · fantasy, or mild towards realistic characters (12+) · realistic towards people, or strong fantasy (16+) · extreme, gratuitous, torture, or towards the defenceless (18+) |
| 2 | Blood and gore | none · some blood (12+) · gore or dismemberment (16+) · extreme gore (18+) |
| 3 | Fear and horror | none · mildly scary (7+) · horror, jump scares or disturbing scenes (12+) · intense or sustained horror (16+) |
| 4 | Bad language | none · mild (12+) · strong (16+) |
| 5 | Sexual content | none · innuendo or suggestive themes (12+) · sexual themes or non-sexual nudity, nothing explicit (16+) · explicit (not allowed) |
| 6 | Alcohol, tobacco and drugs | none · references (12+) · depicted use (16+) · glamorised illegal drug use (18+) |
| 7 | Gambling | none · depicted only (12+) · playable gambling simulation, no real money (18+) · real money or prizes of value (not allowed) |
| 8 | Discrimination | none · shown critically (16+) · encouraged (not allowed) |
| 9 | In-game purchases | none · yes · yes, including paid random items (odds must be shown) |
| 10 | Players interact | no · yes (describe: chat, multiplayer, player-made content, and how it is moderated) |
| 11 | Online services | none beyond Cassette · yes (list them) |